Keurig - NEVER AGAIN!

[chaparrito]

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.

There are lots of them on Amazon. This one looks like fun if you were making coffee at the table for a few friends. I sure wouldn't use it on a daily basis though.

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[Salty RI]

My wife bought me one, she also bought the little plastic cup that you can use your own brand of coffee, the coffee was so weak, it shot the water through too fast to make good coffee, I used to make a coffee and go outside and dump it and go to Cumby's and buy one. I ended up buying another B&D Brew & Go, it comes with a travel mug and makes good coffee, when my wife saw it, she said why did you buy that, then I told her how bad the Keruig was, she said why didn't I say something, I said I didn't want to hurt her feelings.

 

[Krell1]

Have had a Keurig for years now with only minor problems. One thing you have to do once in a while is thoroughly clean the the water tank. Sometimes the float gets stuck and the machine thinks it's empty. Hard to fill it anyway unless you take it off. You can find good coffee to suit your taste at a fairly reasonable cost.

The Keurig should also be descaled once in a while or it starts screwing up.

Anybody that complains about the cost of the coffee for these machines just makes me laugh. Some of these same people will stop on the way to work at a Starbucks where you'll pay at least 3 bucks for a "normal" cup of coffee. I say "normal" because the Starbucks "barista" looks at you funny when you order a simple cup of coffee.

 

[tcon]

I want to try the coffee Gale cooked up for Walter in Gus' meth lab...
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[kalei]

Our family has 4 Keurig Model B-31's. Never had a problem with any of them. We use the refillable cafe cups and usually Kona coffee. I have personally cut back from 5-8 cups before retiring to 1-2 a day.

 

[GatorFarmer]

I found the one we had to be problematic and maintenance intensive. I had to take it apart and clean it like a gun, using toothpicks and brushes to carefully remove crud. I also had the lingering suspicion that hot water through thin disposable plastic probably was not a good idea - chemical contamination. Shrug.

 

[DWalt]

We have one of those motel room-style coffeemakers (Sunbeam, sort of like a mini-Mr. Coffee) that brews two cups at a time. The local Goodwill had a dozen or so of them for $2 each a few years ago, like new, so we bought one. Our son who is a coffee drinker at breakfast uses it, great coffee and brews quickly. No need for a Keurig.

 

[srsmyth]

After reading these posts I must admit that being a senior citizen when I first saw the Keurig it just screamed opulent to me. I thought, "My Gawd, what next?" Then I went to spend a weekend on my friend's boat and when I wanted coffee the Keurig was what was on board. I said, where did you get that?? He said I told my son to go get a coffee maker for the boat and that is what he brought back. He had assorted K-cups on board and I tried a Starbucks Italian Roast. I think that was the best cup of coffee I had ever had. So when my 3 month old Mr. Coffee machine died I just bought the Keurig. It truly fits the scenario where my wife and I like different coffees. As far as cost ? I quit smoking in 1973 so I spend what I want on my coffee.

 

[RJJ 1971]

If you own a Keurig.
It's not if its going to break, it's when....

 

[deaheat]

A "french press" is simple and delicious. No more work than any other coffee gizmo out there.

Thank you



That being said try making some cold brew