K-Cup Coffee systems
mamapinky0
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Comments (13)The Fagor never made it onto my radar screen, but it looks like it might be the same as the Ariston, the one I wasn't able to see in person. Honestly, at the prices we are talking about, I cannot see spending so much money for a manual steamer wand machine when for a little more you can get the Miele with the automatic foam and hot milk system. But since you asked, after 6 months I am getting a little annoyed with the Miele. Though we love the beverages and the convenience, I am getting a nagging S2 fault intermittently that requires me to get up and cycle the front door interlock to get it to shut up. I called Miele and they will only send someone out to fix it on my dime. No warranty at all. Why? Because I bought the machine on ebay. The seller was a Miele dealer in New York, but Miele won't honor the new machine warranty. Personally, I think Miele, as a corporation, sucks. I will buy a set of service documents on the black market and fix it myself I guess. To answer mhjohnson, I don't think the problem is Arabica beans, but it may be the roast. A lot of these coffees are over roasted today, particularly from the influence of Starbucks, which really roasts with a heavy hand. I would look for a medium roast bean, set the coarseness of the grind to no more than halfway, and then start making experimental coffees, dialing up the water and down the amount of coffee until you hit his happy spot. One other trick is get a cup, dial up ONE shot of espresso, then use the hot water button and fill the cup with hot water. Stir it up and see if he likes it. Then adjust the coffee up and water down until you hit the right mixture. Once you get done with this, set up 2 profiles so that he can dial coffee his way and you the right way....See MoreBest price on K-Cups.
Comments (12)We are fortunate enough to have two Keurig machines here in my office. The Green Mt. coffee is the best - I have bought their whole beans in the past when shipping was much cheaper. They are now offering FREE SHIPPING on the Green Mt. web site with $2 off every box of cups when you join their Cafe Express Club. I like their Lake & Lodge blend....See MoreK Cup Compatible Coffee Machines - NOT Keurig!
Comments (0)I'm not a coffe drinker but seeking to buy a machine* for my husband who already has a Keurig V cup machine - They don't make hardly any V cup coffees for the V machine so it needs replacing. We refuse to buy a Keurig made machine as a replacement because they have now locked their new makers out to non-Keurig brand coffees. I've found only a few K cup compatible machines - 1. Cuisinart (supposedly a Keurig machine though just rebranded. 2. Hamilton Beach with very poor ratings 3. Others - off brands, one cup machines etc. I was hoping to find a machine that could also make Espresso etc. in addition to K cup compatibility of various size cups. Any suggestions would be super - thanks! * Wanting a full size higher end machine - not a small cheap one. PS - I did find one video of a hack for the locked out Keurig machines - http://www.keurighack.com...See MoreTassimo one cup coffee maker, thoughts??
Comments (14)Well, the coffee maker is just OK, no better or worse than the other ones. I ordered some of the pods for the sake of experimentation. Not so good, but I think it was the quality of the coffee beans, not that it was a pod or pod brewer. You can hide a lot of sins under that pod! Same always goes with tea bags, which is a way to disguise inferior cuts of tea leaves and the end bits from finer grade loose leaf teas. Not all bag tea is like this, but it can be. I've only tried one type of the coffee pods so far, I bought a combo box of four different types. We'll see how it goes. I'll drink them but probably not buy again. Happily, with the machine I got, I can do an individual brew with loose grounds or a pot. Works for me at the office when I sometimes need a pot and sometimes need a cup. However, it brews so dang slow, I should have just gotten a hot water heater and used my Chemex for a big pot for the class. But then I'd have to get a thermal carafe. I like that with the coffee maker I can put the pot on while I'm setting up for class and don't have to fuss with it any more after that. Not the absolute best coffee, but passably good....See Moremamapinky0
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