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Bad coffee, terrible for the environment. The title should have the (8 year old) publishing year appended.

sokoloff 3y ago
IMO, it's unexceptional but adequate coffee rather than bad coffee. In an office setting, I often want a warm mug of something caffeinated and vaguely coffee-flavored, with little ceremony or fuss. Keurig delivers well against that bar.
- antisthenes 3y ago
  If you set the bar low enough, there's no limits to how happy you can be! I have more lifehacks for you if you want :)
- isk517 3y ago
  Adequate is the key word here. The company I work for has two office in the same city, one has a Keurig and the other has a large drip coffee brewer and a large can of Folgers. The pods are always drinkable, while the drip coffee will vary depending on who brewed it and there is a good chance it will either be far to strong or far to week depending on the amount of grounds put in.
- manicennui 3y ago
  No, it is terrible. Most instant coffee is better. National fast food coffee is better at this point. Good coffee is worlds better.
hhthrowaway1230 3y ago
same for nespresso cups, it literally only has downsides. stale coffee, dead foam, waste of the cup, but even more insane if you think of all the shipping and production that needs to be done. They dont even get to the proper extraction temperature/pressure. i bought a sage barista express and its literally the best thing i've bought in the last 4 years. Making a good cup of coffee takes around 3/4 minutes if you take the milk foaming into account. Shorter if you do espresssos. Takes a bit of practice though, < 2 weeks .
- miguelazo 3y ago
  I googled sage barista express and was like, "that looks like a Breville." Turns out it's the same thing. Yes, they're excellent machines and last a very long time. Don't actually require that much time, but they require the cleanup that causes issues in office settings. PS: Nespresso capsules taste infinitely better than most K-cups and are at least completely recyclable-- the vendor even provides the prepaid shipping bag for them.
JohnFen 3y ago
Also, those coffee pods are expensive.
- jqpabc123 3y ago
  They are about 10X the cost of bulk pre-ground coffee like Folgers. For anyone tempted to bad mouth Folgers, try opening one of your K-cups and look at the ingredients inside. You do want to know what you're drinking don't you? Some of them are not just pre-ground but pre-brewed crystals --- aka instant coffee. All the Keurig machine does is add water. You can empty some of K-cups into a mug, add water and heat it in the microwave with the same results.
  - JohnFen 3y ago
    I'm one of those weirdos who owns an espresso machine and buys very high quality (expensive) beans to use in it. Per cup of coffee, K-cups are more expensive than what I buy, for subpar coffee at best.
    - jqpabc123 3y ago
      Nothing weird about paying more for superior quality. Keurig is the polar opposite of this ... in the most exploitive way possible.
nikolay 3y ago
I'm sure he regrets it even further now! I can only imagine the mountains of pollution.

IMO, it's unexceptional but adequate coffee rather than bad coffee. In an office setting, I often want a warm mug of something caffeinated and vaguely coffee-flavored, with little ceremony or fuss. Keurig delivers well against that bar.

antisthenes 3y ago
If you set the bar low enough, there's no limits to how happy you can be! I have more lifehacks for you if you want :)
isk517 3y ago
Adequate is the key word here. The company I work for has two office in the same city, one has a Keurig and the other has a large drip coffee brewer and a large can of Folgers. The pods are always drinkable, while the drip coffee will vary depending on who brewed it and there is a good chance it will either be far to strong or far to week depending on the amount of grounds put in.
manicennui 3y ago
No, it is terrible. Most instant coffee is better. National fast food coffee is better at this point. Good coffee is worlds better.

hhthrowaway1230 3y ago

same for nespresso cups, it literally only has downsides. stale coffee, dead foam, waste of the cup, but even more insane if you think of all the shipping and production that needs to be done. They dont even get to the proper extraction temperature/pressure. i bought a sage barista express and its literally the best thing i've bought in the last 4 years. Making a good cup of coffee takes around 3/4 minutes if you take the milk foaming into account. Shorter if you do espresssos. Takes a bit of practice though, < 2 weeks .

miguelazo 3y ago
I googled sage barista express and was like, "that looks like a Breville." Turns out it's the same thing. Yes, they're excellent machines and last a very long time. Don't actually require that much time, but they require the cleanup that causes issues in office settings. PS: Nespresso capsules taste infinitely better than most K-cups and are at least completely recyclable-- the vendor even provides the prepaid shipping bag for them.

JohnFen 3y ago

Also, those coffee pods are expensive.

jqpabc123 3y ago
They are about 10X the cost of bulk pre-ground coffee like Folgers. For anyone tempted to bad mouth Folgers, try opening one of your K-cups and look at the ingredients inside. You do want to know what you're drinking don't you? Some of them are not just pre-ground but pre-brewed crystals --- aka instant coffee. All the Keurig machine does is add water. You can empty some of K-cups into a mug, add water and heat it in the microwave with the same results.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  I'm one of those weirdos who owns an espresso machine and buys very high quality (expensive) beans to use in it. Per cup of coffee, K-cups are more expensive than what I buy, for subpar coffee at best.
  - jqpabc123 3y ago
    Nothing weird about paying more for superior quality. Keurig is the polar opposite of this ... in the most exploitive way possible.

nikolay 3y ago

I'm sure he regrets it even further now! I can only imagine the mountains of pollution.