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    "excerpt": "Tassimo Costa Americano is the long black coffee disc in the Tassimo range, twelve single-serve T DISCs to a box, made with Costa coffee and picked into the Teas.co.uk coffee selection as the everyday black cup for a Tassimo machine.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.Twelve cups a box, one disc each, with the barcode on the disc setting the water and the brew so the strength does not drift from the first cup to the last. Darker and rounder than a single-origin disc, and happy either black or with a splash of milk.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Storage notes, machine notes and serving ideas are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below.",
    "content_text": "Tassimo Costa Americano is the long black coffee disc in the Tassimo range, made with Costa coffee and packed twelve discs to a box. One disc makes one cup. The machine reads the barcode printed on the disc, draws the water Costa set for an Americano, and stops on its own, so the cup does not depend on how carefully anyone measures anything first thing in the morning.\n\nThis is the everyday black coffee of the Tassimo system rather than a short, thick espresso. It pours long, it takes milk without falling apart, and at twelve discs a box it is aimed squarely at the household that drinks coffee by the mug rather than by the demitasse. If you have a Tassimo machine and you want a straightforward black coffee with a high-street name behind it, this is the disc that does that job.\n\n The Taste Profile\n\n \nRoast depth: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) A dark, toasted character that reads as high-street coffee rather than a light, fruit-forward roast.\n\n \nBody: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb (3/5) Medium weight in the mouth; long enough to drink by the mug, not so thin it disappears under milk.\n\n \nBitterness: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb (2/5) Present but controlled, closer to a coffee-shop Americano than to a strong instant.\n\n \nFinish: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Dry and clean, with the roast note holding on for a few seconds after the last mouthful.\n\n4.5 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk\nThe tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description.\n\n The Story Behind The Disc\nCosta is the British coffee house chain that grew out of a London roastery and now sells coffee on more high streets than almost anyone else in the country. The at-home range carries that name onto supermarket shelves, and the Tassimo discs are the single-serve end of it. Tassimo itself is the Bosch single-serve system: every disc carries a printed barcode, and the machine reads that code before it brews, setting the water volume and the brew for that specific drink. It is the reason an Americano disc and a milk disc behave completely differently in the same machine without anybody touching a dial.\nPackaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.\n\n Our Commitment To The Planet\n\n Single-serve means you brew the cup you are going to drink, so there is no half a jug going cold on a hotplate and no stale pot poured away at eleven.\n Used discs and the carton follow different routes. The current pack names the scheme it expects, and local-authority guidance decides the rest.\n We list the pack we can actually buy in, and we say what is on it rather than what we would like to be on it. Anything to do with certification belongs to the pack, not to us.\n\n How Does Tassimo Costa Americano Coffee, 12 Pods 108g Compare to:\n\n \n Tassimo Kenco 100% Colombian: the Colombian disc is the single-origin option in the same machine, brighter and cleaner through the middle, where the Costa Americano is darker, rounder and better suited to a splash of milk.\n \n\n Ideal Brewing Conditions\nMost of the work is done for you by the barcode on the Tassimo Costa Americano disc, but the cup still responds to the few things the machine cannot control.\n\nThe Straight Americano\n\n \nFill: Use fresh water in the tank. Water that has stood overnight tastes flat, and the disc cannot fix that.\n\n \nWarm: Run a water-only cycle into the cup first and tip it away. A cold mug takes several degrees off a long black coffee before you have picked it up.\n\n \nBrew: Drop in one disc, barcode facing the reader, and start the machine. It stops on its own; do not interrupt it, because the last part of the draw carries the water that balances the cup.\n\n \nServe: Drink it black to taste what the roast is actually doing, then add milk if you want it softer. It holds up to either.\n\nThe Long Black At Home\n\n \nOrder: Put a little hot water in the cup first, then brew the disc on top of it. Building the cup in that order keeps more of the crema intact than pouring water on afterwards.