OK coffee drinkers, this one's for us !!!
AS WE ALL KNOW, there's no comparison between a cup of instant coffee from granules, and a
cup of fresh brewed coffee from grounds - brewed coffee wins every time right !
Well the problem was it always seemed more hassle to brew a whole pot of coffee in the morning, pour it into a travel mug, clean the caraffe, mess with cleaning the coffee maker, just to be able to take a cup of coffee on my commute to work. So when I saw the "TWO TO GO COFFEEMAKER" from Cuisinart, that stated it could quickly brew "single mugs" of fresh brewed coffee I was very intrigued, and I HAD to try it !!
It comes with 2 stainless steel mugs, that fit in your cupholders in your car. You can set it to brew one or two mugs, and all you do is fill up your mug with fresh water, pour it in the top of the unit, place a filter in the compartment and add 2 or 3 spoonfuls of ground coffee per mug into the filter. Press the button and then go take your shower ! (If you take a long time to get ready after your shower you may want to press the button AFTER you get out of your shower !) Either way, it brews and dispenses piping hot, fresh brewed coffee into your stainless steel mug, that you just have to grab and go ! (after you add milk and sugar of course !).
The clean up is easy, as the filter sits in a removable basket that you can easily lift out and take to the trashcan to discard the filter with the used coffee grounds.
I was VERY happy that it worked exactly as advertised, and I now use it all the time. It saves me time in the morning while preparing a great mug of fresh brewed coffee, and the coffee stays hot in the stainless steel mugs for a good length of time.
I had seen a few reviews on the item, and all but one loved it. I think the one who didnt like it had a dud, because they said the unit didn't dispense equally between the two mugs, but mine has worked perfectly every time !! There are some competitor versions that have copied this unit over the past year which may work the same way, but this was the original from a few years ago, and has been great the entire time. We paid $49.99, but I just checked and it is on sale on Amazon.com for $29.99.
So if you want a fresh brewed 'single cup' of coffee in your busy schedule, take a look at the "Cuisinart Two To Go Coffeemaker" - we recommend it !