Any Keurig Users Here?

[What Would Jesus Do?]

What do you think? I notice they are having a half-off sale on some of their newer models.

http://slickdeals.net/f/8044873-keurig-2-0-brewing-systems-k350-75-k250-60-amp-more-free-s-amp-h?v=1

It looks like these may not work with the fill-it-yourself containers. Is there a workaround?

 

[TankHawk]

I don't think there is a work around. I was going to get a 2.0 model because I really liked the idea you could also brew a 4 cup pot, but then found out you can only use Kuerig labeled pods. This takes away the option to use the "my K cup" or any non Kuerig labeled pods such as the private labeled ones I pick up at HEB stores when I am in Texas.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

Rumor has it that if you save the foil with the dot on it and place over the fake K cup pods it will work like a charm. Warning - I have not tried this method to validate it.

I was one of the idiots who bought the Vue mainly because they produced a double strength pod. Needless to say it has gone extinct and now I pay a premium for the same coffee as the poors who buy the K Kup

 

[moral_victory]

A work around I read about but never followed through on was cutting off the top of a Kuerig container with a razor and gluing it onto a self fill container.

 

[moral_victory]

Rumor has it that if you save the foil with the dot on it and place over the fake K cup pods it will work like a charm. Warning - I have not tried this method to validate it.

I was one of the idiots who bought the Vue mainly because they produced a double strength pod. Needless to say it has gone extinct and now I pay a premium for the same coffee as the poors who buy the K Kup

A work around I read about but never followed through on was cutting off the top of a Kuerig container with a razor and gluing it onto a self fill container.

I have to get to the bottom of this going to try now.

 

[moral_victory]

It does work. My first attempted with trying to peel off the foil with a razor failed. As did the second. So I just cut off the whole top plastic rim with a serrated knife and put it on the self filling cup with a piece of small tape and it worked.

 

[anon_snp6dc585nnj4]

We have one that does both the large pots and the small K cups. We aren't cheap, buy in bulk online. We used to use an older K machine with a self grounds container. Grounds would always end up in coffee and the coffee was weaker. But you know, saved us 3 cents a cup.

 

[Daggerfoot]

It does work. My first attempted with trying to peel off the foil with a razor failed. As did the second. So I just cut off the whole top plastic rim with a serrated knife and put it on the self filling cup with a piece of small tape and it worked.

I just keep a cutoff top on the machine and use any brand kcup I wish...you don't even need tape. Pop in the kcup you want to use, pierce it by shutting the lid, then use the cutoff top that has a little hanging chad piece of foil to place on top of kcup you want to use.

 

[TJ8869]

We have a Cuisinart SS-700. We can use any K cup or it has a separate holder for fresh ground beans or loose leaf tea. The only negative is that it only does single servings, not full pots. They retail around $200. We got ours on sale around Christmas for about $160. We're pretty happy with it.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Rumor has it that if you save the foil with the dot on it and place over the fake K cup pods it will work like a charm. Warning - I have not tried this method to validate it.

I was one of the idiots who bought the Vue mainly because they produced a double strength pod. Needless to say it has gone extinct and now I pay a premium for the same coffee as the poors who buy the K Kup

I read that and also that some of the aftermarket DIY pods come with stickers. So I went ahead and bought the small model. Didn't by the reusable pod yet. They give you some free samples with the purchase, so I'll experiment first.

Maybe you should spring for one of these?

 

[Joes Place]

I haven't had any K-cup brewed coffee that is even remotely drinkable, compared with a good drip coffeemaker with reasonably good coffee beans. Of course, I burr grind my coffee beans fresh every morning and use bottled or filtered water, not tap water.

Workplace has 'free' Keurig coffee for anyone anytime, and compared with stuff I brew and bring in a thermos, it tastes horrible - bitter and no depth to the flavor at all. (Anytime I forget to toss the thermos in the car, I curse myself for having to drink the work crap.) Most K-cup coffees start with very cheap, low quality beans, and the brewing process runs too fast to get any of the good flavor out of the grounds.

Now, if you add a lot of sugar or flavorings to your coffee, it probably tastes fine, but I enjoy my coffee black and freshly brewed.

I've never tried one of the 're-usable' K-cups to put 'good' and freshly ground coffee into, to compare the output with a standard drip maker or percolator. But my guess is it'll still taste very flat and bitter. Good percolators that filter the water thru the grounds many times over during brewing generally make the best overall coffee. But Americans seem to like 'convenience' over quality and flavor...Keurigs are to coffee what McDonalds is to burgers, IMO.

Another tip: if you are buying a drip coffeemaker, get one with the thermal carafe (I have a Melita), not the glass ones with the heating element to keep the coffee warm. Every drip maker I've tried w/ heated glass carafes the coffee tastes pretty bad within an hour after brewing, because the heater 'boils away' all the good tasting volatile compounds and the coffee starts tasting burnt. A thermal carafe keeps the coffee warm and preserves the flavor for several hours. Alternatively, if you have a good glass carafe maker, just get a stainless vacuum insulated thermos to pour the coffee into right after it's finished - it will retain its good flavor for many hours throughout the day vs. the burnt crap you have on the burner within 45 minutes.

 

[Mountain Man Hawk]

I'm always somewhat amused at these Keurig threads. There seem to be 3-4 a year and people inevitably get worked up over the cost of the k cups. Aren't even the most expensive k cups something like 50 cents each? Are people really so poor that decisions like this materially impact their financial situation? I'm far from wealthy but spending an extra hundred bucks a year for convenient good coffee doesn't seem that extravagant to me.

