This is a great little system for anyone who wants totally portable coffee.

Each sealed package contains a single-use filter cone and enough ground coffee to make one cup.

You simply open the package, unzip the top of the cardboard filter. Once placed on your mug, you then pour in hot water, just like using a regular filter cone.

As you can see from the video, it takes a few moments to figure out how it works. After that, it’s easy.

The coffee we tried – The Premium Signature Blend – has a great taste. It’s a medium roast, with a nice strong taste, and a touch of sweetness.

The other coffees they offer are:

Organic Blend

Dark Roasted Sumatra Blend

Decaffeinated Blend.

When would I use one of these? Not at home, but certainly if I was traveling, whether on business or on vacation. It would be perfect for camping, and also for when you’re not sure whether your hotel offers in-room coffee making.

This is a neat idea, and I think I’ll be stocking up on a box or two before my next trip away from home.

You can learn more at the Dr. Drip Coffee website.

The folks at Coffee-mate offered me two of these packages, one for me and one to give away.

Yes, they are bribing me. : )

Here’s what you get.

Coffee-mate Café Collection Coffeehouse gift pack

2 Coffee-mate product coupons (You can see the flavors available on the Coffee-mate Facebook page.)

A Coffee-mate branded ceramic mug.

A stainless steel coffee spoon. (Which doubles as a clamp, to keep your coffee bag closed, and your ground coffee fresh.)

An iPod dock. (Made by Altec Lansing. Pretty nice.)

And a $10 Amazon gift card. (Although, in my package, it was a $10 iTunes certificate. Either way, it’s a nice gift.)

The estimated retail value of all this is $72.00.

How do you get your hands on this Coffee-mate Café Collection Coffeehouse gift pack?

You have to describe the experience of taking your perfect coffee break.

Use the comment function at the end of this post, and describe when, where and how you take a coffee break at home. Where do you sit? What do you see? How do you take your coffee? Are you alone? Are you listening to the radio? Do you have a snack with your coffee? Your cat on your lap? Dogs curled up at your feet?

Describe that moment to us…as you sit down, relax, and enjoy your coffee break at home.

The winner is the person who best captures that special moment.

Who decides which is the best entry? I do. Totally subjective, I know.

How long should your description be? Any length up to 125 words.

Who can enter? Anyone who is over the age of 18 and living in the US. (Sorry about that, Canada.)

When is the deadline? December 23rd . I’ll announce the winner on the 24th.

That’s it.

Sharpen your pencil, describe a beautiful coffee break moment, and add it below.

Good luck!

Bunn MC My Cafe Coffee Pod Brewer

Well, this is good news.

There haven’t been too many new coffee pods brewers hitting the stores recently.

Better still, Bunn already has an excellent reputation making pod brewers. The trouble has been that until now, those brewers have been commercial grade, with a price to match.

The new Bunn MC gives us all access to a quality coffee pod brewer at a reasonable price, for home or office.

The advantages of a good pod brewer are numerous.

First, you’ll pay less than you do for other single serve coffees, which come in plastic, single-use cups of some kind. You pay a premium for those plastic cups, without any discernable increase in the quality of the coffee.

Second, coffee pods are a lot more environmentally friendly. Use the pod once, and then throw it into your compost. No waste, and no recycling required.

With the Bunn MC you can choose from a huge variety of coffee pods, from numerous different roasters. You can also make tea with it.

Here is a rundown of the Bunn MC’s key features:

- Brews coffee or tea, and you can choose your brew strength

- Brews hot coffee or tea in under a minute

- Pulse brew option extracts a bolder coffee flavor

- Patented sprayhead, which propels water through the pods for better flavor extraction

- Pod drawer is compatible with hundreds of coffee and tea pods plus tea bags

- A stainless steel hot water tank, which keeps water at 200F for a perfect brew

- The Bunn My Cafe MC comes with an assortment of coffee pods and tea pods, so you can start brewing right away.

- Comes with a 2 year limited warranty

You can buy the Bunn My Cafe MC at Amazon.com for just $99.99.

Keurig Milk Frother

What do you buy a coffee lover who already has a great brewer and grinder?

The answer is – an automatic milk frother.

You just add skim milk, turn it on and wait for 90 seconds. The frother heats the milk and stirs it. Then you can pour the whipped milk direct from the frother, and spoon out all that lovely froth.

What kind of coffees can you add whipped milk and froth to?

Pretty much any kind of coffee you want.

We have a Keurig K-Cup brewer, which we use most of the time. So we choose a dark roast K-Cup, make the coffee and then create an instant cappuccino or latte by using the frother.

Of course, this isn’t a real cappuccino, because it doesn’t have a shot of espresso as the base. But it’s still pretty darned good, and better than the cappuccinos and lattes I get served in many restaurants.

But you don’t have to use it with a single serve brewer. You can do the same with coffee from a drip brewer or French press. Just make the coffee, whip the milk, and you’ll have a real treat on your hands.

You can also use it to make a simply amazing mug of hot chocolate!

One last thing…it has a non-stick interior, so it’s easy to clean.

You can get your Keurig Milk Frother here…

The Keurig My K-Cup Coffee Filter

People love their Keurig brewers.

I have one myself, and I love it.

But there are a couple of things that used to trouble me.

First, those K-Cups cost a lot of money. Sure, it’s the most convenient way to make coffee imaginable. But the cost soon mounts up.

Second, millions of used K-Cups are thrown away every week. And no, they are not recyclable.

Is there an answer to these problems?

Yes, there is.

I simply bought myself a My K-Cup reusable coffee filter.

Each time you want a cup of coffee, you just add ground coffee to the filter, screw on the lid and place it on your Keurig brewer, instead of using a K-Cup.

Instantly, the price of each cup of coffee is cut by over half. Plus, there is nothing to throw away, other than the used coffee grinds. And I add those to my compost pile.

If you have always wanted a Keurig brewer, but didn’t like the cost of the K-Cups, or the waste, this is your answer.

Just buy the Keurig K-Cup brewer plus a My K-Cup Coffee Filter.

And if you already have the brewer, just buy the My K-Cup.

True, it will take an extra 30 second to make each cup of coffee.

But you’ll save a bundle of cash, and you’ll be doing your part for the environment.