Find out more about Bosch Tassimo Joy and Bosch Tassimo coffee pods

Introducing the Bosch Tassimo Joy pod coffee machine

One of our favourite coffee machines is the Bosch Tassimo Joy, which dispenses delicious one cup servings of hot beverages.

It’s also one of the most versatile coffee machines we know of, and gives its users access to the many varieties of hot beverages including tea, milk, coffee, cappuccinos, lattes and hot chocolate pods provided by Tassimo pods. (Available at most British supermarkets).

With its patented Tassimo Joy technology which brings fierce competition to Keurig and recyclable pods that can be sent to Terracycle, where the environmentalists in us, can give our Bosch Tassimo pods a new life by recycling, with thanks to the Rainforest Alliance partnership. It is both mean and clean.

Thanks to a user-friendly interface with a one button touch, this pod and capsule coffee machine is easy to use.

With innovated heating technology that reduces brewing time drastically, it leaves users with virtually no time to wait for their next delicious coffee drink.

The Bosch Tassimo Joy eco-friendly power options

If you’re looking for an energy efficient coffee machine, the Tassimo Joy stands proudly with a low energy consumption: with eco-friendly features that reverts it to a stand-by mode after every cycle, and the power on/off switch for zero energy consumption.

Considerately, there’s also the additional barcode reader which the Tassimo Joy uses to automatically adjust your boiling water temperature (yes that’s right, it has a variable temperature control too), as well as the volume, flow rate, and brewing time which is all derived from the bar code available on each coffee pod.

Packed with features and popularly desired functionality, such as:

A 1.4L removable water tank
Digital charge indicator via 5 LED display
Bosch Tassimo uses Brita Maxtra and Brita Matrix+ water filter catridges
Virtually no heat-up time
Barcode technology that ensures a perfect coffee drink
A T-cup holder
Removable drip tray for easier cleaning. (Dishwasher-Safe)
Automatic cleaning programs

Setting up a Bosch Tassimo Joy is as easy as

Remove the service disc
Clean fill the water tank (leaving the Tassimo water filter out)
Attach the water Tank
Plug the coffee machine into the wall socket
Turn on power
Open the brew head, insert the service disc, close the brew head
Position a mug
Push the start button
Open brew head when cup light is solid orange (may be hot)
Remove and safely store the service disc

Installing the Bosch Tassimo Joy water filter:

Dip the Tassimo Joy filter into clean water
Remove the filter and then shake it (to remove any air bubbles)
Place the filter into the empty cartridge holder tank (press until hearing a click)
Let water run through the filter, repeat this three times
Place the water filter cartridge holder into the water tank
Fill the water tank and attach to the coffee machine
Hold the start button for 5 seconds
Enjoy your new Tassimo Joy, you’re ready to go!

If you’ve already setup your Bosch Tassimo Joy, then you’re ready more about the coffee pods it supports in the next section.

Choosing Bosch Tassimo pods

Tassimo pods, also known as T-DISCs, are the drink cups that hold the one cup serving of your hot beverage of choice.

Tassimo Pods are made from sustainable natural products, and, coffee beans from farms that are certified through the Rainforest Alliance, which makes these pods environment friendly.

You can enjoy hot beverages from 15 different brands and 80 varieties of Tassimo Pods, and ach pod can be used up to four times.

How to use Tassimo pods

Install the pod into your coffee machine with the barcode side facing down
Ensure you have filled your water tank
Close the lid snugly
Press the button to brew

Some of the many branded Tassimo pods include: Tassimo, Costa, Kenco, Twinings, Baileys, Carambar, Evergood, and Friele.

Compare Tassimo T-DISCS with this FREE tool

Also see: Table Below for further referencing on compatible brand types and flavors.

