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| Ease of Use | 8.8/10  |
|---|---|
| Durability | 7/10  |
| Style | 8/10 |
| Service & Support | 5.4/10 |
| Value for Money | 5.7/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 5.6/10 |
| Overall Rating | 5.5/10 |
Full review by
citroends
on 8th May 2008
User Rating : 10
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Good Points: Great Machine!
Bad Points: None
General comments: This Senso type of one cup brewing will eventually put the coffee barista concept out of business. Automated pod brewing is very popular in northern europe today. Starbuckshas seen it's golden age. Frankly, living in a gastronomic ghetto like Oakland / Berkeley, California for the past 28 years, and having consumed Peet's coffee and other strong robust brews from the Northwest,I find Douwe Egberts coffee pods to be a welcome change. Face it - europeans have been consuming coffee longer than Americans (Douwe Egberts since 1753) and I think their concept of flavor is more sophisticated. The strength of the brew can be adjusted by the number of pods and the size of the cup. To make an even better cup of brew, heat the cup in the microwave with a little water. Next prime the machine with hot water by running a single cup through without a pod. Lastly, If you plunge a couple of pods into the cup of water fresh out of the microwave for a second before seating them in the pod holder - they will swell and release more flavor.Consider purchasing a $2.00 milk frother from Ikea, heat a little milk in the microwave, froth it, and then use a 2 pod, 1 pod brew cycle set on 1 cup . I guarantee that if you are using a dark roast / Douwe Egbert you will have a giant cappucino that you would pay$4.00 for at Peet's for about 72 cents based on what Senseo pods cost at Walmart.I guarantee that you will not be compromised in terms of coffee flavor.
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Review by
Guest.
on 5th May 2008
User Rating : 9
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Good machine, good coffee, much better than normal filter coffee machines good value for money. I just hope that eventually more pods that are available on the internet will become more widely available in our supermarkets.
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Review by
Senzi
on 22nd Jan 2008
User Rating : 0
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Nothing good really. Coffee is as weak as water.Only uses prefilled bags so no choice in coffee. This is a gadget that makes coffee. Not a coffee maker.
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Review by
normank1951
on 13th Jan 2008
User Rating : 9
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Excellent value easy to use and quick and clean. So will be used rather than sitting in a cupboard. Looks smart.
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Review by
Guest.
on 31st Dec 2007
User Rating : 0
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The machine seems a good idea but the quality of the coffee in my opinion is awful.
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Review by
dats
on 15th Dec 2007
User Rating : 8
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As we have tried Douwe, Egberts and Kenco pods are not to our tastes ,rather than keep buying other makes I understand that there is method of using your preferred coffee with this machine.
Can anyone advise please as to whether they fine them, successful.
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Review by
md39
on 2nd Oct 2007
User Rating : 10
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Everyone I've made coffee for, using my Senseo, loves it. It is fun to use and very quick when you're in need of a coffee fix but don't want to make an entire pot. My hubby and I, and our teens, just love our machine and we've enjoyed every flavor and type they have on the market so far with no regrets!
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Review by
nightingale
on 20th Jul 2007
User Rating : 4
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I just cannot get on with the taste, it just tastes so manufactured to me. I much prefer ground or cafeteria coffee.
Sold mine in eBay after a few months!
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Review by
alamo44
on 14th Apr 2007
User Rating : 9
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Well satisfied.
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Review by
MJohnH
on 19th Dec 2006
User Rating : 7
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I've read comments about people finding the coffee weak, but I have not experienced that. Douwe Egberts Senseo comes in mild, medium and strong flavours, and my wife and I use the medium. The decaffeinated tastes good too. Kenco pods were available from Tesco and Sainsburys (and they were cheaper than the Senseo), but they've stopped putting them on the shelves. Perhaps a sign that the popularity of the machine has waned.
We live in a very hard water area, and it is noticeable that the produc ...
