How We Discovered the Single Cup Coffee Maker
my family is pretty much just like most other normal American families. We enjoy our children, work conscientiously and attempt to enjoy our time off with loved ones. We've always enjoyed a great mug of coffee in the morning and perhaps even after dinner. For years we did what everyone else did, buy ground coffee brands, dump the grounds in a filter, stick it in the brewer and wait for eight cups or so to pour thru. Then we started buying entire beans, which needed the purchase of a grinder. Fun for a bit, but messy.
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Then one evening my wife and I were at a friend's house for dinner and they offered us a cup. When asked what I preferred I just indicated that I would have whatever everybody else wanted. Our friend opened the cupboard and showed us a spread of little cups, each packed with enough coffee for a single cup... Dark roasts, breakfast mixes, you mention it. She then pointed to the corner of the kitchen and introduced us to the single cup coffee maker. I subsequently learned this was a Keurig model. One of several made by folks that invented what's called the'K Cup' system.
the subsequent morning when we started the process of brewing another pot of coffee the inescapable conversation started about what we had uncovered the night before. We both loved coffee. We did not always agree on what variety we wanted on a stipulated morning. We didn't always drink the whole pot. And we were both a bit sick of the mess and bother concerned in brewing a pan of coffee ( yeah... We could be a tiny lazy in the morning... First one out of bed makes the coffee ). So I cracked open the laptop PC and started doing a little analysis on single cup coffee makers. I guarantee you, I am taking my time when looking at products. After a day or two of looking and debating I settled on 1 or 2 brands. You can see the options I considered below. These are all excellent options and took considerable time ( and more than a few eye rolls from my bride ) for me to sort thru the options. I eventually ordered the Keurig B70 single cup coffee maker. Feature for feature the best single cup coffee maker I could find.
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