Thursday, January 08, 2004
I've wanted to post about my Keurig Home Brewer (coffee maker) for sometime now. I just haven't gotten around to it before now.
Here goes...
I first saw/heard about Keurig at my girlfriend's office. They had a Keurig Brewer and I was just amazed by it.
Keurig is a single cup brewing system.
They package and sell coffee in little individual containers (cups) that they call "k-cups". They offer over 80 coffee and tea choices in these little k-cups (50 for the home brewer). Of course better selection is always a good thing but I've found coffees and teas that I really like out of the 80 types they do offer which run the spectrum from very light to very dark and include flavored coffees and teas.
Here's how it works (from a user's point of view).
First, stock a variety of the k-cups and keep them next to the brewer.
Next, you walk up to the brewer, pick a coffee or tea and place it into a holder that slides forward out from the brewer. You push the holder back, and place your coffee mug under the nozzle.
You press a single button on the machine and you get a perfect cup of coffee, any variety, any time.
The coffee dispenses in seconds, literally. The machine constantly keeps the water at the right temperature. It's always fresh and good, and it's always hot.
According to Keurig, the brewer uses only as much power as an ordinary light bulb.
The coffee never sits in a pot.
3 or 30 different people can have 3 or 30 different types of coffee all at the same time.
It's fun to use.
It really is amazing.
And the best part of this story is that only months after I saw the Keurig brewer for the first time, they made a home model that has all of the important features of the office brewer. I bought one, I've had it for months now, and it's great. I like it as much now as I did the first day I used it.
Coffee is one of those things that I never could make at home. It never tasted as good to me when I made it. Maybe for no other reason than because I was the person making it. Also, I always had to make almost a full pot even if I wanted only a little because the coffee never seemed to taste as good if I reduced the amount of water and/or amount of coffee I used to make a smaller amount.
So, I love my Keurig Home Brewer and I highly recommend it to anyone who really likes coffee/tea,
or loves great solutions like this and drinks coffee/tea,
or anyone planning on purchasing a coffee maker.
The k-cups cost about $13.00 for 25 or about 50 cents each. A single serving is enough for one cup (mug) of coffee. I would say that two mugs is probably the equivalent of a 'Starbucks-like' serving, so two k-cups would be $1.00.
It's certainly not the cheapest coffee in the world but
it's less expensive than buying coffee out,
it's conveniently in your home or office and so always available,
there is no waste,
and there is no faster way to make a cup of coffee (including standing in line for one at a coffee place like Starbucks).
By the way I'm not trying to take anything away from Starbucks or your favorite cafe but when you can't be there you might be at home or at work (that's when you really want/need a perfect cup of coffee or tea) and this is a great thing.
I recommend it very highly.
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