https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 07:22:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1978624 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:40:36 +0000 mrs.gm 1978624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a small one and love it. We have the reusable cup so I fill it with my own ground coffee (lately, Dunkin Donuts). The coffee ends up tasting great to me. I read how terrible the k cups are for the environment, which is why we use the reusable ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1978610 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:35:58 +0000 youboots 1978610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got one and love it, I wanted to give an update in case anyone is searching old posts on the topic. I got a K40 with a gift card rebate it was $75 on Black Friday at Target online. M who is a coffee snob has been using it too. I have been using the hot water option for tea. I am going to love this when baby is here and I need coffee ASAP. </p> [attach=5281/14/ngdnjy.448x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1858126 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:14:35 +0000 youboots 1858126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok, I am going to go for it. @sweettooth you note totally is why I'm thinking it will be great. Especially since I will be alone with the babe often.</p> <p>@blackbird I attached a photo a bit further up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1857619 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 08:47:52 +0000 sweetooth 1857619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: I think I read about the Keurig on a mom blog saying it was the best thing to have during those early months of parenthood. I used to do french press all the time, but now, making a cup of coffee with a baby in my arms is pretty convenient. I do miss the countertop space. But I don't think the Keurig will be around forever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1857590 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 08:32:50 +0000 NovBaby1112 1857590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm obsessed with our Keurig, and we have one at work too. My DH doesnt drink coffee and I only have 1 cup at home before work, so it's just super easy and nice to be able to make 1 cup. On days I am home, I can easily drink up to 3 cups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1857472 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 07:16:17 +0000 Anagram 1857472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: I have a Keurig, a Tassimo, and a regular coffee maker. Agree with PPs that if you want better coffee, you can buy the reusable k cup and fill it with your own coffee. the bought Kcups aren't that great, although I love the half caf K-cups, just because I like drinking half the caffeine.</p> <p>I prefer the Tassimo coffee over the Keurig, just because the Tassimo has the milk frothing functionality (they have drinks that come with a separate creamer cup that makes really good lattes, cappuccinos, café au laits, etc). They have a skinny cappuccino that is SO GOOD. Butttt....Tassimo is hard to find in stores so you have to order them online and have them delivered or go to Bed Bath and Beyond.</p> <p>There are pros and cons to each, I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1857458 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 06:51:38 +0000 blackbird 1857458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What's a pour over??? </p> <p>Only I drink coffee during the week, i just make one or two cups. I don't think a keurig is necessary, the coffee is expensive (i like stuff from TJ's more). I just set it to autobrew or if i want it cold, brew it the night before </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1857446 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 06:25:24 +0000 jetsa 1857446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: I have one at home and it's okay though of I was going to buy a new one now I'd buy this thing: <a href="http://www.cnet.com/products/bunn-mycafe-mcu/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnet.com/products/bunn-mycafe-mcu/</a> you an brew kcups and ground coffee and also a full pot or just 1 cup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1857432 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 05:36:45 +0000 Bao 1857432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love mine. It's the Mr. Coffee one, (says Keurig on it), it was $45 on sale at Target last winter. It's the single serve one and it's pretty basic, but that's all I need. Maybe try something like that so you aren't out as much if you don't care for it. We buy K cups at Sams so they last a good two months at a time, or more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1857415 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 03:16:47 +0000 erinpye 1857415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't love the way Keurig coffee tastes. I have a Verismo and the Starbucks milk frother, and I use both of them every single day. (The Verismo also has milk pods, but the frother is less expensive if you drink a lot of coffee.) It brews coffee, as well as espresso shots, and there are also chai tea pods. I absolutely love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856819 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:43:03 +0000 meredithNYC 1856819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is a coffee snob, so no Keurig for us. We use a French press (process made quicker with electric kettle). Now that I'm pregnant I use a single serve one for my decaf. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856797 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:28:49 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1856797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got one for Christmas and love it, but wouldn't have bought one for ourselves. </p> <p>We drink a lot of coffee, so while it's definitely convenient it isn't cost effective. </p> <p>My husband just bought a reusable kcup and has been buying ground coffee again, but I think it's a pain in the butt to have to clean and fill, which defeats the purpose of the convenience of a keurig! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856776 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:20:56 +0000 BSB 1856776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have one but I want one. Very recently we packed away our coffee machine because DH has to cut out the caffeine and used to drink a lot of coffee. So if we make coffee, it will just be for me. I don't drink coffee everyday so don't think I can justify buying the unit. I'll probably get one of those small coffee presses. I'll just continue wanting one everytime I use one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856728 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:47:50 +0000 mrs. bird 1856728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: you can use a refillable k-cup so you don't waste all those little cups! I keep coffe in the freezer &amp; then fill the reusable k-cup. </p> <p>I also have the cuisinart one, love that it comes with a reusable k-cup &amp; water filter, when we got ours those were extras for other brands but included with the cuisinart. And bonus points for being handsome :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856717 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:41:55 +0000 ShootingStar 1856717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We LOVE ours. We have a Cuisinart one. DH doesn't drink coffee so I only ever make one cup at a time for myself. It's great not to have to make an entire pot. We also love the hot water feature, which gets used all the time for tea. And we buy tea k-cups too. </p> <p>@mrs. wagon: Have you tried the Swiss Miss k-cups? They are much better than the other no name brands of hot chocolate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856709 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:39:54 +0000 mrsjyw 1856709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have two at work. A single serve simple one, and then a full-size model.