This page used to review the Vimukun single serve coffee maker, a compact one-cup brewer. It isn’t available on Amazon UK any more, so here’s what we’d buy instead for the same job: one decent cup at a time, quickly, from a machine that doesn’t take over the worktop.
The pick: Tassimo by Bosch Suny
The Tassimo by Bosch Suny (TAS3102GB) is the closest thing in spirit to the Vimukun: a small single-serve machine you can use half-asleep. You pop a pod in, press the one button, and the machine reads the barcode on the pod to set the right amount of water and brew time for that drink. There’s no heat-up wait either, which makes a real difference first thing in the morning.
What the listing gives you:
- One-button operation, with the barcode reading handled by Bosch’s Intellibrew system
- Over 50 drinks from well-known brands, including Costa lattes and cappuccinos and Cadbury hot chocolate
- A 0.8 litre water tank and a compact body that fits on a small worktop
- It cleans itself between drinks and switches off when it’s not in use
- Bosch’s 2-year manufacturer’s warranty
It’s rated 4.5 stars from over 19,000 reviews on Amazon UK, which is about as proven as a pod machine gets.
Who it suits: anyone who wants a quick, consistent cup with zero fuss, and likes having hot chocolate and milky drinks on the same machine.
The honest downside: it only takes Tassimo pods. The Vimukun was more flexible, so if you’d rather use your own ground coffee, or you dislike pod waste, look at the runner-up instead.
Runner-up (the like-for-like option): RAINBEAN Single Serve Coffee Maker
If what you liked about the Vimukun was brewing a single mug from your own coffee, the RAINBEAN Single Serve Coffee Maker is the closer match. It’s built for ground coffee, with a large filter basket, and its reservoir is marked at 8, 10 and 14oz, so you choose a small cup or a big travel mug. It’s a 700W machine that brews a cup in about three minutes, and it has a programmable 24-hour timer, so it can start brewing before you’re out of bed. It’s rated 4.2 stars from around 300 reviews, a much smaller track record than the Tassimo.
Which one?
Want the easiest possible cup, and happy with pods: the Tassimo Suny. Want to keep using your own coffee in a small one-cup brewer, like the Vimukun: the RAINBEAN.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
