On the Road Again!

For the Tassimo I bought this recyclable pod a few months ago called MyReusable. I have been using it regularly. It's a bit of a faff emptying the used coffee but at least you can use ground coffee of your choice. It takes about six measures to fill it. Tamped down after four and then again after six.  This is the 220ml size. I like stronger coffee so look for coffee with a rating of 5. 

I know. Never buy anything advertised on Facebook especially when it is a "sponsored" link. Facebook will sell any old shite as long as they can pocket a handful of cash for the advert.... But I have been looking at recycling the Tassimo pods. It was the same when we had Dolce Gusto. Loads of plastic but our local recycling doesn't take either. So I saw these pods. Or rather pod. The body of it is quite large and depending on the cup size you want there are different tops with the bar codes that tell the Bosch machine how much water to heat and push through. I went for the largest size lid at 220ml.  The price was £14.99. A tad expensive but reusable for ever I guess. I opted to look at their website rather than the FB link. The package came quickly. The box includes the pod shell and the lid, plus a small spoon for the coffee. We have been using some Italian coffee ground for machines that friends gave us. To get a good cup that tastes strong as we like, it does need the...