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88keys

88keys

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I'm only a light/moderate coffee drinker and 12-16oz is good enough for me on most days so I'm finally going to look into getting one of these.

What is the difference between the Keurig 1 and 2.0 and off brands?

And FWIW there are only 3 flavors I care about. Dunkin Donuts Original, Dunkin Donuts Hazelnut, and Wawa Columbian.
 
Ichinisan

Ichinisan

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With "2.0," Keurig really shot themselves in the foot by implementing DRM tech that was completely rejected by consumers. They recently admitted the failure. The DRM is easily defeated, though.
 
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Balt

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88keys said:
I'm only a light/moderate coffee drinker and 12-16oz is good enough for me on most days so I'm finally going to look into getting one of these.

What is the difference between the Keurig 1 and 2.0 and off brands?

And FWIW there are only 3 flavors I care about. Dunkin Donuts Original, Dunkin Donuts Hazelnut, and Wawa Columbian.
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Honestly, I find even 10oz of coffee to be really weak from a Keurig. I don't think you're going to get a decent 12-16oz out of one K-cup.

As Ichinisan said above, I believe 2.0 instituted the DRM so that you can only use "approved" K-Cups. It needs to have the writing along the top edge of the cup or the machine won't use it.
 
88keys

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Balt said:
As Ichinisan said above, I believe 2.0 instituted the DRM so that you can only use "approved" K-Cups. It needs to have the writing along the top edge of the cup or the machine won't use it.
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Yeah I heard about that and even though it is easily bypassed, I would but a knock off just out of spite so long as I get the same benefits.
 
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

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Keurig is nice for single serve as you don't have to make a huge pot, but the coffee is not quite as good as say, Tim Hortons or what you'd brew in a regular pot machine. Though even those are considered sub par by Atot standards, which involves growing and grinding your own beans and using a specially designed machine to brew it. (something like in Breaking Bad would probably be considered acceptable) :p

Nice thing with Keurig though is there's so much selection, just try different ones and you're bond to find some you like. You can also buy a kcup with a mesh that lets you put your own coffee in it. That way you can still buy cans of coffee (way cheaper than equivalent kcups) but still do single serve.

Oh and yeah the 2.0 has DRM, and chances are it's illegal to disable it and you could probably go to jail, but I don't think it's being enforced like with MP3's or movies etc, so you are probably safe to do so. Lot of people have done it. I think it's just a wire you have to cut lol. I bet the engineers did on purpose to make it that easy because probably even they thought it was retarded.
 
mmntech

mmntech

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Nobody's buying the 2.0 brewing system because of the DRM. At least they've finally agreed to put the baskets back on the market. Lets you use your own coffee.

I agree with everyone else though. Pour over or French Press. Beverages that come out of the single serve machines are terribly weak and low quality. If you think the coffee is bad, the tea tastes like it was strained through a dirty gym sock. Buying your own grounds and brewing them yourself is cheaper, better tasting, and less wasteful.
 
Brainonska511

Brainonska511

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I just use a simple 4-cup Mr. Coffee drip machine. I only drink about a mug of coffee in the morning (2.5-3 cups of water in the machine). Works great, they're cheap as dirt, quite durable (I've been using the same one for 4 years), and I can make the coffee as strong or as weak as I want.

Or you can go the french press route. I've got one of those too, but I tend to only use it now on the weekend, when I have more time to prepare breakfast.
 
chubbyfatazn

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I'm a bit confused at the pour-over mentioned above. What benefits does it hold over a conventional drip brewer? It doesn't need electricity, yeah, but you need to get the water to a hot temperature somehow... though my water tap doesn't spit out hot water at high-enough temps. Takes less effort to clean (that's being pedantic imo). One less vessel to deal with, assuming your tap has hot-enough water. Less space. Anything I miss?

I use a small 4-cup Black and Decker drip brewer I got for around $10. I'm not that lazy.
 
OverVolt

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One K-cup is one cup of coffee no matter how much fluid you pump through it. It just waters it down.

