Keurig

[Family Fun Mom]

I was at my MIL's this weekend and she has a Keurig. Coolest thing ever! I must get one. I've been doing some research online but I'm a little confused. Are there different models? Which is best?

We are not big on plain coffee but we like flavored coffees, dh loves tea, kids love hot cocoa, and I see they offer iced coffee and tea K cups. I'd love that! How does it makes iced drinks?

Anything else a newbie should know?

 

[lisaross]

i think the best price on the Keurig is at Costco - also comes with alot of coffee!

It comes out to about .50c per cup of coffee - if u are a big coffee drinker it can get expensive...i have 1 cup a day my husband 2!

I have it a few months now and love it.

 

[Jedana]

i think the best price on the Keurig is at Costco - also comes with alot of coffee!

It comes out to about .50c per cup of coffee - if u are a big coffee drinker it can get expensive...i have 1 cup a day my husband 2!

I have it a few months now and love it.

Still cheaper than hitting Starbucks though!

Our Keurig has a large water reserve. You can get them with no reserve, so you have to add water for each cup, if you aren't a big drinker. there are several types, just look for the one that fits you best.

My husband favors the "dark" coffees, I like mine "medium". We used to argue about making the coffee, now we just buy what we like!

Buy samplers. Read the reviews on Keurig.comThere are several dozen brands, each with different flavors and types of brews.

I've bought them from Keurig.com, and then when I found the ones I liked, I head to Walmart (6.99-10.99 for 18)to buy them there. I've also seen them at the grocery store and Target, (7.99-12.99 for 18) for slightly more; and at BJs (warehouse store, like costco). I paid $37ish for 80 Kcups at BJs the other day. (I bought my K at BJs also, they are really good about returns.)

Also, we have the insert that allows us to use regular coffee, so if we run out of Kcups, I can grind up some coffee beans and just brew those.

You do have to use filtered/bottled water. Also, when you first get it, if you have one with a reserve, wash the reserve throughly--let it soak in soapy water for several hours. Wash and repeat 2 or 3 times. Finally wash, rinse and then run 4 or so FULL reserves of water through the machine. There is sometimes "production dust" inside the machine, and running water through helps clean it out; and washing the reserve like that removes that "plasticky" taste that happens with the machine sometimes.

 

[jkCT]

I love my Keurig! The different models mostly differ in size and how often you have to fill the water reserve. It's great for us as one-cup-a-day drinkers who like different coffees, and it's great for quickly heating a single mug of water for tea. I use my Bed Bath & Beyond 20% off coupons to buy K-cups. For iced beverages...I just watched the Keurig website demo and it's just brewing it into a cup with ice in it lol.

 

[Chuck-PA]

We have had our Keurig for over a year now.
Keurig does offer Ice coffee and Ice tea in k-cups.

You can brew it like a normal cup of coffee and then pour it over ice. We add flavored creamers in it. We do not add sugar because the creamers are sweet enough for us. We have even added it to a blender with chocolate syrup and ice and had a frozen ice coffee.

We have the smallest keurig. We have a very small counter top andd it fits perfectly.

Hope you get one and enjoy it.

Macy's has a coupon this week for 10% off electrics. Not sure if the bed bath and beyond works on the machine, I do know it works on the coffees.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

You can buy the filter for around $15 so you can use regular ground coffee if you want, instead of cups.

You can also use regular tea bags and hot chocolate, too. Some think they taste better than the cups (and they're definitely less expensive).

It's taken me a while to experiment with coffee cups to see which ones I like. Some I bought seemed weak for my taste. I now like the Newman's Own Special Blend, the Kona Blend and right now I'm drinking a Gloria Jean's Hazelnut which is good.

Enjoy!

 

[ProudMomTo3Boys]

I have the one with the water reserve. My DH uses it for his morning coffee to take with him to work. I bought it at Kohls when I had the 30% off discount. If you can wait for that I would.

 

[Maddle]

Last Christmas there were a couple discussions about Keurig here on Dis. The mostly rave reviews were enough to convince me - and am I glad. I just LOVE that little machine. I have the Platinum with a big water reserve from Costco.

(My first one from Santa arrived and it was a dud - water wasn't hot enough, coffee was like water - ugh. Costco took it back and I picked up a second one, and this one is magnificent!)

I purchase my coffee from Kohls.com when it is on sale with free shipping, and use a 30% off coupon.

 

[dgthree]

I was at my MIL's this weekend and she has a Keurig. Coolest thing ever! I must get one. I've been doing some research online but I'm a little confused. Are there different models? Which is best?

We are not big on plain coffee but we like flavored coffees, dh loves tea, kids love hot cocoa, and I see they offer iced coffee and tea K cups. I'd love that! How does it makes iced drinks?

Anything else a newbie should know?

I'm on my second Keurig machine. Bought the first from QVC a few years ago, and bought the B70 Platinum one from Costco as a replacement last winter. There wasn't anything wrong with the old one, but it only brewed two cup sizes, and I wanted one that could brew a very small strong cup for making a latte, and the B70 has 5 cup options.

The Costco bundle (and BJ's, I think) come with 60 k cups and the filter to make your own k-cup. I did buy the water filter attachment for the reservoir, and I think it's made a difference in the taste of the water.

As for k-cups, I buy mainly from Keurig's website (you save 10-15% when you become a member), and sometimes at Bed, Bath & Beyond with coupons.

