# Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino Coffee, 8 Pods 260g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £7.20 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/tassimo-kenco-cappuccino-coffee-8-pods-260g/` _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-cappuccino-coffee-8-pods-260g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Tassimo **Price:** £7.20 GBP **Servings:** 8 cups **Price per cup:** 90.00p **Caffeine:** Caffeinated **Brew temperature:** 92-96C **Brew time:** 4 min **GTIN:** 8711000373156 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino is the foam-capped milk drink in the Kenco Tassimo range, eight single-serve T DISCs to a box that pair into four cappuccinos, a milk disc and a coffee disc for each cup, picked into the Teas.co.uk coffee selection as the no-wand cappuccino for a Tassimo machine.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk. 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.Light, airy and gentle on the coffee, with a proper foam cap that is best left unstirred. Four drinks a box at 260g, which is where most of the pack weight goes. Contains 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. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino is the foam-capped milk drink in the Kenco Tassimo range, and like every Tassimo milk coffee it is a two-disc drink: a milk disc goes in first, a coffee disc follows, and the machine reads each barcode separately and brews each component the way it needs. Eight discs in the box, four cappuccinos out of it. The pack weight tells you the story before you open it. Two hundred and sixty grams across eight discs averages out at more than thirty grams a disc, where a black coffee disc weighs around nine; almost all of that extra weight is the prepared milk component, which is what a cappuccino mostly is. That is also why you cannot make this drink from a black disc and a splash from the fridge, and why the box holds four drinks rather than eight. The Taste Profile Foam: ●●●●○ (4/5) A proper cap across the top, and the thing that separates a cappuccino from a flat white. Milk character: ●●●●○ (4/5) Soft, warm and rounded, leading the drink from the first mouthful. Coffee presence: ●●○○○ (2/5) Present underneath, deliberately gentle; lighter than the flat white in the same range. Bitterness: ●○○○○ (1/5) Very low. This is a comfort drink and makes no pretence otherwise. 4.5 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. The Story Behind The Discs Kenco is a long-standing British coffee name, and this is its cappuccino for the Tassimo machine. Tassimo is the Bosch single-serve system, and the barcode on each disc is what makes the drink possible: the machine scans the code, brews to it, and then does something completely different for the second disc a moment later. A cappuccino is the most demanding drink in a coffee shop to make by hand, because the foam has to be built with a steam wand and the person holding the jug has to know what they are doing. Here it comes out of a sealed disc, which is a reasonable trade for anybody who wants one at home at nine in the evening. Composition of the milk component, including anything added to it, is stated on the current UK pack rather than restated by us. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. Our Commitment To The Planet The prepared milk disc means no bottle of milk bought for four coffees and poured away half used at the end of the week. Two discs per drink is two discs to dispose of, which is the honest cost of a foam-capped coffee with no jug involved. Discs and carton take different routes. The pack names the scheme it expects, and your local authority has the final say on what it will accept. How Does Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino Coffee, 8 Pods 260g Compare to: Tassimo Kenco Flat White: the same two-disc system, the same box size, a different balance. The flat white has more steamed milk, less foam and a more coffee-forward body; the cappuccino is lighter, airier and gentler on the coffee. Tassimo Costa Americano: a black disc, one per cup, twelve cups a box and a fraction of the cost per drink. Pick that one if you drink milky coffee daily and are happy to heat your own milk. Ideal Brewing Conditions A cappuccino is mostly foam and foam is fragile, so the handling around Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino matters more than with any black disc in the range. The Straight Cappuccino Order: Milk disc first, coffee disc second. Reversing them puts the coffee at the bottom of a cooling cup and flattens the cap. Cup: Wide rather than tall, and pre-warmed. A cappuccino needs surface area for the foam to sit on; in a narrow mug the cap is thick and mean instead of generous. Run: Let each cycle