Noble 662628 Coffee Duck for Latte/Quadrante HD7850

I bought this for my Senseo Viva Cafe and it fits perfectly (i.e. it does indeed work for more than just the Latte models as in the description). I've never even tried the expensive pods, as this produces great coffee. My tips for using it entail 1) heating up milk in a mug in the microwave at the same time as turning on the Senseo, thus giving the machine time to warm up, and then adding coffee to the mug directly from the senseo and 2) turning off the Senseo using the central power button the moment the colour of the coffee turns from dark to pale, thus giving it a more espresso-like taste (essential if you like a lot of milk). It might be wise to then turn the Senseo back on without the coffee duck and make half a cup of hot water to flush the remaining coffee out of the system.

Brilliant. Would not have considered buying a coffee pod machine because of the ridiculous high price of pods per cup and restrictions on buying pods accepted by any one machine. The coffeeduckchanged my prejudice as I can grind my own choice ofbeans fresh per cup at a fraction of the cost of pods. The coffeeduck option was the only reason Isimultaneosly bought a Senseo HD7825 which thecoffeeduck fits perfectly, replacing the pod holderssupplied with machine. The coffeeduck is well made, robust, easy to fill and clean. I like strong black coffeeand using the 2 shot option on the Senseo get a full mug of Americano style coffee superior to a Cafetiereand quicker. I am so impressed I have ordered a second coffeeduck so I can make two Americano's ora mug of espresso using the Senseo one shot optiontwice in quick succession without cleaning out and refilling first. Honestly it is quick and easy and highly recommended for the Senseo HD 7825.

This is a good idea but does not quite make it. It is a bit messy even if you are ultra careful. The inner filter is not easy to remove after brewing coffee despite following the instructions which came with the item. Pressing down on the filter does not help to remove it. However, it makes good coffee and it is certainly going to make the process much cheaper then pods. Pods now not easy to obtain which is a pit really as the competition now using capsules have made them easy to get hold of. If you want to save money this item will do it if you are prepared for the inconvenience

Great product.I had a problem with lack of good quality flavours, I tried this and now have a bigger selection of flavours.The problem you get with the standard machine is a just warm cup of coffee. This has not helped the machines reputation. So I decided to see why. Here are my tips for getting the best out of the coffee duck.1. Measure out 25ml off espresso ground coffee ( this is finer than filter coffee)2. Pour into duck and compact level.3. Put 1/3rd of a cup of milk (80ml) into the coffee mug.4. Warm up the milk in a microwave for 40 to 50 second (depending on power of microwave).5. Put duck into machine, put cup under spout. Press 1/2cup.6. Press 1/2 cup again press, off button when you judge the coffee strong enough for you're taste.Down side of the duck is the cleaning.A. So put the duck with used coffee granules in to the sink to drain while you enjoy the coffee.B. Get a piece of kitchen towel and empty on to it.C. Clean all parts shaking out any excess water, allow to drain dry.D. Despose of waste coffee.

This is a good product and saves money by not having to buy the pods for your coffee machine. The duck allows you to use ground filter coffee and gives you that pure full coffee flavour we coffee lovers like and with the required froth you get from a cafe bought cup of coffee. I have only given 4 stars here because if like me you like a good coffee flavour you can only get one mug from this. A second go is quite watery so you need to reload the duck which works best from being dry so can takes a bit longer to get your second mug or to offer a mug of coffee to someone else. Still, I am happy to recommend this product.

This is not how I imagined it, let down because it had been obviously sent back before and was missing the lid ( amazon?) . However in my view it wouldn't have worked even with the black lid. SO after a few months of deliberating about buying one of these, taking the plunge it has all proved a waste of time. The question is, if it had been repackaged properly would I be a happy duck user. Its a shame - but if you are like my prepared to try new ideas, that you think are too good to be true then you are bound to hit a few of these on the road!

A month or so ago I bought a Senseo Quadrante machine, and was quite disappointed by the poor quality of the coffee obtained, and especially by the "crema" produced: it was a thick, bubbly foam, not a proper, tasty crema! Having read about the Coffeeduck I thought it was worth acquiring one in order to see if I could get better coffee using it than using the pad holders supplied with the Senseo machine. The first bit of good news is that I have found I can make nice coffee, with a much more sensible amount of "crema", by putting ground coffee in the Coffeeduck. The down-side is that it's a little more difficult to clean afterwards than when using Senseo coffee pads. But the best news of all is that the manufacturers state it's possible to use Senseo coffee pads in the Coffeeduck, and I can confirm that the results are, to my taste, again much better than using the supplied Senseo pad holders. Using coffee pads, cleaning the Coffeeduck is just as easy as cleaning the Senseo-supplied pad holders. So I can't recommend this product strongly enough.

The filter disk did not fit snugly into the bowl into which the coffee must be put and when inserted into the machine and the start button pressed water spurted everywhere and, when I opened the machine, it was awash with water and coffee grounds.