December 2009

I was thrilled to get to try the Tassimo Beverage System.  As many of you know the MFA machine depends heavily on coffee to get through the day!  Especially after getting up all night with the baby.  One of the things I gave up a long time ago was a daily addiction to Starbucks- chai lattes in particular.  So I was really looking forward to checking out the Tassimo system to see how it compares to real coffee house drinks.

Tassimo is a system that requires little disks- you can get a wide variety of flavors from hot chocolate to Starbucks coffee to Gevalia Lattes.  This is not a complicated machine at all- I read 1 page of instructions and it took maybe 15 minutes from the time I unpacked the box until I had my first drink ready and waiting.  You simply fill it up with water and it is basically ready to go.  You just click the beverage disk into place and push the button and it will create your beverage.  The drinks I tried- like Starbucks Cappuccino and Twinings Chai Tea Latte came with two disks per beverage- you first use the one that steams the milk and then the second is the actual coffee or tea.  It takes about 3 minutes to do both and I loved the results!  I really did!  I found the drinks tasted a lot like you get in a coffee shop.  You won’t get a super frothy drink but the Tassimo did a pretty admirable job.

It uses real milk so you don’t have any nasty artificial taste.  I have been enjoying a drink everyday in the late afternoon while the girls have naps.  It is such a nice way to sit and have a moment to myself and relax.  The machine is fairly narrow so it does take up space on the counter but you can squeeze it into a small space.  It comes with a two year warranty and you can purchase it from Amazon for $119 after rebate in either silver or red. 

The only real drawback I found to this system is that you do need to purchase the Tassimo disks and they are a little expensive.  I checked Amazon and if you are a tea drinker you can get packages of disks for just $3.99.  I found the espresso drinks starting at $15 (for Cappuccino drinks) – so that works out to $1.87 per drink.  That is still considerably less expensive than a coffee house drink and you can enjoy it from home!  You can also sign up for delivery from Tassimo directly HEREand save quite a bit of money!  For example, the Gevalia Cappuccino disks are $9.99 for 8 drinks which works out to $1.25 each!  So that is not bad at all. 

Purchasing the disks is a bit of an extravagance but we decided to work it into our budget.  I really liked the convenience of the system and I work hard everyday and it is nice to have a little indulgence.  My regular Grande Latte at a coffee house is $3.80 and I typically get about 3 per month.  I can have three times the Tassimo beverages for the same price and I can make them whenever I like.  So overall I really liked this system and I think it would be a particularly great gift idea for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day!

Disclosure:  I was not compensated in any way for this review.  I was provided a sample for review only by Tassimo.

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