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The hot chocolate is AMAZING. enter the Tassimo.I saw this on a show with Martha Stewart last Fall, but really didn't think much about it. The LOVE the vanilla milk there). Clean up is a snap.The only complaint I really have about it is the steam overflow. It's caught in the little platform where your cup sits. So that means, we end up going to Starbucks (my kids recognize the Starbucks sign like most recognize the golden arches, okay. so far, we really really like it.
YUM. The lattes are great (but I'm a latte girl). I run the expresso disc through twice before running the latte milk disc so I can add a little vanilla creamer to it - yummm.Who needs sleep when you have the Tassimo. There's a small hole where the steam/water overflows. didn't really consider getting it or anything. Oh, and it takes less than a minute to make a cup of whatever your heart desires. BUT.
but this thing ROCKS.
I'm not a morning person so I usually skip the coffee in the morning, although I love it.
ANYWAY.
It was a bit of a pain to set up and go through the cleaning procedure, but it makes a single serving of coffee, lattes, cappucino, hot tea, hot chocolate.
I just stick a towel under my cup to catch it, but it is annoying considering how easy the rest of the machine is to use.
if you are filling a travel mug, you take the platform out, so the water rushes out under your cup.
I've had ths machine for a while now so I figured I'd do a little "review" on it here.
Starbucks gets expensive.
:-) It is a little on the loud side, but it froths.
I have had this machine for a little over 2 years,just out of warrenty,.It will only make about half a cup of coffee so I tried to get it repaired.$95 to fix it and I cant buy parts so now I have to buy a new one,It wont be Tassimo.
Then pop in a Gavelia espresso, put your cup on the tray, and in a few seconds you have a latte every bit as good as Starbuck's with minimal fuss.I love my Tassimo. I don't think that the t-disks are expensive, can get them everywhere (Target even), and Gavalia Crema is divine. To this add one pump 0f Starbuck's caramel syrup and a tad of sugar. whole milk in the micro. But I found that I did not like the taste of the included milk disk. I've used the TA1400 for a year now, and just recently bought the newer (Bosch) Tassimo due to its smaller footprint.When I first bought the 1400 I couldn't wait to try the latte. My solution: Heat 8oz. Use a battery operated milk foamer (you can get one at Target for $10, or at BB&B for $20).
Only issue we have with this machine is that it is very noisy. Great machine and coffee better than Starbucks. Other than that awesome.
A little slow on heating up as I understand compared to the new one. Just dump the high pressure overflow cup and rinse the nozzle and go. If I could find another one of these at this price I'd buy it for the office.I only gave it 4 stars becauseof the slow heating. We are absolutely happy with this machine. It is LOW maintenance- easy to clean, practically nothing to clean. My wife picked this one over the new one because the 1400 she says makes better foamm but a little louder.
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