\n\n \nStrength: For a bigger mug, brew a second disc rather than lengthening one with extra water from the kettle; diluting a finished cup thins the body without adding any flavour back.\n\n \nMilk: Warm the milk first if you are adding it. Cold milk straight from the fridge drops a long black cup below drinking temperature immediately.\n\n \nIced: Brew straight over a full glass of ice so the cup chills fast rather than sitting warm and turning dull.\n\n Getting The Best From Every Disc\n\nWater: Fresh, and filtered if you live somewhere hard. Hard water flattens the aromatic top of a black coffee faster than it does a milk drink.\nCup: Pre-warmed, and no bigger than the drink. A long coffee in an oversized mug loses heat across the surface.\nMachine: Descale on the schedule in the manual. Scale changes the flow rate, and a slow draw pulls a harsher cup out of the same disc.\nStorage: Keep the discs in the box, somewhere cool and dry. They are sealed individually, so the enemy is heat rather than air.\nWith milk: A splash turns it into a white Americano; a full third of a mug takes it closer to a milky filter coffee.\nCaffeine note: This is caffeinated coffee. The amount per cup is not something we state; if you need a figure, the current pack is the place to look.\nBest with: Toast and marmalade, a bacon sandwich, plain biscuits, anything that wants a dry coffee alongside rather than a sweet one.\n\n Safety And Purity\nWhat is in it: Roast and ground coffee inside a sealed disc. Nothing is added to a black coffee disc in the brewing, beyond the water the machine draws through it.\nIngredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.\n\nCaffeine: Caffeinated. Not one for the hour before bed, and worth counting if you are keeping an eye on your daily intake.\nMachine Safety: The discs are made for Tassimo machines and will not work in Nespresso, Dolce Gusto or A Modo Mio systems. Keep the machine and used discs out of reach of children; a just-brewed cup comes out hot enough to scald.",
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                "content": "What kind of coffee does this disc actually make?A long black Americano, not a short espresso. The barcode on the disc tells the machine how much water to draw, so you get a full mug of black coffee from one disc without adding anything yourself. How many drinks are in a box?Twelve. One disc makes one cup, so a box is twelve cups. Divide the shelf price by twelve for the cost per drink, which is the honest way to compare a pod box against a jar or a bag of beans. Will these fit my machine?They fit Tassimo machines only. Tassimo discs do not work in Nespresso, Dolce Gusto, A Modo Mio or any other system, because the machine has to read the barcode before it will brew. What is the barcode on the disc for?It is the whole trick of the system. Each disc carries a printed code that the machine scans, and the code sets the water volume and the brew for that drink. It is why an Americano disc and a milk disc behave completely differently in the same machine without you changing a setting. Can I make it stronger?Not by holding a button, because the machine stops itself. For a stronger mug, brew one disc into a smaller cup, or brew two discs if you want a bigger drink at the same strength. Topping up a finished cup with kettle water only thins it. Can I add milk?Yes, and it takes it well. A splash makes a white Americano; a third of a mug takes it closer to a milky filter coffee. Warm the milk first, because a long black cup loses heat quickly once cold milk goes in. Can I drink it iced?Yes. Brew the disc straight over a glass packed with ice rather than letting a hot cup cool on the side; brewing onto ice chills it fast and keeps the flavour lively instead of dull. How long does a cup take?Under a minute once the machine is up to temperature, and there is nothing to measure, tamp or clean afterwards beyond taking the used disc out. Is it caffeinated?Yes, this is ordinary caffeinated coffee. If you need one, read the current UK pack, which is the only place that figure is stated for the pack you are holding. How do I get rid of the used discs?Used discs and the carton go separate ways. The current pack names the recycling route it expects, and your local authority decides what it will take, so check both rather than assuming the disc goes in with the card. How should I store them?In the box, somewhere cool and dry, away from the hob and out of direct sun. Each disc is sealed, so heat is the thing that ages them rather than air. What does Teas.co.uk think of it?We rate it 4.3 out of 5. It is a reliable, dark, high-street style black coffee that does not vary from cup to cup, and the single-serve format is what you are paying for. If you want brightness and origin character instead, the Colombian disc in the same range is the more interesting cup."
