Coffee Lovers — Gather Around!

This means you, too, Latte and Mocha Lovers!

Today might be one of the best days ever, because I finally found the coffee maker of my DREAMS.
Say hello to the Verismo System by Starbucks — the single cup home café experience.  And I have Staples to thank for it!

I’ve seen these wonderful coffee makers in both Starbucks and Staples, and I was intrigued by the idea of something that could bring the Starbucks coffee experience into my home, but I couldn’t be sure until I tried it.  As it turns out, it’s as easy as pie to use.  To begin with, the system comes with a starter welcome kit that gives you the ability to make both a latte with espresso, as well as regular brewed coffee.  Setting up the machine was super easy — simply add filtered water to the canister on the back, run a rinse cycle five times to get it all clean and ready to go, and then brew your first cup.  It took hardly any time at all before my fiancé was enjoying a hot cup of Starbucks coffee in our kitchen.

Now for the Latte!  My biggest complaint in the past when trying to make a home made latte or mocha has been that there are too many machines and too many steps to accomplish it.  A few years ago I had a mini espresso machine that could only make one shot at a time, and then you had to steam your milk right afterwards.  Not only was the espresso or water amount never quite right, but the I could never quite get the steamer clean and I can not tell you how many times I burned myself with hot milk.  I was a failure after numerous tries and the machine finally found its way to the very back of my kitchen cabinets, never to be seen again.  But this isn’t the case with Starbucks Verismo System.

The buttons on the machine are simple — rinse/brew espresso, brew coffee and steam milk.  You simply drop a pod into the machine for what you want, press the button and it does all the work — burn free!  The milk is the coolest part, in my opinion — you drop a mild pod into the machine and it makes a frothy and foamy cup of milk that you can then add espresso to with an espresso pod and the push of another button.  I confess I made mine with a bit of cinnamon syrup at the bottom to try my hand at a cinnamon latte, and it was extremely successful.  The amount of milk and the amount of espresso that went into the cup were perfect, and I drank up every last drop.  I can’t wait to pick up some mocha powder and make my first mocha.  I have no doubt at all that I’ll finally be able to make myself a home brewed Starbucks mocha right in my kitchen, and it will taste amazing.  And more importantly, it will be easy!

The Starbucks Verismo System can be purchased at Staples online or in the store, and comes in three colors — piano black, champagne and burgundy.  The pods can be purchased there as well, and there are a variety of flavors to work with.  One thing that I love is that the espresso pods can also be purchased in decaf, making it possible for me to have a brewed drink in the evenings without the worry of staying up all night afterwards.  For that I am also thankful!

Alright, coffee lovers, that is all.  Now be on your way to Staples to pick up your Verismo System by Starbucks and partake of all its coffee goodness.

Afterwards you’ll be joining me in saying, “That was easy!”

Merrie is a writer for the Jen is on a Journey and you can also find her at her blog, Sleepless Mornings: “I’m the mother of two beautiful children, newly engaged, a scrapbooker, a baker, and sometimes I’m even fun to be around!”

Product provided to facilitate this review, all opinions my own.