... But as a pad he does not convince me 100%. When I compare the pads with the beans for fully automatic, they are a bit too bitter. The bean coffee tastes milder. If Pads are for me the idea of coffee pads by far the no. 1 Unfortunately, they are rarely found in retail but they are unsurpassed in taste - mild, yet full-bodied taste of coffee and especially well tolerated for sensitive stomachs