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Bosch Tassimo TAS4011GB Multi-Beverage Machine, Silver and Black | 
 enlarge | Brand: Bosch
Category: Kitchen
List Price: £99.99
Buy New: £84.99
You Save: £15.00 (15%)
New (9) from £84.99
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 118
Media: Kitchen & Home
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.5
Dimensions (in): 14.3 x 12.6 x 10.4
MPN: TAS4011GB
EAN: 4242002467498
ASIN: B00193RV90
Release Date: June 2, 2008
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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 This machine gets it right! July 5, 2008
Ms. Kerry Hayward (Louth, Lincolnshire UK)
41 out of 43 found this review helpful
This is my second Tassimo machine and Bosch have put right all the little niggles I had with the previous Braun machine. Including now being able to fit my Portmeirion mugs on it, less fiddley pieces to clean, no overflow that constantly required emptying and absolutely best of all - more pressure when making drinks - the Braun never got it right (half the Suchard chocolate remained in the pod and the crema was never really good on the coffee!). The Bosch did stop working completely after 3 weeks but it was exchanged without a quibble. I'm very happy with it and enjoy my morning hassle-free coffee.
Great little machine! October 4, 2008
Mr. P. R. Lancaster (Greater Manchester, UK)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Coffee is one of those things that for some reason I cannot do - even instant coffee is beyond me! Seeing my guest's faces as I serve a perfect latte is just hilarious - there's no way I could ever do this without my Tassimo!
This is a great little machine and a big improvement over the old Tassimo machine. This new model machine is more compact and of a higher build quality than the old one. It has a larger 2litre water container which is now much less fiddly than before and can be very quickly removed/refilled with zero effort. You can prepare about 8 drinks before having to fill up the tank.
The hot drink is now prepared immediately with no waiting for the machine to warm up, it now takes 45 seconds from cold to prepare a standard drink - compare this to a kettly boiling which takes about double that time just to heat the water. A second drink can also be prepared immediately after the first without delay.
The quality of drinks is very high, it produces the best at-home hot chocolate that I have ever tasted! This maybe because the hot chocolate is made from syrup rather than the more commonly used powder. The coffee is also great and comes second only to freshly ground coffee - please remember it takes several minutes and a much more expensive machine to prepare coffee from scratch - this machine does an excellent job immitating those machines! I have not tried the tea so can not advise on those flavours.
The T-Discs (pods) themselves vary in price and flavour from brand to brand. Just standard Kenco coffee costs 2.99 (at Asda, Tesco etc) for 16 servings. This prepares a good regular tasting coffee at under 20p per mug. This is the same price for Twining's tea and Suchard's hot chocolate. For something a bit more fancy you can choose latte or cappucino from various brands including Carte Noire, for 2.99 or sometimes 3.49 for 8 servings which works out at 40-50p per cup. These items require 2 discs and so take a little bit longer to prepare.
Overall I would heartily recomend this Tassimo machine to any potential viewers but I must quickly point out a few of the pitfalls.
- You are limited to what coffee/tea/hot chocolate you buy - this is true of other pod coffee machines, but the Tassimo does have a very good selection to choose from.
- The portion size is too small for some people - hot chocolate is only 180ml. Latte/cappucino is 200ml. While most coffees are 300ml.
- Requires some cleaning (but not much)
Simple and Hassle free August 3, 2008
Faye Pearson
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
This was delivered yesterday morning, and I've already sampled many different flavours from it. From the Latte Macchiato to the Breakfast tea, to the Suchard hot chocolate. This machine delivers the same results every time, and whilst not quite the same as when you grind your own beans, it is a lot quicker, and the machine mostly cleans itself - you just have to deal with little splashes. It's certainly the least messy method I've seen for latte/cappuccino milk. When you register at tassimo.co.uk, they will send you some sample discs, plus you can buy some drinks from there which you can't pick up in the local supermarket. Oh and pick up some latte glasses as the effect when making the latte macchiato is mesmerising.
It's different. September 9, 2008
P. V. Davis (London)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this as a pressie to myself after a new Kitchen was fitted and not only is it a pleasing item to be looked at but also a pleasure with the different brews it conjures up, although so far I've only tried three - out of eight purchased - again on the Internet.
I don't know if others work in a similar way, but after setting it up, (quite simple) you put one of two pods into a special receptable and press the button. The machine then reads the bar code which tells it whether or not it needs Water and what quantity. Then it delivers to your Cup and when satisfied it's finished, remove the Pod and drop in the second one - usually a liquid. The Machine reads again and follows the Bar code instructions to deliver the perfect cup of whatever you've chosen.
It's an expensive luxury if you want a few cups per day for example as each one will cost an average of 20/25p per cup. However, if like me, you like the differing tastes but don't over do it and can afford it, it's a little luxury worth having it.
If you register onsite and also order, the Pods will arrive in 3/4 days from the Netherlands.
 Bosch Tassimo review September 16, 2008
D. Wilcock (London UK)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Let's get one thing straight - this is a machine designed to give you coffee in 60 seconds. Therefore it should not be directly compared to a 500 machine which picks beans direct from the bush, grinds them, dripping coffee to a jar in about 30 minutes.
Rather - as an 'instant coffee machine using real coffee' (albeit from mini airtight pods) it is fantastic!
It REALLY makes your drink, from plug-out-cold to in-your-cup in about a minute (seems less to me but I've never been sad enough to use a stopwatch).
My reason for getting one: after the convenience of trying a rival Senseo device whilst on holiday... got this one after researching and working out how easy it is to buy the relevant pod/pouches. The Tassimo website astounded me with the huge variety of pods available, and all my local supermarkets stocked (some of) their pods. (This is beginning to sound like an advert, but I am not associated with this product or company!!)
Any bad elements? Well, like other reviewers, I'd like to see a 'long life skimmed milk' pod to use instead of the sweet creamy one they sell. There should be a 'strength' mark to let you know how intense each coffee pod is, I find some a little too weak - but that's not a critism of the machine - and there are different coffee brands as well, some being knock your head off intense (takes a little time to find your perfect one) - this can also be a benefit as each of your family/friends can enjoy a drink to their taste instead of a 'compromise jug' as you'd get with a traditional machine.
If you lead a busy life and would enjoy a 'sixty second espresso' on your way out each morning, look no further!!!
Oh, cost? Well, I got one to save on the 1.50- 3.00 coffee shop prices. Excluding machine cost, it costs about 19p per cup ( 3 for 16 pods) - that is NOT expensive for 60-second coffee.
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