Time for a new Keurig

[mjeds]

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I have searched amazon extensively and not found anything. that dewalt one is nice, sadly all my tools are makita.


there are 12v units and Makita makes a coffee maker, but none of them are k-cup or nepresso,

 

[AbdRahim]

Good investing principle. Watch what Neal buys.

How many of these things have you purchased Neal. I think my original one is 10 years old. Still going strong. Forgive me for my inquisitiveness.

 

[John&Andrea]

The single serve is what I have used in our RV for years. Mine does not look that good.

 

[Neal]

giant quadruple thumbs down on the k-supreme. Both of mine (home & RV) are going in the trash, okay, closet for now. They have a burnt taste and after a google search it's a common complaint. I still have my old machines but I'm probably going to find a single serve locally or ship one to Newmar for my arrival next week. Blech! Done with this!

And yes @sheridany - my fav is pour over coffee, the flavor has been amazing. I'm just lazy sometimes.

 

[DennisT]

Well our Insta one I mentioned earlier in this post is still going strong.

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Even better I found reusable Melita pods marketed as JavaJig that work great.

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The only thing we buy for them is filters which run a few cents a piece from Amazon.

Easy to clean and reuse. Got tired of trying to clean the reusable ones with the built in screens.

This allows me to use my coffee, Seattles Best or Gevalia - something strong and get good flavor for not much per cup.

Threw away all the reusable filters with the permanent screens.

And I do make a cup of the original Nespresso now and then, we have the frother kept from one of the Nespresso Virtuo machines so we can do cappuccino. Those pods aren’t bad price wise and pick some up when on sale.

 

[Neal]

Link(s) to what you're suggesting?

 

[DennisT]

Link(s) to what you're suggesting?

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[Neal]

Added for each of the items mentioned

Thank you. Maybe the answer is moving away from Keurig!

 

[DennisT]

Thank you. Maybe the answer is moving away from Keurig!

The pot we have had since July of 22 and no issues with it.

The Melitta items I just found locally to try and they are working well. Should save some money overall now that we are retired and I can still support my caffeine habit.

 

[sheridany]

Mellita is a great brand. I know many who swear by theirs. I bought one of these when it was on kickstarter but I think it’s too expensive now and it might take up too much room in the ventessex. We keep one in the S&B. Makes awesome pourover.

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[DennisT]

Mellita is a great brand. I know many who swear by theirs. I bought one of these when it was on kickstarter but I think it’s too expensive now and it might take up too much room in the ventessex. We keep one in the S&B. Makes awesome pourover.

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Yes they do. Every regular coffee pot I’ve had I always bought one that used the Mellita cone filters - much better coffee than the flat bottom ones.

That one looks nice but, yeah at $800 I don’t think I could convince the wife. . Although fresh ground would be great.

Wonder if I can find a spot to store a grinder.

 

[sheridany]

We do the pour over in the bus scaled down. One scale and a Hario dripper and filters and this grinder. You can spend a lot on a grinder but I recommend this as it’s pretty compact. It makes a big difference in taste.

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[Neal]

I've been very pleased with this one recommended by someone else on the site a while ago:

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[Rich W.]

giant quadruple thumbs down on the k-supreme. Both of mine (home & RV) are going in the trash, okay, closet for now. They have a burnt taste and after a google search it's a common complaint. I still have my old machines but I'm probably going to find a single serve locally or ship one to Newmar for my arrival next week. Blech! Done with this!

And yes @sheridany - my fav is pour over coffee, the flavor has been amazing. I'm just lazy sometimes.

I had a similar problem with my home unit so I disassembled it to clean it. It was filthy inside which explained the issue and it had at least a dozen small plastic parts that finally fit back together like some elaborate puzzle. But it solved the problem, although from a maintenance standpoint was almost not worth the effort. One thing I would suggest is to not allow any flavored coffees or any other non-coffee hot beverage, such as hot chocolate, in your Keurig. I’ve since gone to tea which costs .08 per cup and requires nothing more than hot water to brew.

 

[Neal]

This is a brand new unit used all of two weeks now. It may be the k-cups, but I've tried two different ones. I'll try my ground coffee in the reusable filter and see how it goes tomorrow.

It's a noticeably better cup of coffee out of the single serve which I believe uses the former boiler. Whatever they changed in these new k-supreme units which don't have the boiler warmup period I think is flash heating and burning the coffee.

 

[Rich W.]

This is a brand new unit used all of two weeks now. It may be the k-cups, but I've tried two different ones. I'll try my ground coffee in the reusable filter and see how it goes tomorrow.

It's a noticeably better cup of coffee out of the single serve which I believe uses the former boiler. Whatever they changed in these new k-supreme units which don't have the boiler warmup period I think is flash heating and burning the coffee.

Not good on a new machine. I’d probably return it. Mine is probably five years old and I bought it used so I have no idea what went through it before I got it.

 

[Neal]

Yeah, would return it too, if I didn't buy it several months before using it for the first time on this trip. It will go into the hoarding cellar and out will come the prior machines, but I'm probably getting a single serve sent to Newmar next week.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

For a perfect cup every time!

Stove top espresso maker is a simple clean up with never a filter to buy!!!

Wasn't going to take a picture of my super cheap mod until compete, will post that if there is enough time!!!!

 

[sheridany]

I have one of those to make Cuban coffee. Makes it super strong. Not for the faint of heart.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

I have one of those to make Cuban coffee. Makes it super strong. Not for the faint of heart.

Yes but 50/50 mix with hot water, and you have the equivalent of Starbucks café American!!!