Keurig?

[billybek]

I have two of them.
I use the K-cups in the one at work. I have one of the small Keuregs in my cubical and the K-cups make it easier make a quick cup. It doesn't have enough water capacity so I usually run two cycles to fill the cup otherwise the Starbucks dark roast is a little too strong for me and I like strong coffee.
I use the filter that Don Ro posted in the big Keureg at home.
If you tamp the coffee a bit going into the filter it is pretty good.
Eventually the filters get plugged with coffee goodness and need replacement.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Why not use a French press? If I want a half batch I half the amount if coffee and half the water. Problem solved. I have a double wall stainless press that keeps coffee warm for well over an hour too. Easy enough. . Check out the bodum Columbia. Looks classy too.

Quite simple - I'm lazy. Push button, drink coffee.

[billybek]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Quite simple - I'm lazy. Push button, drink coffee.

Lol. Me too!

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Quite simple - I'm lazy. Push button, drink coffee.

Slow down there, what you are drinking is definitely not coffee.

[Jolly Amaranto]

I first had Keurig at my dentist office, then while visiting my brother. Now it seems a lot of hotels are putting them in their rooms and jerking out the old mini "Mr. Coffee" machines. I prefer it to the coffee made from the "giant Tea bag" of coffee grounds they stock in the hotel rooms but still ultimately prefer my home brewed coffee in the Mr. Coffee type machine. Something about the ritual of preparing it from grinding fresh unflavored beans, filling the filter with the grounds, pouring the water in the tank, just prepares me for the reward. Yup, hot and black.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

I got one as a birthday present last year. Mixed feelings. I had and still use a regular drip coffee maker daily. I buy whole bean and burr grind it - that or a French press is my preference. I got one of those insert things for the Keurig but find it doesn't fit well at all so it's basically junk. I'm stuck with prepackaged "coffee".

The Keurig works fine and if I have a lot of grownups over (which is seldom but it does happen) it's useful to have different options for everybody. I find the coffee to be stupidly expensive - you're paying for plastic throwaway packaging which I hate the thought of doing.

They're easy, simple, convenient and clean which are all plusses. The thought of drinking pre-ground coffee that's been sitting around bugs me a little. The packaging thing drives me crazy. I'm actively trying to reduce the amount of trash / packaging / plastic I end up with as a result of buying things (which can be staggering once you pay attention to it). I don't want to think I'm contributing to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch either - a direct result of too much plastic in our world.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Quote de onewhippedpuppy

Quite simple - I'm lazy. Push button, drink coffee.

Slow down there, what you are drinking is definitely not coffee.

I'll even drink coffee from a gas station!!!!!

I've done the grinder, French press, fresh whole beans route. It's a lot of work for not much reward in my book. Of course I also think a $4 cup of coffee is ridiculous as well, must be my common upbringing.

[HardDrive]

I was going to get a Keurig, but my sister convinced me to get a Nespresso. Very glad I did. The Nespresso machines are a bit more $, and the coffee is also a bit more $, but its far superior to anything I've had from a Keurig.

With Nespresso, you order the coffee directly from them, and it arrives at your door in 2 days. How long has the that Keurig coffee at the big box store been sitting on that pallet? I would venture a long time in some cases. The Keurig coffee I have had is serviceable, but pretty bland and weak. My Nespresso machine can pull excellent shots for espresso drinks, and it can also do long shots (lungo) if you just want a quick americano.

I have the Citiz machine. I believe my wife got it at Williams Sonoma.

[71scgc]

Regardless of which "flavor" you get, Keurig coffee all tastes the same.

I agree, it's tea, and bad tea at that.

Carter

[stomachmonkey]

Yes the refillable K-cups.

Wife and I are a bit particular about our coffee and there are only a few that we like. Local availability is spotty. We had one dark roast we liked but they stopped making it.

Du Monde is at the top of the list but expensive when you add in shipping for a case. Last time we were in NOLA we brought home 2 cases.

