Philips Senseo Coffee Maker - a coffee lovers heaven

Advantages: Perfect coffee at the press of a button
Disadvantages: Pods can be hard to find at times

...when my dear husband walked in with a little present for me ( bless him!!) - a Phillips Senseo coffee maker. It didn't take long for me to realise that my search was over and I had found the coffee machine of my dreams. A coffee machine that looks good, is incredibly easy to use, very easy to clean and most important makes a perfect cup of coffee every time at the touch of a button. Six years on my senseo is still going strong ( and believe me it is VERY well used), my only problem was when I dropped the water reservoir on the stone floor and broke it. I was able to get a replacement from Phillips for £10 and I just about managed to get through the week it took to arrive without my Senseo coffee. The Senseo coffee machine is made by Phillips with an input from the coffee makers, Douwe Egberts. There are four varieties...

oldchem 30.05.2009 · Read review
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A COMMON SENSE(O) COFFEE MACHINE

Advantages: Super fast coffee delivery, Lovely fresh flavour, Compact design
Disadvantages: Pod's can be expensive if you do not shop around; Water tank needs to be filled with hot water

...with damp coffee and soggy filter papers hither and dither. I?d heard plenty of positive talk about the newer kind of machines available, those that delivered the steaming elixir I craved by way of a pod, carton or cartridge. A quick browse on the internet threw up a smattering of such machines; I quickly ruled out the Braun Tassimo (too expensive) and the Nescafe Dolce Gusto (too expensive and looks like a squatting duck), before I stumbled upon an appliance that would not leave too big a dent to my wallet, or offend my sensibilities by looking like an ugly behemoth on the kitchen counter. The coffee machine I eventually decided upon was the Philips Senseo - a fine looking pod based machine that sounded easy to use, simple to clean and the pods were not overly expensive but were readily available. A little price comparison work and I found one...

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Review of Philips HD 7810/60/61/69 Senseo Black

Senseo Coffee Machine

Advantages: Easy to use, nice coffee.
Disadvantages: Only one kind of drink can be made.

...I don't have one of these myself, but my mum and dad have one, and I use it alot when I'm there. They love this machine and I must say I love it too. Its so easy to use, and makes gorgeous coffee, the only bad thing I have to say about it is that you can only make plain coffee with it, unlike machines such as Tassimo and Dolche Gusto which you can make espresso, latte, mocha, hot chocolate etc, with this you can only make filter coffee. But, if thats all you want from your coffee machine then this is brilliant. The pods you use are relitively cheap, and you can get cheaper varieties of them rather than the Senseo ones which fit perfectly. Its fully automatic, meaning you just press a button and it dispenses the rigth amount of water for the cups, and you can make either one or two cups at a time unlike some other machines meaning it...

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Review of Philips HD7816/50 Senseo Silver

Coffee for your senses

Advantages: Delicious coffee
Disadvantages: Quite expensive

... PHILLIPS SENSEO COFFEE MACHINE In the last forty years my wife and I have had many different types of coffee machines, but my favourite is the one that I have ownes for the last two years. This is a coffee machine that looks good, is incredibly easy to use, very easy to clean and most important makes a perfect cup of coffee every time at the touch of a button. . The Senseo coffee machine is made by Phillips with an input from the coffee makers, Douwe Egberts. There are four varieties of the machine - black plastic, white plastic, blue plastic and a brushed anodized aluminium finish. My machine is the black plastic one. THE MACHINE The machine is very simple it consists of the machine itself which hold a water reservoir that fits into the back, a removable drip tray and two pod holders for one cup...

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Review of Philips HD7814/62 Senseo

Senseo Coffee Maker

Advantages: Quick, easy to use, price
Disadvantages: None

...My husband bought me the Senseo coffee maker for a Christmas present 2006, I must say it was one of the best things he has ever bought me.I love my coffee and have used it most days and more than once a day since. It is still going strong! The Senseo doesn't have all the fancy bits to it that other coffee machines do, but it makes a nice cup of coffee and is very easy to use. The coffee comes out hot, but not boiling (my mum was never impressed with it when she came over as she likes her coffees scolding). I have occasionally had trouble with leaks, but not very often. All in all, I like it. Its a good price and makes nice coffee, itt is also easy to clean, which is another bonus for me. You can buy the pods easily in supermarkets or online, where you get quite a wide selection. Although, the pods can be quite expensive in...

ashton08 08.08.2008 · Read review
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THE PHILLIPS SILVER SENSEO COFFEE MACHINE

