Flavia Coffee Makers

FLAVIA FUSION DETAILS

Quick and easy single cup coffee isn't only available in large offices anymore. The Flavia Fusion is designed with your home in mind. As with all the Flavia Coffee machines, it has the ability to make over 30 different single serving drinks at the touch of a button. Now you can make a cappuccino, macchiato, latte, herbal teas, hot chocolate and more! You don't have to make a whole pot of coffee, for 1 cup, and you don't have to clean up between cups! Simply throw away the sealed pouch and you're done, 1 cup of freshly brewed coffee in less than a minute.

TECHNICAL SPECS

• Price: $89.99 to $199.99 - Depending on which version you buy (plastic or stainless steel) and how many Flavor Filterpacks it comes with.
• Measures 13” x 9” x 14”
• Revolutionary brew-by-pack technology, delivering hassle free drinks
• Adjustable height to accommodate different sized cups
• Removable large capacity water tank
• Activated charcoal water filter
• Comes 3 color choices (black, red, ice blue), along with a deluxe stainless steel model

WHAT COMES IN THE BOX?

• (1) Flavia Fusion Coffee Maker
• (1) Travel mug
• (34) Assorted Flavor Filter Packs

WHAT WE LIKED ABOUT THE FLAVIA FUSION

We have to say, there is a lot to like about the Flavia Fusion coffee and drink maker. From an ascetics standpoint, the design doesn't look like your typical coffee machine. It has a modern look to it that actually looks quite nice in the kitchen. It's not too wide at all, but a bit tall. It may not fit under some cabinets. That's one drawback of having the adjustable height feature, although that feature is very handy for travel mugs.

We know, coffee isn't about how nice the machine looks. The real question is, how do the drinks taste? The coffees and teas are definitely winners. The flavors were bold. I sometimes forgot that I wasn't drinking a fancy $4 Cup of Joe.

Where this machine was lacking was it's ability to make strong espressos. The flavors weren't deep enough to make any espresso based drinks, except for lattes. The espresso the produced tasted more like a steaming cup of coffee, simply not rich enough to be called espresso. In their defense, I've had espresso from some coffee shops that tasted like a steaming cup of coffee. It's just not a simple drink to make.

Other features that were high on our list were the large water reservoir and the built in water filter. Both of these features show that the Flavia Fusion paid some good attention to smaller details. The controls were very user friendly. Setup, brewing and clean up was seriously a breeze. I timed how long it took to make a latte, 45 seconds from start to end, cleanup included! That's fast!

WHAT WE DIDN'T LIKE

There wasn't too much we didn't like about this unit other than the weak espresso based drinks. Lattes were good, cappuccinos were weak.

At about 50 cents per filter pack, the price is OK. Still a lot cheaper than buying a drink from a coffee shop or even McDonald's, and you save on time and gas. Amazon sells it for the best price we've seen online. Amazon readers gave this model 4.5 out of 5 stars!

Comments (4)

JCP said:

	... Does anyone know where the cheapest pouches can be found?
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December 05, 2008
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john Caulfield said:

	... Our Flavia machines does not look as space age as this one! I wonder is it the same packets just different machines? My question in Google was is the coffee Aribaca or Robusta beans? when I found this site
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Tim said:

	... I believe it uses the same packets. I had a very old one before and I just upgraded to this new one. The packets I had before still work on the new one.
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January 19, 2010
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James Price said:

	... I am an expresso drinker and really don't like the expresso. Any ideas on getting good expresso?
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