I enjoy the coffee just fine and the cost is absolutely reasonable given the amount I drink.
I’m not stupid in how I spend my money, nor do I have a poor palate, so perhaps your posts shouldn’t suggest that.
Awesome, dude.
And when they come up with a French press I can operate with one hand, is ready to drink in 30 seconds, only leaves the cup to clean, doesn’t need me to mess with boiling water and doesn’t require me to pour or dispose of loose coffee grounds, I will totally enjoy the full range of French press coffee on a daily basis.
But for the weekday mad dash out the door? My Keurig produces a drinkable cup, and is MUCH cheaper than Starbucks.
I don’t use the French press. I use the DRM-free Keurig, with refillable cups. I was responding to the claim that a subset of all the coffee in the world somehow doesn’t merit the term “limited”
My brother and his wife were at Starbucks and she ordered a decaf mocha. He asked her why she didn’t just order a hot chocolate.
I use the Keurig at work to make hot water. I then mix in Aldi instant, which is pretty good for an instant, and very cheap. Keurig’s coffee gives me bowel distress and smells stale.
I didn’t.
Really?
“good enough” in quotes, indicating that you don’t see this as positive. “meh coffee”- if you enjoy it you don’t know any better because it’s not good.
“If they fully analyzed the cost” meaning that if you don’t think it’s expensive you just haven’t looked carefully enough.
You clearly think people who drink K-cup coffee are wasting their money and settling for or enjoying an inferior product. Don’t pretend that’s not what you’re saying. Frankly, it’s insulting to those who do factor in the cost and find it acceptable and enjoy what their drinking.
Maybe I should have emphasized “I” more. But that’s another story.
It has nothing to do with Keurig or coffee specifically; I take issue with pretty much all products driven entirely by their marketing, which means I end up facing off with the people who are now highly defensive about having bought the marketing along with the disposable 5-bladed floor-sweeper coffeemaking convenience.
Wow. You just can’t help yourself, can you.
He really can’t. It’s very important for Amateur Barbarian to make it clear that he is smarter than you. Frankly, I think it must be very tiring to always be outraged about nutella and bitcoins and razorblades and coffee but I guess if it keeps him busy…
Thanks! Ignorance fought.
So, somewhat coincidentally, my french press broke and I figured I’d pick up an AeroPress and give it a try. It’s pretty neat. The super-concentrated stuff that comes right out of it is really delicious, and diluting it to make “american coffee” it really does make a pretty nice single cup of coffee. Way less harsh than french press coffee.
It kind of strikes me that the AeroPress works on a similar principle as the Keurig, using a little bit of pressure to speed up extraction. The “american coffee” I’ve made with it actually does taste quite a bit like the stuff the Keurig makes. The cleanup is pretty fast with it since you can eject the grounds in a puck, but otherwise it seems to be a comparable amount of work to a french press. I’m definitely impressed with it, but I don’t think it’s going to replace the Keurig in the lazy low-yield coffee niche.
The AeroPress is very nice . . . ↩︎
Although I also came to the conclusion that the best appliance we have in the house for making 180-ish degree water for the AeroPress is… the Keurig! It even dispenses just about the right amount of water on the small setting.
Do Nespresso machines/pods not exist in the US? They’re huge here, make excellent coffee (so good I’ve seen cafes and restaurants using them) and there are people making “third party” capsules compatible with the system.
They’re apparently just being introduced. I’ve only very recently seen ads and signs in store windows for them.
When traveling abroad I get a kick out of the term “American coffee”/cafe americano. I usually order espresso in those situations knowing it will be excellent.
(Similarly, in a restaurant I initially was perplexed when I wanted water and the waitperson asked “still?”. Yes, I still want water. . .then the waitperson said, “flat?”. Ohhhhhh. . . Still/flat = non carbonated!!!)
They have been around for quite some time. Usually at higher end kitchen supply stores in malls. Usually set up for samples if you ask.
Forgive my ignorance, but the K pods only have instant coffee inside dont they? Not ground?
Nope, it’s ground coffee. The “pod” is heavier after than before use.
By K pods do you mean K cups, that go in a Keurig?
If so, no it’s not instant. It’s ground coffee that gets water under pressure forced through.
Have you ever looked inside one after its been “brewed”? what’s in there?
I just dont like the general idea of the waste of the plastic “cups”.