I love this thing.Use it every day.I grind down my pre-ground or beans to espresso fine once every few days and keep a supply in a plastic container.I haven't bought a single pre-made pod since I got it.(Though, I probably will keep some on hand just for convenience and for my boyfriend who can't figure out this duck thing.)Have a few suggestions:
-- DO use espresso grind or grind down your regular drip grind supply - it makes a huge difference.
-- DO adjust to your own taste and play around with it a bit.I like strong coffee, so I fill it to the top and hit the 8 oz button.
-- Once in a while, DO clean off the part of the senseo top where the water comes out (the silver circle).The Duck top has holes so eventually leaves a fine silt-y layer where the water comes out unlike pods that can't let any grounds through the filter material.
-- *Important*FOLLOW THE DIRECTION that tells you to make sure there are NO CRUMBS on the edge of the base of the duck.Really - make sure.Your Senseo will dribble or gush (depending on how many bits of coffee grounds there are).I mean it.Even one tiny speck of coffee between the metal and the plastic will cause a leak.And leaks suck.
=== The only CON:The dump and refill process ===
The plastic top is hot so I let it cool off before I take it off to dump the grounds.
The grounds are also hot and don't come out completely.I rinse it off before refilling it.
I think I need a countertop compost bucket or something because I'm sick of coffee spots on my floor from my counter to the trash can.
I think someday the hot coffee grounds will melt down the plastic trash can liner and I'll be that person in the trash bag commercial whose bag breaks and dumps yucky trash all over the place when I try to take it outside.
That is the only reason that I rated it a four.I'd say it's more like a 4 1/2 stars.
Cheers!
Product Description
ONLY WORKS WITH THE ORIGINAL SENSEO! CHECK BOTTOM OF YOUR SENSEO FOR MODEL #. ORIGINAL MODEL NUMBER STARTS WITH 781! (7810, 7811, etc). NOT RETURNABLE SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SENSEO MODELS! Introducing the COFFEEDUCK, a new innovation for Senseo owners (does not work with the Senseo Supreme or Senseo Deluxe). The COFFEEDUCK works with your favorite coffee. From now on YOU control the flavour, strength and amount of coffee from your Senseo. The COFFEEDUCK can also be used with one or two regular paper pods, so if you ever lose your Senseo pod holders, you can still make pod coffee! You will be amazed at the possibilities that the COFFEEDUCK has to offer. A regular cup of coffee no problem, an espresso no problem, 2 cups of coffee, you name it! Want a cup of your favorite Starbuck's coffee? Your favorite flavored coffee? With the COFFEEDUCK you are no longer stuck paying the high price for Senseo coffee pods! (for best results use a fine grind)
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Hi, I boght one of these Coffee Duck for Senseo. Having used it for over a year I agree with all said. Some small variations that I found to make very good flavours in the coffee;
ReplyDelete- I bought a Handground burr grinder, coffee always freshly ground before use. I grind at expresso fineness
- I do use a coffee press to push the grind into the Duck container
- I put a filter circle over the grind before putting plastic cover on. The filters for Aero Press are perfect and i wash and reuse each time
- the filter helps with a seal during Senseo operation, no spillover.
- one cup selection, then i do another one cup cycle without coffee to clean the Senseo machine.
Bruce