Melitta OneOne Single Serve Coffee Maker: A Second
Look
21 January 2006 08:26 AM | Food
Recently
I found a pretty neat website to learn about single
serve coffee makers and coffees: Singleservecoffee.com.
It looks like a good source for reviews and news of
product releases.
There are so many new types of coffee pod makers, coffee pods and even newer systems I though I should re-examine my own modest single serve coffee maker the Melitta OneOne. I bought the Melitta well over a year ago, back before either Folgers or the Senseo machines were available in the USA. You never really hear much about the Melitta and there do not seem to be a lot of third party pods made specifically for it, whereas coffee pods sized to fit both Senseo and Folgers are everywhere.
So how does the Melitta machine stand up?
Quite well actually, depending a bit on your lifestyle. I've been very happy with my Melitta machine. The java pods available from Melitta are limited, or so I thought, until I looked at the Senseo varieties available at the supermarket and found that Melitta has as just as many if not more pods available. I like the Buzzworthy dark roast the best and I also use the Skip the Buzz decaf for after dinner coffee in the evening.
Pods Price and Availability:
Here we have a difference. Most grocery stores in my area do not carry Melitta pods. Which means I have to order them online. For me this is no hardship since I order most things online already. The Melitta pods seem to contain more coffee than the others (they are thicker and heavier although smaller in diameter). Each Melitta pod makes a good 8 oz. cup of coffee, whereas it takes two Senseo pods to make an 8 oz cup. So even with shipping, the Melitta pods are about the same cost as Senseo. If you can find an online retailer selling Melitta pods with free shipping you actually come out ahead on price. An added bonus is Melitta pods are individually sealed for freshness.
Moreover the Melitta has Cooper tea pods available and they make a very good cup of tea, quickly.
Bottom line:
For me, I think I did pretty well in choosing the Melitta. The machine has stood up well to a year and a half of daily use. Is easy to clean. While I can't buy pods in my local supermarket, I can order them online.
(Actually, in a pinch, you can use a Senseo pod in the Melitta machine and use it to make one 4 oz. cup. You have to just mash the Senseo pod down into the holder. I tried making an 8 oz. cup with the Senseo pod but it was too weak.)
I know myself well enough that I'm not going to pay $200+ for a coffee maker. For day to day coffee, I'm not going to pay any more than what I'm paying now for coffee pods, which is at the low end of the scale. I actually like the Melitta coffee pods I have tried, they make a nice big mug of coffee, quickly, with little fuss or mess. So if my machine broke today I think I would still buy another Melitta machine. I was tempted by the Senseo machine because friends of mine love theirs but I don't see it as being any better than the Melitta. Even though you never hear much about it, I still think the Melitta is a great machine to own.
There are so many new types of coffee pod makers, coffee pods and even newer systems I though I should re-examine my own modest single serve coffee maker the Melitta OneOne. I bought the Melitta well over a year ago, back before either Folgers or the Senseo machines were available in the USA. You never really hear much about the Melitta and there do not seem to be a lot of third party pods made specifically for it, whereas coffee pods sized to fit both Senseo and Folgers are everywhere.
So how does the Melitta machine stand up?
Quite well actually, depending a bit on your lifestyle. I've been very happy with my Melitta machine. The java pods available from Melitta are limited, or so I thought, until I looked at the Senseo varieties available at the supermarket and found that Melitta has as just as many if not more pods available. I like the Buzzworthy dark roast the best and I also use the Skip the Buzz decaf for after dinner coffee in the evening.
Pods Price and Availability:
Here we have a difference. Most grocery stores in my area do not carry Melitta pods. Which means I have to order them online. For me this is no hardship since I order most things online already. The Melitta pods seem to contain more coffee than the others (they are thicker and heavier although smaller in diameter). Each Melitta pod makes a good 8 oz. cup of coffee, whereas it takes two Senseo pods to make an 8 oz cup. So even with shipping, the Melitta pods are about the same cost as Senseo. If you can find an online retailer selling Melitta pods with free shipping you actually come out ahead on price. An added bonus is Melitta pods are individually sealed for freshness.
Moreover the Melitta has Cooper tea pods available and they make a very good cup of tea, quickly.
Bottom line:
For me, I think I did pretty well in choosing the Melitta. The machine has stood up well to a year and a half of daily use. Is easy to clean. While I can't buy pods in my local supermarket, I can order them online.
(Actually, in a pinch, you can use a Senseo pod in the Melitta machine and use it to make one 4 oz. cup. You have to just mash the Senseo pod down into the holder. I tried making an 8 oz. cup with the Senseo pod but it was too weak.)
I know myself well enough that I'm not going to pay $200+ for a coffee maker. For day to day coffee, I'm not going to pay any more than what I'm paying now for coffee pods, which is at the low end of the scale. I actually like the Melitta coffee pods I have tried, they make a nice big mug of coffee, quickly, with little fuss or mess. So if my machine broke today I think I would still buy another Melitta machine. I was tempted by the Senseo machine because friends of mine love theirs but I don't see it as being any better than the Melitta. Even though you never hear much about it, I still think the Melitta is a great machine to own.
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