Tassimo - yes, no, which one, something else instead?

I have tried every kind of coffee machine and have gone back to a French press thingy- then I know the coffee is fresh and the equipment is clean. Coffee from machines can star to become bitter if they are not thoroughly clean - coffee goes off just like anything else and who knows how old the coffee is in those pods. I really should grind my own beans each time but its a faff and I'm the only coffee drinker in the house. S My friend has a Tassimo - foul coffee!!! I ask for tea in her house!!

A friend has a similar machine, I never find the coffee to my liking.

We have a cheap filter machine (Tesco) if works fine and we can select from any coffee we wish and how strong we like it, a full jug lasts us the morning.