What is the best tasting single serve coffee machine (using your own ground coffee)
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- Feb 28, 2008
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Someone gave me a small coffee maker as a gift a few years ago. I wasn't too thrilled, but it was a gift so I put it away in case I ever needed it.
My main coffee maker broke, and I needed a quick substitute until I could get another one. So, I pulled out the little coffee maker.
I took it out of the box, and I "conditioned" the coffeemaker by brewing a few cups of coffee, and throwing each of them out before I actually brewed a cup to drink.
I was surprised at how nice the coffee came out of it. It was hot and surprisingly nice. I didn't use the travel mug. I just brewed a cup of coffee into a regular mug.
I have friends who have a Keurig machine, and the coffee was never as hot as the coffee that comes from this little machine.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker...=gateway&sprefix=single+serve,aps,130&sr=8-23
There are all sorts of single cup brewers on Amazon. I'm sure you'll find something that you like that's better than the Keurig.
~ Rose
My main coffee maker broke, and I needed a quick substitute until I could get another one. So, I pulled out the little coffee maker.
I took it out of the box, and I "conditioned" the coffeemaker by brewing a few cups of coffee, and throwing each of them out before I actually brewed a cup to drink.
I was surprised at how nice the coffee came out of it. It was hot and surprisingly nice. I didn't use the travel mug. I just brewed a cup of coffee into a regular mug.
I have friends who have a Keurig machine, and the coffee was never as hot as the coffee that comes from this little machine.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker...=gateway&sprefix=single+serve,aps,130&sr=8-23
There are all sorts of single cup brewers on Amazon. I'm sure you'll find something that you like that's better than the Keurig.
~ Rose
NorthSouth
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- Feb 13, 2012
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I use a bonavita full immersion dripper.
While it brews a single cup of coffee in a similar way to a french press, the cleanup is very easy.
I have been using it for about 7 years now.
It is extremely simple and fairly cheap ($27 amazon).
https://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-Wide-Porcelain-Immersion-Dripper/dp/B00MFJX7P4/
While it brews a single cup of coffee in a similar way to a french press, the cleanup is very easy.
I have been using it for about 7 years now.
It is extremely simple and fairly cheap ($27 amazon).
https://www.amazon.com/Bonavita-Wide-Porcelain-Immersion-Dripper/dp/B00MFJX7P4/
- Feb 28, 2008
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Do you grind your coffee beans as you would for a drip grind coffee maker, or do you grind it different for this brewing method? (coarser or finer)
NorthSouth
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I grind according to my filter.
Using a reusable (swiss gold) filter, I grind fairly coarse and still have mud in the bottom of my cup - and yet also those wonderful oils on the surface of my drink.
Using a paper filter (which I don't), I would grind fairly fine, like a drip machine. Then I have no mud in my cup and also no oils.
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