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I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
K-cup thingies:

http://www.keurighack.com/

nb

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On 11 Dec 2014 17:59:11 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
>tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
>K-cup thingies:

I vote we decommission the word 'hack' from the Engrish language, it's
so overused/abused these days. The other week I saw a post here for
'paleohacks', ffs...

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On 2014-12-11, Jeßus > wrote:

> I vote we decommission the word 'hack' from the Engrish language, it's
> so overused/abused these days. The other week I saw a post here for
> 'paleohacks', ffs...

I'll stick with "hack", even if only cuz it's less typing than
"modification". ;)

The one new term that really annoys me is "maker", like all those
inventors or tinkerers that have pushed science, technology, read
civilization, forward since the dawn of man weren't really making
anything. As if!

(sigh)

It's jes the next younger generation trying out their wings. Gotta
try new dress styles, behavior, vocabulary, etc. Whatever it takes to
divorce themselves from the generation that raised them.

nb

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 1:20:42 PM UTC-5, Je�us wrote:
> On 11 Dec 2014 17:59:11 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
> >I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> >tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> >K-cup thingies:
>
> I vote we decommission the word 'hack' from the Engrish language, it's
> so overused/abused these days. The other week I saw a post here for
> 'paleohacks', ffs...

De-com 'couture' while yer at it.

I wonder if anyone has done the math on using these substitutes? Still nowhere near to making a simple cup of coffee via old methods, I'll bet.

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I drink french press coffee.

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> wrote in message
...
>I drink french press coffee.

is there a hack for that?

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On 11/12/2014 10:59 AM, notbob wrote:
> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> K-cup thingies:
>
....that litter the land-fills. They are turning out to be a problem in
some places. The damn things don't degrade for ages.
Graham

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On 12/11/2014 12:59 PM, notbob wrote:
> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> K-cup thingies:
>
> http://www.keurighack.com/
>
> nb
>
I'm certainly no expert but it seems to me other companies are selling
what they call 'k' cups for those brewers. Maxwell house comes to mind.

I wouldn't waste my money on a Keurig. Back when I drank coffee I
wasn't drinking the instant stuff.

Jill

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French press coffee does raise LDL a bit tho mine is usually too low anyway.

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On 12/11/2014 4:32 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:34:47 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I'm certainly no expert but it seems to me other companies are selling
>> what they call 'k' cups for those brewers. Maxwell house comes to mind.
>
> Those are for the first version of the Keurig machine. Starting
> Version 2.0 you need to use authorized and licensed K-Cups.
>
Oh... so people rush out and upgrade these things after a year or so?
Sounds like a waste of money.

> We gets tons of opened boxes of K-Cups at the food bank, all
> varieties. People like to steal 1 cup at a time - presumably just to
> see if they like that brand flavor. Then the rest of the now
> unsaleable package is donated to the food bank.
>
> Some people may also be returning them to the store for refund just
> because they don't like them.
>
> -sw
>
I stopped drinking coffee years ago but even when I did drink it I
didn't like "instant" coffee. That's all this really is. I worked in
an office that had a larger version of this machine. I don't remember
the mfg but this was well before a home version was available. It was
an amusing gadget but most people who actually *liked* coffee preferred
to wait for a real pot to brew. :)

Jill

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 3:07:10 PM UTC-5, graham wrote:
> On 11/12/2014 10:59 AM, notbob wrote:
> > I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> > tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> > K-cup thingies:
> >
> ...that litter the land-fills. They are turning out to be a problem in
> some places. The damn things don't degrade for ages.
> Graham

Aren't they coded as recyclable plastics, or are ppl just too damn lazy?

There's a Sonic near me which folded for a few months, and after reopening, I noticed the litter in the 'hood is on the rise once again. When I am king, I will mandate that all fast food takeaways be in plain, old cardboard.

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 3:59:35 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> French press coffee does raise LDL a bit tho mine is usually too low anyway.

How does the type of brewing pot raise LDL?

I've been using French press for years. I just like the variability of brewing time and amount of coffee used. I even made little quilted cozies to keep em hot while I wait my ten minutes before pouring.

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French press coffee has a lot of cafestol and kahweol in it, they're what raises LDL but also have anti cancer effects.

