Keurig Coffee Maker

[guyver01]

Just bought a Keurig Coffee Maker the other day... got the one with the big water resevoir on the side of the pot, $120 at Bed/Bath & Beyond with the 20% off coupon...

also picked up about 4 boxes of the assorted coffee pack, and 2 boxes of the hot chocolate for my GF, since she hates coffee.

So...

What's the best coffee to brew?

I wish Dunkin' Donuts made Keurig coffee cups, but i hear that the Donut Shop Coffee k-cups are just as good.

I could always get the single serve self coffee cup... its the one where you add your own grinds and brew it in the Keurig maker, and then pick up a few pounds of ground Dunkin' Donuts coffee at the store... but sounds like alot of work.

 

[Chronoshock]

My work buys green mountain k-cups, I like the french roast

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
My work buys green mountain k-cups, I like the french roast

mine too.. that's what made me go out an buy one...

 

[TruePaige]

Is that pretty much the same as the Black & Decker Home Cafe with the coffee pods? Because I have one of those.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Is that pretty much the same as the Black & Decker Home Cafe with the coffee pods? Because I have one of those.

close... but instead of pods, it uses k-cups

 

[Chronoshock]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
My work buys green mountain k-cups, I like the french roast

mine too.. that's what made me go out an buy one...

They must either have very good salesmen in the Boston area or tech people like k-cups because the last 3 places (this was at a university lab, industrial lab, and a tech company) I've worked have all had keurigs.
I did see something better though, during my training at Endeca, they had a machine that also foamed milk so it could make cappuccinos, lattes, and a bunch of other fancy coffees. It was nice but after the novelty wears off I'm not sure if it's worth the extra money and maintenance costs

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Is that pretty much the same as the Black & Decker Home Cafe with the coffee pods? Because I have one of those.

close... but instead of pods, it uses k-cups

K-Cups eh? What is the advantage to that? Are they the lil' things I see in the store that are like tiny drinking cups if I had to describe them?

 

[guyver01]

K-CUPS

Each K-Cup is a plastic container with a coffee filter inside. Ground coffee beans are packed in the K-Cup and sealed air-tight with a combination plastic and foil lid. When the K-Cup is placed in a Keurig brewer, the brewer punctures the foil lid and the bottom of the K-Cup and forces hot water under pressure through the K-Cup and into a mug.

 

[Chronoshock]

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: TruePaige
Is that pretty much the same as the Black & Decker Home Cafe with the coffee pods? Because I have one of those.

close... but instead of pods, it uses k-cups

K-Cups eh? What is the advantage to that? Are they the lil' things I see in the store that are like tiny drinking cups if I had to describe them?

Example

They're functionally the same as any other coffee pod system, they're just proprietary to Keurig. They may hold slightly more grounds, I'm not sure.

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: guyver01
K-CUPS

Each K-Cup is a plastic container with a coffee filter inside. Ground coffee beans are packed in the K-Cup and sealed air-tight with a combination plastic and foil lid. When the K-Cup is placed in a Keurig brewer, the brewer punctures the foil lid and the bottom of the K-Cup and forces hot water under pressure through the K-Cup and into a mug.

I like it. Once I open a bag of the pods they lose flavor pretty fast.

 

[guyver01]

These dont lose their flavor at all... i just wish they weren't expensive... $20 for a 36 pack..

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: guyver01
These dont lose their flavor at all... i just wish they weren't expensive... $20 for a 36 pack..

Yeah, that's why I like the idea.

Aye..but a good roast costs you close to the same cup for cup.

 

[Chronoshock]

Compared to buying it from a coffee shop, I suppose it's cheaper (can't really say cheap), but it's still significantly more than grinding and brewing an entire pot. Obvious benefits are coffee ready in 30 seconds, you make exactly as much as you need, no cleanup, and more flavor variety (granted you could buy 5 different bags of coffee, grind them, then vacuum seal them, but that's more effort than practical)

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
Compared to buying it from a coffee shop, I suppose it's cheaper (can't really say cheap), but it's still significantly more than grinding and brewing an entire pot. Obvious benefits are coffee ready in 30 seconds, you make exactly as much as you need, no cleanup, and more flavor variety (granted you could buy 5 different bags of coffee, grind them, then vacuum seal them, but that's more effort than practical)

True.. i love the variety...

