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[NYC Susan]

On 11/18/2014 lovesrecess said:

Hamilton Beach makes a single-serve coffeemaker called The Scoop.....no pods.....you use whatever coffee you like. DH loves it and wanted no part of a Keurig. The Scoop has its own filter....no mess....DH keeps his coffee in a L&L so it really is no muss, no fuss. They sell this model at Walmart now I think.....I bought ours at Kohls...it was very inexpensive.

I love The Scoop. I've had it for about a year or so, and I'm very happy with it.

Highly, highly recommend!

[debic]

On 11/29/2014 tigriss said:

There are tons of options for lower cost single serve coffee makers. Just type single serve coffee maker into Amazon's search box. That way she can buy her coffee at Starbucks and brew at the dorm. Here are the below and prices. There are so many at different price ranges..

$19.99

Black & Decker Single Serve Coffee Maker, Black

Hamilton Beach 49981A Single Serve Scoop Coffee Maker

$39.88$69.99

Hamilton Beach 49970 Personal Cup One Cup Pod Brewer

$26.50$57.69

Black and Decker CM620B Programmable Single Serve Coffee Maker, Black

$29.99$34.99

Get it by Tuesday, Dec 2

Black and Decker is a pretty good brand. I was out of state for quite awhile and had use of the first Hamilton Beach SS, I thought it was the worst one I've ever used, the coffee just seemed week. The next pod one is showing up in motels and it seemed to be decent coffee it was really hot coffee.

[gardensla]

I'm not a fan of pod coffeemakers, not just because of the waste created by those plastic cups, but because I find the coffee weak and lukewarm.

Earlier this year I did an exhaustive search for a new coffeemaker. I had an expensive one from a prestige brand, but the paper liner kept folding over while brewing and it never made a hot cup of rich coffee, so I looked for a different sort of technology.

I stumbled across Bonavita at Amazon and found great (really amazing) reviews for a brand I'd never heard of, so I bought it. Best coffeemaker ever. Instead of dispensing the water through one hole, it rains water over the entire filter so all the grounds get evenly wet. It also heats the water to a higher temperature so the oils in the coffee are extracted. The result is a smooth, flavorful and very hot cup of coffee. Works well for 4 cups or for an entire pot.

Highly recommended.

LINK

[glmama]

Is the Verismo the Starbucks one?? I would highly recommend the Keurig. I've never owned the personal size, so perhaps do some review-hunting not that particular size, but we love and adore our Keurig.