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Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by keslag » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 11:26 PM UTC

zyx321 wrote: post #29

keslag wrote: post #6

I find EZ-Cup the best solution, I use a little paper filter that fits in a reusable cup, and I get to use fresh ground coffee. Cost per cup is around a dime or so, and the cleanup is literally just pop the filter into the compost bucket. It may not be as good as an AeroPress, though I can't tell the difference. I find the fresh beans, quality coffee, and a good grinder are far more noticeable to me than press vs. dr…

At that point, how s it different from a Senseo? As a matter of fact, why would you want a Keurig over a Senseo if all you're ever going to make is plain coffee?

Well, Canada doesn't have Senseo, but why would I use a Senseo over my Keurig. I really like the reusable cup design of the EZCup, and there isn't any cleanup. I'm guessing the Senseo by looks of the cups are similar to the Tassimo design we have here, but the pucks aren't nearly as clean and neat. I brought one in to the office, and you don't need to be near a sink, so it's really handy. Converted a Starbucks, Tim Hortons, and a French Press user, and now they're all using it. The AeroPress user, she hasn't converted, though she hasn't even tried it.

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by pkulak » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 11:53 PM UTC

dbot wrote: post #2

I didn't drink coffee until a few years ago. Starting off with K-Cups, I now alternate between AeroPress and french press. Using freshly ground beans, there's really no comparison in the taste. People say K-Cups are easier, but it's more like a different drink altogether.

My coffee story is nearly the same. K-cups about a decade ago, but I sold that thing after 6 months because the coffee tasted like crap. Moved to an Aeropress because it makes amazing coffee. I just recently bought a Bonavida drip machine that makes Aeropress quality coffee, but with far less fuss. And it's easier to make multiple cups.

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by driverdan » Sun, Mar 08, 2015, 12:07 AM UTC

I don't understand why people still use K-Cups at home. It literally takes two minutes to make a great cup of coffee with an Aeropress, one that's cheaper, tastes better, and produces far less waste.

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by Ih8SF » Sun, Mar 08, 2015, 12:13 AM UTC

It's not a problem. I bought 2 reusable receptacles made of metal mesh for under $10 at a major retail outlet last week. This childish hipster is promoting yet another fake crisis. YAWN!!! ANYTHING in a futile attempt to stay relevant with these hasbeens, eh??

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by karlshea » Sun, Mar 08, 2015, 12:37 AM UTC

semi-extrinsic wrote: post #24

ethagnawl wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The AeroPress does indeed produce fantastic espresso. If only the process didn't involve near-boiling water and plastic ...

What do you mean? The materials it is built from are FDA approved for food preparation up to 100 C. And what it produces is very far from espresso. Unless you call your americano an espresso.

If you brew upside down and don't use a lot of water, you do end up with something pretty close to espresso (including crema).

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by coding4all » Sun, Mar 08, 2015, 12:53 AM UTC

cowsandmilk wrote: post #8

"It’s digital rights management, the coffee equivalent of Steve Jobs’ attempt to fill iPods only with music sold through iTunes." What?? Not really. Keurig machines refuse to use anything other than a Keurig-brand K-Cup. The iPod always played non-DRMed music. It just wouldn't play music with DRM from other stores. Any store willing to sell music without DRM is/was perfectly compatible with the iPod.

Until iTunes deleted music not bought on the iTunes store... \ source: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/04/apple-dele...

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by keeperofdakeys » Sun, Mar 08, 2015, 1:03 AM UTC

> But he was drinking 30 to 40 cups a day. He had to drink that much because, intent on starting his own business

I wonder if this means, drinking the cup fully, or only sampling a bit of the coffee from each cup. I don't think someone could survive drinking 30-40 cups of coffee a day, every day.

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by zyx321 » Sun, Mar 08, 2015, 1:03 AM UTC

keslag wrote: post #31

zyx321 wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At that point, how s it different from a Senseo? As a matter of fact, why would you want a Keurig over a Senseo if all you're ever going to make is plain coffee?

Well, Canada doesn't have Senseo, but why would I use a Senseo over my Keurig. I really like the reusable cup design of the EZCup, and there isn't any cleanup. I'm guessing the Senseo by looks of the cups are similar to the Tassimo design we have here, but the pucks aren't nearly as clean and neat. I brought one in to the office, and you don't need to be near a sink, so it's really handy. Converted a Starbucks, Tim H…

No, Senseo consumables are biodegradable. There's no cup at all, just coffee grounds wrapped in a paper filter. There's also reusable filters equivalent to EZ-cup.

I guess it does drip a little if you're not careful, which was less of an issue with the cup machines I tried.

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by asadotzler » Sun, Mar 08, 2015, 1:38 AM UTC

Landfills, consumer recycling, composting, etc. are a dangerous distraction.

We have hundreds to thousands of years to solve those problems before they are any serious threat to our way of life and that of most other living things on this planet.

We have no time left to solve global warming which is an immediate and critical threat to human civilization and potentially most life on Earth.

Given the public's astonishing lack of attention to the environment, and the abject failure of our global leadership to care for us on on that front, we cannot afford to waste any of the limited attention on non-critical problems like landfills.

Re: The K-Cup Coffee Pod Problem

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Post by Spooky23 » Sun, Mar 08, 2015, 2:23 AM UTC

This is the most overwrought controversy ever.

How many people go to Starbucks, the gas station, McDonald's or any other store and buy a cup of any beverage? How many wax cups get recycled? How many compressed polystyrene cups for soda?

If you feel particularly guilty, you can trivially tear off the foil top, empty the coffee and filter into your compost, and recycle the cup. Total waste is a few grams of foil.