LurchFrinky
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- Nov 12, 2003
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Most of the coffee K-cups are just regular coffee, not instant. This can be deduced by opening up a used pod, re-brewing a used pod, or the fact that they have re-fill-able pods that you put your own coffee in. Their whole shtick is pressurizing the water to get more of the coffee flavor out faster.
Their hot cocoa pods are just instant hot cocoa and get completely emptied out when used. I thought there was a cocoa setting? There are quite a few models floating around with different options.
I don't like them because I have a favorite mug on the large side (12oz?) and I can't get a strong enough coffee for that volume of mug with any K-cup pod because they have a fixed volume of coffee inside. I use a french press because I am usually the only one drinking coffee, it is only a cup or two, and the press is easier to clean than a drip style maker.
Their hot cocoa pods are just instant hot cocoa and get completely emptied out when used. I thought there was a cocoa setting? There are quite a few models floating around with different options.
I don't like them because I have a favorite mug on the large side (12oz?) and I can't get a strong enough coffee for that volume of mug with any K-cup pod because they have a fixed volume of coffee inside. I use a french press because I am usually the only one drinking coffee, it is only a cup or two, and the press is easier to clean than a drip style maker.
