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"I think most of the sugar is in the milk pods."
correct

I will never understand the popularity of espresso pods they are so disappointing compared to the real thing. Cheap to buy and minimal effort I guess.

Has anybody ever tried out the Tassimo coffee (or similar) on an EU citizen or an American ( if you can find one ) ? How did they get on?

I suppose with brexit there will be a huge tax on anything to do with coffee (other than instant) while tea will be zero rated.

We have the Bosch Tassimo machine and we buy Costa pods - although the machine takes other makes of pods too - but we love it. You have to make sure you really shake the milk pods well before using.

We buy the Latte and Cappuccino pods and we used to get the Americano pods too for a black coffee but have now started to buy the Tesco single filter packs for black coffee. The plastic cup like filters are very good and at £2 for 10 filters (20p per cup) it doesn't seem bad for decent coffee.

We got the machine a few years ago from an offer through either Tassimo or Costa (can't remember which). I think we paid £40 but it came with £30 worth of coffee pods so thought it was good value. We like it so much that when another offer came through last year we bought another machine and have put it in the loft in case the one we use ever breaks.

I think most of the sugar is in the milk pods.

Kath. x

they all have sugar in lots of it too
these "pod" machines either at home or coffee shops are utter c-p just an expensive way of drinking poor quality espresso coffee. No go for those with diabetes of course.
Espresso is fine but get the real deal.
here are some suggestions
http://blackheartscoffee.com/italian-coffee-machines-best/
we have a gaggia liberated from a north London restaurant. It was made in the 1970s but it is still going fine with a bit of tlc.

best budget solution is to buy some ground coffee (abt £3-4 per packet) some filter papers and a plastic container for the filer < £ 5. Put the filter into the container and put the ensemble onto a jug. Put in coffee to taste and then very hot (not boiling water). A ground coffee machine from Tesco and similar is £15-50 - much less even than the budget Tassimos.

Have recently been given one of these, and when I made the coffee using Costa pod, it tasted awful. I looked at the contents of pod and it contained a % of sugar.

It seems that other pods for use with Tassimo all use sugar.

Has anyone got a machine like this or is having similar problem with added sugar.?

Sue