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 12:59:16 PM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> K-cup thingies:
>
> http://www.keurighack.com/
>
> nb

I only make 2 10 oz mugs of french press coffee, I pour them both and cover 1 with a piece of styofoam to keep it hot. I use a Thermos-Nissan insulated stainless pot but still pour both mugs out at the same time.

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On 2014-12-11 3:59 PM, wrote:
> French press coffee does raise LDL a bit tho mine is usually too low anyway.
>
If you are in a position to know your LDL level you should know that LDL
is bad cholesterol, so you don't want it to be high. It is the HDL that
you want to be higher.

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On 2014-12-11 5:19 PM, Michel Boucher wrote:
> wrote in news:ba29ef5e-237e-4a4a-a02b-
> :
>
>> I drink french press coffee.
>
> I drink low acid dark roast drip.
>

I have different types. I usually start the day with a latte. In the
evening we have coffee from a drip machine or from a French press. I go
to the corner bakery for a coffee every day and have their coffee of the
day, always a fair trade coffee and made in a commercial drip machine.
IMO, it is the best coffee around.

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On 2014-12-11 5:24 PM, wrote:
> French press coffee has a lot of cafestol and kahweol in it, they're what raises LDL but also have anti cancer effects.
>
I confess that I would rather drop dead from a heart attack than
develop cancer.

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 12:59:16 PM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> K-cup thingies:
>
> http://www.keurighack.com/
>
> nb

I pour water just off the boil over the coffee, stir it 20x with a big soon, then time it 4 min. In Aug my HDL was 72, trigs 55 and Iranian LDL 58. I take 500 mg of otc niacin daily. I'd only been taking it about a month in Aug so by Jan it should be even better.

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On 12/11/2014 7:59 AM, notbob wrote:
> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> K-cup thingies:
>
> http://www.keurighack.com/
>
> nb
>

I was planning of getting a Keurig for the office from Costco. I'll have
to make sure the one I get is not a DRM model. Costco is the best place
to get a Keurig but I'm not getting how they can sell third party K-cups
AND the 2.0 model. My guess is that Costco is gonna get a bunch of
returns on the coffee maker.

As I recall, Macy's was selling these things at a serious discount a few
months ago.

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On 11/12/2014 3:24 PM, wrote:
> French press coffee has a lot of cafestol and kahweol in it, they're what raises LDL but also have anti cancer effects.
>
Negated by the by-products of roasting?
Graham

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 5:24:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> French press coffee has a lot of cafestol and kahweol in it, they're what raises LDL but also have anti cancer effects.

Are you saying that you use a special coffee in your French press? I just use whatever I happen to have bought. What brand are you buying?

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 12:59:16 PM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> K-cup thingies:
>
> http://www.keurighack.com/
>
> nb

All coffee has cafestol and kahweol and I don't think roasting has any effect on it.

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On 12/11/2014 11:59 AM, notbob wrote:
> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> K-cup thingies:
>
> http://www.keurighack.com/
>
> nb
>

Just get one of those K-cop thingies and load it with your favorite coffee.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

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On 12/11/2014 2:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/11/2014 12:59 PM, notbob wrote:
>> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
>> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
>> K-cup thingies:
>>
>> http://www.keurighack.com/
>>
>> nb
>>
> I'm certainly no expert but it seems to me other companies are selling
> what they call 'k' cups for those brewers. Maxwell house comes to mind.
>
> I wouldn't waste my money on a Keurig. Back when I drank coffee I
> wasn't drinking the instant stuff.
>
> Jill

It is not instant coffee. In fact,the Keureg works very similarly to a
French press in that the water is heated and then forced through the
little cup of *ground* coffee. With a French press, you put the hot
water in and forced through the ground coffee.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

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I used to put some chicory in my press pot coffee but it got too pricey or rather the shipping charge got too pricey. Chicory is very much an acquired taste.

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 7:02:46 PM UTC-6, wrote:
>
> I used to put some chicory in my press pot. Chicory is very much an acquired taste.
>
>
Amen.

