# Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, 16 Pods 144g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £7.20 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/tassimo-kenco-americano-grande-16-pods-144g/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/tassimo-kenco-americano-grande-16-pods-144g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Tassimo **Price:** £7.20 GBP **Servings:** 16 cups **Price per cup:** 45.00p **Caffeine:** Caffeinated **Brew temperature:** 92-96C **Brew time:** 4 min **GTIN:** 8711000504628 **Stock:** instock ## Summary 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.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.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.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. ## Description 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. The Taste Profile Length: ●●●●● (5/5) The reason to buy it. A mug that is full without being topped up. Roasted Depth: ●●●○○ (3/5) Present through the middle, though a longer drink always reads more open than a short one. Bitterness: ●●○○○ (2/5) Low, helped along by the extra water. This is an easy mug rather than a sharp one. Finish: ●●●○○ (3/5) Short and clean, so the last of a large mug is as drinkable as the first. These scores are our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating 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. How Does Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, 16 Pods 144g Compare to: Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande XL Coffee, 16 Pods: the same idea taken further again. XL is for the largest mug in the cupboard; Grande fits a normal large mug without turning the coffee faint. Between the two, the mug you actually use should decide. Tassimo Kenco Americano Smooth Coffee, 16 Pods: standard length with the bitterness pulled back instead. Smooth answers a complaint about harshness; Grande answers a complaint about size. They are not competing with each other. Tassimo Kenco Americano Decaff Coffee, 16 Pods: the evening equivalent at standard length. A household that drinks big morning mugs and small evening ones tends to end up with both boxes open at once. Ideal Brewing Conditions 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 Machine:Tassimo only. The disc is system specific and the barcode is what tells the machine to run the longer volume. Mug size:Check it holds the full drink before you press the button. A Grande disc into a standard cup is the one genuine way to make a mess with this box. Water:Fresh and cold in the tank each time, and keep an eye on the level. A long drink takes more of it than you expect. Warming:Warm the mug first. Heat loss matters more with a big mug, because there is more surface area for it to escape through. The Big Mug Build Black:This is how it was designed to be drunk. The extra water already softens it, so it rarely needs anything doing to it. Milk:A splash, and no more. A long drink plus a generous pour of milk is where the coffee stops being noticeable at all. Desk mug:The real use case. One disc, one large mug, one hour at a desk, without walking back to the machine. Result:A full mug of black coffee that stays drinkable to the bottom rather than turning sharp as it cools. Brewing The Perfect Cup of Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, 16 Pods 144g Machine: Tassimo. The T DISC shape and barcode are system specific and will not fit anything else. Water: Fresh and cold in the tank; filtered if you live in a hard water area. Measure: One disc per mug. The machine sets the longer volume from the barcode, so there is nothing to dose and nothing to extend. Mug: Large, and warmed. Check the capacity before the first brew rather than during it. Service: Black, or with a splash of milk. A large milky mug from one disc leaves very little coffee to taste. Iced version: Brew over a tall glass packed with ice. A long drink is the right shape for this, because it chills without needing extra water. Best with: A working morning, a long desk session, toast, or anything you want a mug beside rather than a cup. Safety And Purity Ingredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Clean label:A black coffee disc with no milk portion and nothing added for sweetness or flavour, which makes it straightforward for anyone adding their own plant milk. Read it on the current pack. Bigger is not stronger:Stated plainly because it is the likeliest misunderstanding. Grande describes the length of the drink. If you want intensity rather than volume, a short disc in a small cup gets you there and this box does not. Machine care:Descale on the schedule in the machine manual. A long drink pushes more water through a scaled machine than a short one does, so the taste penalty arrives sooner here. ## Product Questions Which machines do these discs fit?Tassimo machines only. A T DISC is a different shape from a Dolce Gusto pod or a Nespresso capsule, and it carries a barcode that only a Tassimo machine can read. Check which machine is on the worktop before ordering.What makes a Grande disc different?The barcode tells the machine to run a longer drink. On a machine with one button, that code is the only way to change the volume, which is why a Grande box exists rather than a Grande setting.Is a Grande stronger than a standard disc?No, and this is the thing to be clear about. Grande describes length, not strength. Spreading a disc across more water gives a fuller mug and a lighter palate. If you want intensity, a short disc in a small cup gets you there and this box does not.What size mug do I need?A large one, and check it before the first brew rather than during it. A Grande disc into a standard cup is the one genuine way to make a mess with this box, because the machine will run the full volume whatever is underneath it.How many drinks does a box make?Sixteen. One disc makes one large mug, with nothing left over and no second disc needed to fill it. That is the practical case for buying Grande rather than running two standard discs into the same mug.Grande or Grande XL?Let the mug you actually use decide. XL takes the same idea further again for the largest mug in the cupboard; Grande fits a normal large mug without stretching the coffee too thin. Going bigger than your mug needs only buys you a lighter drink.Is it decaffeinated?No, this is the caffeinated version. A bigger mug is not automatically a bigger caffeine dose either, because the disc rather than