Java One Sumatra Coffee, 14-Count Pods (Pack of 6)

Nov 2010: Still love this coffee! I just signed up for monthly shipments, having run out last month and been forced to go back to the Senseo brand pods. Yuck! Well, they are OK until you've been spoiled by these. With the monthly shipments, the price comes down to a few cents over $20 bucks a pack and *FREE SHIPPING*! How can you go wrong with that?I only wish they had a nice sampler pack with maybe 3 varieties of pod and that they would add Ethiopian Yrgichieffe as a flavor. That's one of my favs. So what if it's hard to pronounce? It's great coffee!Original review:Some of the other reviews and other similar items had me very confused as to what I should buy (or even if I should just keep buying Senseo-brand pods at the grocery store). So, I took a chance with one order to see what I'd get.First thing to say is that the coffee is delicious. I am so tired of only having a limited choice of flavors with the supermarket brands. Even the supposed premium varieties leave a lot to be desired.The Sumatra Mandheling pods from Java One taste great! Not only are they a nice change for me, but the quality is excellent. Each pod is individually sealed in a pouch and one order contains 14 pods per box, with 6 boxes in a case. That is 84 pods total at a cost of about 23 cents per pod.The box says that each pod is good for an 8-ounce cup, so that's how I prepared my coffee. I have a large 16-oz mug and normally would use 3 pods of the Senseo brand (one double-pod holder that I run on both size settings and one single-pod holder that I only run once at the larger cup size). Doing that fills my mug about 3/4 of the way and leaves room for cream, plus some dead space above.With these pods, I used the single-pod holder and only the large-cup setting, but ran it twice, changing the pod in between (are you following me?).That filled my mug almost up to the top, leaving just enough space for my cream.The coffee was among the best I have made, ever.So, not only is each pod only 23c, but I only have to use 2 pods (46c) to make what used to require 3 of them (at an approximate cost of 29c each or 87c for my mug) to get the taste I wanted.

Really like these pods. Coffee has good flavor and I get a good brew using 1 pod, unlike the Senseo pods.

I don't know what Java One is doing, but they're managing to put good coffee in defective pods. On my last shipment, at least one out of five pods were not sealed...you open the envelope and there is loose coffee all over. The edges of the pods are open. This is NOT due to our opening them incorrectly. The filter paper is not ripped or damaged, it just isn't glued or sealed properly. Definitely not recommended to buy these unless you want to waste about 15% of your money. Other than that, I like the coffee itself (when it stays in the pod).

Used to love it, not any more. Over time packaging became sloppy with coffee grains outside of the paper envelope. That I could live with. A more serious issue is that the little paper envelopes are now wildly overstuffed. That helps with the taste, sure, but it makes closing the Senseo coffee maker physically impossible. I'm looking at 2 boxes of this coffee plus a brand new Senseo coffee maker, and contemplating a run to Walmart for pods I could actually use.

As a disclaimer, I have a Senseo coffee pod machine, so of course the Senseo pods fit quite well. The problem with these pods is that they are not advertised for a specific machine but don't fit the Senseo machines. I've purchased all sorts of different pods to get different flavors or varieties that have fit the Senseo machine just fine, so why can't Java One make pods that fit? The pods are really good tasting (er' I mean the coffee in them..) but if you use them with the Senseo they actually become dangerous, breaking the lid seal and popping the top of the machine thus spraying hot water everywhere.So, Senseo owners, seek elsewhere.

FINALLY! I love a bold, strong coffee! I use a 16 oz mug, and this business of using 2 pods of 8 oz each was silly. I have tried literally dozens of pods, searching for one that was rich, strong, and black in my 16 oz mug using only one pod. The closest to this that I could find is Senseo extra dark,and was about to resign myself to that when I tried Java One Sumatran. When I opened the pack the aroma hit me and I just inhaled it over and over..when I put it in and started running the water through, I watched it closely. The stream running into my cup was dark dark brown...so far, so good. But when I took my first sip I was thrilled. This was IT! The pod coffee I had been looking all over for! THANK YOU!!

I love the sumatra coffee pods but I do think that Java One has changed the blend. The pods now read sumatra and not sumatra mandheling. I don't think they have the same taste but are still good. After I finish these though I will search out and see if there are other sumutra blends that compare with the previous blend that Java One had.

These are OK, but not great. I'm not super impressed with the flavor. If you're considering these for your Senseo machine, be aware that you really need to pack and flatten the pods in to get them to fit without leaks. They're just a little bit too thick.