Senseo HD7001 Espresso Pod Holder for Gourmet Coffee Machines | 
 enlarge | Brand: Senseo
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $8.99
New (4) from $8.75
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 6759
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 3.3 x 1.8
MPN: HD7001
Model: HD7001
UPC: 075020001665
EAN: 0075020001665
ASIN: B000XQXEKO
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Pod Holder used to brew a cup of Espresso with Senseo Espresso Pods |
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Product Description
Philips Espresso Pod Holder for Basic Senseo - Philips HD7001
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| Customer Reviews:
 Senseo Espresso Pod Works great April 19, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I decided to try the Senseo Espresso Pod holder and have really enjoyed the espresso it produces. I think for the $8.99 to buy the holder you can have a real decent shot of espresso and it is quick and painless to prepare. Try it and you may never waste time with your old machine. Two important hints. One is from the manual insert that comes with the pod. Run a water only cup through first to heat the cup and also to make sure the water is really hot in the machine. 2 The other hint I found on another site about the pods. Run a little water over the pod on both sides before you brew the cup. This seems to make a bolder, stronger espresso that really tastes great.
 I Don't Think It's Needed..... February 15, 2008
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
Ever since I received the Senseo coffee maker I have been in search of it's ability to actually make good coffee. I like a good cup of coffee and espresso, I do roast my own green coffee beans to achieve this, but by no means am I a 'coffee snob'. I have an expensive espresso maker but by the time you grind the beans, heat up the unit, tamp in the grind, make the cup and clean up the thing...WOW! I like the Senseo for a single cup when the time necessitates this. To be honest, I went outside of the 'Senseo Brand' to find a decent tasting cup...I found the Senseo brands of coffee thin and lacking in taste. One reason is the blends, but the most significant issue is freshness....other brands individually package the pods and insure this biggest reason for good coffee. Now to the espresso part. I saw the Senseo espresso pods when they were only available in Europe (ordered them on eBay) and they needed the Senseo Espresso Pod Holder to maintain the correct pressure (different nozzle on the bottom of the holder) for the drip. This holder is set up for a single size pod and there in lies the issue...with the Senseo pods (not individually wrapped) it produced a thin, stale espresso. The look (crema) and smell were spot on, just not the taste...so I looked outside the Senseo brand AGAIN. I found that most companies that made espresso pods to fit the Senseo made them with more coffee in the pod (double size) and they didn't fit in this new holder. If used it would leak because it doesn't seal completely, the pod is too thick...they use the standard double size holder included with the Senseo coffee maker. I found that Timothy's Rainforest Espresso Blend espresso pods (9-10 grams each) to work great for me and make good espresso coffee in the Senseo. The reason they work with the existing holders is that they are packaged with the right amount of grind and tamped to the correct density within the pod. They are flavorful and robust...you can make a 'shot' when used in the single cup mode or to make espresso style coffee in the double cup mode. I'm still playing around with them, but either way they are much better than the Senseo pods...which to me, render the need for the Espresso Pod Holder useless.
So let's recap: save your money and stick with the holder you got with the unit and just buy a better espresso pod that contains more espresso grind in it, 9-10 gram pods versus the standard 4-5 gram pods, and is DESIGNED to work with what we already have.
But once again, Amazon shipped the holder for free, got it quickly, and was packaged well...second to none in this E-Commerce world.
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