finish, swap the discs quickly and start the second one before the foam has had time to settle. Serve: Do not stir, and drink through the foam rather than past it. Stirring turns a cappuccino into a slightly foamy latte. The Weekend Version Dust: Cocoa or cinnamon across the cap, after brewing, through a small sieve so it falls evenly rather than in a heap. Sweeten: If you take sugar, put it in the cup before you brew. Sugar stirred in afterwards collapses the foam you just paid for. Strengthen: If you keep a box of black discs, brew one into the cup first and then run the pair on top. It turns a gentle cappuccino into something with a bit more coffee behind it. Serve: With something sweet. This drink was built for the middle of a Sunday afternoon. Getting The Best From The Box Order: Milk first, coffee second. Every time, without exception. Cup: Wide, pre-warmed, and sized for the drink rather than the largest mug on the shelf. Stirring: Do not. The cap is the drink; break it and you have made something else. Machine: Run the cleaning cycle after milk drinks. Milk residue in the brew path taints black coffee brewed after it, which is how people end up blaming a perfectly good disc. Count: Eight discs make four cappuccinos. Compare box prices on drinks, not on discs. Caffeine note: Caffeinated. The gentleness is a matter of taste, not of caffeine; the pack states the figure if you need it. Best with: A biscotti, a slice of cake, a Sunday newspaper, the four o'clock slump. Safety And Purity What is in it: A prepared milk component and a coffee component, each sealed in its own disc. This drink contains milk. The full declaration is printed on the current UK pack. Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Allergen Warning: This is a milk drink and is not suitable for a dairy-free or vegan diet. Caffeine: Caffeinated. A soft, foamy drink is easy to have two of in an evening, which is worth remembering if caffeine keeps you awake. Machine Safety: Tassimo machines only; these discs will not fit Nespresso, Dolce Gusto or A Modo Mio. Run the cleaning cycle after milk drinks and keep children clear of the machine while it is brewing. ## Product Questions How many cappuccinos does a box make?Four. There are eight discs, but each drink uses two of them, a milk disc and a coffee disc. Comparing this box against a black coffee box disc for disc will mislead you every time. Which disc goes in first?Milk first, coffee second. The machine scans each barcode and brews each component differently. The wrong way round leaves the coffee at the bottom of a cooling cup and knocks the foam flat. How is it different from the flat white in the same range?Foam and balance. A cappuccino carries a thick cap and drinks lighter and airier, with the coffee held well back. The flat white has more steamed milk, a thin layer on top and more coffee presence underneath. Why does the box weigh 260g?Because most of it is milk. Two hundred and sixty grams across eight discs is more than thirty grams a disc on average, where a black coffee disc weighs around nine. The extra weight is the prepared milk component. Will these fit my machine?Tassimo machines only. The machine has to read the barcode before it will brew, so these do not work in Nespresso, Dolce Gusto or A Modo Mio. What cup should I use?A wide one rather than a tall one, and pre-warm it. A cappuccino needs surface area for the foam to spread across; in a narrow mug you get a thick plug of foam instead of a proper cap. Should I stir it?No. The cap is the drink. Stirring a cappuccino turns it into a slightly foamy latte, which is a perfectly nice thing but not what you bought. Can I add sugar or syrup?Yes, but put it in the cup before you brew rather than stirring it in at the end, because stirring collapses the foam. The milk disc will mix it through as it lands. Can I make it stronger?Not from this box alone, because the ratio is fixed by the discs. If you keep a box of black discs, brew one into the cup first and then run the milk and coffee pair on top of it. Does the machine need cleaning after milk drinks?Yes, run the cleaning cycle if your machine has one. Milk residue in the brew path is what taints the black coffee you brew afterwards, and it is the usual reason a machine starts to smell. How should I store them?In the box, in a cupboard, cool and dry, and go by the best-before date on the pack. The discs are sealed, so heat rather than air is what ages them. What does Teas.co.uk think of it?We rate it 4.2 out of 5. It is a genuinely comforting cup and the easiest cappuccino anybody will ever make, foam included. Honest caveat: four drinks a box makes it a treat rather than a habit, the coffee is deliberately gentle, and a steam wand in a coffee shop still builds a better foam than a sealed disc can. ## Ingredients & Nutrition Ingredients and allergens. Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Typical values per 100ml, as publishedPer 100mlEnergy25 kcalFat1.3gof which saturates0.9gCarbohydrate2.2gof which sugars2.2gFibre0gProtein1.1gSalt0.10gIngredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.IngredientProportionWhat it bringsMilk component discmost of the 260gThe prepared milk that builds the foam cap and the body of the drink, brewed by the machine to its own barcode. Contains milk.Discs per drink2 of 8Eight discs pair into four cappuccinos. A black coffee disc weighs around 9g against an average over 30g here, which is where the pack weight goes.Pack: Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino Coffee, 8 Pods 260g; eight single-serve T DISCs for Tassimo machines, pairing into four cappuccinos. Caffeinated, contains milk. 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. Packed for the Tassimo system under the Kenco name.Sourcing & blend. Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino Coffee, 8 Pods 260g carries the Kenco name in the Tassimo single-serve format and is built as a two-part drink: a prepared milk disc and a coffee disc, each sealed separately and each carrying its own barcode for the machine to read before brewing. The composition of both components, including the milk preparation and anything added to it, the roast level, the origin and any certification, is stated by the brand on the current UK pack rather than restated by us.What is in Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino Coffee, 8 Pods 260g, and what is not:In: a prepared milk component and a coffee component, in separate sealed discs, brewed one after the other by the machine.Contains milk: this is a dairy drink and is not suitable for a vegan or dairy-free diet.Disc material: single-serve discs with integral filters, disposed of separately from the carton; check the current pack and your local-authority guidance. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino Coffee, 8 Pods 260g 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, and in a cappuccino it is quieter still than in a flat white, because the foam cap acts as a lid. Air trapped in milk protein is a surprisingly effective barrier: it holds the volatile compounds in the liquid underneath rather than letting them lift off, which is why a freshly made cappuccino smells gentle and why the aroma jumps the moment you break the surface with a spoon or a mouthful. It is also why dusting cocoa on top works so well; the first thing you smell is the thing sitting on the foam.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, and here the drink is deliberately restrained. The milk leads, the foam lightens the body so it feels airier than the volume suggests, and the coffee sits underneath providing depth rather than bitterness. This is the gentlest cup in our Tassimo range by some distance, which is the point of a cappuccino and not a fault in it. The ratio is fixed by the pair of discs, so the only lever you have is the cup: a wide cup spreads the foam and lightens the drink further, while a narrow one concentrates it and pushes the coffee forward.The base structure is the finish, and it is the softest of the three. Milk coats the palate and leaves a warm sweetness that holds for a while after the last mouthful, with only a faint roast trace behind it. That lingering softness is what makes a cappuccino a companion to cake rather than a palate cleanser before it. If you want a finish that clears, a black disc from the same range is the drink you actually want.Getting it right in the cup. Milk disc first, coffee disc second, into a wide pre-warmed cup. Swap the discs promptly so the foam is still at its fullest when the coffee lands. Do not stir: the two components combine on their own, and stirring turns a cappuccino into a foamy latte. If you take sugar or syrup, put it in the cup before you brew, because sweetening afterwards means stirring, and stirring collapses the cap. Dust cocoa or cinnamon through a small sieve after brewing so it lands evenly instead of in a heap. And drink it while it is properly hot: a milk drink loses more than heat as it cools, the foam subsides, the body thickens and the whole thing turns claggy in a way a black coffee never does.How water and temperature change it. The machine sets the brew, so your variables are the tank, the machine and the cup. Hard water matters less here than with a black coffee, since milk masks the chalky edge that hard water leaves behind, and that is one of the few genuine advantages a milk drink has over a black one. Scale is a different matter: a furred machine runs slower and finishes hotter, and overheated milk turns a cappuccino faintly boiled-tasting, which is the fastest way