Do you have a Keurig?

melissa0726 · January 2013

Okay, so I mentioned in a recent randoms post about how my old school single serving coffee maker is obsolete. I can't find the pods to make coffee in it because they're not the k-cup design that seems to be everywhere today. It is about 10 years old, so I'm not too broken up about having to shop for something new. It got a lot of use back in the day.

Anyway, we have a nice grind and brew machine to make a full pot, but DH has stopped drinking coffee. And since I'm limiting myself to one cup a day, I'm sick of the hassle the clean up afterwards, for just one cup.

My mom is always talking about how much she loves her Keurig, but they seem pretty pricey. Anyone have one? Love it, hate it? Is it worth $100+ bucks? I have some Kohl's cash burning a hole in my pocket, so I was considering putting it toward one of the less expensive models.

fancefpp · January 2013

I love it! I have one of the first models so it doesn't do anything fancy, but it works great coffee could be a little hotter though.

DH doesn't drink coffee, and I hated cleaning a regular coffee machine. It's the perfect solution!

brandy4nicole · January 2013

We have the regular Keurig and we love it! We buy the coffee K-cups, but lately I have also been getting the herbal tea ones for drinking in the evenings too. I am kind of becoming a K-cup junkie, and that part can turn into an expensive hobby. I try and use Bed Bath and Beyond coupons to buy mine, to lower the price a bit. I think it's well worth it, because you have no clean-up, and make only what you are going to drink, so less waste too. Go for it!

Duffgurl · January 2013

I really want one but will ask for it come my birthday :-) they do a seem a bit pricey for the k-cups but like a pp said try to use coupons.

If you get one let us know what you got and if you love it.

kjgilhoo · January 2013

We have one and really like it. If you're looking for single serve that is less pricey check out the Aeropress. SO bought one this past week and absolutely love it. It makes espresso, but you just add boiling water. You can use whichever beans you want. It's really quick and so easy to clean up. The grinds come out in a puck that you just pop in the garbage and then rinse off the plunger.

MommyRie123 · January 2013

I love my Keurig so much that I am getting a new one for my birthday, and putting the old one in the camper, so that I can have Keurig goodness where ever I go.

I am a bit of a coffee snob, and my parents and DH will drink generic coffee. I asked for a new coffee pot a few years ago (because the taste of their coffee was affecting the taste of mine - told you I'm a snob. lol) and they gave me my Keurig. I am pretty convinced that I would die without it.

Jennikd3 · January 2013

My sister has one that's not the Keurigs brand ( I wanna say it's Mr. Coffee) that uses the same little cups. She paid about $50 for it.

Rachey1082 · January 2013

We have one. It breaks about once a year. I don't drink coffee often, but DH drinks it daily. He usually uses the reuseable cup. He makes between one and three cups daily.

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha · January 2013

We have one in the office and I really like it.

If you find the cost of the pods prohibitive, you can actually buy reusable metal pods online (I think Starbucks actually sells them), too.

ETA: About the breaking part... It's a smaller office, so we just have a home one. This is our second machine after a total of 5 years using it it. Considering we must make about 20 cups a day, I'd say it's sturdy enough.

Leah678 · January 2013

I got one for Christmas and I am loving it so far. I also got k-cups for Christmas, so I haven't had to buy any yet. We'll see how I feel about it once I start having to buy the cups.

Rachey1082 · January 2013

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha:
We have one in the office and I really like it.nbsp;If you find the cost of the pods prohibitive, you can actually buy reusable metal pods online I think Starbucks actually sells them, too.nbsp;ETA: About the breaking part... It's a smaller office, so we just have a home one. This is our second machine after a total of 5 years using it it. Considering we must make about 20 cups a day, I'd say it's sturdy enough.

That's impressive that it makes so many cups a day. My parents have had to replace theirs every year to two years as well. Maybe we are super hard on ours??

StefandTodd · January 2013

I would die without mine. Love it.

melissa0726 · January 2013

Wow, that's a lot of Keurig love!

I think I'm going to splurge and get one. It's not too much of a splurge since I have enough gift cards and Kohl's cash to pay for it. I didn't know about the metal filter that allows you to brew with regular coffee grounds. Sounds like that would be good to have in a pinch, I like not being limited to only the kcups. Either way, lots less clean up and hassle for a single cup. Thanks for all the replies

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha · January 2013

Rachey1082:
Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha:
We have one in the office and I really like it.nbsp;If you find the cost of the pods prohibitive, you can actually buy reusable metal pods online I think Starbucks actually sells them, too.nbsp;ETA: About the breaking part... It's a smaller office, so we just have a home one. This is our second machine after a total of 5 years using it it. Considering we must make about 20 cups a day, I'd say it's sturdy enough.
That's impressive that it makes so many cups a day. My parents have had to replace theirs every year to two years as well. Maybe we are super hard on ours??

No idea. Maybe we've just really lucked out with ours!

ohyeahdollface · January 2013

We have one, and love it. I splurged and got the top model. Large water tank, I think three heat settings, and about 5 cup sizes. We usually use it a lot. I would drink 2-3 cups a day. Hubby would drink 1-2. When we did that, it got really expensive.

I shop for the cups with coupons, and never spend more than 50 cents a cup.

Hubby stopped drinking coffee this year. This pregnancy has given me a huge coffee aversion..

So right now it just heats the water for my tea. haha

MommyRie123 · January 2013

LalaMama81:
To the PP, I would think a coffee snob wouldn't like a keurig, I don't find the coffee to be nearly as good as what we make w/ a french press or even a regular pot.

Maybe it depends on what you buy? I only got one in the first place because my H and parents drink generic, and I can't stand the taste, so they gave me one for my birthday when I asked for my own coffee pot.

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