There's no doubt that coffee pods are a legitimate product that's here to stay for a while when Folgers starts making them. If you know anything about coffee, you recognize the name Folgers, even if they're not exactly your favorite brand. Let's take a look at Folgers Coffee Pods and see how they compare to some of the more popular brands. We'll also see what other single cup solutions Folgers offers.

A Quick History Of Folgers

Folgers is in no way new. You can't get any more American than a company founded in San Francisco way back in 1850. From the very beginning, the whole point was shipping out ground, roasted, and labeled tins of coffee, ready for the pot. It stands to reason that Folgers coffee would show up in coffee pods. Two other very American companies, Proctor and Gamble and The J M Smucker Company have owned Folgers at different times.

Folgers In Your Pod Coffee Maker

Your own personal coffee pod machine will probably take Folgers coffee pods just fine. Folgers labels their pods as being part of the Home Cafe system. The Home Cafe system is really just a trademarked version of a generic coffee pod, owned by the company that made some of the first pod coffee makers, Bunn. Make sure when you order, though, that you're ordering the right product. There can be some confusion with a few of Folgers products. Double check that any product you plan to use with a coffee pod maker is labeled Home Cafe, and called Folgers Pods.

Folgers And Other Single Cup Coffees

The only other single cup coffees from Folgers are Folgers Singles. These are not designed for coffee pod makers. They are actually more like tea bags than pods, and certainly will not fit in anything designed to accommodate a coffee pod. They are, however, a great choice for those who either don't want, or can't afford a coffee pod brewer. Folgers does not currently make T-Discs or K-Cups and since they seem to have invested in the Home Cafe name, they probably won't, either. There are some folks out there who say that they have had exceptionally good luck forcing these particular coffee pods to work with the Keurig machines, but that's another story entirely, and not at all what they are intended for.

Folgers Compared To Other Coffee Pods

Going by the reviews, Folgers Coffee Pods are probably some of the best around, even if they're definitely not the least expensive. It makes sense that their coffee pods would turn out pretty well Folgers had made a habit of making fairly strong coffee. Don't even consider Folgers if you're looking for espresso or cappuccino coffee pods as they only currently make decaffeinated or regular pods.

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