to ruin the drink. Descale on the manufacturer's schedule and run the cleaning cycle after milk drinks, because milk residue in the brew path does not stay in the past: it is what taints the next black coffee and makes people blame a perfectly good disc. Cup temperature is the last piece, and the biggest. A cappuccino into a cold cup drops below its best immediately, the foam collapses early, and unlike a black coffee it cannot be saved by drinking it faster. ## Recipe Ideas Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino Coffee, 8 Pods 260g brews as a pair of discs, milk first and coffee second, so anything you want in the drink goes into the cup before the machine starts. Six builds below cover the straight cup, a cocoa dusting, the iced version, vanilla and an affogato. Recipes, born here first The Straight Cappuccino How to make the straight cappuccino with Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino. 3 min 1 cup Easy You'll need 1 milk disc 1 coffee disc A wide pre-warmed cup Fresh water in the tank Method Warm a wide cup with a water-only cycle and tip it away; width gives the foam room to spread. Brew the milk disc first and let the cycle run out. Swap quickly to the coffee disc and brew it straight on top, before the foam has settled. Do not stir. Drink through the cap rather than past it. What you'll end up with: A light, airy milk coffee with a proper foam cap and the coffee held gently underneath, which is exactly what a cappuccino is supposed to be. Cocoa-Dusted Weekend Cappuccino How to make a cocoa-dusted cappuccino with Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino. 4 min 1 cup Easy You'll need 1 milk disc 1 coffee disc Cocoa powder to dust A small sieve Method Brew the pair in the usual order into a wide warmed cup. Hold a small sieve a hand's width above the cup and tap cocoa through it so it lands evenly rather than in a heap. Do not stir; the cocoa is meant to sit on the foam, which is where you will smell it. Drink it while the cap is still standing. What you'll end up with: The coffee-shop finish in fifteen seconds, and the aroma hits before the first mouthful because the cocoa is sitting on top of the foam. Iced Cappuccino How to make an iced cappuccino with Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino. 4 min 1 glass Easy You'll need 1 milk disc 1 coffee disc A glass packed to the top with ice Sugar syrup, optional Method Fill the glass right up with ice; a milk drink over a few cubes is just tepid coffee. Add any syrup now, while there is still something warm for it to dissolve into. Brew both discs straight over the ice in the usual order. Drink it at once, before the foam melts down into the milk. What you'll end up with: A cold cappuccino that still has some air in it, which is what separates it from a glass of cold milky coffee. Vanilla Cappuccino How to make a vanilla cappuccino with Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino. 4 min 1 cup Easy You'll need 1 milk disc 1 coffee disc Half a teaspoon vanilla extract Half a teaspoon sugar, optional Method Put the vanilla and the sugar, if using, in the bottom of the warmed cup. Brew the milk disc onto them so they disperse through the milk as it lands. Brew the coffee disc on top. Leave it unstirred; everything is already mixed where it needs to be. What you'll end up with: A vanilla milk coffee that tastes of vanilla rather than of syrup, because half a teaspoon of extract does what three pumps of sweet syrup cannot. The Stronger Cappuccino How to make a stronger cappuccino with Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino. 5 min 1 large cup Easy You'll need 1 black coffee disc from another Tassimo box 1 milk disc 1 coffee disc A large wide cup Method Brew the black coffee disc into the bottom of a large warmed cup first. Brew the milk disc on top of it. Brew the cappuccino coffee disc last, as usual. Use a larger cup than normal or you will be mopping the worktop. What you'll end up with: A cappuccino with a proper coffee backbone, for anyone who finds the standard pairing too gentle, using one spare disc from a black coffee box. Cappuccino Affogato How to make a cappuccino affogato with Tassimo Kenco Cappuccino. 3 min 1 bowl Easy You'll need 1 milk disc 1 coffee disc 2 scoops vanilla ice cream Grated dark chocolate Method Put two scoops of vanilla ice cream in a cold bowl. Brew the pair into a jug rather than onto the ice cream, so you can pour with some control. Pour about half of it over the ice cream and let the foam sit on top. Grate dark chocolate over and eat it immediately. What you'll end up with: A softer affogato than the black coffee version, where the milk rounds off the shock of hot on cold and the foam holds the chocolate in place. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._