Tassimo Brewbot Review and Giveaway

Every so often, a non-alcoholic beverage item comes my way for review.  In this case, I agreed for two reasons: I love tea and hot chocolate and they offered a machine for giveaway. Since the giveaway is valued at about $129.99, it seemed like a great opportunity for you guys!

It was a big coffee-maker holiday for Kevin and I. The nice folks from Tassimo sent us the T20 Single Serve Brewbot to review (and keep, so thank you!). Additionally, my mom bought us a Keurig single-serve coffee maker as well. Since Mom bought the Keurig, it’s going to stay at home and the Tassimo is going to work with Kevin soon. But we like them both, for different reasons.

If you haven’t played with a single-serve coffee maker, you should. You see, I don’t drink coffee at all, but I do love tea and hot chocolate. Kevin, on the other hand, is a huge coffee drinker. We can both make our respective drinks using one single-serve machine. It’s fantastic. Even better, my tea doesn’t taste at all like his coffee, because each drink is made from one single-serve disc.

The Tassimo T20 Brewbot from Bosch has a water filtration system built right in, which is nice. On top of that, it’s small and compact, which is another reason it’s the machine heading to Kevin’s desk. The technology behind it is pretty cool at that. Each single-serve T-Disc has a bar code imprinted on the top. The machine reads the bar code and “knows” whether you’ve put in a disc for espresso, cappuccino, earl grey, or a cup of Starbucks. It then brews the right amount at the right temperature based on the information it scans in that bar code. It fits any size cup as well, which is cool. I discovered that you can remove the cup base and suddenly a travel mug fits right under the spout.

My favorite thing about the T20 is its ability to steam milk. I love chai latte, and the T20 makes a great one. I purchased a box of Twinings chai latte, which comes with discs for both chai and latte. First I pop in the chai disc and hit the Brew button. The T20 brews up a small amount of exceedingly strong chai. Next I pop in the matching latte disc and the T20 steams enough milk to fill up, and froth up, my cup. A little stirring and I have a nice chai latte that did not involve me trying to steam the milk myself or use a liquid chai – all in about a 3 minute time period.

There are a lot of options available for the Tassimo Brewbots, including Twinings and Tazo for tea, Milkka for hot chocolate, and Starbucks and Gevalia for chocolate. Boxes of 16 discs run about $20 at Bed, Bath & Beyond and on Amazon. You can also “subscribe” to boxes on Amazon and find them cheaper. Tassimo offers more than 40 beverage
and flavor varieties to satisfy everyone.

Personally, I’m in love with the convenience of a single-serve coffee maker like this. Sure, there will still be occasions when I’ll heat up the tea kettle or fire up the coffee pot, but the convenience factor is just amazing for a quick cuppa. Even at a party we hosted the other night, it was great to offer people different options – would you like Starbucks, Gevalia, or something else? We’ve got it all.

Giveaway

What you’ve all been waiting for is the giveaway – how can you get your hands on one of these nifty little items? Easy.

1. Leave a comment below saying why you want the T20.

2. For an additional entry, tweet about this giveaway and then leave a comment linking back to your tweet. (My twitter ID is @writetechnology.)

When?

Now! Well, now through 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, December 9.

Rules

You must live in the United States. The nice folks at Tassimo will only ship domestic.

You must have a valid shipping address that I can give Tassimo, not a PO Box.

You must have a valid email address at which I can contact you.

You must have a valid user name that isn’t some spammy sort of thing. If it looks or sounds spammy at all, I reserve the right to delete you.

You are allowed one comment entry and one comment entry with a Twitter link. Not TWO comment entries UNLESS one of those includes a link back to your tweet.

I will “draw” a comment number using Random.org on Monday morning, January 10, and notify the winner via email. You’ll have 48 hours to respond before I give up and try another randomly generated number.

1/10/11 Update: And the winner is …

FTC Goodness: We received the brewer and some T-discs at no cost for review (although I did run out and buy a bunch)  and giveaway; all the opinions belong to me – no one paid me for them.

