Caterwauling

So I’ve been needing a new coffeemaker for, like, for-ev-ah. So this weekend, I broke down and bought the red Senseo because, well, it’s red.

I know. My logic? Impeccably convoluted, but always justifiable in my mind.

I’m not sure I’m thrilled with my new bundle o’ java joy. First of all, there are two buttons for it — one for a four-ounce cup of coffee (I could snort that, people. Seriously) and another for an eight-ounce mug. But anytime I fill the water tank to eight ounces, and then hit the button for the, oh, eight-ounce brew, it only heats/uses four ounces. Not getting this.

But I do have to admit that, once every six cups, it will give me a full mug, so it’s moodier than I am. Perhaps I need to stick a Midol in the pod-holder every few cycles to get it in the mood to function again? 😉 You can buy a bigger tank but really, what’s the point?

The expense of buying those stupid pods isn’t something I thought through completely. My yuppie grocery store charges $4.69 for a bag of 16 pods. Which is cheaper than going to Starbucks for a venti dulce de leche latte, so I can’t really complain. But the selection blows.

I was shopping on the Senseo site because I really wanted the Hazelnut Waltz, but you can’t just buy a 16-pack. Oh, no, you have to buy 96 of them for $30. (Or you do the subscription plan for $3 cheaper, but I don’t see the flavored-java option for the auto-ship method.)

This works out, price-wise, but resisting temptation isn’t one of my strong points — I snarf down 96 cups of coffee in a month — especially if the machine keeps pissing out these teeny four-ounce cups at every turn!

I’m also admiring the Irish Creamery flavor, too, as no store seems to carry that, either. I got a sample of the Hazelnut and loved it, but the Irish one is untested at this point. I did try the Vanilla, which is available everywhere, and didn’t go ga-ga over it.

I’d heard reviews that the water never got hot enough with this coffeemaker. I have no complaints about that — the thing is perfect, even if I do have to trip over the cats wander into the kitchen twice as often to get as much brew as I need to be functional before I leave the house.

Now if this isn’t the most boring blog entry ever, clearly I didn’t slack try hard enough. 😉

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