# Keurig K-Supreme Plus C -- cup size vis-a-vis pod **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [August 15, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751 "2021-08-15T23:32:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751/1 "2021-08-15T23:32:44Z")
This machine offers five cup sizes (4, 6, 8, 10, 12 oz.). Somewhere I read the cup size doesn’t affect the brew strength. So if I select a 12 oz. cup I get twice as much coffee, with all other aspects the same, as if I’d selected a 6 oz. cup? Which means at 6 oz. I’m wasting half the coffee in the pod? Or can I brew two 6 oz. cups from the same pod by reusing it? If anyone can explain how to best manage cup size selection to use the pod most efficiently I’d appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751/2 "2021-08-15T23:43:29Z")
> [@Gary\_T](#): > > Somewhere I read the cup size doesn’t affect the brew strength. This doesn’t sound right. Where did you read this? I don’t have this model of machine, but in all the Keurigs I’ve had and used, it’s like any other coffeemaker: the less volume of water per amount of coffee, the stronger the brew. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751/3 "2021-08-16T03:54:48Z")
I have that model, but always make an 8 oz cup. I did notice that if I press the “strong” button, brewing seems to take a little longer, so maybe if you pick a bigger cup it forces the water through slower and allows more time to extract flavor? ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751/5 "2021-08-16T11:28:56Z")
On an older Kurig it does say that each pod can be used a second time in the manual, I do think it stated something like with slightly degraded taste (but put nicer then that). ---
**Author:** ![shh1313](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shh1313/32/8020_2.png) [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751/6 "2021-08-16T18:22:36Z")
I use the 4 ox smallest cup on my KERIG water comes out the same speed. The less water used is what makes your coffee stronger. An Italian, French or dark roast gives the best body and full flavor. Note, dark roasts have less caffeine than regular roast coffee. Breakfast blend, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751/7 "2021-08-16T19:04:55Z")
Interesting fact about some K-Cup pods. My Beloved picked up some Kroger brand flavored cappuccino pods that turned out to be instant coffee instead of ground coffee. I found this out when I went to change out the pod and it was completely empty. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751/8 "2021-08-16T19:07:06Z")
> [@Gary\_T](#): > > Somewhere I read the cup size doesn’t affect the brew strength. Non sequitur. You have more water pouring through the exact same amount of coffee in the pod. So how can a 4 oz. coffee not be markedly stronger than a 12 oz. coffee? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751/9 "2021-08-16T22:18:04Z")
When I saw the phrase “C - cup size” in the title, I thought this was going to be a whole different thread. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751/10 "2021-08-17T02:27:15Z")
> [@](#): > > Non sequitur. You have more water pouring through the exact same amount of coffee in the pod. So how can a 4 oz. coffee not be markedly stronger than a 12 oz. coffee? Because it has less exposure time. If it takes, say, 20 seconds to send 4 oz. through the pod, and 60 seconds to send 12 oz. through, the amount of coffee dissolved/infused per ounce is likely to be the same. It’s not necessarily that the whole amount in the pod is dissolved in either 4 oz. or 12 oz., which of course would give a stronger small cup if that were the case. The machine has a selector for brew strength, independent of cup size. The instructions make no mention whatsoever of cup size affecting brew strength. I find it quite plausible that there’s essentially unused coffee when a smaller cup is made. I’m hoping someone can offer experience or insight into getting some use out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751/11 "2021-08-17T02:30:28Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > When I saw the phrase “C - cup size” in the title, I thought this was going to be a whole different thread. I’ve deduced that the C in the model name means it’s specifically made for Costco. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-k-supreme-plus-c-cup-size-vis-a-vis-pod/948751/12 "2021-08-17T02:32:50Z")
It’s _possible_ you could get a couple 4 oz cups from one pod (although the 2nd one would be much weaker), but after a 6 or 8 oz cup, there’s basically clear water coming out of the machine. I’ve accidentally made a 2nd 6 oz cup from the same pod and it was undrinkable.