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Keurig. A complete waste of money?
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I just use my home cappuccino machine with a foaming attachment to make my own lattes - I got it for Christmas a few years ago but I don't think it was that expensive, and my husband enjoys playing barista and getting the perfect foam. This way I get to use my own combo of good quality coffee, 2% milk or almond milk, cinnamon and sometimes vanilla extract, and dark chocolate, for a truly luscious drink less than 50 calories. And it only takes about five minutes.0
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Well since noone in my family drinks coffee it would be kind of a waste. But my almost 8 year old really wants one because apparently they are great for making cup o' noodles
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total waste of money, had one and had one of the Nespresso machines. -rolls eyes- went back to the good ol' pot. Depends if you are high maintenance or not. They are selling a 'feeling' - bouji0
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We used a Keurig as our primary coffee maker for a few years. I found a really interesting vendor called the San Francisco Bay Coffee Co. who makes Keurig compatible pods that use far less material and the ring they use is biodegradable for about $0.30-0.35/pod. Determined the amount of coffee the Mrs. and I would drink, especially on weekends, exceeded the use of a single-serve setup and incorporated a Mr.Coffee drip maker, mostly for weekends. My Brother in-law got a Ninja Coffee bar, which prompted the Mrs. and I to upgrade when I caught a sale at Kohls and had some Kohls cash. Have had it for a few months and really like it so far. I brought the Keurig to work and make a cup every morning. I do notice a difference in coffee between the Ninja, Keurig, and basic drip maker; with the basic drip at the bottom of the totem pole.
Yes, San Francisco Bay Coffee Co. for the win! I like our Keurig for the convenience, and because I prefer a fresh brewed cup each time. We have a Starbucks close by, and the Keurig really does cut down on the trips to get fresh brewed coffee.
btw - my husband has a French press for camping. Just for camping. No, I don't know why either.2 -
We used a Keurig as our primary coffee maker for a few years. I found a really interesting vendor called the San Francisco Bay Coffee Co. who makes Keurig compatible pods that use far less material and the ring they use is biodegradable for about $0.30-0.35/pod. Determined the amount of coffee the Mrs. and I would drink, especially on weekends, exceeded the use of a single-serve setup and incorporated a Mr.Coffee drip maker, mostly for weekends. My Brother in-law got a Ninja Coffee bar, which prompted the Mrs. and I to upgrade when I caught a sale at Kohls and had some Kohls cash. Have had it for a few months and really like it so far. I brought the Keurig to work and make a cup every morning. I do notice a difference in coffee between the Ninja, Keurig, and basic drip maker; with the basic drip at the bottom of the totem pole.
I get the SFB coffee French Roast on Amazon, Subscribe and Save, for $.32/cup.1 -
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Well since noone in my family drinks coffee it would be kind of a waste. But my almost 8 year old really wants one because apparently they are great for making cup o' noodles
We got one of the water dispensers you can rent from Costco. With our membership I pay 2.50 a month and 6 dollars for every 5 gallon bottle of water they deliver. It does hot and cold water which is so perfect for cup o noodles, instant oatmeal, hot chocolate, and my French press! It’s sort of embarrassing how excited I am about this thing
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I never bought a Keurig because I couldn't get past how hard they are to keep clean. A french press is so easy to use and the entire thing can be cleaned every day. I used one for years and liked it.
Now we cold brew our coffee using a reusable/washable cloth filter in a large mason jar. We bought it at World Market for $13. We can brew several days worth of coffee at a time and store it in the fridge in the same jar. When we want coffee we just pour a couple of ounces in a mug and add hot water. It's also great for iced coffee.
We experiment with different coffee all the time and have never had a bad cup. Since it's not heated it doesn't get bitter or acidic.
It's extremely low tech and cheap which is why I think it's not as popular. There's no fancy, expensive gadget for manufacturers to market, so people don't really think about it. And there's this weird perception that because it's cold brewed it has to be consumed cold which is not true.
Best coffee I've ever had.5 -
I guess it depends on the yearly household budget. I can see in the workplace being valuable ONLY if people bring their own pods. Unless it's a company that is making a large profit and can "spoil" their employees. I can imagine a large world-wide company cannot provide pods for all their office employees. "There is always an accountant crunching numbers and I'm sure this gets looked at".