One great thing I found was the Solofill cup, which is similar to the my K-cup, but it goes straight into the cup holder instead of your needing to take a part out like you do with the Keurig one.

 

[Kae]

I have the B70 aka Platinum one love it, I am on my second one because of a pump issue but Keurig replaced it no problems. DH got it for me when it was a TSV on QVC.

I get my kcups at Bed bath & beyond or keurig.com. Remember to register your Keurig & you wll get 2 free boxes. Hurry Island Coconut is here for Spring very yummy. I have gotten really good at Iced Coffee.

Also Check out www.singleservecoffee.com kinda like a dis for coffee.

Kae

 

[nuke]

I bought myself the mini about a month ago and absolutely love it. I'm drinking black tea right now that I poured over ice and added a little equal too. It tastes just as good as starbucks brewed iced tea and cost me about 40 cents. I picked up a box of Celestial SEasons black tea cups at TJ maxx for $6.99.

I also have the Cafe Mocha, Hot cocoa, regular coffee and a few others that are really good. I haven't tried iced coffee yet. I will have to do that.

I bought my machine at Kohl's when it was on sale and I had a 30% off. IT came to $70 plus tax.

 

[Ryansdad0727]

I bought K-Caps for my Keurig . They fit over the top of the K-Cups so that you can refill the cup with regular coffee. Makes a cup much cheaper.

 

[puffkin]

We have the middle model with the water reserve and 3 sizes. We usually use the largest size (I believe it is 10 oz).

I buy our kcups at coffeegiant.com. THey have a large selection, free shipping and the 6th box is free. If you combine that with a sale, the kcups work out to be really cheap. I will also buy them at BB&B on occassion with a coupon.

 

[E-P-C-O-T]

I got a mini for Christmas and I absolutely love it! I am not a daily coffee drinker, but, I use it for flavored coffees, Iced teas and Tea. I also got a K cup and use that to make Christmas blend coffee from Starbucks...Yum! My favorite is the Earl Grey, Green Tea Chai and Sweet Berry Lime Green Iced tea and the Caramel Vanilla Cream coffee. As a matter of fact, I'm having some right now

 

[Sandi12404]

I always thought they were interesting but I'm not a coffee drinker so I didn't look into if very much. Then my office bought one for the break room and I want one. I had no idea you could make tea or hot chocolate. I'm thinking it will be a great birthday or christmas present.

 

[tigger51276]

I am on my 2nd Keurig now. 3+ years ago I bought the Platium version and it finally crapped the bed about 4 or 5 months ago and so I got the new Platinum version. I have to say i'm not as impressed with the new one as I was the old. This one tends to flake out a LOT and I've descaled it an everything.... I still love the machine though, i'm not sure what I would have done without it. When I first had my DD2 I used it to defrost breast milk by just running hot water out of the machine into a small pan and it would heat to the perfect temp in just a couple mins, then when she was on formula I would fill the bottle with a ratio of 1 part hot water to 3 parts cold and again perfect bottle temp and it was immediately ready, I use it to heat up ramen noodle cup of soups, regular hot chocolate and tea and then of course keurig coffee, tea and hot chocolate cups. I use it more than any other item in my kitchen. My favorite coffee is the Donut Shop, tastes like DD. I do not get my coffee at BJ's as they only have one flavor and I don't like it. I tend to get it at BB&B, Stop and Shop, Shaw's, Market Basket or the Keurig site.

 

[dis-happy]

I'm a daily tea drinker and learned this trick on the DIS:

Place a tea bag in the spot where the k-cup goes. Hit the brew button. As the water drips out into your cup it is a perfect cup of tea!

 

[Queen2PrincessG]

I love ours! We have a Platnum brewer

We also order from Big cat coffee. They take 10% off your order and you can make your own mulit box of tea, coffee , hot coco or cider!!!

 

[Kae]

I am on my 2nd Keurig now. 3+ years ago I bought the Platium version and it finally crapped the bed about 4 or 5 months ago and so I got the new Platinum version. I have to say i'm not as impressed with the new one as I was the old. This one tends to flake out a LOT and I've descaled it an everything.... I still love the machine though, i'm not sure what I would have done without it. When I first had my DD2 I used it to defrost breast milk by just running hot water out of the machine into a small pan and it would heat to the perfect temp in just a couple mins, then when she was on formula I would fill the bottle with a ratio of 1 part hot water to 3 parts cold and again perfect bottle temp and it was immediately ready, I use it to heat up ramen noodle cup of soups, regular hot chocolate and tea and then of course keurig coffee, tea and hot chocolate cups. I use it more than any other item in my kitchen. My favorite coffee is the Donut Shop, tastes like DD. I do not get my coffee at BJ's as they only have one flavor and I don't like it. I tend to get it at BB&B, Stop and Shop, Shaw's, Market Basket or the Keurig site.

Call Keurig I bet they replace it for you.

Kae

 

[Padme]

I'm considering getting one of these but not sure if the cost would be worth it for what I'd use it for. My kids love hot chocolate and having quick hot water for oatmeal in the morning would be nice too. The main purpose would be to make hot/iced tea, though.

For anyone who uses the kcup or another type of cup that you can put your own coffee in- can they be used with loose tea? I'm not a coffee drinker but love teas from Teavana, as well as different varieties of bagged tea.

Anyone use it mainly for tea? Do you think its worth it? Will this be a waste of money if the only time it gets used for coffee is on the holidays when we have company?

Any feedback is appreciated.