Braun Tassimo Hot Drinks Maker

...do the same thing but Braun are a reputable brand when it comes to electrical goods and the brands of hot drinks one uses with this machine are well known too. That's always a plus sign in the food and drink industry (especially if you are allergic to certain ingredients). *Design & Storage* After taking the machine out of its packaging I'm well impressed. Its silver skin just keeps shining back at me. It looks very sleek, sophisticated and stylish. ...
...some soup but don't think Braun have quite got on to that yet. *Tasteness* Of the drinks that can be made using this machine I find the coffees can be a little strong (especially the Kenco Coffee Blend and even the decaffeinated). The Hot Chocolate is abit too watery for my liking. The Twinings English Breakfast Tea is not as good as the freshly brewed version of the same one. As this as only been around for a year and still a fairly new thing ...

promotions_lass 02.05.2006 (16.07.2006) · Read full review
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I bought my Tassimo for a present for my husband who's forever complaining that I make terrible coffee....In fact I make terrible hot drinks altogether, according to him. That, and the fact that I'm the only tea drinker in the house, and making a pot's a waste,and I've never been too keen on the teabag in mug method. I paid just £69.99 with £3.95 postage and packaging from the John Lewis website and it was delivered in just two days. It's regular ...
...has also now reverted to that price..however..... I shall try and make this review simple and break it down into two parts, the advantages and the disadvantages ADVANTAGES It looks smart...it's silver in colour with black buttons, it's very high tech looking but would enhance any kitchen as much as it would a small, or a home office. It's compact...ours sits on top of our microwave oven and takes up only half of the space. It is quick..All you ...

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Like many, I bought this for my boyfriend for Christmas. I managed to talk the price down to £64 at my local currys as the box was damaged (should have been £99!). He was over the moon with it as he loves fresh coffee, but I prefer tea. For us, this was a great alternative. We have tried all of the tassimo disks and were not keen on the hot chocolate as it was very watery. The others, however were very good quality. The cappaccino costs more as ...
...get half the amount of drinks per packet). Remember, only tassimo disks can be used, so ensure you like twinings tea etc. before buying, as it does taste different to other brands. We love the taste of these drinks though. Overall, it's great to use. Large mugs do not fit, so stick to tea cups. Fill up the back with water, put a disk in, press the button and hey presto... It is also easy to clean unlike coffee filters, as it has a cleaning disk ...

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When looking around for a new coffee maker I was constantly greeted with machines around the £20-£30 mark and with current offers some at only £15. I've been there before, you have to buy filter coffee always getting one that isn't quite right for your taste and then having to find somewhere to store it to ensure it stays fresh. You also have to ensure that the machine is cleaned after each use fiddling around with filters and what not, far too much ...
...of coffee everytime you use them and its not long before it's found it's way into the kitchen cupboard under the sink, you know the one, filled with the ice cream, popcorn and candyfloss maker and other such kitchen gadgets that seemed to be a good idea at the time. Well I was watching tv and for once saw the adverts and up popped an advert for Tassimo. It caught my eye so I investigated further. It's price, £99 was a little steep but this was revolutionary ...

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When I first found out about this machine I was gob smacked as my friend had purchased one for an elderly relative because it was quick and simple to use. When you first open the box the machine in fairly in one piece and there is not a lot of assembly required. The preparation for use can be a bit fiddly as you have to put the special cleaning disk in a run through a couple of times before actually making a drink. As whenever I buy something new ...
...set up is a must. Though as long as you follow the instructions it doesn't take much longer than 10 minutes. The drink choices are great. Kenco Coffee both with and without caffeine, Espresso, Cappuccino, Suchards Hot Chocolate (HHMmmmmm) and Twinings Tea. Luckily enough when I bought mine it came with a pack of disks for tea and coffee free. You can buy the other packs of disks at most supermarkets and normally cost £3 plus for approx 16 disks. ...

