Senseo 78105 Coffee Maker, 40.6oz, Black

I first discovered Senseo when we lived in Germany. All my German in-laws had them, and I enjoyed the crema and the flavor of aerated coffee, as well as the fact that the pods can just go straight in the compost. There were as many options for brands and flavors there as there are for Keurig in the US.So I really missed it when we moved back to the US. (I couldn't bring my machine because it was 220 volts rather than 110).I experimented with different options, settling for a while on Nespresso, but while I liked the crema, I missed having a full cup of coffee instead of a tiny espresso. I finally ended up with a Ninja and still use the Nespresso occasionally.Then I discovered Senseo machines on Amazon. They might have been there for a while--I'd stopped looking. But not only that, they also had my favorite brands of pods. Still, I didn't need THREE coffee machines in my kitchen. But we have a cabin/weekend place, and it's perfect there. It was especially nice when we were renovating our kitchen and lived at the cabin for a year.

We have owned several Senseo coffee makers and even with the overpriced options in the USA (much cheaper in Europe), this is still our preferred coffee maker / coffee by a huge margin. So what is the alternative? We had the questionable "pleasure" to use different Keurig machines with all kinds of coffee pods during vacation stays at B&Bs. Every time I ask myself why the American consumers have moved to Keurig. Little or no crema, coffee tastes like brown water, plastic waste with every cup and imagine it is even more expensive than Senseo - just don't get it.Our current Senseo has probably produced close to 10k cups of coffee and it is still running strong. We like coffee for the taste of coffee, not for the taste of Hazelnut, Irish Creme, Vanilla or whatever more exotic flavors no longer available for Senseo but available for Keurig. So, if you like flavored coffee, Senseo is not for you (unless you move to Europe, a drastic move for better coffee :)All said, we still highly recommend Senseo coffee makers and pods even though it has limited selection of flavors and is really overpriced in the USA.

Thank you SENSEO.. you came back! This review is for the new 2018 Senseo with 40.8 oz water reservoir. We had a Senseo several years ago and loved it! Along came the Keurig cup craze and we bought one, and got rid of our Senseo. Over time we really missed the wonderful little cup of coffee with the rich crema on top. We put a sprinkle of sugar/cinnamon on the crema. That's what we missed most with Keurig, which makes a good cup of coffee, but zero rich crema. The sugar-cinnamon just disappeared.We realized Senseo was discontinued in USA, and tried a Nespresso for the last year. The Nespresso just never got hot (instant read temp around 115 deg F. The Senseo instant read is around 148-150 F. And honestly, Nespresso coffee tastes overly strong and bitter. And expensive.Be aware, the SENSEO single pod makes a small cup of coffee, but it is the perfect size for a cold Pacific Northwest afternoon, or anytime to relax. That's the usage model we use for our SENSEO, a relaxing PERFECT small cup of coffee. (Note: We have a percolator electric pot connected to a WEMO power outlet, controlled by an Amazon ECHO.. Alexa, turn on the coffee! For our morning coffee. The SENSEO is fine, if you want a small cup.We are soooo glad they brought the SENSEO back, and it is just like we loved.

This is not my first machine. It's my third. This machine is different in that there is an intensity setting which is totally useless to me. Also it seems to take longer to get ready. With that said, I find that the flavor is better than my last machine because the part that injects the water has more holes in it and it's completely redesigned. Unfortunately the worst part of this machine is the rattle which the base plate made out of thin metal. It is absolutely annoying. I was going to pack it up and return it but then decided to just clean the surface with some alcohol and stick some electrical tape on the bottom and as you can see in the pictures it was not hard. I used an exacto knife to cut the electrical tape so it's not visible on the top. I also put some electrical tape around the receptacle for that plate. The problem is solved and there's no more rattle. I'm going to keep the machine because I find it to make much richer flavor than my last machine which is still functioning. I got this new machine because my last machine was making more and more watery coffee. So I would highly recommend this machine and if you want to make less noise take a look at my pictures and just do that**** updated 6 13 19I figured out how to make this machine dispense more or less coffee. I'm finding coffee pods recently a bit weak, even the super strong ones. So I stop the machine a bit earlier. Now I figured out hoe to adjust the dispensing volume... here's how:1) unplug (not turn off, I mean unplug the machine from the wall)2) Hold in the left and right buttons at the same time while you plug machine back in--it should immediately show a solid light3) click right button for a more liquid to be dispensed. Each press increases by about 5%. So press 4 times for 20% more water dispensed.or press the left button for a decrease in hot water volume.4) Turn off using the red button.Now, turn it back on normally and use the coffeemaker. You see? it worked. Awesome. It will remember this setting even if you unplug it.