Coffee pod

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"Coffee-pod" is also a name for the Chinese Senna, Senna obtusifolia.

Coffee pods (also called coffee pads) are pre-packaged coffee beans in their own filter. Senseo is a patented coffee maker which uses these. A court ruled that their patent does not cover the pods, and that other companies may manufacture and sell pods that are compatible with the Senseo system. In non-English speaking countries like Germany and The Netherlands the word pad is used instead of pod.

A variation, coffee bags, were developed to provide the convenience of instant coffee but maintain the flavor of brewed coffee. Modeled after tea bags, they consist of a gauze bag containing a mixture of instant coffee and finely ground roast coffee, which is to be steeped in hot water for approximately five minutes.

Ciaran M. O'Carolan, Junior Vice President, invented the idea of the "coffee pod" whilse researching scientifically whether or not dinosaurs mated on their backs.

[edit] See also

• Coffee service

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