Advantages: EASY TO CLEAN - REMOVABLE DRIP TRAY - STYLISH
Disadvantages: QUITE TECHNICAL AT FIRST

...After taking this coffee machine out of the box after purchase I first noticed how stylish and affordable it looked sitting next to the rest of my silver household appliances. With its simple yet affective design made me use it more and more and infact I don't know where I would be in the mornings without it! After filling it up with water and adding my first cappuccino pod I switched it on and watched the right balance between coffee and water hit the bottom of the cup including a frothy top layer I was even more pleased after taking the first sip!! Although this may look like a good point it did infact take a few minutes and a few glances at the instruction manual to make sense of it but after you work out how to use it its an absoulte lifesaver for when your in the rush and in dire need of your daily coffee. Pro's - You...

Phoenix7891 13.02.2007 (15.02.2007) · Read review
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Review of Philips HD 7812/50/51/59 Senseo Silver

Makes Senseo

Advantages: Speedy cup of delicious coffee
Disadvantages: Not cheap

...the drains with coffee grounds which seems to be a speciality of mine. Just treat the pod as you would a tea bag and bin it after use. This latest gadget to grace our kitchen set hubby back £49.99. No doubt it will be half the price in a couple of weeks. For any gadgeteers it seems to be a pretty useful bit of kit at the moment though it would have been much cheaper to buy a new cafetiere as I broke the glass jug on ours recently. If you are a coffeeholic it is quite handy and quickly produces the stuff so I'm quite enjoying it at the moment. I'll let you know when the novelty wears off. If you want to know more about it and check if my description matches their picture, there is a website, www.senseo.com, devoted to this machine, where you can have a look at the beast/old man leaning on stick machine and learn more about how it...

patriciat 21.06.2004 · Read review
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You know it makes Senseo.

Advantages: Great tasting coffee in 90 seconds !
Disadvantages: A little bit on the expensive side.

...When I recently received a phone call stating that I'd won a prize in a raffle I'd entered, I was fairly excited. When I found out that I'd won a coffee machine, I was a bit disappointed. (We already have a coffee maker that we rarely use, due to the effort of getting it out the cupboard, setting it up and cleaning it afterwards !). What I wasn't expecting, however, was the "Phillips Senseo" - the most up to date coffee machine available. The Senseo hit the shelves in the beginning of July, and is a joint product between electronic manufacturers Phillips and Douwe Egberts, who produce coffee. Their aim is to provide great tasting coffee in a quick and convenient way. Upon opening the box, you are presented with the coffee machine, a few loose parts and a bag of coffee pods. The machine itself measures approximately 13" x 12" x...

SRowlands 02.08.2004 · Read review
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Review of Philips Senseo Coffee maker

Sheer Taste Delight With Every Senseo-tion...!

Advantages: Makes a top notch brew
Disadvantages: Refills can be a bit pricey

...a hint of lime) and my favourite Vienna (with a hint of hazelnut) These only come in packs of 10 and cost around £2.00. The range does seem to be slowly but surely expanding, I am sure it won't be long before there are so many to choose from that you won't know which to try next. So overall I suppose they are quite expensive as you can only use a pod once, but the difference in quality and taste is worth it ten fold. I tend to go through around two of the 18 pack dark roast and a pack of Vienna per week, but I do adore my senseo coffee. I believe you can also purchase tea pods for the machine too although I haven't seen any to buy as of yet at my local supermarket. Although should I come across them I shall let you know. Available Extras +++++++++++++ I have added this section as recently available on ebay I have found that you can buy...

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Review of Philips HD 7810/60/61/69 Senseo Black

Philips HD 7810 - Black

Advantages: Lovely tasting coffee in a minute
Disadvantages: make sure the coffee bags are placed properly

...As an avid Coffee drinker, my husband bought this for me. The coffee from this machine is lovely and frothy. You can but all strenghts of coffee bags to fit his machine, so the taste suits each and every coffee drinker, from dark strong coffee to mild everyday coffee. You have the option of a one cup coffee or a two cup coffee which means you can place two cups below, I cheat though anf press two and place a mug underneath as one cup is not enough personally for me. The machine itself is very easy to operate, you basically fill the water container at the back and clip it in place, you then lift the lid and place either one bag or two inside, you have two different holders for these, one to take one bag and another to take two, you the literally shut the lid, press the on button and a red light flashes intermittedly until...

allyoxley 05.06.2006 · Read review
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