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                "content": "IngredientProportionWhat it bringsRoast and ground coffeethe whole discThe only thing inside a black Tassimo disc: ground coffee sealed behind its own filter, brewed by the machine rather than dissolved.Dose per cupabout 9gThe pack is declared at 108g across twelve discs, which is roughly nine grams of coffee a cup, in the range you would expect for a long black drink.Waterset by the barcodeAdded by the machine, not by you. The code on the disc fixes the volume, which is what keeps the twelfth cup the same strength as the first.Pack: Tassimo Costa Americano Coffee, 12 Pods 108g; twelve single-serve T DISCs for Tassimo machines, caffeinated. The best-before date is printed on the pack.Characterising components shown; the full ingredient declaration, nutrition panel and allergen advice are printed on the current UK pack. Blended and packed for the Tassimo system under the Costa name.Sourcing & blend. Tassimo Costa Americano Coffee, 12 Pods 108g carries the name of Costa, the British coffee house chain that grew out of a London roastery into the high-street brand most of the country recognises. The disc itself belongs to the Tassimo system: a sealed single-serve unit with an integral filter and a printed barcode that the machine reads before it brews. Origin, roast level and blend composition are the brand's to state, and they are printed on the pack rather than restated by us.What is in Tassimo Costa Americano Coffee, 12 Pods 108g, and what is not:In: roast and ground coffee in a sealed disc, brewed with water the machine adds.No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: a black coffee disc has no reason to carry any; the declaration on the current pack is the one that counts.Disc material: a single-serve disc with an integral filter, disposed of separately from the carton; check the current pack and your local-authority guidance."
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                "content": "The flavour of Tassimo Costa Americano Coffee, 12 Pods 108g is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why the cup tastes the way it does from the first lift of steam to the last swallow.The outer layer is aromatic: dark toast, a little cocoa, the smell most people file under coffee shop rather than under coffee. These are the volatile compounds driven off the ground coffee as hot water passes through it, and they reach the nose before the liquid ever touches the tongue. It is why a cup smells strongest the second the machine stops, and why the same cup ten minutes later smells like much less even though the liquid has not changed.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, where the roast does the work. A darker roast develops more of the heavy, bittersweet, toasted compounds and fewer of the bright acidic ones, which is what gives this cup its rounded high-street character rather than a sharp fruit-led one. This is the densest stretch of the drink, and the part that milk reaches first: a splash knocks the edge off the roast and pushes the cup towards caramel, which is exactly why a white Americano tastes sweeter without anybody adding sugar.The base structure is the lingering finish: dry, clean and faintly bitter in the way a good black coffee should be, resetting the palate rather than coating it. A cup with no finish tastes hollow halfway down the mug; a cup with too much turns harsh. The point of a well-built Americano disc is that it still reads as coffee on the last mouthful without having become astringent on the way there.Getting it right in the cup. The machine fixes the dose and the water, so what is left to you is everything around the brew. Use fresh water in the tank, because water that has stood overnight tastes flat and no disc will rescue it. Warm the cup first, since a long black coffee loses several degrees to cold ceramic before you have picked it up. Let the machine finish its draw: the last part carries the water that balances the cup, and stopping it early leaves a drink that is stronger but also sharper. If you want a bigger mug, brew a second disc rather than lengthening one with kettle water, which thins the body without putting any flavour back. Keep the discs in their box somewhere cool and dry; each one is sealed, so heat ages them long before air does.How water and temperature change it. The same disc gives a noticeably different cup depending on the water you put through it. Hard water mutes the aromatic top of a black coffee and leaves the body feeling heavier and duller, so a filter jug in the tank is the single cheapest improvement most Tassimo owners can make. Scale inside the machine does the same thing by a different route: it slows the flow, the water spends longer in contact with the grounds, and the cup comes out harsher from the same disc, which is why descaling on schedule matters more here than most people expect. Temperature matters at the cup end rather than the brew end, because the machine sets the brew itself. Into a cold mug the drink lands under temperature and reads thin; into a pre-warmed one it holds its weight for the first several minutes, which is most of the difference between a cup that tastes like the coffee shop and one that tastes like a compromise."
