Keurig or ideas for a new coffee maker

clevohardcore - 4-29-2011 at 03:56 PM

Anyone have one of the very popular single serve coffee makers? I never a new maker because my very expensive and supposedly well built CUISINART coffee maker took a crap last winter.

I like the idea of single brew and the fact that they have caribu coffee and starbucks brand cups. I'm just concerned that the temp doesn't get hot enough to extract the best/most flavor.

Jason the Magnificent - 4-29-2011 at 05:53 PM

I have a Keurig, believe me...the coffee is very good...this is from someone who stops at Caribou every morning before work.

Plus with the better ones you can select the "cup size", so you're one serving can make a little espresso size cup for a quick stronger drink or a full mug for a sipper.

Obviously the single serve is more expensive, but you can get bulk deals on eBay where even the Caribou brand cups are like 40-50 cents each. Not terrible.

morgan - 4-29-2011 at 10:14 PM

I had a roommate who had one. It worked well but I never found any coffees I really liked, granted I only tried a couple.

clevohardcore - 4-30-2011 at 12:38 AM

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Originally posted by Jason the Magnificent
I have a Keurig, believe me...the coffee is very good...this is from someone who stops at Caribou every morning before work.

Plus with the better ones you can select the "cup size", so you're one serving can make a little espresso size cup for a quick stronger drink or a full mug for a sipper.

Obviously the single serve is more expensive, but you can get bulk deals on eBay where even the Caribou brand cups are like 40-50 cents each. Not terrible.

^^^^^^^ SAMS CLUB has a huge box of I think 80 cups for $30.

Jason the Magnificent - 4-30-2011 at 06:01 AM

That may be a hair cheaper, usually the eBay bulk auctions are for 100.

JawnDiablo - 4-30-2011 at 07:34 AM

I'm in the market to get a new coffee maker, but one that does whole pots with a built in grinder perhaps.
My girl's brother has on and his coffee always tastes better than anyone's and he uses the same beans i use..
any recommendations?

XnMeX - 4-30-2011 at 07:47 AM

When I make a cup of coffee, I MAKE A CUP OF COFFEE. I have a 24oz mug so the Keurig would not cut it for me. I would need almost 3 of those to make a decent strength cup of coffee and by that time I am about $1.50 in for the cost so fuck that. I just have a Kitcen Aid regular coffee pot the wife got me last year for xmas and I love it! The one feature I wanted that I got is a detachable water tank so I can throw it in the dishwasher. I made the mistake of looking in the water tank of my old coffee maker one day and it was not pretty (even after cleaning it with vinager process) so from no on, detachable tank for me.

JawnDiablo - 4-30-2011 at 07:53 AM

I drink a lot of coffee so I am ready 4 an investment

RomanticViolence - 4-30-2011 at 07:55 AM

We have one of those coffee makers at work. I like it.

JawnDiablo - 4-30-2011 at 01:48 PM

we have the one shot maker thing at work too.
It is pretty good.

clevohardcore - 4-30-2011 at 10:50 PM

DO NOT BUY CUISINART. Mine was over $130 when I bought it and it took a shit in 5 years. They are not repairable. At least they do not do repairs on them. Since it was after the supposed 3yr warranty they offered nothing. Basically a go fuck yourself with your $130 non-working coffee maker.

JawnDiablo - 4-30-2011 at 11:08 PM

my parents used to have this chrome looking perculator thing.
I think it worked forever

morgan - 5-1-2011 at 12:10 AM

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Originally posted by MQ74
my parents used to have this chrome looking perculator thing.
I think it worked forever

My grandmother has one of those. No clue when she got it but I know its older than me.

Personally I use a French Press for my coffee.