Senseo vs Keurig

I have an original Senseo coffee machine that my folks got for me when the units were first introduced.  I loved it then and I still do.  It uses coffee pods to make a great single cup with a frothy foam.  You can buy the ones Senseo markets under their brand, if you can find them on a store shelf somewhere.  My Safeway doesn't carry them anymore.  I may have seen them at Fred Meyer once, but we don't shop there much these days.

Folgers coffee pods work with it.  You can probably find other brands that make coffee pods too.  I'm partial to the Senseo ones.

The brewer is a bit on the noisy side.  The pods are messy after use.  The water reservoir is hard to clean.  The spout has a tendency to drip for awhile after the coffee pours.  And even though you can use other brands of coffee pods in place of Senseo's, there really aren't all that many varieties.  Plus they can be expensive when you do find them.

We also have a Mr Coffee machine that we bought last year around this time.  But Pam and I have widely different morning schedules and it isn't always convenient to make a full pot.  We might do a full pot on weekends.  Or when we're having company.

But what we really like is a single cup brewer.  So this past weekend we picked up a Keurig Mini Plus Brewing System as an alternative to the Senseo machine.  I can report that we love it!

It isn't much quieter, but like the Senseo, the Keurig is very easy to use.  The K-cups don't leak and are easily dropped into place, then removed after use and tossed in the garbage...without dripping onto the counter or into your hand as you move from the brewer to the trash.  The Keurig brews within 2 minutes, pours quickly, and doesn't drip after it finishes pouring.  And the variety of coffee flavors is amazing.  We're drinking our way through the assortment that came with the machine, plus an extra box of mixed flavors we picked up.

So now we have three choices when it comes to coffee brewing.  And a lot of variety in our coffee flavor selections.

We like choices.  We like variety.  Choices and variety are good things to have.

So, Senseo vs Keurig...is there a clear winner?  I'd have to say it depends on what I'm in the mood for.  Although it isn't an espresso machine, Senseo does pour a nice frothy cuppa, and sometimes I want that.  Keurig pours a clean cuppa with lots of flavor variety, and sometimes I want that.

Hmmm...perhaps I should experiment some more.