I always hated Keurig coffee makers because they seemed so inefficient and wasteful of plastic. Also, the cost of a home brewed cup of coffee seemed too high.
Well, when I worked at Fort Knox I was forced to use one. And once I discovered Costco brand coffee (it’s usually on sale) and how good it was, I started using the thing. I became completely sold.
Then I was in Sam’s club last week and they had the “super duper deluxe” one on sale for $109 with 20 bucks worth of coffee included, so I bought one for the home. I’m enjoying a cup right now.
All I can say is this has completely changed my home coffee drinking experienc. It has done as much for home coffee brewing as the Mr. Coffee did.
You don’t realize just how great it is until you’ve used it for a while. We had a gravity feed grinder, bought all of our coffee whole baan and this makes BETTER coffee. And no more making a full put that we use over a few days, reheating with the microwave. We make only what we need and it now even makes the larger caraf if you really need it.
With the refillable filter (which we haven’t bought yet) my wife will be able to even make her market spice tea with it, though I can’t comment on how good it will be until we try it. She usually uses a french press so we’ll see. I’ll need that adapter for the 5.5 lbs of whole bean I still have in the freezer...
Chemex for the win. Or one of the old discontinued Starbucks Barista espresso makers
. We like a good espresso pull in the morning. Less acid and big flavor. And always always always grind your beans fresh. Burr grinder works best.
I’ll stick with my $10 coffee maker with 3 spoons of Folgers. Or 1-2 spoons of grounds if adding to the old grounds. That way I can pay the electric bill to keep the coffee hot.