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"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-12-11, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> I vote we decommission the word 'hack' from the Engrish language, it's
>> so overused/abused these days. The other week I saw a post here for
>> 'paleohacks', ffs...
>
> I'll stick with "hack", even if only cuz it's less typing than
> "modification". ;)
>
I can not stand that word. Seems I started seeing it used a few months ago
and now everybody is using it. It is driving me nuts. It doesn't even mean
what people are using it to mean. Such as "life hacks".

> The one new term that really annoys me is "maker", like all those
> inventors or tinkerers that have pushed science, technology, read
> civilization, forward since the dawn of man weren't really making
> anything. As if!

That's not a new term at all.
>
> (sigh)
>
> It's jes the next younger generation trying out their wings. Gotta
> try new dress styles, behavior, vocabulary, etc. Whatever it takes to
> divorce themselves from the generation that raised them.
>
> nb

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/11/2014 4:32 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:34:47 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I'm certainly no expert but it seems to me other companies are selling
>>> what they call 'k' cups for those brewers. Maxwell house comes to mind.
>>
>> Those are for the first version of the Keurig machine. Starting
>> Version 2.0 you need to use authorized and licensed K-Cups.
>>
> Oh... so people rush out and upgrade these things after a year or so?
> Sounds like a waste of money.

There are people who upgrade everything as often as they can! Phones, TVs,
any sort of electronic devices. I am not one of them.
>
>> We gets tons of opened boxes of K-Cups at the food bank, all
>> varieties. People like to steal 1 cup at a time - presumably just to
>> see if they like that brand flavor. Then the rest of the now
>> unsaleable package is donated to the food bank.
>>
>> Some people may also be returning them to the store for refund just
>> because they don't like them.
>>
>> -sw
>>
> I stopped drinking coffee years ago but even when I did drink it I didn't
> like "instant" coffee. That's all this really is. I worked in an office
> that had a larger version of this machine. I don't remember the mfg but
> this was well before a home version was available. It was an amusing
> gadget but most people who actually *liked* coffee preferred to wait for a
> real pot to brew. :)

I don't drink coffee any more either. When I did drink it, I liked the
cheaper, weak stuff. Didn't matter to me if it was brewed or the stuff in
the tea bag. That to me was better than instant. But instant would do in a
pinch. I wasn't drinking coffee because I enjoyed it. I was drinking it
only for the caffeine.

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notbob > wrote:
> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> K-cup thingies:
>
> http://www.keurighack.com/
>
> nb

neat!

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Julie Bove > wrote:
>
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2014-12-11, Je?us > wrote:
>>
>>> I vote we decommission the word 'hack' from the Engrish language, it's
>>> so overused/abused these days. The other week I saw a post here for
>>> 'paleohacks', ffs...
>>
>> I'll stick with "hack", even if only cuz it's less typing than
>> "modification". ;)

I can sort of understand that but it's much better than the usage
c. 2000 among college instructors that "hacker" meant vandal
..

> I can not stand that word. Seems I started seeing it used a few months ago
> and now everybody is using it. It is driving me nuts. It doesn't even mean
> what people are using it to mean. Such as "life hacks".

>> The one new term that really annoys me is "maker", like all those
>> inventors or tinkerers that have pushed science, technology, read
>> civilization, forward since the dawn of man weren't really making
>> anything. As if!


it's the first time a bunch of these peopl realized people
make things. and often the first time they do.


yes, it's appalling when people commend *very* modest skills
in anything. I can take it when they want to emulated and surpass

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 4:30:20 PM UTC-8, Kalmia wrote:
> On Thursday, December 11, 2014 5:24:48 PM UTC-5, wrote:

> > French press coffee has a lot of cafestol and kahweol in it, they're what raises LDL but also have anti cancer effects.
>
> Are you saying that you use a special coffee in your French press? I just use whatever I happen to have bought. What brand are you buying?

He means that the default coffee brewing method is dripping through a
paper filter, which lowers the amount of cafestol and kahweol that finds
its way into your mug. The French press merely holds the grounds back with
a wire mesh, and lets these compounds through.

