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Coffer Lovers? Mr. Coffee or Keurig single serve brewer?

stonyc said:
http://www.amazon.com/AeroPress-Cof...UTF8&qid=1407771982&sr=8-2&keywords=aeropress

For some background:
http://priceonomics.com/the-invention-of-the-aeropress/
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From the background article...
Among coffee aficionados, the AeroPress is a revelation. A small, $30 plastic device that resembles a plunger makes what many consider to be the best cup of coffee in the world. Proponents of the device claim that drinks made with the AeroPress are more delicious than those made with thousand-dollar machines. Perhaps best of all, the AeroPress seems to magically clean itself during the extraction process.
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Perhaps just a tiny bit of an overstatement.:D

I'm not knocking the Aeropress...many use it and really enjoy the coffee it produces...just commenting on a bit of hyperbole in the article!:p
 
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Among coffee aficionados, the AeroPress is a revelation. A small, $30 plastic device that resembles a plunger makes what many consider to be the best cup of coffee in the world. Proponents of the device claim that drinks made with the AeroPress are more delicious than those made with thousand-dollar machines. Perhaps best of all, the AeroPress seems to magically clean itself during the extraction process.
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Shrink said:
Perhaps just a tiny bit of an overstatement.:D

I'm not knocking the Aeropress...many use it and really enjoy the coffee it produces...just commenting on a bit of hyperbole in the article!:p
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You know I love the AP (just not with the supplied paper filters), but I agree with you, and it is an interesting statement for another reason: how many "thousand-dollar" drip machines have you ever seen? And, have enough people used those very rare thousand-dollar drip machines to qualify as "many" in the statement "many consider....."

Stated differently, I think the statement confuses espresso with drip.....two very, very different things.

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dugbug said:
keurig with double black diamond (green mountain) or italian roast (barista prima). This is a very good system, just don't use the kcups you get in walmart :)[/url]
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Just an observation. Nothing more:

Here is my grind (no pun intended) with the KEURIG – it’s not so much the process of the brewer itself, but rather, the pre-packaged K-CUPS they sell you to use with the brewer. I am around fresh coffee all day long and have grown accustomed and addicted to the quality taste and aroma that fresh ground coffee offers. When I opened a K-CUP for the first time and performed my ritual of sniffing the coffee in hopes of taking in the golden aroma of freshly ground coffee, I was taken aback by how stale and pungent the coffee smelled! I was equally disappointed by the taste.

So I did a little research. I found out that prepackaged K-CUP coffee is roasted, ground and then packaged up to 3 to 5 months before it ever reaches you the consumer. No matter how the manufacturer packages those little K-CUPS, by the time that first month rolls around the coffee will have lost a significant amount its freshness, quality taste and aroma.
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http://www.durangojoes.com/blog/2012/01/14/coffee-tip-for-the-month-keurig-brewers-–-trend-or-fad/

Fresh is better, and really not that hard to do, and much cheaper in the long run too. Fortunately, Shrink's Law provides everyone with a choice: one-button convenience or taste. But I have never seen both together, over 30 years of coffee fanaticism and having owned nearly every coffee contraption on the market.
 
Keurig here. I drink one or two cups of coffee a day. The convenience and consistency of the Keurig is far good enough for me.
 
Looking for coffee makers

budmonster said:
Looking at coffee makers for a Mother's Day gift, it's all she drinks. She never had a single serve coffee maker like a Keurig and I don't drink coffee so I don't know what I'm buying. What do you recommend? I saw a Mr. Coffee single serve for $80 compared to the the $100+ Keurigs, people said it's pretty similar? Also, she loves her Folgers coffee, can she use that too or do these machines just allow the cups?
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Not sure where you are shopping but if you looking for a Keurig they have brewers for less than $100, Very easy to use.
They do have the reusable k-cups where you can put in your own coffee grounds Like folgers, they also carry a lot of different brands as well. Timothys are great, if your mom like folgers she will love that brand.

