Review of Presto 09402 MyPod Refillable Replacement Pod (Senseo)

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(More customer reviews)While walking through my local Wal-Mart I came upon this gem, at first I just glanced by it then had to take a double look. Sure enough there it sat, the item I envisioned but never found nor ever heard of, until now. Ive seen those other types of re-useable coffee pod holders but all pretty much had bad reviews, and honestly looked to cheap to do the job right.

Now at home and to give it a try. The box contains a holder, cover, filters, and a scoop. The holder replaces the original Senseo pod holder and houses the rest of the parts. At the bottom of the holder you place a filter then fill with 1 to 1-1/2 scoops of coffee grinds and compact with the cover. The cover remains in place while brewing. Next place the whole assembly into the Senseo and the rest is as normal.

Clean up can be a hassle because now your dealing with loose grinds which is why I'll use this occasionally. Remove the cover and dump the grinds in the trash which most will fall out because of the filter. You'll need to rinse the holder and the cover.

TIP: After placing the filter in the holder wet it so it will stay in place when you place grinds onto it.

NOTES: As the instructions say, you should be careful when placing grinds into the holder as to not get grinds on the rim of the holder, if you do you must remove the grinds from the rim before placing into the Senseo. The next is that it says not to use finely ground coffee but doesnt give a reason why but I'm sure we all could venture at a guess because the bottom of the holder is not a finely mesh screen like the other cheaply made re-usable pods.

OVERALL: Its actually simple to use but I'll still primarily use pods because of the convenience. I'll use this when I want some 100% Kona coffee mostly, Kona coffee pods price out to about a buck a piece. This should help with that cost. Great gadget, 5 stars!

Another NOTE: Because the holder has many holes in it, it does not apply the same kind of back pressure that the original Senseo holder does with only one small hole. Because of this, using the 1-cup button produces about 1-1/2 cups while the 2-cup button will most likely overfill most large mugs in effect weakening the tastes. The perfect combination for me is 1-1/2 scoops of coffee then pressing the 1-cup button.

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Product Description:
Refillable replacement pod holder for Pod coffee makers. Eliminates need to buy expensive, pre-filled pods. Coffee scoop and 100 filters included. For use with: Phillips Senseo pod coffee maker models. Phillips is a trademark of Phillips Electronics North America Corporation. Senseo is a trademark of the Sara Lee Corporation. MyPod is a trademark of National Presto Industries, Inc.