I had a cup of Dark Roast this morning ....

Then a cup of Tea in the afternoon...

Then a cup of French Vanilla before work.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
Compared to buying it from a coffee shop, I suppose it's cheaper (can't really say cheap), but it's still significantly more than grinding and brewing an entire pot. Obvious benefits are coffee ready in 30 seconds, you make exactly as much as you need, no cleanup, and more flavor variety (granted you could buy 5 different bags of coffee, grind them, then vacuum seal them, but that's more effort than practical)

My problem is I need exactly 1 pot at a time :^D

I drink a lot of coffee, and I'd go broke with one of those systems. They look cool for the right person though.

 

[mundane]

Amazon offers occasional sales where you can get them for ~$0.30 - $0.40 per pod/'cup', shipped.

My favorite - Midnight Magic.

 

[nageov3t]

we have one at work.

it's cool, but it also seems kinda wasteful... I mean, the same pod can just as easily make a 4 ounce cup as a 10 ounce cup? doesn't it end up just being throwing good coffee away, not to mention using that much excessive plastic?

 

[guyver01]

the 4oz cup is more concentrated than the 10oz cup.

 

[Chronoshock]

Originally posted by: loki8481
we have one at work.

it's cool, but it also seems kinda wasteful... I mean, the same pod can just as easily make a 4 ounce cup as a 10 ounce cup? doesn't it end up just being throwing good coffee away, not to mention using that much excessive plastic?

Using more grounds per cup of coffee isn't really any more wasteful than it is to use grain for bread instead of porridge, one is more concentrated than the other but the commodity is so plentiful it should be viewed as a form of usage rather than excess.

I agree the packaging is kind of wasteful, but that's the nature of single servings in general. We could all buy restaurant sized packages of food to save on plastic but we get smaller servings for convenience (and we pay a premium for it). Coffee pod systems fill a nice niche in the coffee drinking world.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
Coffee pod systems fill a nice niche in the coffee drinking world.

Definitely.

I'm the only one in my house who drinks coffee... and i'm not gonna make a full pot for only 1 or 2 cups.

The k-cup system allows me to make ONE CUP when i want, without wasting all the water for a whole pot.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: guyver01
Just bought a Keurig Coffee Maker the other day... got the one with the big water resevoir on the side of the pot, $120 at Bed/Bath & Beyond with the 20% off coupon...

also picked up about 4 boxes of the assorted coffee pack, and 2 boxes of the hot chocolate for my GF, since she hates coffee.

So...

What's the best coffee to brew?

I wish Dunkin' Donuts made Keurig coffee cups, but i hear that the Donut Shop Coffee k-cups are just as good.

I could always get the single serve self coffee cup... its the one where you add your own grinds and brew it in the Keurig maker, and then pick up a few pounds of ground Dunkin' Donuts coffee at the store... but sounds like alot of work.

Who buys the pods? Just get one of those reusable filters for like $15. I can spend about $8 on a pound of coffee and get at least a month out of it. Good luck getting a month's worth of pods for $8.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: dainthomas
Who buys the pods? Just get one of those reusable filters for like $15. I can spend about $8 on a pound of coffee and get at least a month out of it. Good luck getting a month's worth of pods for $8.

there will be times when i can go thru 10-15 cups a week... and times when i go thru 1-2 cups a week

i got it so i can have coffee at home. i get free coffee at work.

i'm not gonna spend money on a pound of coffee that will go bad in a month, and ive only used 1/3 of the bag.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: dainthomas
Who buys the pods? Just get one of those reusable filters for like $15. I can spend about $8 on a pound of coffee and get at least a month out of it. Good luck getting a month's worth of pods for $8.

there will be times when i can go thru 10-15 cups a week... and times when i go thru 1-2 cups a week

i got it so i can have coffee at home. i get free coffee at work.

i'm not gonna spend money on a pound of coffee that will go bad in a month, and ive only used 1/3 of the bag.

FYI, I'm talking about the reusable filters FOR the Keurig.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: dainthomas


FYI, I'm talking about the reusable filters FOR the Keurig.

yes.. i know that... but open coffee bags go BAD after a while...

 

[allisolm]

alkemyst posted a deal for this (don't know if it's the same model) for $119.99 at Costco with 90 k-cups and a reusable filter. Link

The Keurigs are especially great if you have several people who all drink something different.