There is one in my office and people bring their own pods. That said, there are offices that provide coffee for employees. It's like any other workplace perk or benefit -- some companies will consider it a worthwhile expense and others won't.0 -
Hubby and I like different coffee, so our Keurig was handy in the mornings when we were each brewing a different cup to take to work. We recently switched out for a Hamilton Beach that brews individual cups or a pot...if one of us is home all day, the pot is far less wasteful than brewing three or four individual pods.0
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I almost bit on Keurig's "Try Keurig" K-Select promotion for $99 including 56 pods w/no tax & free shipping. But after I thought about it, I decided I just didn't need it
The convenience is nice but the Keurig isn't maintence free. In addition to the pods, you need to buy filters and need to "descale" the device occasionally too.
So, I'll stick w/my French press. It's a PITA to have to clean & wash it after each use but the bulk coffee I buy is much cheaper than buying pods and, even if I bought a couple of these refilable pods, I'd have to clean & wash them too.
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I guess it depends on the yearly household budget. I can see in the workplace being valuable ONLY if people bring their own pods. Unless it's a company that is making a large profit and can "spoil" their employees. I can imagine a large world-wide company cannot provide pods for all their office employees. "There is always an accountant crunching numbers and I'm sure this gets looked at".
I work for a non-profit organization (smallish, about 130 staff) where the entire C-suite AND Board of Directors are made up of CPAs (to say nothing of the finance department and Audit Committee) and we have multiple Keurigs at each office, all kept stocked with a variety of pods (I think there's 12 types for the one closest to my desk).
It's not a big expense over traditional coffee makers since it's only made on demand with no waste. Little more expensive at the outset, obviously, but now that we have the machines the cost of the pods isn't really prohibitive, even for an organization with no profit and incredibly cautious financial oversight. A couple extra cents per cup of coffee is pretty reasonable for the benefits of convenience provided.
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my husband and i are keurig users. i love the flavored coffee, and he's ok with it, but sometimes prefers a simple dark roast.0
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never could bring myself to buy a keurig. I am the only one in the house who drinks coffee so I like having a single serve since it has a smaller footprint. If you are looking for a single serve I like the chefman brand ones. Alot of the single serves require a specific size cup to work, has to push the bottom of the filter unit to let the coffee down like bigger pot ones, but this one doesn't do that, so it fits any cup or travel mug I have tried. On the downside, don't go into zombie mode and forget to put the cup in after setting it up, that makes a big mess!2
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holy over thinking! just buy it. best freaking thing ever.4
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4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »never could bring myself to buy a keurig. I am the only one in the house who drinks coffee so I like having a single serve since it has a smaller footprint. If you are looking for a single serve I like the chefman brand ones. Alot of the single serves require a specific size cup to work, has to push the bottom of the filter unit to let the coffee down like bigger pot ones, but this one doesn't do that, so it fits any cup or travel mug I have tried. On the downside, don't go into zombie mode and forget to put the cup in after setting it up, that makes a big mess!
lol! I’ve totally done that before! Too early, too sleepy
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Don't bother with Keurig! I had one, but if you drink coffee in any amount, it's useless. Not to mention, if you use the refillable pods for your own grounds, you're going to get a disgusting sediment at the bottom of your cup. Even if you're using the single-serve k-cups, grounds still escape through. Anything flavored is simply a powder they're pushing water through.
Overall.. disgusting. Get a good ol' Mr. Coffee.1 -
I have a keurig. I got a good deal on it. I amost never use it. But when I need it, it’s convenient. Mostly for a single serving when no one else wants any coffee.0
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Yes, to each their own. I asked Santa for a French Press for Christmas (my sister I buy starbucks french roast whole bean and grind my own - and yes it is soooo worth it I know Keurig has its uses and that's great, but I was never interested. Coffee onward pals ... a coffee Chicago girl 1
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I have a Keurig and use it almost every day. I also have a Bunn Coffee Maker and use it. If I plan to be home all day I will often use the Bun. For the grab and go cup of coffee the Keurig is nice. Like others have said to each his/her own.0
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I only drink a couple of cups most days. For me, what works is a Melitta (or knockoff) porcelain cone that sits on the cup, #2 paper filter, home ground beans, boiling water, on top of microwaved milk.
Reasonably quick, cheap, compostable/biodegradable supplies, easy. I have a bigger cone & insulated pitcher for when there's company. Usually grind a few days' beans at a time, in a tiny electric grinder I've had for around 40 years now.
For me, all Keurig would do is take more counter space, be harder to clean, maybe produce more or worse waste, save less than a minute per cup. Doesn't make sense . . . for me.
Everybody's habits and needs are different.3 -
Keurig's selling point is that the K-cup delivers Starbucks flavored coffee cheaper than Starbucks.
