I first saw the Philips Senseo Coffee machine advertised on TV. It was round about Christmas time and I was stuck on ideas of what to get my Mum and Dad who seem to have everything going!! The colour and style of the machine originally attracted my attention - the blue colour goes perfectly with my parents kitchen!! Of course this was not the only reason to be attracted to the machine. With promises of freshly brewed creamy coffee, I decided to make this top of my list!
Style
The machine is quite large but fits into a surprisingly small space (it is not too wide and relatively tall so fits in a narrowish gap!). It is sleek looking and really does look great. It's available in a few different colours -blue, black and white! It's easy to clean with dishwasher safe removable parts.
Is it worth the money?
At £49.99 (from Argos), I certainly think so (if you like coffee of course!!) - the coffee is really yummy and has that great coffee smell! The machine heats up very quicly and I reckon it's faster to use the Senseo machine than to boil a kettle! (brews in about 30 seconds) We bought ours from Argos and got 5 packs of free pods with the machine (although I'm not sure whether this offer is still on! The coffee is great and each cup of coffee has a kind of foamy, creamy layer on top. The only disadvantage with the actual macine is the size of cups it can hold - we had to buy some smaller cups to use it!!
Coffee Pods
I have found these relatively easy to find but they are quite pricey. We also tended to find that we needed to use 2 pods in some cases for a strong enough taste (my family do like strong coffee however!). 2 pods are generally needed for a mug full whereas for a small cup you can get away with using one pod! There are many different varieties of coffee Pods - we tend to buy our at Asda but they are also readily available on the internet and on Ebay at cheaper prices - I've seen 10 packetson Ebay for £20 - not bad. Think there were 20 in a packet in that offer.
Advertising
The advertising from one senseo site says:
"Simple to Use - Sensational to Taste! The SENSEO® coffee pod system makes a perfect cup of fresh coffee each time--in three easy steps!
1. Fill the water reservoir 2. Choose your pods and insert 3. Press the start button
In about a minute, our signature frothy coffee layer is created by a patented steaming system. Voilà, a cup of coffee that feels as good as it tastes." .... and I have to agree!
A good site to check it out onis www.senseostore.com
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