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                "content": "Tassimo Costa Americano Coffee, 12 Pods 108g brews a long black cup rather than a short espresso, which makes it the disc to build with. Six builds below cover the straight cup, the iced version, a mocha and a jug for four.\nRecipes, born here first\n\n \n The Straight Americano\n \n How to make the straight Americano with Tassimo Costa Americano.\n \n 2 min\n 1 cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 Tassimo Costa Americano disc\n Fresh water in the tank\n A pre-warmed mug\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Run a water-only cycle into the mug and tip it away, so the cup is warm before the coffee lands in it.\n Drop one disc into the holder with the barcode facing the reader and close the machine.\n Brew and let it finish on its own; the end of the draw is what balances the cup.\n Drink it black first, then decide about milk.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A long black coffee with a dry, clean finish, ready in under a minute and identical every time.\n\n \n Iced Americano\n \n How to make an iced Americano with Tassimo Costa Americano.\n \n 3 min\n 1 glass\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 Tassimo Costa Americano disc\n A tall glass packed with ice\n Sugar syrup, optional\n A strip of orange peel, optional\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Fill a tall glass to the top with ice; too little ice and the drink just goes warm and dull.\n Brew the disc straight over the ice so the coffee chills as it lands.\n Stir once, add sugar syrup if you want it sweet, and twist a strip of orange peel over the top.\n Top up with fresh ice if the first lot has melted away.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A cold, sharp black coffee that keeps its roast character instead of tasting stewed, which is what happens when you cool a hot cup slowly.\n\n \n White Americano\n \n How to make a white Americano with Tassimo Costa Americano.\n \n 4 min\n 1 mug\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 Tassimo Costa Americano disc\n 50ml whole or oat milk\n Fresh water in the tank\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Warm the milk in a pan or microwave until it steams, but do not boil it.\n Brew the disc into a warmed mug.\n Pour the hot milk down the side of the mug and stir once.\n Taste before sweetening; warm milk brings out enough caramel that most people do not reach for sugar.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A softer, rounder coffee with the roast edge taken off, closer to a high-street white Americano than to a latte.\n\n \n Mug Mocha\n \n How to make a mug mocha with Tassimo Costa Americano.\n \n 5 min\n 1 mug\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 Tassimo Costa Americano disc\n 2 squares dark chocolate, chopped\n 60ml hot milk\n A pinch of salt\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Put the chopped chocolate and the pinch of salt in the bottom of a warmed mug.\n Brew the disc straight onto the chocolate and stir until it has melted completely.\n Add the hot milk and stir again.\n Finish with a little grated chocolate on top if you are feeling generous.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A proper mocha built on brewed coffee rather than powder, with the dark roast of the disc standing up to the chocolate instead of hiding under it.\n\n \n Affogato, The Short Cut\n \n How to make an affogato with Tassimo Costa Americano.\n \n 2 min\n 1 bowl\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 Tassimo Costa Americano disc\n 2 scoops vanilla ice cream\n Toasted hazelnuts, chopped, optional\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Put two scoops of vanilla ice cream in a cold bowl or a small glass.\n Brew the disc into a jug, then pour just half of it over the ice cream; the full cup is too long for an affogato and floods the bowl.\n Scatter the hazelnuts over the top and eat it straight away.\n Keep the other half of the coffee for yourself.\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Coffee For Four, Without A Pot\n \n How to make coffee for four with Tassimo Costa Americano.\n \n 6 min\n 4 mugs\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 4 Tassimo Costa Americano discs\n A warmed jug\n Hot milk on the side\n Sugar on the side\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Warm the jug with hot water from the tap and tip it out.\n Brew four discs one after another straight into the jug, running the machine back to back so it stays up to temperature.\n Carry the jug through with hot milk and sugar alongside and let everyone build their own.\n Do not let the jug stand more than ten minutes; brewed coffee goes dull long before it goes cold.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: Four consistent cups without a cafetiere to clean, and nobody waiting at the machine while the others drink."
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