Who has a Keurig coffee pot?

wayner123 · 03-17-2011, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sawyer

I just got two Solofill cups for my Keurig. After a little experimentation with fill level and grind, I am getting pretty damn good coffee out of my Keurig. Which is saying a lot. Works about a hundred times better than the My K-cup. It is definitely on par with a really good regular drip machine and definitely surpasses regular K-cups. Not quite as good as a french press, but it is definitely quicker and cleaner.

How does it work better than the My k-cup? It's essentially the same thing, right? IMO, the down side to the My k-cup is washing that screen out. Is the plastic filter easier to clean? I would think that it would be, but then it's a trade off as it would onto stains/flavors more.

The regular K-cups imo are awesome. I have had a few bad coffee's but that's not the fault of the K-Cup, it's more a fault of the blend/roast.

Sawyer · 03-17-2011, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by wayner123

How does it work better than the My k-cup? It's essentially the same thing, right?

It gets better extraction than the my k-cup. It seems with the my k-cup the water just drills a hole down through the grounds and the majority of the extraction process just comes out as hot water. Not so with the solofill.

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Originally Posted by wayner123

IMO, the down side to the My k-cup is washing that screen out.

In my opinion, the downside to the my k-cup is a weak ass cup of coffee. Basically that is the downside to the keurig in general. In order to get a decent cup, you have to use 2 k-cups on the lowest water setting. Seems like a waste to me.

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Originally Posted by wayner123

Is the plastic filter easier to clean? I would think that it would be, but then it's a trade off as it would onto stains/flavors more.

It is not easier to clean, but I dont think that it is in any way hard to clean.

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Originally Posted by wayner123

The regular K-cups imo are awesome. I have had a few bad coffee's but that's not the fault of the K-Cup, it's more a fault of the blend/roast.

I have tried probably 100 different blends of k-cups and have only ever had a decent cup of coffee. Nothing I would ever brag about or come close to saying it was awesome. With the solofill, it is still not an awesome cup of coffee, but it is a lot closer than I thought this machine could come.

688sonarmen · 03-17-2011, 07:50 PM

I've heard rumors the Starbucks is canceling their contract with tassimo and going to Keurig. Can anyone confirm?

68TriShield · 03-18-2011, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 688sonarmen

I've heard rumors the Starbucks is canceling their contract with tassimo and going to Keurig. Can anyone confirm?

it's true.

taltos · 03-18-2011, 05:52 AM

Also if anyone here likes any of the Gloria Jean's non-flavored coffees such as Black Gold, Green Mountain will be announcing on April 1 that non-flavored Gloria Jean's coffees will not be available in K-Cups anymore.

wayner123 · 03-18-2011, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by taltos

Also if anyone here likes any of the Gloria Jean's non-flavored coffees such as Black Gold, Green Mountain will be announcing on April 1 that non-flavored Gloria Jean's coffees will not be available in K-Cups anymore.

I need to stock up on some Black Gold then.

MrsSledn · 03-21-2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by taltos

Also if anyone here likes any of the Gloria Jean's non-flavored coffees such as Black Gold, Green Mountain will be announcing on April 1 that non-flavored Gloria Jean's coffees will not be available in K-Cups anymore.

Gloria Jeans seems to be discontinuing alot of the KCup products then. They discontinued some herbal teas last year. I was lucky to find them on Amazon at one point. Now I can't find it anywhere. It's a shame.

wayner123 · 03-17-2011, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sawyer

I have tried probably 100 different blends of k-cups and have only ever had a decent cup of coffee. Nothing I would ever brag about or come close to saying it was awesome. With the solofill, it is still not an awesome cup of coffee, but it is a lot closer than I thought this machine could come.

Thanks for your thought out replies. I am by no means an expert on coffee, but it makes it strong enough for me and tastes wonderful, imo.

Do you drink espresso straight?

Sawyer · 03-17-2011, 07:59 PM

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Do you drink espresso straight?

Not really all that often. Mostly french press or americanos.

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