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...of hot drinks then consider Braun Tassimo machine. Its a mini vending machine for the home or office that uses a T-disc system, which basically are plastic pods containing Suchard hot chocolate, tea and various Kenco coffees. The discs have barcodes which tell the machine how to brew the drinks. These slot into the machine and hot water pumps through in a similar way to an Expresso machine. If you want to make other drinks straight away all that ...
...matt silver plastic with decent Braun styling. I've found T-discs in Tescos, Asda and Boots at £3.29 per pack. The best value are the tea and coffee T-discs with 20 and 18 per pack respectively. It's definitely easier to use than my Expresso machine. The ones I have tried tend to be temperamental and if you don't screw them in tightly enough or tighten them too much they spurt hot water everywhere. No danger of this with the Tassimo and I really ...

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My place of work has a Tassimo machine sitting on a desk and when I saw it, I thought it looked quite stylish. I'd been after a small machine to sit on my bedside table for a while, but I hadn't come across anything that I deemed 'suitable'... until now! The Tassimo is availe in two main colours - silver or black. I bought the silver machine, from amazon.co.uk for £75. When it arrived, I unpacked it. It's already assembled and ready-to-go except ...
...container, and 2. The machine will need a first-time clean before use. That was it. It's easy to use. All you need to do is select a drink, insert the T-Disc into the machine, wait for it to heat up (which it does in seconds) and then press the button to fill your cup. The drink is lovely and hot, as opposed to lots of machines which dispense a tepid drink! It's a noisy machine though. It clunks as it dispenses the drink - a small disadvantage ...

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I bought our Tassimo as a present for my boyfriend as he drinks lots of coffee but I rarely do (did!) and whenever we bought filter coffee, we would end up throwing most of it away because it had gone stale and lost its taste and aroma. I thought the pods would keep better and longer. I bought it on special offer from Amazon.co.uk for approx. £65 with free postage and it arrived two days later. However, the regular price is £99 and I don't think ...
...around ... My boyfriend was delighted and put it straight to work! Unfortunately smoke started coming out of the machine at the bottom. We rang the helpline who were VERY helpful and they suggested turning it straight off (which we had done anyway) and returning it. They were happy for us to return it to them and they would send a new one, but actually we returned it to Amazon who sent out a new one before they even sent the courier to collect the ...

KarenIngham 25.03.2006 (27.03.2006) · Read full review
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I like it, don't get me wrong. It's nice, but expensive. I bought mine new from Argos about two months ago in Swindon. It came with two free packs of coffee which was a bonus and cost £99. Operating is a breaze, you shove the little coffee/tea/chocolate container in the top, close, fill with water, press button - hey presto, refreshment at your ready! Trouble is, no where seems to stock the inserts! I've got to drive nearly 30 miles roundtrip because ...
...They are quite dear too. Packets of coffee cost about £6 for 20 inserts (or cups) which is expensive if you think about it. Consider this against a perculator (ok it's more messy, but it's far cheaper!) If you opt for the latte inserts, you only get 10, because 10 of the inserts are condensed milk! Talk about rip off... As for finding the chocolate inserts, well - I found some. They were in a co-op in Switzerland! I've NEVER found them anywhere ...

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I got my Tassimo as a Christmas present from my husband. I love fresh coffee but he's not keen so this seemed ideal. I have used it every day since I got it. I can get a freshly brewed cup of decent coffee in a couple of minutes, fantastic! There are different types of coffee as well as tea and hot chocolate, I tend to stick with Cappuccino, English Breakfast Tea and Cafe Crema. The only drawbacks I have found with this otherwise very handy little ...
...it's easy to top your cup up manually - and the T-discs are a bit expensive. If you want ordinary coffee you get 20 discs for about £3.50, but with the Cappuccino you get 9 espresso discs and 9 milk discs making it about 40p a cup! I've just discovered on the Tassimo website that there are some new T-dsics being launched - Earl Grey, green tea and mint, and camomile, orange and linden tea. Might have to try those! ...