MJohnH's full review | 231 words
Review by
kbecks
on 30th Jul 2006
User Rating : 3
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My wife bought me this Philips HD7810/60 Senseo because I like strong coffee, but it's not that effective and I've had two replacements in 7 months because of faults. You can buy a lot of ground coffee and a cafetiere for the price of this machine and that's my recommendation.
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Review by
ejom27
on 11th Jul 2006
User Rating : 5
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I am not completely unhappy with my Senseo, but would not buy another one to replace mine when it (soon) becomes unusable unless the leak problem is resolved. If you are considering buying one, bear in mind it may not last longer than a year, depending on how much coffee you make. Also be sure to keep it on a tray that will contain the leaks if you have countertops that would be stained by coffee.
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Review by
alanharmer
on 7th May 2006
User Rating : 9
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I can't work out why the Black Philips HD7810/60 Senseo Coffee Machine is £48 and the Silver one is £57 and the Blue one is £30. Must be due to the wife not wanting a Blue one on the worktop in the kitchen!!!!
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Review by
bobbo13
on 3rd Mar 2006
User Rating : 1
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I had read so many good reviews about the Philips HD7810/60 Senseo Coffee Machine, that I thought it was worth a try. Was I mistaken.
It was a choice between a £40 Senseo or a much more expensive espresso machine. I didn't even look at the espresso machines as the reviews for the Senseo were so good.
So given the price I wasn't expecting a great deal. I had read that it only accepted the Senseo sachets so I used these. I followed the instructions to flush the machine. And then I was ...
bobbo13's full review | 181 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
b6waf
expert review 
on 26th Feb 2006
User Rating : 9
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I have never had a coffee machine make such great tasting coffee. The coffee made using the Philips HD7810/60 Senseo Coffee Machine also looks good, as it puts a frothy "head" on it.
The adverts show it making two mugs - it doesn't - it makes two small cups, or one mug. It works like this...
There are two sizes of holder supplied to put the coffee bag in - one holds a single bag, the other holds two bags, one on top of the other. There are two buttons on the front depending on whether y ...
b6waf's full review | 276 words | 
March 2006 Competition winner.
Review by
Maggie M
on 8th Feb 2006
User Rating : 0
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This Philips HD7810/60 Senseo Coffee Machine was bought as a Christmas present, but the top hinged part has ceased up after only 4 weeks of use!
I didn't like the wishy washy, almost sudsy taste that is produced by this type of coffee maker. Having always used a filter machine and a cafetiere, the Senseo makes a completely different taste and I just didn't like the flavour. So the top part seizing up was the last straw! We are going to take it back to where it was purchased. The manual say ...
Maggie M's full review | 278 words
Review by
MikeA
on 15th Jan 2006
User Rating : 8
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If you want a strong espresso with lots of sludge on the bottom of the cup, then do not buy the Philips HD7810/60 Senseo Coffee Machine!
If you like a a cross between an espresso and a filter coffee for 1 or 2 people then this machine produces a good tasting cup in a fast time, with no cleaning inconvenience.
MikeA's full review | 84 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
Pol
on 12th Jan 2006
User Rating : 10
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I just love the Philips HD7810/60 Senseo Coffee machine. I bought it for under £30. I can have an individual cup of delicious freshly brewed coffee in minutes. I adore coffee, and I bought the dark roast pods along with the machine after reading reviews of the coffee being weak. However, the medium roast pods, which were free with the machine, proved to strong enough for my daytime use - and I like strong coffee. The dark roast are good for that extra kick.
The machine will take any ...
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Review by
Mitzi2
on 10th Jan 2006
User Rating : 0
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I would kill for decent coffee like the stuff you can buy in Turkey, but the Phillips HD7810/60 Senseo Coffee Machine is quite useless. You might just as well pour very hot water on to the coffee bag. I tried it, and it was better than the machine, but still quite undrinkable.
I am very suspicious of some of the laudatory reviews. They seem to be professionally written by advertising folk.
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Review by
Mitzi2
on 7th Jan 2006
User Rating : 0
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The Philips HD7810/60 Senseo coffee machine produces a very expensive cup, or two cups of warm dish water that tastes nothing like coffee.
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