[Electronics-talk] Accessible Coffee Makers

Mon Dec 14 17:47:25 UTC 2015

Hi,

First, you don't have to watch HSN at all (I agree with you!), you can just go to their web site and order from it or get the phone number to call.  Talking to them may help you in choosing the best model (I don't really see the differences except in how large they are, and so how much water they hold before needing a refill).

The only thing you need to buy is Tassimo T-discs of your favorite hot drinks.  Sometimes they give you a coupon or credit for ordering some which are free, and sometimes a sampler of some drinks actually comes with the brewer in the same box (so be sure to ask when they promise you free drinks, if you have to order them later).  If you do have to order them later, you may want to place an initial order for some along with the brewer.

My original order from HSN came with a bunch of different kinds of T-discs (that's the letter T, not the drink tea; the letter is just for Tassimo) in the box, and a coupon for getting more free ones from their official web site.

I don't see any difference between a late or capachino (I wonder if anyone can tell me?), but when you order those, you get a package usually with 8 milk pods and 8 coffee or tea discs (yes, you can get tea late, and my favorite drink is a spiced chai late, which is a tea with spices and a milk pod).

You can actually get a moca java hot drink which uses 3 pods, the chocolate syrup, the milk pod, and the coffee pod (I forgot how good that was last year and I need to reorder some right now!  I think it's gauranteed to have you zinging aorund the room with the chocolate and caffeine!).

Otherwise, without specialty pods, the packages are usually 16 discs of coffee or tea; the espresso makes (I think) a 6 ounce small drink, and the coffee usually makes 10 to 12 ounces I think.  I recommend the Earl Gray tea if you're a tea drinker.

There is nothing to see ... you can hear when your drink is ready when the noise stops (and give it a few seconds for the last few drips to get into your cup).  You only have to put the disc in, close the lid, and press the start button.  

If you have a specialty drink, you put the syrup pod first, the milk pod next, and the coffe or tea last.

There is a little disc you can use to insert in place of a pod, and it will make a cup of boiling water come out of the brewer (and it's a good way to clean it out as well).

You can buy a special packet of hard water de-scaler which you run through the machine if you live in an area with really hard water; you may have to do this once a year or six months, depending on your area and how much you use it.

There's an on/off switch, and that's the only other control.

Keeping yourself stocked up with pods is literally the only problem (well, you do have to pop out the nozzle once in a while and run it through the dish washer or otherwise clean it).

It has a stand which adjusts for different cup heights, and acts as a drip catcher.  It's extremely simple, no filters to mess with, and everyone gets their favorite drink ... no arguing about how strong to make the coffee, and trying to make someone tea separately and all that.

Hth,

Chip

Chip Orange
Florida Public Service Commission
Computer Systems Analyst
850-413-6314

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Ledet via Electronics-talk
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 12:19 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Danielle Ledet
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Coffee Makers

Oh Lord god I find HSN presenters and presentations soooooo booooring
and long and there aren't enough customer testimonials featured on air
for my taste. I tried. Perhaps I'll find better luck on Amazon wih the
model you speak of. Any particular one youd recommend? What must I buy
extra to be up and running when I get the machine?

On 12/14/15, Chip Orange via Electronics-talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> If you would consider one of the "cup at a time" types of coffee makers, Bed
> Bath and Beyond sells one of these called a Tassimo (where the hot beverage
> is a little pod with barcodes on it), and it just has one button you push to
> start the process.
>
> It's different from the Kureg (sp?) in that it can handle pods of milk and
> chocolate syrup so that it can make frothed capachinos or lates or hot
> chocolate, etc.  I have been extremely happy with this brand, the choice of
> drinks, the ease of operation, the quality of the drinks, etc.  Let me be
> clear, you must buy Tassimo T-discs, it will not use K-cups (although they
> amount to the same thing).
>
> Now, when a friend comes by he can have an espresso and I can have a pumpkin
> spice late, and it's all ready within 2 minutes or so.
>
> You can also order these from Home Shopping Network and Amazon (my wife
> orders from HSN because they carry a white countertop model, while mostly I
> believe they're black).
>
> I've seen several different models, which only varies in how much water they
> held, and they were all around $100 with $50 or $75 worth of free coffee
> pods (I think the HSN is the best place to get this kind of deal).
>
> Hth,
>
> Chip
>
>
>
>
>
> Chip Orange
> Florida Public Service Commission
> Computer Systems Analyst
> 850-413-6314
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Doug Payne via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2015 1:31 AM
> To: Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Doug Payne
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Accessible Coffee Makers
>
> HI,
>
>
>
> I would like to give an accessible coffee maker to my friend as a holiday
> gift. She would like to be able to set the clock, the timer, the brew
> strength, etc. independently. I see that Mr. Coffee makes a Wifi-enabled
> model, called the Mr. Coffee Smart Wifi-Enabled WeMo 10-Cup Optimal Brew
> Coffeemaker, model BVMC-PSTX91WE. Has anyone used this model? Does it make
> good tasting coffee? Is the iPhone app accessible? Is the appliance
> well-built? Comments on this or other similar models welcome.
>
>
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> --Doug
>
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Danielle

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