I would suggest to look at https://www.keurig.ca/brewers/keurig-elite-brewing-system The Elite brewer are great, availble in different colours.

If it will just be your mom drinking than you can look at the Mini brewer which you can find on the link above.

Both are less than $100 and you can compare the difference between the Keurig brewer to see which would be a better fit. Also heard great reviews on Mr.coffee, sure she will be pleased with which ever you buy her :)
 
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Visiting some friends, drinking single serve Keurig, brands like Java Delight and Green Mountain, At $7-8 for 12 k-cups are expensive and they taste pretty mundane. I don't see the attraction. :confused:
 
Huntn said:
Thread revival...
Visiting some friends, drinking single serve Keurig, brands like Java Delight and Green Mountain, At $7-8 for 12 k-cups are expensive and they taste pretty mundane. I don't see the attraction. :confused:
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That's pretty expensive, TBH. Buying beans from Trader Joe's and putting them through an autodrip machine would be far cheaper and no worse (probably slightly better) in taste. (I won't go into what I do, it's also quite cheap, tastes quite excellent, but it requires a bit of time commitment.)

But let's consider an "expensive" alternative. Fresh roasted beans from the typical local roaster may run you $12 for a pound, but at 15g/cup you can get 30 cups out of it. Cheaper and better tasting.
 
mobilehaathi said:
That's pretty expensive, TBH. Buying beans from Trader Joe's and putting them through an autodrip machine would be far cheaper and no worse (probably slightly better) in taste. (I won't go into what I do, it's also quite cheap, tastes quite excellent, but it requires a bit of time commitment.)

But let's consider an "expensive" alternative. Fresh roasted beans from the typical local roaster may run you $12 for a pound, but at 15g/cup you can get 30 cups out of it. Cheaper and better tasting.
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Yes, agreed.

I always prefer a good local roaster who will try to source good quality beans straight from local producers in the counties where the coffee grows.

While a bit more expensive, this will usually taste an awful lot better than much of the commercial coffee available, will be of a far higher quality (and possibly, a considerably lower output). Sourcing coffee from such outlets will also serve to ensure that the local producers are paid a decent and guaranteed income, and can get to take pride in the quality of their produce.
 
Huntn said:
Thread revival...
Visiting some friends, drinking single serve Keurig, brands like Java Delight and Green Mountain, At $7-8 for 12 k-cups are expensive and they taste pretty mundane. I don't see the attraction. :confused:
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$7-8 for a 12 pack. That's nuts. I pay $19 for 50 packs.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
Yes, Jura seem to have built up quite a reputation in the field of coffee makers, and are highly regarded by some who have them. Is there anything that you like about this particular model?
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Nothing too special, it just makes a really great tasting cup of coffee. I have a Jura and a Keurig and the taste doesn't compare. I also like the fact that it automatically rinses when you turn it on and off. It's actually over a decade old and it's starting to have issues, so I'm thinking of upgrading.
 
costly

Remember that the Keurig is very easy to use and the coffee is fresh, but the cost of the K-cups are very expensive. The machine itself doesn't cost as much. However, K-cups sell reusable filters that allows you to fill the K coffee filters w/ your own coffee grinds.

http://www.amazon.com/Keurig-Reusab...&sr=8-1&keywords=keurig+reusable+k+cup+filter

I like the Keurig, but I just find the cost of the K-cups very expensive.
 
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dannyyankou said:
Nothing too special, it just makes a really great tasting cup of coffee. I have a Jura and a Keurig and the taste doesn't compare. I also like the fact that it automatically rinses when you turn it on and off. It's actually over a decade old and it's starting to have issues, so I'm thinking of upgrading.
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If you went to a semi-auto, that same difference between the Kurig and the Jura would be about the same for Jura vs Semi, not even close (friend had a Jura C9). Go Semi-auto and seperate grinder for your next machine :cool: , will be well worth it. Had another friend with a Monza (same machine used in McDs) and it still doesn't compare even to my (relatively speaking) low end CC1 lol. My combo cost just under a grand, some of those other superautos costed 2-3k+
 
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