Types of Coffee Pods

Coffee pods take the guess work out of making the perfect cup of coffee.Shana Novak/Digital Vision/Getty Images

Single serve coffee machines have grown in popularity due to their ease of use, quick cleanup and speedy deliverance of hot coffee. They make sense in the workplace where often times a whole pot of coffee will go untouched and grow stale over the course of the day. Coffee companies were quick to jump on the bandwagon and have helped to provide a wide selection of coffee pods compatible with most single serve coffee machines.

Timothy's

Timothy's makes coffee pods in several flavors including the medium bodied Columbian Dorado, a mild Arabica Breakfast Blend, the robust Rainforest Espresso and many others. Their coffee pods are compatible with a variety of single serve coffee machines such as Phillips Senseo, Black and Decker Home Café and several others.

World renowned celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck offers a line of Reserve Blend coffee pods that bring his five-star restaurant quality coffee to the home and office. His line's many flavors include Toscana, a blend of Ethiopian and Central American beans that is mild and light. His line also includes Vienna, a European style coffee that has a robust toasted hazelnut flavor.

If only the finest coffee will do, Tassimo is the coffee pod for you. The Tassimo coffee pod is known as a T-Disc and is specially designed for Tassimo single serve coffee machines. T-Disc's come imprinted with a bar code that the coffee maker scans to calculate the precise amount of water, water temperature and brewing time required to create the perfect cup of coffee.

Folgers makes coffee pods primarily for the Black and Decker Home Cafe coffee machine. So if you want the smooth flavor of Folgers Classic Roast in coffee pod form make sure to get the right machine.

The full line of Starbucks coffee is available in coffee pod form. They also offer their coffee in T-Discs for those owning Tassimo machines.

In 1908 Melitta Benz invented the first paper coffee filter. Since then the name Melitta has been known for manufacturing quality coffee and accessories. Melitta coffee pods work with practically every coffee machine and come in many flavors including Kona, Pumpkin Spice, and Crème Brulee.

The Kona region of the Big Island of Hawaii is home to Aloha Island. Offering coffees that are naturally low in acid and pesticide free, Aloha Island has a variety of 100 percent Kona coffee pods to choose from.