Tassimo Brewbot Vs. Keurig Coffee Beverage Brewer Comparison

I've been trying to find ways to save money like most everybody these days, I examining how I spent my money in the past. I frequented coffee shops like Starbucks and spent way more than I should because I didn't learn how to make coffeehouse style drinks at home. So I have been researching a good coffeehouse style drinks at home coffee brewer so I can still enjoy a nice latte or espresso but without a lot of fuss or expense. I looked at some very expensive coffee drink machines by Illy and FrancisFrancis, but I narrowed my coffee machine search down to the Tassimo Brewbot and the Keurig.

Here is what I found on each of them:

The Tassimo Brewbot

The Tassimo Brewbot is the robot coffeemaker in the Tassimo commercials. It is actually the Tassimo Single Serve coffee machine, not a robot. But it is an intelligent machine using a bar code reader to make that great cup of coffee. I only mention this because some people on twitter seemed to think it was a coffee robot. Well, technically it is not a coffeemaker, it is a brewer machine, and makes seven different drinks (coffee, espresso, tea, hot chocolate, latte, cappuccino, and crema), 5 of which I routinely drink, (coffee, espresso, lattes, cappuccino, tea and hot chocolate) and have purchased at a coffeehouse like Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. I can make espresso and coffee at home (although I am usually too lazy to make Espresso), but I can't get lattes to taste right at home. I would continue to brew green tea with loose tea leaves, so really I would only regularly drink four of the seven beverages.

The Tassimo requires virtually no clean up since the T-Discs it uses pre-measure what to use. The Tassimo T-Discs are one time use, so it is more expensive than a regular cup of brewed at home coffee, but it is cheaper than coffeehouse coffee from Starbucks. I would probably only buy the flavored or specialty T-Discs like the Gevalia or Starbucks and the specialty Espresso t- discs. The beverages range in price from $0.31 to $1.12 per drink depending on the product. Find more information and video about the Tassimo Brewbot here.

The Keurig

The Keurig coffee machine beverage maker is the same type of concept as the Tassimo Brewbot but it uses K-Cups instead of T-Discs. There is also virtually no clean up with the Keurig. The K-Cups are supposed to be one use each time, but some people report getting a second (but weaker brew) out of one K-Cup. One husband and wife split one K-Cup a day, he likes a strong brew so he takes the first brew and his wife likes a weaker cup, so she takes the second brew. K-Cups come in a variety of flavors and styles to brew numerous coffeehouse style flavors from brands such as The Coffee People, Starbucks, Timothy's World, etc. There are a full array of regular flavors like Raspberry or Chocolate, and seasonal flavors like Pumpkin. The Keurig makes four kinds of beverages, but they are the four I would probably make at home. K-Cups are available discounted at a variety of stores and come in all sorts of flavors

COST

Both brewers have various rebates and coupons and offers available to reduce the price. The Tassimo Brewbot has a special offer going on now that I am considering because it saves over $50.

RECIPES

There are recipes online to make your Tassimo and Keurig coffee drinks more like the drinks at Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. Find Keurig and Tassimo coffee recipes at CoffeeCoupon.com