GabyMolly 16.04.2006 · Read full review
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Bought my machine from Waitrose recently (£89.99)and I'm very pleased with it. It's very quick and simple to operate. Fill the water resevoir, switch on and wait for it to heat. When it's ready, put one of the special "T" discs into the machine and start it up. The machine reads the bar code on the disc and then knows what size of drink to make and how hot to make it etc. Within seconds your drink is ready. You are also able to customis drinks by ...
...made simply throw the whole "T" disc away and the machine is ready to make your next drink. Containing top brand ingredients,"T" disc varities available are : Kenco classic coffee, decaffinated coffee, cappuccino, caffe crema and espresso, Twinings english breakfast tea, and Suchard hot chocolate These are available from major supermarkets and a few online suppliers. Three new varities are available on the Tassimo website but as yet I haven't seen ...

Reviewer4002 07.06.2006 (23.11.2006) · Read full review
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...attic and bought a silver Braun Tassimo machine. It's a bit like a smaller, funkier vending machine that you see in cool offices. It uses a T-disc system, which basically are plastic pods containing hot chocolate tea and various coffees. The drinks brands that go into the T discs include Suchards Hot Chocolate, Twinings Tea and Kenco coffee. Here's the science! The discs have barcodes which tell the machine how to brew the drinks. These slot into ...
...of kit and has decent Braun styling. Tescos, Asda and Boots stock the T-discs. Don't go to other supermarkets so not sure about them (can anyone advise?). I have tried all the drinks and my favourites have to be the hot chocolate and the Cappuccino. The Capuccino has a nifty 2 disc element, you make the expresso and then it froths a T-disc of milk on top. It's definitely easier to use than my old Krups Expresso machine which was temperamental. Highly ...

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I bought my tassimo after visiting the ideal homes exhibition and having the product demonstrated to me, i bought one and would recommend it to anyone who loves a decent cup of tea or coffee. My favourite drinks are the tea and the cafe crema and the Suchards hot chocolate is a firm favourite with my girlfriend. The drinks maker itself is really easy to use, fill the water tank with cold water put in a t-disc and press the button and in no time ...
...with mine is i have rather large cups so they only get half full so use standard size mugs to get the best results, but if you do have large mugs it does have the option to add more water if you want. Another great feature of the tassimo which i haven't found on any other product of this type is the barcode reader, this identifies the type of t-disc you have put into the machine so knows exactly what temperature to heat the water to, so tea will ...

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This drinks maker was a gift to me, and upon opening the box, I was stunned at how good looking it was. Next, i was then further surprised at how easy it was to use and clean (takes 2 minutes for both and involves pressing two buttons only!). The quality of the coffee produced is good, and at a perfect temperature, but I must say that the coffee is not mind blowingly good, just pretty good. However good the coffee may be however, the price of the ...
...bit cheeper?)and works out to be alot more than conventional filter/cafetiere coffee etc. The hot chocolate on the other hand, is about as good as it comes from a home machine, you really wont be able to complain im sure! The other major downside is that you can only use the coffee or hot chocolate available from Tassimo, so you are certainly limited in choice. If you want a hassle free, attractive coffee maker, and dont mind spending slightly ...

benfrancis27 23.02.2006 · Read full review
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This is an excellent machine for the home or a small office. Basically you put water in the water holder at the back, put a T-disc that has the drink in, pop it in the top of the machine, the machine reads the bar code in the T-disc, knows what temperature to heat the water to and makes your drink with the correct amount of water for that drink. Your drink is made in less than a minute. You can buy T-discs in the following flavours: Cappuccino, ...
...You can buy the T-discs in supermarkets and they range from £3.29 - £3.69 depending on which shop you go in. You get 18 - 20 discs in each pack depending on which drink you are buying. You will find the packets in the tea/coffee isle of the shop). Please note you only get milk with the cappuccino and cafe creme discs. Upon purchase of this macine you get 2 packs of discs free (tee and coffee) and then when you register the machine you get another ...

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