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 2:44:59 PM UTC-10, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 12/11/2014 2:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 12/11/2014 12:59 PM, notbob wrote:
> >> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> >> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> >> K-cup thingies:
> >>
> >> http://www.keurighack.com/
> >>
> >> nb
> >>
> > I'm certainly no expert but it seems to me other companies are selling
> > what they call 'k' cups for those brewers. Maxwell house comes to mind..
> >
> > I wouldn't waste my money on a Keurig. Back when I drank coffee I
> > wasn't drinking the instant stuff.
> >
> > Jill
>
> It is not instant coffee. In fact,the Keureg works very similarly to a
> French press in that the water is heated and then forced through the
> little cup of *ground* coffee. With a French press, you put the hot
> water in and forced through the ground coffee.
>

Heated water forced through coffee grounds sounds more like expresso, although the water isn't superheated. What I like about the machine is that when the brewing is over, the pump depressurizes the K-cup which results in no post-brew dripping. The bad part is that it will randomly brew a short cup sometimes. The important part is that it brews a great cup of coffee - every single time.

> --
> From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

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On Thursday, December 11, 2014 12:59:16 PM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> K-cup thingies:
>
> http://www.keurighack.com/
>
> nb

I'm surprised no one asked what Iranian LDL is.

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On Friday, December 12, 2014 6:48:23 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> On Thursday, December 11, 2014 12:59:16 PM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> > I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
> > tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
> > K-cup thingies:
> >
> > http://www.keurighack.com/
> >
> > nb
>
> I'm surprised no one asked what Iranian LDL is.
>
>
It is a method of measuring LDL and I don't have a clue of which method the lab uses (Friedewald vs. Iranian) as I've never asked them and not particularly interested in grilling them on their method.

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On 12/11/14, 7:44 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>.... With a French press, you put the hot
> water in and forced through the ground coffee.

This is incorrect. In a French press, water is poured over and stirred
into ground coffee. When the brewing is finished, force is applied only
to separate the saturated grounds from the brewed coffee. The extraction
itself is not done under force (pressure).

-- Larry

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On 12/11/2014 7:44 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 12/11/2014 2:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/11/2014 12:59 PM, notbob wrote:
>>> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
>>> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
>>> K-cup thingies:
>>>
>>> http://www.keurighack.com/
>>>
>>> nb
>>>
>> I'm certainly no expert but it seems to me other companies are selling
>> what they call 'k' cups for those brewers. Maxwell house comes to mind.
>>
>> I wouldn't waste my money on a Keurig. Back when I drank coffee I
>> wasn't drinking the instant stuff.
>>
>> Jill
>
> It is not instant coffee. In fact,the Keureg works very similarly to a
> French press in that the water is heated and then forced through the
> little cup of *ground* coffee. With a French press, you put the hot
> water in and forced through the ground coffee.
>
<shrug> Whatever the mechanism, the few times I've tasted it (my
optometrist has one on the waiting room) I wasn't impressed.

Jill

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If your trigs are under 100 the calculated LDL on your lab report is higher than it should be. The lower your trigs the more innacurate the LDL on the report is.

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On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:40:35 -0600, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

>On 12/11/2014 11:59 AM, notbob wrote:
>> I've noticed a lotta Keurig ownders on this group, so here's a little
>> tip. You can now hack your Keurig 2.0 maker to work with non-Keurig
>> K-cup thingies:
>>
>> http://www.keurighack.com/
>>
>> nb
>>
>
>Just get one of those K-cop thingies and load it with your favorite coffee.

I have often wondered what the amazing appeal is for the coffee
machines? My daughter bought me one because she was so impressed?
I put it on the kitchen counter beside my old coffee brewer. I should
have pushed back against my daughter insisting I have one when I found
out you buy "pre-ground coffee portions" to load in this machine to
make coffee.

The people who use this machine have been deprived all their lives and
have never enjoyed the exceptional taste and flavor of "freshly ground
coffee." I even bought one of those adapters so I can put my own
freshly ground coffee into the machine and that did produce an
acceptable cup of coffee. I still find myself grinding the beans and
making full pots of coffee I enjoy!

William

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On 2014-12-12, William > wrote:

> acceptable cup of coffee. I still find myself grinding the beans and
> making full pots of coffee I enjoy!

The next step is to roast yer own coffee beans. You can purchase,
online, green beans at about half the cost of pre-roasted and roast
'em in about anything.

nb