Three or four months ago, I bought a Tassimo machine on eBay and liked it so much I bought a second machine for my apartment. The machine I have at home is one of the original models manufactured by Braun. Here it is in action:
The Braun machine makes an almost ideal cup of drip-quality mermaid-esque coffee using the Gevalia Dark House Blend pods. For whatever reason, the newer Bosch model seems to be the specialist at the milk drinks, doing less well with the drip brew. All in all, it's clear to me that the reason for the Tassimo's relative lack of market success is its failure to take into account its inevitable primary application, in this country at least: filling large travel mugs for Americans' marathon commutes. You can see that the unit in the video is filling the 10 oz. cup (which goes almost right up to the brew head; the round tray is removable to give you more room, but if you use the unit at all, the tray will usually be filled with liquid, obviating that feature) with a very Euro 7 or 8 ounces.
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