Noble 124422 Coffeeduck Classic - Long-lasting filter for Philips Senseo HD7810 / 7812

A novel invention that allows you to use freshly ground coffee in your Senseo cartridge coffee machine.I occasionally use these for making both Coffee and Tea (different pods for each) and bringing out a full body flavour in the brew made with my Senseo coffee machine.Unlike the pre-packed cartridges, I can go and get the coffee I want and blended the way I want it, prepare it the night before and place in these Coffeeduck's. So when morning comes around, my morning espresso, is a rich and creamy as I want it to be, without having to compromise. Plus IRS easy to pop the coffee ground out of the coffeeduck and give it a quick rince under the tap.On a side note, you should use the mug sized Senseo adaptor when using the Coffeeduck, or else the Senseo will leak.I did that, assuming you could as they fit in the adaptor. But there is a tiny gap, that under the 15lb's of pressure needed to force the water through the coffee, can make a mess and can spray at you. It still wakes you up, but not in the most pleasent way. It's better to use the mug adaptor and have a nice freshly brewed coffee that get hot water sprayed in your face, first thing in the morning.Defernatly worth the investment :0)

If you find this review helpful ... please click the little "yes" box below.I was given a Senseo machine as a Christmas gift. I like coffee, and the person that bought it for me thought that they had come up with a great gift concept. They even bought me a whole slew of coffee bags to go with the purchase. But, while the Senseo coffee was acceptable, it wasn't really great. It was like you would expect to get at a standard restaurant - OK, but nothing special.So, the Senseo machine was soon relegated to a dusty corner of the kitchen before migrating into a cupboard. My simple coffee press soon regained pride of place and the stove top espresso maker re-emerged for occasional useBut, the Senseo machine has go a new lease of life with the purchase of a Coffeeduck. Strange name (I assume because the plastic piece is vaguely reminiscent of a ducks beak), but it works great. Place a couple of spoonfuls of (good) coffee grinds into the container, place the filter on the top, put into the Senseo machine, hit the button, 20 seconds later a decent cup of coffee. I typically clean it immediately after and find that it takes another 30-45 seconds to rinse and wipe. So, the whole process takes, maybe, 2 minutes.The coffee duck hasn't replaced the coffee press or espresso maker - they still make the best cup of coffee. But, it's pretty good and now gets daily use.

This does exactly what it's designed to do, lets you use you own coffee in your Senseo. I find it OK for occasional use but it does seem to have a few drawbacks:1. You lose the convenience of the Senseo pods if making more than one cup as you need to clean the coffeduck between runs2. You have to be meticulous when putting the coffee in as any left on the rim of the duck affects the seal on the Senseo (this is explained in the instructions)3. For best results the coffee needs to be ground for expresso machines, if you haven't a grinder this limits your choice of coffee.4. Crema is non existent no matter what coffee I use5. Isn't as cost effective as I'd hoped - a pack of coffee @ £3.50 makes approx 20 mugs, 20 mugs size pods @ £4.00 means payback will take 320 mugs of coffeeIt's probably OK for someone living alone and only needing one cup at a time, but in a family situation where a few cups are needed it's too much hassle.

Last year I bought a couple of ecopads for my Senseo coffee machine. These, although cheap, required a lot of work for just one cup of coffee, and I tended to stick to senseo coffee pads.However this changed with The Coffee Duck, it is so much easier, with the coffee duck in the machine you spoon in the right amount, you hardly ever spill any, you then put the top on, close the machine, make your coffee... Simple, to make another you simply take the top off and tip out. So easy to use, nearly as easy as just putting in a coffee pad.The ecopad works differently firstly you can't make it in the machine, as you have to snap shut the lid, you have to hold it at all times as it there is a point on the bottom, which means as soon as you put coffee in it falls over, you also usually spill the coffee you are putting into it, you also regularly overfill it, you have to use two hands to snap the top shut. Once you have made your coffee its difficult to tip out, I usually have to wash it.Senseo is supposed to be simple, so make it simple if you are considering using your own ground coffee, consider the coffee duck over the ecopad. Otherwise you should have bought a coffee machine.

Does not fit my senseo machine and its stated that this would fit my model. Very disappointed as this looked like a good product.

I really wanted to like the coffeeduck. After using a Senseo coffee maker while on holiday in Europe I bought a second hand one in the UK. I bought it knowing that the coffee pads it uses are hard to get hold of in this country other than by mail order. However, I'd read about coffeeduck, so planned to give it a go.I have to say that for my purposes it just wasn't practical. It took the clean convenient Senseo and turned it into a messy (and not very good) filter coffee maker with no filter papers to contain the mess.I have a stove top coffee maker and am used to tapping out the solid puck of waste coffee grounds into the bin after making my coffee. With the coffeeduck you end up with a shallow metal container full of sloppy, saturated grounds that seem to get everywhere. So, while I'm sure it does give you a cheaper coffee than using pads, I feel the price in terms of time and mess isn't worth it. Back to the pads for me.