On 2014-05-29 23:43:08 +0000, Kalmia said:

> On Thursday, May 29, 2014 4:16:53 PM UTC-4, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
>> "Steve Freides" > wrote:
>>
>>> K Cups are "pods," those things that a lot of coffee machines now
>>> accept>> > or use exclusively.
>>
>>>
>>
>>> A while back, we got a few refillable K cups for my wife to use at
>>> work,>> > and she's been figuring out that how you put the coffee into
>>> them>> > matters, specifically that you have to tamp it down somewhat.
>>> If it's>> > loose in there, the water doesn't spend much time in
>>> contact with the>> > coffee grounds, and you get weak coffee and
>>> sometimes the inside of the>> > pod will actually seem dry because the
>>> water went pretty much straight>> > through it.
>>
>>>
>>
>>> Anyone else find the same? Anyone else using reusable K cups and
>>> have>> > any observations to share? I home roast coffee, which was
>>> part of our>> > motivation for this, plus the single use pods are, in
>>> my eco-snob>> > opinion, a waste.
>>
>>>
>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>>>
>>
>>> -S-
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope they are BPA-free. I prefer either percolator coffee or French
>>
>> press, and to me the French press seems easier than those k-cup machines.
>
> I'm with you. I own two Frenchies - one for reg, one for decaf. I get
> about 60 cups of coffee out of a 12 oz. bag of beans. Try THAT,
> K-cups. Plus, with the Frenchie, I can regulate the heat of the water,
> the fineness of the grind, the amt of coffee and so on.

K-cups are one step from Soylent.