Single-Serve Showdown: Tassimo vs Keurig

There’s no arguing that singe-serve is the millennial’s cornerstone for coffee makers. They’re cool-looking, they’re affordable, they’re convenient and they are available on almost every shop shelf. But what if you’re confronted with having to decide between two really popular single serve coffee makers? You check out a review on them 🙂

This article has made use of information on the article from Diffen.

Keurig	Tassimo
K-Cup (sometimes with creamer inside) Brews partially according to user input.	T-disc systems – separate disc for creamer Adjusts brewing times, water temperature, and water measurements according to instructions they read from T-disc barcodes.
Drink options: Coffee, tea, hot chocolate	Drink options: Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Espresso, Latte, Cappuccino, Crema, Mocha
Pricing: $ 90.00 – $ 200.00	Pricing: $ 100.00 – $ 220.00
Brewing time: Approximately 2 – 5 minutes	Brewing time: Approximately 2 – 5 minutes
Requires one disc to make milk-based drinks	Requires two discs to make milk-based drinks
Compatible Brands: Green Mountain, Caribou, Donut Shop, Tully’s, Twinings, Folgers, Celestial Seasonings and Starbucks.	Compatible Brands: Gevalia, Maxwell House, Tim Hortons, Twinings, King of Joe.

So, we can see the pricing in pretty much in a similar bracket, and where the major differences lie are:

1) One disc vs two discs. If you’re a big fan of milk-based drinks, this is going to end up literally costing you double over time. If this is a concern for you, consider your options strongly.

2) Variety. We can see the Keurig doesn’t make nearly as many different drink types when compared to the Tassimo, so if variety is the spice of your life – choose wisely between the Keurig and Tassimo.

3) Reliability and popularity: neither of these machines are close to the popularity of the Nespresso coffee maker range, and reliability (in both the Tassimo and the Keurig) depend largely on how heavily they are used, as well as how well they are looked after.

4) If you base a lot of your decision making on other people’s reviews of products, it will be handy to know that “The Amazon best sellers list for single-serve brewers is informative. Seven of the top 20 coffee makers in that list are Keurig machines.”. Use it, don’t use it 🙂

Tell us your favourite between the Keurig and Tassimo single serve coffee maker, we’d love to hear your opinions.