73 Responses to “Tassimo Brewbot Review and Giveaway”

1. Amanda Starr says:

   January 5, 2011 at 10:22 pm

   Cause I drink coffee like a crazy woman
2. Betty says:

   January 5, 2011 at 10:27 pm

   This sounds so neat -
   First I love coffee and tea while it is smaller and should fit nicely in my workplace.
   We tried the one pod single serve coffeemaker and besides the issue of leaking water on the counter, the coffee pods are not sealed once you open the bag. There was little variety available for that machine also.
3. bettycd says:

   January 5, 2011 at 10:29 pm

   Win a Tassimo @writetechnology http://www.wine-girl.net/2011/01/tassimo.html

   This comment was originally posted onTwitter
4. Betty says:

   January 5, 2011 at 10:34 pm

   tweeted
   http://twitter.com/bettycd/status/22857379972382720

   Great review – have to check and see if these are sold in any of my local stores.
5. Megan says:

   January 6, 2011 at 1:22 pm

   I want one of these because it would be so fast and easy to make a cup of coffee while my kids are running around! Thanks for the chance!
6. megans_madness says:

   January 6, 2011 at 1:23 pm

   Reading on Wine-Girl.net: Tassimo Brewbot Review and Giveaway http://bit.ly/f3gQ13

   This comment was originally posted onTwitter
7. Megan says:

   January 6, 2011 at 4:00 pm

   http://twitter.com/#!/megans_madness/status/23082225448779776
8. Ashley says:

   January 6, 2011 at 6:12 pm

   I would LOVE a Tassimo because we are HUGE coffee drinkers @ our house. Also we spend a lot of $ on expensive coffee house drinks and this would save us a ton of $. Thanks for the giveaway!!
9. Rebecca Orr says:

   January 6, 2011 at 6:13 pm

   I want the T20 because I would love to try something other than the microwave to make my tea and hot chocolate. And I am sure my fiancée would love to try it for his coffee. Thanks for the chance!

   bekki1820cb at gmail dot com
10. shuggysmommy says:

    January 6, 2011 at 6:14 pm

    RT @writetechnology: New on Wine-Girl: Tassimo Brewbot Review and Giveaway http://dlvr.it/CZcR7

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11. Ashley says:

    January 6, 2011 at 6:15 pm

    http://twitter.com/#!/shuggysmommy/status/23155545900851200
12. Carole Spring says:

    January 7, 2011 at 1:41 am

    I would love to have a Tassimo because it would be so convenient to make my husband a cup of coffee and either a latte or a hot chocolate for me all with the same coffee machine.
    blondie_31971(at)yahoo(dot)com
13. amber gi says:

    January 7, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    well, i want one out of pure coffee greed.
    tattgiff at centurytel dot net
14. jessi c says:

    January 7, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    i want one to try the hot cocoa
15. Tabathia B says:

    January 9, 2011 at 1:28 am

    I really want one because I enjoy coffee and with this tassimo I can make it by the cup and the touch of a button in about a minute
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
16. ChelleB36 says:

    January 9, 2011 at 1:28 am

    Reading on Wine-Girl.net: Tassimo Brewbot Review and Giveaway http://bit.ly/f3gQ13 @writetechnology

    This comment was originally posted onTwitter
17. Tabathia B says:

    January 9, 2011 at 1:29 am

    tweet
    http://twitter.com/#!/ChelleB36/status/23989560807522305
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
18. Andrea says:

    January 9, 2011 at 2:59 am

    I would LOVE this to gift to my brothers family!
19. Andrea says:

    January 9, 2011 at 3:01 am

    tweet http://twitter.com/meadowsgrove/status/24012671351263232 Thanks!
20. chanelle says:

    January 9, 2011 at 10:46 am

    I so want this machine! I am a coffeehead, and as I have to be to work at 7:30, so time is of the essence in the morning. I don’t want to hurt my percolator’s feelings, but this bot would be a welcome addition to my kitchen!
21. hiphoppapatamus says:

    January 9, 2011 at 10:46 am

    Reading on Wine-Girl.net: Tassimo Brewbot Review and Giveaway http://bit.ly/f3gQ13

    This comment was originally posted onTwitter
22. chanelle says:

    January 9, 2011 at 10:48 am

    Tweet: http://twitter.com/hiphoppapatamus/status/24130008456896512

    Thanks for a great giveaway!
23. Julie L says:

    January 9, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    I would so love to win one-thanks so much for the giveaway