[Electronics-talk] Tassimo brewers; was Keurig 2.0 accessibility

[Chip Orange]

Hi,

Actually, I'm wrong about them making all the same size; the bar code on the pod tells it how much water to use.

I've seen something like 4 ounce espresso up to (I believe) 12 ounce American coffee.  The size isn't adjustable on the machine though, it's coded in the barcodes of the pods.  The machine does allow you to push the "start" button at the end of the brew to add some additional hot water if you like a somewhat weaker drink.

It also can be used for various hot teas, hot chocolates, and chai tea late, etc.

There's a special site for mail ordering the pods, or you can mail order them from Amazon or Bed Bath and Beyond.  If you care about the color of the brewing machine, they are generally black, but I believe the Home Shopping Network sells a white Tassimo brewer (my wife cares about the color).  

I can't tell you how much better I think it is over the k-cups, and yet it's priced around $50 to $75 for the brewer, so it's not up in the really high priced group.

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: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 11:41 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Danielle Ledet
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Tassimo brewers; was Keurig 2.0 accessibility

What size drink do they make? I want to look into it. I am only
familiar with Keurig so far.

On 11/10/15, Chip Orange via Electronics-talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thank you for passing this along.
>
> I can whole heartedly recommend a competitor model from Tassimo.  It uses
> barcodes on its pods for brewing instructions as well, but in addition, it
> allows pods filled with uht milk, chocolate syrup (for hot chocolate), and
> other liquids (so that you can brew a capachino without dealing with the
> milk yourself).  It only has one button (to start), and as far as I know,
> all of the various models of Tassimo brewers only make one size drink (they
> just vary in their physical size, how much water their resivoirs will hold,
> etc.).  I have been excessively please with it and the variety of drinks
> available (I am enjoying pumpkin spice lates this fall).
>
> Tassimo can be found at Bed Bath and Beyond and online, and their price for
> pods is competitive with K-cups, and so is the price for their brewers.
>
> Hth,
>
> Chip
>
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> 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 Jim Shaffer via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 12:02 PM
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Jim Shaffer
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Keurig 2.0 accessibility
>
> We recently purchased a Keurig 2.0 model 200.  We subsequently returned it
> to Walmart, and got an older Keurig model 40 they still had on the shelf.  I
>
> was unable to use the unit, because you need to select a cup size using the
>
> touch screen.  This would have been doable, except that if you, by tapping
> the up button, exceed the maximum cup size of 10 oz, the selection wraps
> around to 4 oz.
>
> I'm sure that this has been discussed, but there are many Keurig messages in
>
> the archives, and I didn't browse them all.  I heard on another list that
> blind folks were using this unit successfully, and I wonder how?
>
> I spoke with a manager at Keurig, and he told me that he'd heard of this
> once before.  Honestly, I didn't get the feeling that Keurig is concerned
> about this, or that they plan to do anything about it.
> --
> Jim Shaffer
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