the cup decides that. For an evening drink, buy the decaffeinated box.Does a big mug go cold faster?It loses heat across a larger surface, yes, which is why warming the mug first matters more here than with a small cup. Rinse it with hot water and tip it out before you brew. It costs five seconds and buys several minutes at the other end.Are the discs recyclable?That depends on the current pack and your local council. Disc recycling is normally a scheme rather than a kerbside bin rule. Read the disposal instructions on the box you receive and check what your council accepts before deciding.Is the coffee certified?See current pack for the marks that apply to the box you receive.Why has the coffee gone weak and sour?Usually scale in the machine. A long drink pushes more water through than a short one, so a scaled machine shows the fault here before it shows it elsewhere: cooler water, under-extraction, and a thin sour mug. Fresh cold water in the tank and a descale on the manual's schedule fix it. ## Ingredients & Nutrition IngredientProportionWhat it bringsRoasted coffee, sealed in the T DISC144g across 16 discsAll 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 flavouringNoneDeliberately absent. This is a black americano disc, so anything in the mug beyond coffee and water is something you added.Water from your machineThe bulk of a large mugMore 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. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, 16 Pods 144g 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: roasted and open rather than concentrated, and that openness is a direct consequence of the volume. Aroma in a hot drink is carried by the steam coming off it, and a large mug puts a wide surface of liquid in front of your nose at a slightly lower temperature than a small cup does. The result reads gentler and less pointed. In a sealed disc the aromatics survive almost completely until the machine punctures the foil, which is the one clear advantage a pod system has over a bag of ground coffee, and it is the reason a long drink from a disc still smells of something where a long drink from stale grounds does not.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, and this is where the arithmetic of a large drink becomes obvious. Extraction pulls a finite amount of soluble material out of a fixed quantity of coffee; spread that material across more water and every mouthful carries less of it. The mug is fuller and the palate is lighter, and neither of those is a defect, they are the definition of the format. What a well-built Grande recipe has to avoid is the other failure mode, which is pushing water through the same coffee for longer and dragging out the harsh, over-extracted compounds at the end. The barcode exists partly to prevent that, by controlling the run rather than leaving it to a button.The base structure is the lingering finish: short, clean and low in bitterness, which is what makes a large mug drinkable to the bottom. This matters more here than anywhere else in the range. A small cup is finished before it cools; a large mug is still half full twenty minutes later, and any harshness in the finish will have become the dominant note by then. A gentle finish is not a luxury in a long drink, it is the thing that stops the second half being poured away.Getting it right in the cup. Start with the mug: check it holds the full drink before you press anything, and warm it first, because a large mug loses heat across a bigger surface than a cup does. Use fresh cold water in the tank and keep an eye on the level, since a long drink takes noticeably more of it. Load the disc the way the manual shows so the barcode reads correctly; there is nothing to dose and nothing to extend, because the code sets the volume. Drink it black or with a splash of milk at most, since a long drink plus a generous pour leaves very little coffee to taste. For an iced version, brew straight over a tall glass packed with ice: a long drink is the right shape for this, because it chills without needing any extra water added.How water and temperature change it. A large drink magnifies every water fault, because there is more water in it. A machine that needs descaling brews cooler and under-extracts, and in a long drink that shows up as a thin, sour mug sooner than it would in a short black. Hard water flattens the sweetness and, over time, is what causes the scale in the first place, so a filter jug for the tank earns its place here more than on any other disc in the range. Water that has stood in the tank overnight tastes flat, and a large mug carries that flatness all the way down. None of this is a fault in the disc; it is the same coffee responding to the machine you put it in, and a clean, descaled machine with fresh water makes the mug repeatable every time. ## Recipe Ideas Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande, 16 Pods 144g makes a large black mug from a single disc, so the builds below all take advantage of the volume rather than fighting it. Five cover the desk mug, an iced coffee that needs no extra water, a cold brew style flask for the fridge, a big milky mug with a separate milk disc and a coffee marinade for the kitchen. Recipes, born here first The Desk Mug How to make The Desk Mug with Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande. 3 min 1 large mug Easy You'll need 1 Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande disc A full tank of fresh cold water A large mug, warmed Method 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. 3 min 1 tall glass Easy You'll need 1 Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande disc A tall glass packed to the top with ice A strip of orange peel, optional Method 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. 10 min + chill 3 glasses Easy You'll need 3 Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande discs A clean bottle or jug with a lid Ice, to serve Cold milk, to serve Method 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. 4 min 1 large mug Easy You'll need 1 Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande disc 1 Tassimo Milk disc The largest mug you own, warmed Method 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. 10 min + 4 hr 4 portions Medium You'll need 1 Tassimo Kenco Americano Grande disc 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon soy sauce Method 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. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._