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Anyone here use a Keurig coffee maker?

We have one at work and I can't stand it. Maybe its the water there? It doesn't taste like coffee to me but I've used them elsewhere (the hotel I go to in LA has one that works well) and they've been better.

I grind my own and use either a press or Melitta funnel. Usually the funnel because it's easy yet still tastes good. AKer Robie introduced me to that little wonder.
 
I bought more filters for my old standby drip model, and went back to the old way. :D

Actually, once and a while I get out the really old school Pyrex glass percolator out of the cabinet, before my wife throws it out, and I use that. :D
 
I have one and LOVE it, and want to correct some misinformation I have seen here. While many people probably do use the plastic k-cups, which seems environmentally incorrect, I do not. The machine comes with a cartridge where you can put in your own ground coffee and it uses a mesh filter. So you get a fresh cup every time, tastes great, use any coffee, and ZERO waste of any kind. Best of ALL worlds IMO.
 
We have one and it seems pretty nice. It's convenient, and with a wide variety of K-cups available, everyone can brew their favorite.

One thing that surprised me about the unit. Even though it brews each cup on demand, that's not to say that the heating element is in play only for that short time. As long as the unit is plugged in and powered on, the unit is noticeably warm the entire time. I guess it keeps at least one cup of water hot and at the ready for brewing.
 
You guys have covered most of the points.
The Kerurig that I have doesn't stay warm, or have standing water in it. Mines a cheaper model in which you pour in one cup of water each time.

Heh, I do occasionally run water thru a cup a second time, since I'm a cheapskate.

And yes, using the pre-filled cups are EXPENSIVE and wasteful. I also use my own fresh grounds in the K-cup thingy.

And then I keep a 4 cup French Press for when I have company over and want to make more than one cup at a time.
 
JohnVF said:
We have one at work and I can't stand it. Maybe its the water there? It doesn't taste like coffee to me but I've used them elsewhere (the hotel I go to in LA has one that works well) and they've been better.

I grind my own and use either a press or Melitta funnel. Usually the funnel because it's easy yet still tastes good. AKer Robie introduced me to that little wonder.
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Funny you posted this, John. I just got the Keurig Platinum at Costco for my wife's Birthday present (she lets me use it). For some reason, I'm not liking the taste of the coffee from the sample of 60 different coffees in the little plastic cups. I realize everyone's taste is different but I swear I taste a strong plastic taste from coffee brewed from the little plastic cups.

However, this model came with the "fill your own" little stainless mesh cup option and I do like the way my own ground coffee tastes with the Keurig. No plastic cups to feel guilty about but they are recyclable (I think).

I do think a Melitta filter funnel tastes better but the Keurig is faster and easier.
 
hbrocks said:
+10

I swear....the Aeropress makes the best tasting smoothest cup of coffee you'll ever make for yourself...

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What idiot put the power switch on the back of the unit.
Was a guest at my sisters house and got up early and couldn't figure how to turn the %^#$^%Y^ thing on.
 
clydeselsor said:
I bought a Keurig Special Edition coffee maker this year as a Christmas gift to my wife and I. I really like it. A fresh brewed cup every time. I have been trying different types of coffee but so far like the Starbucks the best.
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My father gave us one for Christmas..Like or dislike.:scratch2: The jury is still out..Not much of a boutique coffee conissour.I like my 11 year old BUNN with Maxwell House "special blend".. I drink probably 30 cups a day while I'm at home.
 
The Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts coffees taste the same from the Keurig as they did when making a full pot with my old Bunn coffee maker. Some of the k-cups made by Tully's, Wolfgang Puck and a few others have IMO a bad aftertaste...
 
clydeselsor said:
The Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts coffees taste the same from the Keurig as they did when making a full pot with my old Bunn coffee maker. Some of the k-cups made by Tully's, Wolfgang Puck and a few others have IMO a bad aftertaste...
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Haven't tried those two yet, Clyde but the Tully's French Roast and Donut Shop K-cups I tried tasted mildly like an electrical fire. Now I know that's an exaggeration, but there is a hint of that acrid taste. YMMV.

After 35 years of grinding my own coffee, lately I have been buying the preground Costco Kirkland Signature "World Blend". I find it a very nice consistent cup of coffee. YMMV also.
 
finnbow said:
That said, I wouldn't buy one for myself. I'd rather buy good beans, grind them and make my own coffee.
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That's why we have three coffee machines. A Keurig for a quick cup of OK coffee, a drip machine for coffee made from beans we grind and a Delonghi Nespresso expresso-latte machine for that kind of thing.

The DeLonghi with Nespresso pods makes far better cups of regular coffee than the Keurig but it's a little more messing around. Kuerig always seems kind'a weak regardless of the pods used and also when using our ground coffee into the K-cup gizmos. If I go easier on the water I get a too small cup of coffee. So I'm resigned to the Keurig's being simply a machine for a quick cup of OK coffee. Which is fine in and of itself.
 
JohnVF said:
We have one at work and I can't stand it. Maybe its the water there? It doesn't taste like coffee to me but I've used them elsewhere (the hotel I go to in LA has one that works well) and they've been better.

I grind my own and use either a press or Melitta funnel. Usually the funnel because it's easy yet still tastes good. AKer Robie introduced me to that little wonder.
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The coffee in those K-cups is usually at least a year out of the roaster. Closer to sawdust than coffee at that point.

Which reminds me that I'm almost out of coffee. Time to roast some more. I think an Ethiopian Guji Suke Quto should do the trick.
 
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Ohighway said:
We have one and it seems pretty nice. It's convenient, and with a wide variety of K-cups available, everyone can brew their favorite.

One thing that surprised me about the unit. Even though it brews each cup on demand, that's not to say that the heating element is in play only for that short time. As long as the unit is plugged in and powered on, the unit is noticeably warm the entire time. I guess it keeps at least one cup of water hot and at the ready for brewing.
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Unfortunately, keeping water hot all of the time drives the dissolved air out of it and makes it taste very flat.
 
I've had my kurig for about a year...I like it. I got it programmed to turn on automatically at 6:30am and shut off automatically. Makes a good fast cup and I head out the door. I like the starbucks and kona k-cups. The Chai Tea Latte is great when you can find it but its artificial.
 
finnbow said:
The gal who cuts my hair has one. It's nice to be able to drink a fresh cup of coffee while getting a haircut. That said, I wouldn't buy one for myself. I'd rather buy good beans, grind them and make my own coffee.
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Same here.. We have two Keurigs at work, and the coffe is so hit or miss.. even cups from the same box.. some are really good, some taste stale as hell..

I buy my beans fresh roasted and grind them at home when I make a pot.. usually MUCH better on average over the average of the K-cups..

I do really like the convenience of the Keurig though.. fast and simple..... now if they had a fill your own k-cup option, then I think I'd have one too..
 
similost said:
now if they had a fill your own k-cup option, then I think I'd have one too..
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they absolutely do, and that's exactly how I use it. My own coffee in their filter cartridge...no waste, no plastic, great coffee, one cup at a time.
 
Great that they have a fill your own option. My problem with the thing was not only the plastic waste, but the fact that the coffee itself ends up costing about $25/lb (based on the packs I priced at a department store). This is like Kodak calling cameras 'film holders' back in the day because the supplies are where they make their money. Fill your own solves both of the waste and cost issues.

It's not for whole-pot drinkers, but I can see the utility for the one-cuppers.
 
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