Brand	Pod Name	Beverage Type	Black Coffee	Decaf	Americano	Tea	Hot Chocolate	Specialty Flavor	Medium Cups	Large Cups	Extra Large Cups	Sold Here!
Baileys	Latte Macchiato	Latte	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Baileys	Hot Chocolate	Hot Chocolate	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔	✔	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Costa	Latte	Latte	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Costa	Americano	Americano	✔	✘	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Costa	Cappuccino	Cappuccino	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Costa	Caramel Latte	Latte	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Evergood	DarkRoast	DarkRoast	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Evergood	Classic	Classic	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Friele	Frokostkaffe	Breakfast Coffee	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Gevalia	Latte Macchiato	Latte Macchiato	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Gevalia	Latte Macchiato	Latte Macchiato less sweet	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Gevalia	Cafe Au Lait	Coffee W/ Milk	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Gevalia	Latte Macchiato Caramel	Latte Macchiato Caramel	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Gevalia	Original	Mellanrost Coffee	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Gevalia	Ebony	Ebony Coffee	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Gevalia	Cappuccino	Cappuccino	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Brand	Pod Name	Beverage Type	Black Coffee	Decaf	Americano	Tea	Hot Chocolate	Specialty Flavor	Medium Cups	Large Cups	Extra Large Cups	Sold Here!
Gevalia	Espresso	Espresso	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Cafe Hag	Decaff	Crema	✔	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Latte Macchiato	Latte Macchiato	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	TVP Latte Macchiato	Vanilla Latte Macchiato	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	TVP Latte Macchiato	Caramel Latte Macchiato	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Cafe Au Lait	Cafe Au Lait	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Crema Classico XL	Caffe Crema	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Caffe Crema Mild	Caffe Crema	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✔	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Caffe Crema Mild XL	Caffe Crema	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Caffe Crema Classico	Caffe Crema	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✔	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Monarch	Monarch Coffee	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✔	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Medaille D’OR	Medaille D’OR	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✔	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Cappuccino Choco	Cappuccino	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Cappuccino Classico	Cappuccino	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Espresso	Espresso	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Jacobs	Espresso Ristretto	Espresso	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Kenco	Decaff Americano	Americano Decaff	✔	✔	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Kenco	Cappuccino	Cappuccino	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Kenco	Colombian	Colombian	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Kenco	Americano Smooth	Americano	✔	✘	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	VIEW PRICES
Kenco	Americano Grande	Americano	✔	✘	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	VIEW PRICES
L’OR	Latte Macchiato	Latte Macchiato	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
L’OR	Double Shot Latte	Latte	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔	VIEW PRICES
L’OR	XL Classique	Classique	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔	VIEW PRICES
L’OR	XL Intense	Intense	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Brand	Pod Name	Beverage Type	Black Coffee	Decaf	Americano	Tea	Hot Chocolate	Specialty Flavor	Medium Cups	Large Cups	Extra Large Cups	Sold Here!
L’OR	Espresso Decaffeinato	Espresso	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
L’OR	Espresso Delizioso	Espresso	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
L’OR	Espresso Splendente	Espresso	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
L’OR	Espresso Fortissimo	Espresso	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	VIEW PRICES
Marcilla	Cafe Largo	Cafe Largo Coffee	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Milka	Chocolate	Hot Chocolate	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Tassimo	Oreo	Oreo	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Tassimo	Chai Latte	Chai Latte	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Tassimo	Morning Cafe	Morning cafe	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Tassimo Tea Time	Green Tea & Mint	Tea	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES
Twining	Fruits of the Forest	Tea	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	✔	✘	VIEW PRICES

Accessible in 2% and Fat Free Cappuccino Milk Creamer with 0 grams of fat and only 35 calories; also available is decaf.

A description of the coffee pods and capsules listed in the table above

Baileys Latte Macchiato

A coffee with the recognised Baileys flavour, a creamy liqeuer and foamy texture.
Baileys Hot Chocolate

A blend of the recognisable creamy liqueur Baileys taste with the added indulging flavours of chocolate, with a velvety froth texture finish.
Costa latte

A special blend of perfectly roasted coffee beans, with the authentic taste of a Costa espresso latte, silky and smooth in taste with a foamy textured finish.
Costa americano

A special blend of perfectly roasted coffee beans, with the authentic taste of a Costa americano, topped with a fine coffee crema to finish.
Costa cappuccino

A special blend of perfectly roasted coffee beans, with the authentic taste of a Costa espresso cappuccino, with a velvety froth texture finish.
Costa caramel latte

A special blend of perfectly roasted coffee beans, with the authentic taste of a Costa espresso caramel latte: silky, smooth, sweet, and buttery caramel in taste.
Evergood darkroast

A darker roast than Evergood classic, a rich taste and continental character.
Evergood classic

Delicious due to the unsparing use of high altitude produced arabica coffee beans, leading to the creation of a superior, rich and well-balanced coffee taste.
Friele breakfast coffee

Using carefully selected coffee beans that lead to a round and full-bodied coffee taste.

Bosch Tassimo compatible water filter cartridges

The Brita Maxtra water filter system is installed in the water tank of the Bosch Tassimo Joy. Brita Maxtra cartridges are universally replaceable with Brita Maxtra+. Always remove the filter before descaling or cleaning your machine.

Does filtering water actually do anything?

Water filters can be used to reduce or remove limescale, chlorine, copper, lead and other harmful metals from the water. Ensuring an enchanged aromatic experience of the hot beverage of choice. Each Brita Matra and Brita Matra+ lasts 4-8 weeks or 100 Litres of filtered water.

READ OUR WATER FILTER GUIDE

Tassimo Joy Maintenance

Find out more about descaling and maintaining your Bosch Tassimo Joy

How to descale your Tassimo Joy

What you will need:

At least 0.5 Litres of water (17oz)
A cloth
Bosch descaling tablets

Step-by-step descaling instructions:

Fill tank with 0.5 Litres (17oz) of water
Add 2 Bosch Descaling Tablets to water tank
Remove Service Disc
Attach Water Tank to Machine
Open brew head
Place Service Disc
Close brew head
Remove Cup Stand
Place min. 0.5 Litres (17oz) Measuring Cup on Cup Tray
Push & Hold Button for 5 seconds
Program Starts & Lasts about 20 minutes
Empty Measuring Cup
Rinse and Refill Water Tank
Open and Close brew head (leaving service disc in)
Push Button (Brewer rinse cycle)
Repeat 4 Times
Open brew head, Remove Service Disc, Close brew head
Rinse & Refill Water Tank
Store Service Disc
Return Water Tank

Follow the rest of the Proper cleaning instructions and enjoy!

The correct maintenance procedure to enjoy your Bosch Tassimo Joy

Every 3 months descale your machine
DO NOT use vinegar
Wash all removable parts once a week or as needed.(Each part is dishwasher safe except water tank and filter)
Use a damp cloth to clean the barcode scanner
Use the Service T Disc (Orange or Yellow Colored, Stored behind the water tank)
Regularly Clean Water Tank
Clean Filter and Replace when needed.