I never understood the idea of diluting the coffee. Make 2 K-cups. Der.
 
Captante

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I have a Keurig 1.0 and I like it. The key is getting the right coffee or tea when its on sale. My favorites are Starbucks Sumatra for coffee & Twinings Earl Grey or English breakfast for tea. The quality and potency of different brands of K-cups varies widely.

Also note that K-cups are about convenience and near-zero cleanup and for that they work very well. If your looking for the best cup of coffee/tea available they're not for you.
 
OverVolt

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Captante said:
I have a Keurig 1.0 and I like it. The key is getting the right coffee or tea when its on sale. My favorites are Starbucks Sumatra for coffee & Twinings Earl Grey or English breakfast for tea. The quality and potency of different brands of K-cups varies widely.

Also note that K-cups are about convenience and near-zero cleanup and for that they work very well. If your looking for the best cup of coffee/tea available they're not for you.
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If I like a weird plastic taste in my coffee can the K-cups fill that niche?

:awe:
 
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I have a hard time with the Keurig k-cups now that we know how impossible they are to recycle, and how many billions of them are ending up in landfills. My friend has a little cup that you put coffee in, and that seems to work pretty well. For my part I'd as soon just whip out a pot on the Bunn.
 
Captante

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OverVolt said:
If I like a weird plastic taste in my coffee can the K-cups fill that niche?

:awe:
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Never noticed any myself and can't say I'd care for it ... of course theres no accounting for personal taste! :p


Seriously the only issue I've had is the coffee not being strong enough, what flavor is there is decent from most K-cups. (Of course not nearly up to ATOT standards!)


Markbnj said:
I have a hard time with the Keurig k-cups now that we know how impossible they are to recycle, and how many billions of them are ending up in landfills. My friend has a little cup that you put coffee in, and that seems to work pretty well. For my part I'd as soon just whip out a pot on the Bunn.
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This is my one real problem with the Keurig, tons of non-biodegradable K-cup trash going straight to the landfill. I have one of the filter-baskets but using it defeats the main purpose of having the damn thing. (no clean-up)
 
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sdifox

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88keys said:
I'm only a light/moderate coffee drinker and 12-16oz is good enough for me on most days so I'm finally going to look into getting one of these.

What is the difference between the Keurig 1 and 2.0 and off brands?

And FWIW there are only 3 flavors I care about. Dunkin Donuts Original, Dunkin Donuts Hazelnut, and Wawa Columbian.
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Just go to dunkin doughnuts then.
 
balloonshark

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chubbyfatazn said:
I'm a bit confused at the pour-over mentioned above. What benefits does it hold over a conventional drip brewer? It doesn't need electricity, yeah, but you need to get the water to a hot temperature somehow... though my water tap doesn't spit out hot water at high-enough temps. Takes less effort to clean (that's being pedantic imo). One less vessel to deal with, assuming your tap has hot-enough water. Less space. Anything I miss?

I use a small 4-cup Black and Decker drip brewer I got for around $10. I'm not that lazy.
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I think the advantages are because you can control the water temperature and brew time. The more variables you can control the more likely you can adjust the recipe to your liking.
 
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s0me0nesmind1

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One still needs to take the cup and separate the parts
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Nope. http://www.amazon.com/San-Francisco-Bay-Organic-Rainforest/dp/B007TGDXMK


I fucking hate K-Cups to be honest. I hate it when my wife want to buy that shit, etc... I look at that shit and see 12-20 k-cups for $10+.

...$10? Are you fucking kidding me? You can get TWO full bags/cans of decently good coffee for that amount. If you took the coffee out of those fucking cups you wouldn't fill half a god damn bag. It's laziness at a RIDICULOUS mark-up price for an age old drink that everyone has been drinking forever.
 
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DaveSimmons

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I use a porcelain cone and #4 filter over a pint thermal mug. Heat water in the electric kettle, pour over the cone, wait a couple of minutes, toss the filter+grounds and rinse the cone.

I find it's less work than a coffee maker since the cone is easier to clean than a basket and carafe.
 
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