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

Fri Nov 20 17:19:41 UTC 2015

Well, I know you can buy Tassimo pods in Bed Bath and Beyond stores, but you're right, I haven't seen them in other places (but then, I mail order so much I really wouldn't know).

Chip

Chip Orange
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Tassimo brewers; was Keurig 2.0 accessibility

Hmm sounds nice. Maybe i saw something else, thought it said Tassimo,? 
t thanks for clarifying. It sounds like you only get their pods online 
and not in stores?
Original message:
> No, it does not use K-cups, it uses Tassimo's own equivalent with 
> barcodes.  And no, it costs around $75, and they throw in a bunch of 
> free coffee.

> Yes, it is a one button system.  The only variations in brewers I've 
> noted was how big they were (which translated into how much water they 
> held in their tank), and the color.  It could be they had a high end 
> one which took a direct plumbing connection (I've seen this in many 
> brands); that's usually expensive, but nothing I've ever paid any attention to.

> They do sell a cleaning solution you put in the tank every so often 
> (I'd guess every six months) to remove hard water build up.  There are 
> no filters or other components I know of.

> When you purchase a pack of late coffee for instance, you get 8 milk 
> pods and 8 coffee pods.  To make your late you put in the milk pod 
> first, and it heats it and froths it and puts it into the cup, and then 
> you insert your coffee pod, and it adds the cup of coffee to it.
> Same idea if you're make a chai late tea, or hot chocolate (or I forgot 
> how much I liked their moca java, which uses a pod of hot chocolate and 
> then an espresso pod to make one really great drink).

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

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> Behalf Of tina sohl via Electronics-talk
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Tassimo brewers; was Keurig 2.0 accessibility

> Does it use k-cups as well Chip? From what I saw online it didn't look
> like it and looked like it cost around 999$s, but since you have one
> thoughyt I'd ask you. You can also just get one for about 30$s I think
> from Mr coffee we saw it at target or walmart, you just added water an
> hit brew and it takes off. I think it came with travel mugs too, but
> you could just any mug I am sure and if you still have or just like
> k-cups I think you can use them in there.
> Original message:
>> 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

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

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>>> 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.
>>> --
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