For those of us perfectly happy with paper filters and 10-cup carafes, it's a waste.0 -
My former roommate had a keurig that I used to use sometimes and honestly it wasn't that convenient? I have a regular "mr coffee" maker now and it takes about 5 seconds to put two table spoons into the filter and exactly the same amount of time to make the coffee. You can just make one or two cups you don't have to make the whole pot of coffee every time. I don't grind my coffee I buy it ground. You can also get flavored ground coffee if that's your thing.
The one advantage to using a keurig is I think it would limit me to one or two cups of coffee per day instead of the amount that I drink.
I can also understand having a keurig at an office where you can't trust everyone to know how to use a coffee maker without like messing it up or sneezing into the coffee grounds or something people are idiots.
So that's my two cents. I'll have to read why a vacuum is a waste of money though? How are you supposed to clean your carpets?!?1 -
Don't bother with Keurig! I had one, but if you drink coffee in any amount, it's useless. Not to mention, if you use the refillable pods for your own grounds, you're going to get a disgusting sediment at the bottom of your cup. Even if you're using the single-serve k-cups, grounds still escape through. Anything flavored is simply a powder they're pushing water through.
Overall.. disgusting. Get a good ol' Mr. Coffee.
Huh, that's never happened to me, there's never grounds in my coffee. Maybe you got a defective one?0 -
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Don't bother with Keurig! I had one, but if you drink coffee in any amount, it's useless. Not to mention, if you use the refillable pods for your own grounds, you're going to get a disgusting sediment at the bottom of your cup. Even if you're using the single-serve k-cups, grounds still escape through. Anything flavored is simply a powder they're pushing water through.
Overall.. disgusting. Get a good ol' Mr. Coffee.
Huh, that's never happened to me, there's never grounds in my coffee. Maybe you got a defective one?
I had the same issue with the refillable pods. They don't have as fine a filter as the K-cups do so you get sediment with them. I gave up on them as they were too hard to keep clean, so I'm back to store bought pods. I get a box from Costco and they are not a bad price per cup. Yes it's more than ground and a pot, but it works for me.
We just got a coffee service at work so at least those pods are recycled. I should take my pods from home to work so they can be recycled.
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They are recycled just as any plastic is. Cleaned, then melted, then reformed. I bet you could take them to any re-cycling center. I would clean them first.
Nope. They are not recyclable with your plastic waste. Don't put them with your recycling. They are burned as a fuel alternative.
I'll find the link.
https://www.recycleacup.com/faqs/#1445885229672-9b3c239c-1fbd
If you want to recycle them, you have to disassemble them, separate the lid, the cup, the filter and the grounds and recycle the components.
And from our service
https://www.vhcoffeeservices.com/sustainability/
"*Toronto and Vancouver: used K-Cup® packs are sent to local waste-to-energy facilities.
British Colombia and Montreal: used K-Cup® packs are sent to cement plants to be used as an alternative to coal for energy production."1 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »Don't bother with Keurig! I had one, but if you drink coffee in any amount, it's useless. Not to mention, if you use the refillable pods for your own grounds, you're going to get a disgusting sediment at the bottom of your cup. Even if you're using the single-serve k-cups, grounds still escape through. Anything flavored is simply a powder they're pushing water through.
Overall.. disgusting. Get a good ol' Mr. Coffee.
Huh, that's never happened to me, there's never grounds in my coffee. Maybe you got a defective one?
I had the same issue with the refillable pods. They don't have as fine a filter as the K-cups do so you get sediment with them. I gave up on them as they were too hard to keep clean, so I'm back to store bought pods. I get a box from Costco and they are not a bad price per cup. Yes it's more than ground and a pot, but it works for me.
We just got a coffee service at work so at least those pods are recycled. I should take my pods from home to work so they can be recycled.
Ah, I use the mesh pods, not the refillable one. I could see where grounds could be an issue.
The San Francisco Bay packaging has gone a different direction, all their packaging is industrial compostable. IRL, this means throwing them out with the trash like the plastic pods unless you separate the compostables and regularly take them to whatever industrial facility is closest. That's just not happening in our house. On the other hand there's no plastic involved and they are completely biodegradable.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »I can't understand why the French press isn't more popular, to be honest.
late to this party, but i had one of those and idk, i found it a pain to get those grounds out of the pot. i'd much rather keep all my coffee confined in a single filter i can just pull out and drop in the recycling bin.
keurigs i can't square with my footprint conscience. i'm uncomfortable enough as it is with those little single-serve plastic milk things.
edit: also, i like folgers coffee . . .
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