I saw on an other site that it comes with a mesh basket or you can use a paper filter and use loose coffee. It says here only pods. Which is it?
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Mine didn't come with a mesh basket. I'm not sure if you could use a paper filter and loose coffee grounds. It's possible that it could overflow if the filter and grounds didn't allow the water to flow through at a quick enough pace. I have only used pods. They worked well. I think you can buy a mesh pod to use your own coffee grounds, but I haven't tried that either.
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PpfI was disapointed to find that it only uses pods and not the kind of pods that are popular. I did not get a mess basket.
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We bought this sometime ago. The answer is yes, you can use a paper filter and your own coffee. It is a little awkward and you have to be sure to not use too much coffee, but it works. We haven't found filters to fit the little basket, so we cut the bigger ones to size. We aren't coffee drinkers so we only use it for company and it works fine for us. If you would be using it daily I think you can purchase the necessary basket and filter. But the machine works great and we use it at least once or twice a month every month and January through March we use it daily.
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Doesn't come with mesh basket. I suppose you could use filter if you could find ones small enough. Our coffee is in tea bags.
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I'm not sure ... I ended up returning this item ... I didn't keep it. Sorry.
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This is actually a huge pain. We bought one, used it twice and then haven't use it since then.
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When I first bought the coffee pod filters it came with a mini sealer. I bought it off http://amazon.com. I actually don't even use it. I just fold the top part of the filter over and it works just fine that way.
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None. There is a plastic basket inside where you can put your coffee. I never used a filter but suppose if you get a really small one it might help if some of the grounds, if small, escape into the coffee pot.
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Yes - it comes with filter basket, and we also use a paper cone filter - just to prevent grounds from getting into the coffee.
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I use percolator or any grind really or grind my own. But you find a fine grind will pack or filter through the holes and lead to a bitter taste. So course grinds are better and lead to better basket retention. That what's nice, no filters and stronger so you can use less coffee. And they are a lot faster to brew. Good luck. I ended up getting two sizes, small for nights after work, and larger on weekends.
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It comes with a filter cup that fits into a case that is placed in the machine. I remove the filter cup which is part mesh for coffee flow and wash after each use. I looked for paper filters and so far have not found any that small. I don't think it was meant to use a paper filter due to the design of the filter. The coffee grounds stay in the filter. It does a good job. Easy to wash
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The pods act as the only filter on this unite and there is no additional filtering. If you wanted to use your own grounds, you'd need to make your own pods (there are kits for this) or find a separate compatible filter.
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That is the great thing about this single cup brewer. You can use whatever brand or flavor and make it as strong or weak as you like, you put the amount of coffee in. You do need paper coffee filters and they are easy to get at the grocery store. It is much cheaper than any of the pod coffee makers per cup. We have had ours over a year and would highly recommend it.
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I don't use any paper filters with it although you could if you prefer. It is a regular style basket -- typical of percolators -- so you should look for coffee ground for percolators or grind your own so not as fine as for drip pots.
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i bought a simple pod maker off ebay. the title was "Make your own Senseo pods". it works great on my Bunn MyCafe. Its a small wooden form that you can use the 4 cup paper liners in.
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Do NOT be fooled. You still need to use a Paper coffee filters in this basket. There is a certain type of Unhealthy oil material that comes off of All coffee..Only the coffee filter can catch it.If you notice with this is sold separate, Melitta 628354 Disc Coffeemaker Filters - Pack of 2 (200 Filters total)by Melitta ...Btw Dr. Oz talks about the need for coffee filters all the time even if your coffee pot comes with the mesh, or percolator , for a good reason.
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No; it comes with a small black basket; you drop a disposable filter into the basket & then add your coffee; you can buy a reusable basket as an option from Amazon; I personally like being able to just drop the used filter into the trash; less mess!
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inside basket to put the coffee in. Some use filters inside the filter basket. We don't
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FYI, I hate wet, messy grounds. I have the basket that came with the pot but I still just push a paper coffee filter down in and press the excess paper against the sides and fold the excess at the top over the edge, place my grounds in there, close the lid and start brewing. When it is all done I just have to pull out the soggy filter and toss it. I can do this either with the permanent filter in place or not. If you can't find a permanent filter replacement, you might try that.
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yes - I ordered the Perfect Pod maker, but did not like using the unit or filters....I use only the tea bags and fine coffee - maybe more work, but I had issue with the amount of coffee able to be used in the filter - causing very weak coffee!
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Yes, it comes equipped with a basket for loose coffee but the pods work better.
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No filter needed. The inner basket is a filter. I use any coffee that's on sale.