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get the refillable cup
Most of the Keurig brewed drinks are pretty terrible, but I also grind and brew my own espresso. I'm a coffee snob.
However, some people like the perceived convenience of the coffee machine. Get the best of both worlds I say, get a burr grinder, dial in your grind and get the dosable reusable cup. Cake and eat it too. Honestly though I'd say save that money and just use a pourover system.
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09-01-2019, 12:57 AM
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Keurig absolutely "makes" the coffee the machines brew. It puts not hot enough water through stale freeze-dried low-grade coffee (of various suppliers).
Inventor of the Keurig uses drip, and laments the environmental impact: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...?noredirect=on To the Op-have you considered an Aeropress setup? Single serve, quick brew time, extremely easy cleanup and sort of idiot-proof with brewing (there's a ton of various methods, but the standard method always works fine for me).
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It is a misconception that Nespresso just creates a cup of espresso. It does more.
I won’t argue strongly in its favor except when compared to Keurig. In that battle it’s a clear winner. Lately I’ve been staying with my cousin and he has a drip machine that he sets up every evening. It’s not difficult really and cleanup is a couple minutes. It’s a bit more tedious than the other pod systems but creates the least waste and the quality of the coffee is just fine.
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Keurig system, with Boyds or Joes coffee..works great, tastes good...yo...
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That's exactly what happens with me. We've got a "nice" Keurig, but I prefer French press. I'll make 1 FP and be done for the day, or I'll drink 5-6 Kcups a day. Wife isn't very picky, so she tends to default to the Keurig for speed and ease. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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I've got one in my office at work. I've got a refillable cup with a bag of Peets in my fridge. I also have a box of assorted for visitors. I'm a retired sailor, my coffee is black so the Keurig works for me. I have my first cup in the early am from my old Cuisinart, cups 2 and 3 at work via Keurig. Weekend coffee is from the drip Cuisinart.
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Lots of great ideas here, thanks everyone. She is pretty excited about Nespresso. I think we're going to go with a virtuo since they are on sale right now.
As a side note, I'll probably work on perfecting my brew methods as the fall gets nearer. I have a good Burr grinder and electric kettle plus some fantastic local roasters, so it's silly not to make better coffee at home.
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Not long after we were first married, my wife started her Masters program and it was a lot of work for her juggling a full time job, coupled with schoolwork...throw in being married to me and she was maxed out. Congrats to your wife and she’ll need strong support from you, starting with the coffee maker selection! Just reading this thread, I see an MBA thesis subject in the making.
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Another option - Illy iperespresso. Limited to Illy roasts but if you like their roasts, which we do, the espresso is pretty good. Our fancy machine is at the repair store so we picked one up - free machine (cheap plastic thing) in exchange for a coffee pod subscription. They recycle the pods (doesn't change the fact that your adding more plastic to our plastic dilemna but at least its not headed to the landfill. Any you can take apart the pods and DIY with your own ground coffee. When the Vibiemme is repaired (replaced?) we'll probably go back to the good stuff, but the convience and coffee quality is fine for now.
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