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4. The coffee they make is adequate, but

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 05:42 PM

Dec 2014

I decided against one a couple years ago.

I actually bought one, and the fill-it-yourself cup so I could use the coffee beans I grind myself instead of the high-priced cups. I'm not any kind of "coffee snob", I just like the bulk coffee from the grocery store and grind it as needed. Anyway, what came out of that cup was so weak it looked like tea. So I took it all back. Since then, I've been at friends' houses and used theirs with the different k-cup kinds of coffee they come with. It wasn't too bad, but still, they're expensive.

I got a single-mug size french press, and there is nothing that makes a better cup of coffee. Using good coffee and bottled water can't be beat.

The only advantage to a Kuerig I see is if you have a lot of guests and people tend to want different things, coffee, tea, hot choc etc. It would be good for that purpose. But if it's just for me I'll take the french press any day.

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Keirugs? I think I want one. Not the 2.0 version though. Thoughts? [View all] dballance Dec 2014 OP

I have one and love it. Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #1

I received one for Christmas a couple of years ago and I love it. Arkansas Granny Dec 2014 #2

I have the mini mcar Dec 2014 #3

The coffee they make is adequate, but FoxNewsSucks Dec 2014 #4

Thanks for your input! I appreciate that you didn't love it and told me why. dballance Dec 2014 #5

I had one and I dropped the tank, it broke. I replaced it with a Bunn My Cafe. LOVE IT! auntAgonist Dec 2014 #6

Question about your Bunn TuxedoKat Dec 2014 #8

Not removable. You can run vinegar and water for a couple of cycles as you would with auntAgonist Dec 2014 #10

I love mine, BUT... pipi_k Dec 2014 #7

This happened to me several times too. DawgHouse Dec 2014 #24

I have the K10 Mini and love it. GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #9

I used to use keurigs when they were cheaper to use. astral Dec 2014 #11

I have an old coffee percolator from the 1960s. It is fast and makes great coffee. Jetboy Dec 2014 #12

We actually have pipi_k Dec 2014 #21

at about $50/lb ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2014 #13

My mother in law got one for Christmas last year csziggy Dec 2014 #14

VERY high cost per cup, and incredibly bad for the environment kath Dec 2014 #15

Not really - you can make you own and some machines come with the setup. LynneSin Dec 2014 #16

One thing I would point out, just in case CrawlingChaos Dec 2014 #17

Convenient, but ridiculously expensive Miles Archer Dec 2014 #18

a $2.99 plastic K-cup solves that problem tabbycat31 Dec 2014 #20

I bought one of those for 19.99 K cups and tried to use up my old coffee in a can, onecent Dec 2014 #26

I was confused by the name brand one tabbycat31 Dec 2014 #27

Thanks for the tip, I will keep an eye out for a cheap one. Thanks. You are right, the onecent Dec 2014 #29

Have one and LOVE it tabbycat31 Dec 2014 #19

Damned convenient. Iggo Dec 2014 #22

try whistler162 Dec 2014 #23

I don't know, but I have never had a decent cup from a Keurig. Xyzse Dec 2014 #25

I had a fairly simple one- digonswine Dec 2014 #28

Here's the pluses and minuses and some info on the K40 Major Nikon Dec 2014 #30

Thank you for the detailed response. dballance Dec 2014 #31

Mr Heddi has an Aeropress, and loves it Heddi Dec 2014 #33

I'm very impressed by the cheap little device Major Nikon Dec 2014 #34

Yep. My coworker firstly told me about it Heddi Dec 2014 #35

Different coffee making devices produce coffee with different character Major Nikon Dec 2014 #36

We also have a stove-top espresso kettle we got from Ikea years ago Heddi Dec 2014 #37

My espresso machine is a Dream Major Nikon Dec 2014 #38

Do you roast your own beans? Heddi Dec 2014 #39

I used to roast my own beans and I also have a few watches Major Nikon Dec 2014 #40

If you want a single serve coffee maker, how about one with no cups, no filters csziggy Dec 2014 #32