Philips Senseo HD-7810 5 Cups Coffee Maker

My office cube mates and I chipped in to buy one of these Senseo machines and it was a wise, wise choice. Instead of paying $3.00 for a starbucks, we now have easy to make pods. The coffee is outstanding and even a little frothy. Great purchase and in the first week we have pumped out 50+ cups!

Key Features
Type Coffee Maker
Operation Source Electric
Max. Power 1450 Watts

Technical Features
Built-in Grinder Without Built-in Grinder
Pause-and-serve Without Pause-and-serve function
Cup Filler Multiple
Cup Warming Surface Without Cup Warming Surface
Timer Without Timer

Water Source
Water Tank Size 25.36 oz.

Dimensions
Width 8.5 in.
Depth 12 in.
Height 13.5 in.
Weight 7 oz.

Miscellaneous
Exterior Color Black, Blue, White

please note that I am an eBay employee

I got the Senseo machine for my office. The idea was -- instant, high-quality coffee on demand in a small space. The Senseo fits the bill very nicely.

First, 5 "cups"?! Hardly! Certainly not the 8-oz. cups I'm used to. A "cup" is like a double-shot espresso -- about half a regular cup of coffee. In fact, the traditional American coffee mug will take 2 "cups".

Now the good news. It has a 2-cup setting (although can overflow some mugs. Watch out for that. And, as soon as it's done with those 2 cups, you can pop out the pods and pump out another 2-cups. Water's low? Easy to refill. I keep a Brita pitcher right next to it (not just for coffee, but it's conveniently located for that nonetheless. So, even is 5 "cups" is really 2.5 cups, you can easily exceed that by refilling the water.

The pods can run up the price on your coffee pretty quickly. A number of companies have come out with "fill your own" pod replacements. Ecopad is one. But I typically see the Euro style on eBay -- hard to find the brown American ones. The downside of those is that they require the 2-cup tray for a 1-cup serving. That's mitigated by the fact that you can run the 1-cup serving twice, back-to-back to get your bargain Senseo coffee.

Okay, how 'bout the coffee? It's good. It's an expresso/Turkish ground, and water is pumped through it (a la espresso). So, not surprisingly, it tastes like espresso. I like it.

The Senseo is very easy to use. I've been making my own espresso drinks for years, but the Senseo is dirt-simple. Press the power button to warm it up. If you're busy like me, set a time to go back and make your coffee after about a minute or two. Put 1 or 2 pods in the appropriate tray. Push the top down -- nice easily recognizable click indicates it's closed properly. Push the button for the appropriate number of "cups" (1 or 2). Come back in about a minute and you have your coffee. Some say to run plain water once to allow the heating element to come up to full temp for a properly hot cup of coffee. I'm a little heat sensitive, so I like it as it is the first time.

I probably wouldn't have spent full retail for the Senseo (unless my circumstances changed somewhat dramatically), but I think it's a great value for the prices I see on eBay.

Best regards.

I looked for the perfect cup of coffee for a long time. Tried several drip makers, espresso makers, even some odd and unusual coffee makers. None really satisfied me. I wanted something quick, something simple and something reasonably priced that would produce a satisfying cup of coffee. Upon discovering the 'pod" coffee maker I tried a couple other brands first and quickly discovered they were ok, but didn't deliver that "right" cup. I read of the Senseo and decided to try it. Classic case of love at first sight. The payoff is the coffee. Excellent flavor with that crema foam Senseo is famous for. I had to experiment with various coffee flavors, sweeteners and creamers, but now can make a fantastic cup in less than a minute. I've purchased 6 or 7 of these coffee makers for others as gifts and so far no one has complained. Great coffee maker...

Some have said this machine only makes strong coffee. Some say it Makes Weak Coffee. Not true. I love it strong so I use 2 Dark Roast Pods in the double pod holder and make a double cup (the button on the right makes an 8 oz cup)
It is really strong. I Love it.
My wife however likes weak coffee.
So I use the Single Pod holder with 1 medium pod and I again use the button on the right for an 8 oz cup.
The Manual does not spell out that you can use a single pod on a double cup brew cycle. That does not mean you can't do it, Senseo just didn't figure that anyone would want to.
Now Senseo Has Put a Brewing Table on some of the Pod Bags to illustrate this.

That is the great thing about the senseo.
If I have a party, come dessert time;
I can have my paint stripper Stronger than Strong coffee.
My wife can have her wimp coffee.
My Step-mom can have her Decaf coffee.
I can whip up a Cappuccino for the brother in law.

Coffee making is simple. Press the ON button in the middle, go grab your coffee pods and load them in the single pod holder or double pod holder. Fill the Reservoir with water. Press the single 4 oz serving or the double 8 oz serving. Boom coffee is done.

If your on the Fence about this machine get off of it.
This machine is easy to use.
18 Pod packs are available everywhere for about $3.80
You can make coffee to suit every taste in minutes.
And what I like the most... You can make very strong coffee. Finally.

6 Months of use still Brewing Strong. Bought a second one for Work 4 Months ago.
Noticed that Powdered Creamer & CoffeMate will make the Foam nearly disappear, half & half works best to preserve the Froth. Also, I bought the Tea Pod Holder, which we are loving as well. I found here on ebay the Presso Pod Holder which is currently only available overseas and the Espresso is Pretty Good too.

I can't wait for More Varieties to hit the States, especially the Extra Dark, Sydney & Rio de Janeiro. All of which I currently buy here on ebay from overseas.

I love this coffee pot. We bought one when they first came out because my husband and I can't agree on what kind of coffee we like. The Senseo provides a completely fresh cup of coffee each time you want one and, at the touch of a button, makes it quickly, tastes good and allows each of us to have the coffee we prefer. I also really like the froth that it produces - makes you feel like you're having a cup of coffee from an expensive coffee bar.

Because the pod flavors by senseo are a rather limited, we also purchased one of the inserts that allows one to use regular coffee rather than pod coffee so you can expand the flavors to brew.

I liked this coffee pot so much that I bought another one for work and one for the barn so I can have coffee while working with my horses.

After several years, the coffee pot in the kitchen started malfunctioning so we purchased another one and we waited in desperation until it arrived...having been so spoiled that neither of us wanted to resort to using our regular coffee pot for 'regular' coffee.