Senseo Coffee Pod Machine - Review
November 4, 2007 | 6 Comments
Product Name:
Senseo Single Serve Coffee Pod System
Reviewed by:
Chele Neisler, Moms Love Shopping Host
Rating: 10
Where to buy:
Senseo Bargains At Amazon
Description:
The Senseo® Coffee Machine (Model 7810) allows you to make a single cup of coffee in under a minute and avoids the hassle of a regular multiple serving coffee machine. Messy coffee grounds and filters are no longer a requirement for a delicious cup of coffee.
Review:
Until the last year, I loved the smell of coffee but couldn’t stand the taste of it. As my mother promised, eventually I would desire the benefits of coffee enough to get past the taste. I’ve tried instant coffee but I was never able to get it to an acceptable flavor, no matter how much creamer, milk, sugar or other creative flavors I added.
After someone gave me a 4 cup Mr. Coffee and I wasted 10 pounds of coffee testing to get the desired result that I could actually drink, I began to accept the flavor and drink it daily. My only problem was that normally, one cup was enough for me and I was wasting the rest of the pot. I also had a bad habit of forgetting to turn it off, so the coffee in the pot that I didn’t drink would dry to the pot and make a terrible mess. Removing the coffee filter full of grounds was also an annoyance that often proved to be messy. It seemed like a lot of trouble for a simple cup of coffee every morning.
Then, my dear friend Kelly McCausey told me about the Senseo coffee pod system. When I told her that most coffee is too strong or bitter for me, she explained there is a setting on the machine that allows you to make your cup of coffee weaker by selecting the 2 cup setting. After listening to how pleased she was with her machine, I decided I had nothing to lose by trying it. You can hear our conversation about the Senseo and coffee in general on Moms Love Shopping Show #10 - Kelly and Coffee.
Setting up the machine and preparing for the first cup was very simple. My Senseo® Coffee Machine came with the Dark Roast pods included, so I was immediately a bit skeptical that I wouldn’t like it. Nevertheless, I made my first cup on the 1 cup setting and tried it. I was not surprised that it was too strong so I prepared the machine to make another serving with the 2 cup setting. Much to my delight, the coffee was pleasant and not too strong or bitter for my liking. I never thought I’d be one to enjoy a dark roast cup of coffee!
I’ve since purchased the Paris French Vanilla flavor locally. It is pleasant and delicious. I plan to purchase the Killarney Irish Creamery and Vienna Hazelnut Waltz flavors next.
Did I mention the machine also makes tea? I’m excited about that because I drink several cups of tea daily. I prefer my tea hot except during the summer, but the men in my family are of the opinion that it needs to be cold before they can drink it. To indulge my hot tea craving, I’ll be adding the Minty Green T-Pods to my shopping list as well!
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Menu Planning Central - Review
October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment
Product Name:
Menu Planning Central
Submitted by:
LeaAnn Massey; Covington, IN
Rating: 9
Where to buy:
http://menuplanningcentral.com
Description:
Menu Planning Central is a monthly membership in which you receive a full month’s worth of meal ideas, recipes and shopping lists for not just one, but 3 different menus: Family friendly Menus, Healthy Menus, and Vegetarian Menus. You You also receive monthly bonuses that include extra recipes, menus, eBooks and more. You get information from the columnists there that include an expert on etiquette, family meals and even a nutritionist.
Review:
Menu Planning Central is awesome. As a mom, in a family of all boys, you can imagine how hectic life can be and planning a week’s worth of meals is downright exhausting. That’s just the planning; we won’t even talk about the shopping required every week.
When I plan the week’s meals, I have to take into consideration that my boys and husband all three are pretty set in their ways when it comes to food. They like what they like and I have to be careful when adding something new to the mix. To top it off we haven’t always eaten the healthiest, but I’ve realized how damaging that is and want to make a change and start preparing better meals for my family. Of course, most of the time they aren’t happy about it, so I have to find a way to combine the foods they love with the foods they need.
When I found Menu Planning Central, I couldn’t have been happier. Not only does it save me time planning and shopping for our meals, but also I can now shop for a whole month’s worth instead of one week at a time. I don’t wear myself out deciding what we’re going to eat or shopping for it. That’s why I only shop for a week at a time, because it’s exhausting and really hard to get out of the routine of eating the same things over and over because I just don’t have time to look for new meals and recipes every week. Now, I don’t have to!
I signed up in hopes of getting a month’s worth of meal plans and guess what? Instead I got 12 weeks (3 months) worth that I can mix and match if I want. So, I can give them the meals they like and throw in a few healthier meals that I love! The combination possibilities are endless! And the best part, I can print them all out and when we try them if there’s one they love I’ll save it and make it again later. If they hate it I’ll make note of it on the menu plan so I’ll be sure not to make it again. I could go forever without making the same meal twice with all the possible combinations.
Criticism:
The only thing I see so far that could be different is that each meal isn’t always complete. Sometimes there is a side dish included, sometimes there isn’t, but honestly that’s ok because that leaves room for me to add some of the guy’s favorites or mix and match even more from the other menus.
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