What are Tassimo T-Discs, and how do they work?
Tassimo discs are for use in the Tassimo Hot beverage System. In fact, they can only be used in the Tassimo.
In that sense, they are similar to Keurig’s K-Cups.
But they are not exactly the same.
With the Braun Tassimo brewer, or hot beverage system as they prefer to call it, there are holders for two discs – not just one.
This gives the Tassimo a unique flexibility.
For example, if you want to make a cup of cappuccino with the Tassimo, you add one T-Disc containing espresso coffee and a second disc containing liquid milk. (The milk discs don’t need to be refrigerated.)
The Tassimo then uses both the coffee and the milk to create a very passable cappuccino, with a nice frothy head to it.
This is something you can’t do with either the Keurig K-Cup coffee brewers or pod brewers. The Senseo brewers do have what they call a “frothing chamber” which adds a light crema to your coffee. But other than the Tassimo, no other one-cup coffee maker gives you the option to add milk as part of the brewing process itself.
Most T-Discs coffees are made by Gevalia right now. And you can also buy T-Discs with Twinings Tea and Suchard hot chocolate. These are all available at a reasonable price through Amazon.com
Overall, the selection of different coffees and blends in the T-Disc format is very limited, when compared to K-Cups and coffee pods.
However, as the popularity of the Tassimo system grows, we can expect more and more coffees to be made available in the T-Disc format.
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