Need help buying single cup coffee maker

[KiotiKowboy]

The links are just so you can see what they are. Both are available at BBB.

If you ever open a keurig Kcup, you will see it uses a paper filter. This setup lets you do the same thing - CHEAPER.


Perfect Pod EZ-Cup Reusable Filter Cup - FlavoredCoffee.com

Perfect Pod EZ-Cup Pod Filters (50 Filters)

 

[MikePA]

What is an EZcup? All this is very confusing.

Click Here.

There's nothing to be confused about. An EZ-Cup is not required to use your new coffee maker.

 

[sixdogs]

The links are just so you can see what they are. Both are available at BBB.

If you ever open a keurig Kcup, you will see it uses a paper filter. This setup lets you do the same thing - CHEAPER.


Perfect Pod EZ-Cup Reusable Filter Cup - FlavoredCoffee.com

Perfect Pod EZ-Cup Pod Filters (50 Filters)

Click Here.

There's nothing to be confused about. An EZ-Cup is not required to use your new coffee maker.

Thank you. Great stuff. Wife is thrilled.

 

[MikePA]

The decision comes down to convenience versus cost. While K cups cost more than solutions like EZ-Cup, K cups are more convenient. Granted, convenience is subjective, i.e., putting a K cup in the maker, pressing a button, then tossing the K cup into the trash is easier than 'messing' with ground coffee, putting it into a little plastic cup and/or using a tiny filter is not worth the time/trouble.

Cost is objective - How much coffee does your household drink in a day?

If cost were a major factor to me, we'd still be making a pot of coffee in the morning with a Mr. Coffee and reheating it all day...and sometimes the next day, too.

 

[Gary Fowler]

If you plan to use any thing other than original K cup pods like the EZ Pod filter, then don't get one of the Keurig 2.0 because the EZ pod and any other make your own pod wont work in the Keurig 2.0 brand machine.

Cuisinart makes a wonderful machine that will use both Keurig cups and the make your own cups.

 

[KiotiKowboy]

The decision comes down to convenience versus cost. While K cups cost more than solutions like EZ-Cup, K cups are more convenient. Granted, convenience is subjective, i.e., putting a K cup in the maker, pressing a button, then tossing the K cup into the trash is easier than 'messing' with ground coffee, putting it into a little plastic cup and/or using a tiny filter is not worth the time/trouble.

Using the EZ-Cup is far more cost effective than buying branded Kcups. More importantly, making your own, you can enjoy decent coffee. I would guess it takes me about 30 seconds to prepare an EZ-Cup for brewing.

If you plan to use any thing other than original K cup pods like the EZ Pod filter, then don't get one of the Keurig 2.0 because the EZ pod and any other make your own pod wont work in the Keurig 2.0 brand machine.

I don't own a 2.0 but .. the label sensor can easily be overcome. Seems I read that Keurig caught so much flack on this that they will not repeat the mistake.

 

[sixdogs]

If you plan to use any thing other than original K cup pods like the EZ Pod filter, then don't get one of the Keurig 2.0 because the EZ pod and any other make your own pod wont work in the Keurig 2.0 brand machine.

Cuisinart makes a wonderful machine that will use both Keurig cups and the make your own cups.

Yeah, I figured that out early with the advice in this thread. I forget the Keurig numbers that can use both but the Cuisinart--also made by Keurig--takes both. This is very tricky because it's confusing to figure out what models work with what cups. The Cuisinart model I bought is more rugged than the others, seems to avoid the "plastic taste" a few others have complained about and you can mix and match accessory cups.

It seems to me that a good chuck of the coffee future belongs to the single serving maker because of convenience and a quality taste.

 

[milkman]

Wife has a Keurig and it is convenient for her, but I seldom use it. I have not researched, but does anyone know of a single serve brewer that makes a 20 oz. cup. I have used the Keurig a few times and the only way to get a 20oz. mug from it is run it once and then turn the K cup 180 degrees and run again. That negates a lot of the convenience though.

 

[KiotiKowboy]

Wife has a Keurig and it is convenient for her, but I seldom use it. I have not researched, but does anyone know of a single serve brewer that makes a 20 oz. cup. I have used the Keurig a few times and the only way to get a 20oz. mug from it is run it once and then turn the K cup 180 degrees and run again. That negates a lot of the convenience though.

The keurig 2.0 K-Carafe pod will brew from 22 to 30 ounces. Not owning one, I don't know if there is an aftermarket solution to make your own carafe pods.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Wife has a Keurig and it is convenient for her, but I seldom use it. I have not researched, but does anyone know of a single serve brewer that makes a 20 oz. cup. I have used the Keurig a few times and the only way to get a 20oz. mug from it is run it once and then turn the K cup 180 degrees and run again. That negates a lot of the convenience though.

It seems to me that 20 Oz. of water ran thru one K cup would be awfully weak coffee. I would say that if you want coffee that weak, just keep a kettle on the stove or microwave another cup of water when you turn on the Keurig. It takes about a minute for the coffee to brew and about a minute in the microwave to heat a cup of water. Mix them together when the K cup is finished. All done is about a minute for a 20 oz. cup.