 

[moral_victory]

I'm always somewhat amused at these Keurig threads. There seem to be 3-4 a year and people inevitably get worked up over the cost of the k cups. Aren't even the most expensive k cups something like 50 cents each? Are people really so poor that decisions like this materially impact their financial situation? I'm far from wealthy but spending an extra hundred bucks a year for convenient good coffee doesn't seem that extravagant to me.

Implying it is about the cost and not about muh liberties.

 

[anon_snp6dc585nnj4]

Implying it is about the cost and not about muh liberties.

So you're saying Kurieg are dam socialists, big government types.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

I haven't had any K-cup brewed coffee that is even remotely drinkable, compared with a good drip coffeemaker with reasonably good coffee beans. Of course, I burr grind my coffee beans fresh every morning and use bottled or filtered water, not tap water.

Workplace has 'free' Keurig coffee for anyone anytime, and compared with stuff I brew and bring in a thermos, it tastes horrible - bitter and no depth to the flavor at all. (Anytime I forget to toss the thermos in the car, I curse myself for having to drink the work crap.) Most K-cup coffees start with very cheap, low quality beans, and the brewing process runs too fast to get any of the good flavor out of the grounds.

Now, if you add a lot of sugar or flavorings to your coffee, it probably tastes fine, but I enjoy my coffee black and freshly brewed.

I've never tried one of the 're-usable' K-cups to put 'good' and freshly ground coffee into, to compare the output with a standard drip maker or percolator. But my guess is it'll still taste very flat and bitter. Good percolators that filter the water thru the grounds many times over during brewing generally make the best overall coffee. But Americans seem to like 'convenience' over quality and flavor...Keurigs are to coffee what McDonalds is to burgers, IMO.

Another tip: if you are buying a drip coffeemaker, get one with the thermal carafe (I have a Melita), not the glass ones with the heating element to keep the coffee warm. Every drip maker I've tried w/ heated glass carafes the coffee tastes pretty bad within an hour after brewing, because the heater 'boils away' all the good tasting volatile compounds and the coffee starts tasting burnt. A thermal carafe keeps the coffee warm and preserves the flavor for several hours. Alternatively, if you have a good glass carafe maker, just get a stainless vacuum insulated thermos to pour the coffee into right after it's finished - it will retain its good flavor for many hours throughout the day vs. the burnt crap you have on the burner within 45 minutes.

I currently use one of these

... inside one of these

...plus a regular Melita type filter. Filtered water through my choice of coffee.

I figure I can use the same coffee and filtered water with the Keurig. I'll soon find out.

Completely agree with your about leaving coffee on a heating element. Awful, burnt-tastiing coffee which is doubly offensive if you don't favor the so-called "bold" roasts.

Disagree with you though on perked coffee. That also imparts a burnt flavor.

My only prior experience with Keurig was favorable. They had some different coffee choices. Some were awful, some decent. So that makes me think that using my preferred coffee will work out. But I'll try some of the commercial varieties just for the fun of it.

 

[moral_victory]

So you're saying Kurieg are dam socialists, big government types.

Corporate oligarch types.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

I read that and also that some of the aftermarket DIY pods come with stickers. So I went ahead and bought the small model. Didn't by the reusable pod yet. They give you some free samples with the purchase, so I'll experiment first.

Maybe you should spring for one of these?

I have to play it cool for a little bit longer. MRS_THE_DEVIL (no pic) is still 2 years later pissed off I bought the Vue. The thing is before this last purchase I would buy a new coffee maker every year. So she is deservedly touchy on this subject.

On the bright side I am only 2 more orders from the Keurig club to buy one of the 2.0 makers for like $50, I think.

 

[Funky Bunch]

Am I the only one here who doesn't go into the kitchen to give my personal chef her space?

 

[hooper56]

I believe my manservant is using the Kuerig now to brew my evening cup. I find it acceptable. But If I ever discover he has done this for my morning brew I will gut him like a flounder. I enjoy a full pot of premium blended light roast coffee when I wake. I may have Holly, our kitchen helper scope this out although she doesn't like to talk to me.

 

[bagdropper]

Grind my Berre Brothers streusel cake coffee beans. Pour 2 tablespoons into $25 Mr. Coffee, add tap water, brew. When done brewing, pour into cup, add Coldstone Sweet Crème creamer. Proceed to Enjoy 2 cups a day for roughly $25/month.

Works for me...then again, I was born a poor black child and have no taste apparently like the coffee and beer snobs here. To quote Mac Davis in North Dallas Forty, "I like to mingle with the little people".

 

[HawkFantastic]

I believe my manservant is using the Kuerig now to brew my evening cup. I find it acceptable. But If I ever discover he has done this for my morning brew I will gut him like a flounder. I enjoy a full pot of premium blended light roast coffee when I wake. I may have Holly, our kitchen helper scope this out although she doesn't like to talk to me.

A man servant and a kitchen helper........, any illegals?

 

[tarheelbybirth]

I drink waaaay too much coffee to bother with one of these coffee-shot makers.

 

[Hy_dro]

I was a hater until I got one a few months ago. Buy the cups online in bulk and it's just fantastic if you're only looking to have a cup maybe two. Takes two minutes, no waste, and good. Coffee

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Yep. Love it! Green Mountain Kenyan AA and The Original Donut Shop are my go-tos. Vermont Blend was another decent.

 

[KitingHigh]

Use a traditional espresso machine and a burr grinder. I've had pod coffee at my inlaws and at friends and am far from impressed. I would never get one. I also make a very good Turkish coffee when we camp.