Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, 16 Pods 144g
The habit this box replaces is pressing the standard disc and then topping the mug up from the kettle. One disc runs the whole drink, so the coffee is the same strength at the bottom of the mug as it was at the top instead of going pale once the hot water has gone in. It does assume a large mug; an ordinary cup will not hold the whole thing. The extra length makes it lighter in the mouth than a short cup, and that is what it was built for: drunk slowly at a desk, and better in a flask than a small dense cup would be. Keep milk to a splash if you take any. Tassimo machines only, and it is fully caffeinated.
Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, in brief.
Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande is the big-mug black coffee T DISC for Tassimo machines, sixteen discs and 144g on a Kenco recipe, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection for the household that keeps topping a pod coffee up from the kettle because the cup looks half empty.
Sixteen discs, sixteen large mugs, the length set by the barcode on the disc rather than by anything you press. Worth being clear that a longer drink is not a stronger one: it is fuller in the hand and lighter on the palate. Machine specific to Tassimo, black, with no milk portion, and best drunk with a splash of milk at most.
Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande is the big-mug box. Sixteen black coffee T DISCs for Tassimo machines on a Kenco recipe, and the whole difference between this and the standard americano disc is written into the barcode: the machine runs a longer drink. If you are the sort of person who brews a pod coffee and immediately tops it up from the kettle because the cup looks half empty, this is the box you should have been buying.
There is an honest caveat that goes with any larger pod drink, and it is worth putting near the top rather than burying it. Volume and strength are different things. A longer drink from a single disc spreads the same coffee across more water, so the result is fuller in the hand and lighter on the palate than a standard-length mug. What is certain is the shape of the drink: bigger, longer, gentler.
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 compatibility and mug-size guidance are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below.
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4.6 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk
The Story Behind Tassimo and Kenco
Tassimo is the disc system rather than the coffee brand, which is why the box carries two names. Each T DISC has a barcode printed on it, and the machine reads that code to set the water volume and the brew for that particular drink rather than running every disc the same way. Kenco is the long-standing British coffee brand that supplies the recipe. That barcode is exactly why a Grande box exists at all: on a machine with a single button, the only way to sell a longer drink is to tell the machine to make one, and the code on the disc is how the instruction gets there. It is also why you cannot turn a standard disc into a Grande by pressing anything.
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
Our Commitment To The Planet
- Disc disposal is a scheme, not a bin rule: whether T DISCs belong in a household recycling bin, a collection scheme or the general waste depends on the current pack and your council. Read both before you decide.
- One disc, one mug: a large drink from a single disc is less wasteful than two standard discs to fill the same mug, which is the practical case for buying Grande rather than doubling up.
Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, 16 Pods 144g, please cite teas.co.uk.
The story behind Tassimo
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
Our commitment to the planet
Sourcing and packaging details are printed on the current UK pack; the brand page carries the fuller story.
The taste profile
How does it compare
To get the best out of Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, the main thing to get right is the mug. A longer drink needs somewhere to go, and a mug that is too small wastes the one feature you paid for.
The Machine Build
The Big Mug Build
Made with this tea
The Desk Mug
How to make The Desk Mug with Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande.
- 1 Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande disc
- A full tank of fresh cold water
- A large mug, warmed
- Check the mug holds the full drink before you start.
- Warm it with hot water and tip it out.
- Load one disc with the barcode facing the reader as the manual shows.
- Brew and let the machine run the full Grande volume without interrupting it.
What you'll end up with: One disc, one large mug, an hour at a desk without walking back to the machine. That is the entire argument for this box.
Iced Grande, No Extra Water
How to make Iced Grande, No Extra Water with Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande.
- 1 Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande disc
- A tall glass packed to the top with ice
- A strip of orange peel, optional
- Pack the glass with ice properly, right to the top.
- Brew one disc straight over it and stop there.
- Skip the usual step of topping up with cold water; the Grande volume has already done that job.
- Twist a strip of orange peel over the glass if you want a lift.
What you'll end up with: A full iced coffee in one move. This is the one build where a long disc is genuinely better suited than a short one.
Fridge Flask For The Week
How to make Fridge Flask For The Week with Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande.
- 3 Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande discs
- A clean bottle or jug with a lid
- Ice, to serve
- Cold milk, to serve
- Brew three discs one after another into a jug.
- Cool it to room temperature uncovered, then lid it and refrigerate.
- Use within two days, over ice, topped with cold milk.
- Keep it covered in the fridge; coffee picks up other smells quickly.
What you'll end up with: Three ready iced coffees for hot mornings, made once. The low bitterness helps, because chilled coffee reads sharper than hot coffee does.
The Big Milky Mug
How to make The Big Milky Mug with Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande.
- 1 Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande disc
- 1 Tassimo Milk disc
- The largest mug you own, warmed
- Brew the milk disc into the warmed mug first.
- Brew the Grande disc through it.
- Accept the trade: this is the mildest milk coffee the system makes.
- Skip the sugar and taste it first; milk brings its own sweetness.
What you'll end up with: A very large, very gentle milky coffee. Buy a Flat White box instead if you want the coffee to be the loudest thing in the cup.
Coffee Marinade For Beef
How to make Coffee Marinade For Beef with Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande.
- 1 Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande disc
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- Brew one disc into a bowl and let it cool completely.
- Whisk in the garlic, sugar and soy sauce.
- Marinate beef in the fridge for at least four hours, turning once.
- Drain well and pat dry before cooking so the meat browns instead of steaming.
What you'll end up with: A dark, savoury crust with a roasted depth behind it. A Grande disc gives you enough liquid to cover the meat without brewing twice.
Brewing the perfect cup
What’s in it, what to know
Inside the pack
| Ingredient | Proportion | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Roasted coffee, sealed in the T DISC | 144g across 16 discs | All of the drink, and about 9g a disc, which is a little more than a short black americano disc typically carries. The barcode then runs a longer volume through it. |
| Milk, sweetener or flavouring | None | Deliberately absent. This is a black americano disc, so anything in the mug beyond coffee and water is something you added. |
| Water from your machine | The bulk of a large mug | More than in a standard drink, which is exactly what Grande means. Fresh cold water and a descaled machine matter more here than in a short cup. |
Pack: Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, 16 Pods 144g; black coffee discs for Tassimo machines, one disc per large mug, sixteen mugs to a box. Use by the date printed on the pack.
Characterising components shown. The 9g a disc figure is worked out from the stated 144g pack weight.
Sourcing & blend. Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, 16 Pods 144g pairs a Kenco recipe with the Tassimo disc system, which is why two names appear on one box: Kenco supplies the coffee, Tassimo is the machine platform and the barcode-read disc that goes in it.
What's in Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, 16 Pods 144g, and what isn't:
- In: roasted coffee sealed in discs for one machine system, and nothing else.
- No milk, no sugar, no flavouring: it is a black coffee, so you control what goes into the mug after it.
- More length, not more strength: the disc makes a bigger mug, which by definition reads lighter than a short one.
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Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, 16 Pods 144g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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