Ever Wonder Why Keurigs Are So Expensive?

[bayonetbrant]

If you get whole bean, grind it yourself, and stick it in the Keurig it is probably quite good.  But how many people use the Keurig that way?

honestly, we use K-cups for less than half the coffee we make.  I make a lot of tea, and my wife has her powdered stuff she likes.  When my father-in-law comes over, he put Community or Kona coffee in a filter insert, but we buy ground rather than whole-bean.  We have a grinder.  In a box.  Likely in another box.  Somewhere.  So we never use it.

[republic]

This topic is awesome.  I was never a coffee drinker until I got married.  My mother-in-law (actually a very awesome woman...I'm lucky) got me hooked.  I prefer Cain's in my Bunn...but I had no idea about impurities in ground coffee...

I'm going to have to get a coffee grinder!

[GDS_Starfury]

you prefer cains in your bunn?  :o

I never knew there was a market for wicker sex toys.

[airboy]

I found the FDA standards for coffee.  They are at: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodScienceResearch/LaboratoryMethods/ucm084337.htm

Basically, if the impurities are less than 8.5% of the sample, it is passed.
Think about this, crap other than coffee (or damaged coffee) in your bag up to 8.5% is considered "A OK."

Ground coffee contains a lot more junk than whole beans.

This is why I stopped drinking ground coffee.

[airboy]

There is a coffee retailer in my city that sells around 100 types (give or take) of whole bean coffee, and then will grind it to your own specifications.  They say that a coarse grind is best for Keurigs.

Ever get a cup of coffee (from a diner, or where ever) and notice a film on the top of the coffee that kind of looks like gasoline?  Apparently it's pesticide.

No - if it is really good coffee that film is coffee oil.  Greasy coffee is much fresher and tastes a lot better.

[Centurion40]

I found the FDA standards for coffee.  They are at: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodScienceResearch/LaboratoryMethods/ucm084337.htm

Basically, if the impurities are less than 8.5% of the sample, it is passed.
Think about this, crap other than coffee (or damaged coffee) in your bag up to 8.5% is considered "A OK."

Ok, I'm going to have to find the Canadian standards.  This might explain why I can't get around 50% of the types of k-cups here that I can get at the Walmart in Kissimmee!!  :o

[Centurion40]

There is a coffee retailer in my city that sells around 100 types (give or take) of whole bean coffee, and then will grind it to your own specifications.  They say that a coarse grind is best for Keurigs.

Ever get a cup of coffee (from a diner, or where ever) and notice a film on the top of the coffee that kind of looks like gasoline?  Apparently it's pesticide.

No - if it is really good coffee that film is coffee oil.  Greasy coffee is much fresher and tastes a lot better.

Huh.  Some joker on the CBC fed us listeners a line of bullshit!  Go figure!

[TheCommandTent]

I'm still a novice coffee drinker so this is an interesting discussion.  I have a standard drip coffee make and use ground coffee but after this discussion I am tempted to look into a grinder and coffee beans.  That being said I don't drink coffee all the time so how long do coffee beans last and what is the best way to store them?

[Centurion40]

My wife uses a zip-lock bag and a fridge.

[GDS_Starfury]

I'm still a novice coffee drinker so this is an interesting discussion.

thats because your young and have energy.

[LongBlade]

There is a coffee retailer in my city that sells around 100 types (give or take) of whole bean coffee, and then will grind it to your own specifications.  They say that a coarse grind is best for Keurigs.

Ever get a cup of coffee (from a diner, or where ever) and notice a film on the top of the coffee that kind of looks like gasoline?  Apparently it's pesticide.

No - if it is really good coffee that film is coffee oil.  Greasy coffee is much fresher and tastes a lot better.

That's what I was thinking, but I hadn't read anything either way. Thanks, Airboy.

FWIW we switched back from the Keurig to a more traditional brewer with a built-in grinder.

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We made our first cup this afternoon. Not too bad.

[MikeGER]

Keurig never heard of? not a German brand and not German quality (assurance)   

get a Krups Dolce Gusto  ;)
(ExpensiveOther has a Krups KP1509 Dolce Gusto Genio Titanium)

here is a guy who fixed a 2 year old Krups, which was leaking in 12/2009 ...see pictures
and this repair lasted until 4/2013 ...and now he got a seal-ring as sparepart
... engine is still fine
http://www.trisaster.de/forum/index.php?topic=1581.0

[Staggerwing]

FWIW, in Dutch, the word 'Keurig' means 'neat', 'tidy', or 'perfect', depending on context. I've had my B60 for about 4 or 5 years now. I just give it the recommended white vinegar you-know-what about every three months. I have the reusable cups for brew-your-own but find them a pain to clean as well. Still, easier than cleaning a generic permanent drip maker basket.

[GDS_Starfury]

I only buy Krupps equipment when I need a siege cannon.

[Boggit]

I share LB's sense of despair. My juicer's engine burnt out after a few uses and now has to be thrown away... :'(