</p> <p>I don't mind it at work, but we don't have one at home because we're both strong coffee drinkers and I don't ever feel like the k-cups are as strong as our home coffee brewed in a regular 12 cup pot! Love my cuisinart!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856703 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:38:09 +0000 Dandelion 1856703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love ours. DH is useless at making coffee, so it is a good way to always have a fresh cup of coffee any time during the day. I only drink 1-2 cups a day, so it's not too bad for us. We love the Green Mountain Dark Magic coffee, cause we love our coffee bold, but we love lots of others, also. We stock up with big orders from Keurig.com every couple months and it lasts us a while.</p> <p>My inlaws want one, but they easily drink through a pot of coffee together in a day, so it wouldn't be practical for them, really. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856700 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:37:25 +0000 nana87 1856700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our keurig just broke and we aren't going to replace it because we stopped using it-- we use our nespresso instead! Once we switched to espresso the keurig coffee tastes weak, and both tea and hot cocoa are better w boiled water rather than the pods anyway. We have a milk former to make cappuccinos w the nespresso, but I usually just mix it w cold milk to have a cold latte since I'm usually drinking it while nursing so I want it to be cold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856699 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:36:52 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1856699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love mine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856695 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:32:21 +0000 Lindsay05 1856695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of the best purchases I ever made. We use it everyday. I bought reusable cups to cut back on waste. You can find pretty good deals on kcups if you watch.</p> <p>ETA: i think one of the greatest things is it is so convenient when having company over. I could never consistently make a good pot of coffee. This way they can choose their blend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856688 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:27:12 +0000 Maysprout 1856688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just have an electric water boiler. Heats up quick and we can easily choose how much to heat up then pour it over tea or coffee grinds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856676 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:18:15 +0000 night cheese 1856676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a Keurig as a gift last year. It's very convenient and easy but I feel like the coffee doesn't taste as good. I still use it most days since my husband gets coffee at work and I'm too lazy to set up our big coffee maker and then clean it all up for just one cup. </p> <p>I also hate how wasteful the disposable k-cups are so we bought refillable ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856662 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:13:22 +0000 Synchronicity 1856662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am definitely not picky about my coffee, but I loved my Keurig! Quick, easy, lots and lots of flavour options. I have a Tassimo now (gifted to me after my Keurig bit the dust), and I definitely miss the Keurig. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856644 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:04:47 +0000 artsyfartsy 1856644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love ours. I found the Green Mountain Coffee breakfast blend to be my fave. Quick and easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856631 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:00:51 +0000 youboots 1856631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jess1483 you answered my questions. Thank you. I feel like I will value speed over quality.</p> <p>@mrs. Wagon I think Costco is the way to go.</p> <p>@mrs. Lemon-lime good feedback, thanks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856622 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:55:22 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1856622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am the only coffee drinker in the house and have gone through to Kuerigs. The first stopped working well and I returned it. The second is just tucked away because the coffee and teas just didn't taste good. I buy coffee out now, but if I had to do it all over I would just get a small 4 cup coffee maker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856621 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:54:15 +0000 mrs. wagon 1856621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: hot chocolate out of the keurig is awful :( hot apple cider is delicious though!</p> <p>I absolutely love ours and couldn't live without it. I double brew k-cups and we buy them with slickdeals (usually amazon subscribe and save or staples) so it's sometimes even cheaper than bagged coffee. We both drink several cups each day so it's totally worth it for us. I bought ours at Costco and it came with 60 free k-cups.. then it broke, so we brought it back and they gave us a new one... another 60 free k-cups! Score!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856619 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:54:00 +0000 Jess1483 1856619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: Sorry, I'm not sure I understand the question. You rinse out the cup every day and put the grounds in the cup, so I suppose you'd only want to grind them for that day (or store in an air-tight container.) I use already-ground coffee.</p> <p>Honestly, if you're picky about the taste of your coffee, I wouldn't go the Keurig route. I think it's sub-par taste-wise. As far as a quick way to get yourself caffeine? It's awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856613 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:51:50 +0000 youboots 1856613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamaof2 it's a old fashioned way to brew coffee, it is also popular with Portlanders, my parents have always brewed it this way. See photo.</p> <p>@jess1483, how many can you make at a time and still have them fresh. I grind my beans every day, but I want to cut out steps, and if I have to do it every day it's not much easier.</p> <p>@mamag when/where did you get that deal?</p> <p>@marym yeah I try to live as Eco friendly as possible and it seems counter intuitive.</p> <p>@avivoca I've had some that are good, but I agree the quality is not my favorite. </p> [attach=5281/14/nbp8ef.449x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thinking-of-getting-a-keurig#post-1856607 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:49:59 +0000 Smurfette 1856607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH loves his. He had a basic model, no timer or anything, and it broke after two years. So now we have to get him another one. </p>