Keurig - NEVER AGAIN!

[Bill Bates]

We've had a Kuerig for a couple of years. It works great.

 

[e3mrk]

We have the cheapest model They make and the only problem is when I miss the fill area and spill water on the counter.

 

[Arik]

I've been using one daily for the last 6 years. Due to my cup I need more than one pour but I use my own coffee and it's great

 

[BUFF]

I've never had a cup of coffee in my life, so I have nothing to add to this thread. I'm just working on my post count.

 

[DWalt]

Whatever happened to the old vacuum coffee pots? My parents had one when I was a kid and they were great fun to watch them do their thing. I have seen them in both glass and stainless steel, but not for many years. I'm not a coffee drinker, but if I were, I'd look for one.

 

[BigBill]

Had two keurigs replaced bad pumps factory defect. On my fifth Keurig now. I refuse to give up my perfect cup of coffee. I can't brew coffee.
Having a perfect cup of coffee is my only vice.

The biggest problem I has was the faucet needed a filter. Once the filtered water was used in the Keurig the problems stopped. But I always keep a new Keurig as backup.

 

[joemusic321]

Doesn't anyone boil their coffee anymore ?

You talking about "cowboy" coffee?

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Mine has worked fine for over a year.

 

[Ranger514]

We had one that had worked fine for about four years. We had very hard water, and no filtration. Like anything else, it required cleaning and maintenance, which were both neglected for the most part. Before it went south on us, about the only issue was that the injector needle would get plugged from time to time.

We have a newer model that's about a year old, and soft water in our new home. This model has a "Rinse" cycle that simply runs hot water and steam for a few seconds to keep the injector needle clean. So far, no problems.

One of the guys at my old workplace had one at his desk that he allowed everyone to use. When it crapped out within a year, he called Keurig about it and they replaced it with a new model at no cost. I'd call that pretty good customer service.

 

[swsig]

I had a Keurig that worked well for nearly 8 years before one of the pumps broke. I think the reason for its longevity is that I used only distilled water in it. I had to do the line-clearing white vinegar purge just once in all that time. However, after reading about all of the problems people are having with the current line of Keurig models, I replaced it with a Cuisinart. It's not only less expensive, it appears to be better made than current Keurigs (only time will tell). It also makes better coffee, because it injects the K-cup at a slower rate and extracts more from the grind.

 

[O2Guy]

The Keurig works at our house. I like my coffee black and pretty strong. My wife likes hers mild and with different flavors. We each have our own K cups and we drink what we like. We have always used distilled water in ours and have had no problems. Not sure how long we've had it but it's a few years.

 

[brigeton]

I guess the Keurig would be ok if you have several people with different tastes using it but my wife doesn't drink coffee so for me it's a $20 mister coffee not a $100 keurig. not to mention the cost of the little cups.

 

[glenwolde]

We had one, got tired of the expense. They are taking a lot of flak right now because of the amount of waste those things generate. Then they equipped them with DRM so they could insure your use of genuine Keurig pods when their patents expired. Dumb move.

Instead of going back to Mr. Coffee we got a Bunn. It has a preheat tank and makes a full pot in minutes. Just like their commercial coffee makers.

 

[Philadelphia Patriot]

I love my keurig. If my place of work catches on fire, I'm grabbing the keurig before leaving.

 

[Rintimtin]

I got a Ninja Coffee Bar it's awesome.

 

[RJJ 1971]

Keurigs are like that bad firearm, house, or car choice we've all made.
We will keep lying to ourselves to justify it. No matter what the cost are to keep it running.
Took us only 11 months to realize that we made a mistake in buying one. Replaced it with a Mr Coffee and haven looked back since.

 

[wheelgun28]

We have had Keurig machines for several years now. Last fall I got so sick and tired of constantly filling the water tank. So I bought a K155 (I think) and the auto fill kit also the filter , installation kit. Its now hooked up the the cold water line has a special filter. No more bother, drop in a K cup and done, one cup or one hundred.

K-cups I buy on Amazon and directly from Dunkin Donuts. I like the Green Mountain blends and D&D. My wife like Tarbucks and other flavors. Eh, I like it black she likes it with cream or half and half with sweetener.

We had a Bunn before it, it was a great machine. If just we like different coffee and the Keurig is a help with that.

 

[epj]

I've had several Keruigs. A couple have had issues and were replaced under warranty. The current one is about 4-5 years old and going strong. I always fill with water from the refrigerator that is filtered. Very important to use fridge water or bottled water per the Keruig folks. I have a different model that we keep in the motorhome. We use bottled water in it. I usually by K cups at Sams or Costco. Around .50 each. I frequently run across some off brand as cheap as .30-35. I am pretty selective about buying that stuff, however.

 

[dougb1946]

My water comes from limestone. Builds strong bones and clogged coffee makers. We use a French press. No moving parts, but the glass carafe doesn't agree with the granite counter top.

 

[chaparrito]

Instead of going back to Mr. Coffee we got a Bunn. It has a preheat tank and makes a full pot in minutes. Just like their commercial coffee makers.

Just make sure you de-lime it now and then or use distilled water. My old commercial Bunn is probably 25 years old. I've had it at least 15 and it was well used when I bought it. Our hard well water will slow it down after a couple of months.