I've used French Presses, not a fan and slightly skeeved out / traumatized by an experience with them a few years back.

And Pete, yes, creamer first. You are from Vermont. Ever go into a NY deli? Most make really good coffee. A long time ago I had noticed they always do the creamer first. Don't know why but one day tried it at home and the coffee was better. My FIL's family business was Deli's, they owned several. I asked him about it one day and he said the same thing, it's also more consistent for the customer.

I don't think I'd ever buy the prepackaged coffee. I've had it and not a fan to the point that the other morning I had to run my daughter to the orthodontist early. Sitting in the waiting room staring at the Keurig really wanting a cup of coffee but decided not to simply because I don't like their coffees.

My interest in the Keurig is I'm never sure how much coffee I'll want from day to day, sometimes one cup, sometimes two. Sometimes in the middle of the day I may want one.

Just seems easier than the regular coffee maker for anything less than four cups at a time.

[Les Paul]

I have the Rivo. Cappuccino, Latte, etc. makes some super strong stuff. I've found if you use 0% milk it froths way better. You can order directly from Keurig and have your choice in two days. Accumulate points, get free stuff

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Just seems easier than the regular coffee maker for anything less than four cups at a time.

In my experience, easier always means better and higher quality.

[Por_sha911]

Have Keurig machines at work. The coffee is good enough to drink at work but I'm not buying a machine for the house. I don't want Blueberry coffee...
You don't want to make 10 oz with one container since the same amount of grounds for 4 or 6 is going to be too weak with 10 oz running through it (unless you prefer "Passover Coffee"). That said, you can run two cups at 6 oz each to get a good and strong twelve...
If you can taste the difference, go with Mr Coffee style machines that brew one cup. Buy a week's worth of whole bean and grind them at the store and seal them in an air tight canister. I think that would suit your purposes better.
I've found the perfect bean, grind, and amount of water combo to suit my taste. It's easy enough to do regularly and get exactly what I want.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by Shaun 84 Targa

In my experience, easier always means better and higher quality.

LOL, touche.

Raining here all weekend and finally cooled down. Feels a bit like Fall back East.

It's an "In the Pot with Scott" type of weekend.

Going to be making some scratch chicken soups and my world famous Hungarian Goulash mit Spaetzle.

I may also try out that recipe you shared the other day.

Damn that looked sooo good.

[dennis in se pa]

Too much fuss about nothing. My grandfather taught me how to make coffee. Boil water with coffee in it. A few drops of cold at the appropriate time settles the grounds. No filter, no machine no nothing to waste your money on. Strength is directly related to how long you let it brew.

[livi]

May I recommend a good coffee therapist.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

please do and let me know how it turns out. and about the goulash!

Today is a perfect New England fall grilled cheese and tomato soup day, so I went out and got some scali bread, cheddar... perfect way to finish installing a new oven hood.

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

LOL, touche.

Raining here all weekend and finally cooled down. Feels a bit like Fall back East.

It's an "In the Pot with Scott" type of weekend.

Going to be making some scratch chicken soups and my world famous Hungarian Goulash mit Spaetzle.

I may also try out that recipe you shared the other day.

Damn that looked sooo good.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

I was going to get a Keurig, but my sister convinced me to get a Nespresso. Very glad I did. The Nespresso machines are a bit more $, and the coffee is also a bit more $, but its far superior to anything I've had from a Keurig.

I wanted a espresso machine and my wife talked me into the Nespresso... pretty nice machine... still wish I had a real espresso machine but wifey can do her fufu coffee with this thing and it makes a pretty good strong cup for me.

[Don Ro]

Originally Posted by dennis in se pa

Too much fuss about nothing. My grandfather taught me how to make coffee. Boil water with coffee in it. A few drops of cold at the appropriate time settles the grounds. No filter, no machine no nothing to waste your money on. Strength is directly related to how long you let it brew.

That's the "old-timer's" way.
I could never get that right, somehow. Must be something in the timing.

[Joe Bob]

I'll sell u a Keurig.......low miles.