On 5/30/2014 5:53 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> It all depends on your coffee drinking habits at home. When I had a
> standard brewer, I'd be dumping the coffee down the drain because it
> would be sitting on the hot pad for too long and get funky and black. We
> don't waste any coffee because we can make each cup fresh and it's a
> consistently good cup. It never sits in a pot. Is it worth less than $25
> a month to always have a fresh brewed cup of coffee whenever we want?
> You bet! With a 100 K-Cup box at 30 cents each, you're talking less than
> $15 a month.
>
> OTOH, the brewer is an expensive appliance and my previous Keurig died
> of a malfunctioning water pump system. As far as I know, the water
> metering system failing is a common problem with these machines. If the
> one I have now craps out, I probably won't replace it. I ought to give
> up drinking coffee anyway. As for now, I will enjoy myself while I still
> can.
>
>
I make coffee one cup at a time, using an electric kettle and a cone
placed over a mug. Inexpensive, takes up very little space, fast, and fresh.