The TRUTH About Coffee Pods
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ธ.ค. 2021
- Coffee pods are part of a whole class of consumer products that have found a way to always keep you buying more. What do you think: coffee pods - convenient or cash-grabbers?
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I use my older model Keurig every single day, but I buy regular ground coffee and use it in reusable pods. Super easy and convenient and I dont have to worry about generating all the pod waste.
My reusable pod is a Royal PIA to clean out when done
Please be careful using old machines. I became physically ill due to fungus growing inside the tubing which supplies the water through the machine. I took it apart after 6 months of debilitating illness and found the source, my effing coffee machine. Now I use a coffee press and the flavor is 10/10 better.
Best wishes and a healthy new year.
I do the same; have never had a problem with the reusable pods. I like the flavor if the fresh ground coffee much better. For some reason, my husband prefers the coffee made by pods.
@@Dobviews Every kitchen machine, utensil, needs cleaning and - as you've pointed out - some machines have hidden parts that must be cleaned out. Even automatic dishwashers should be cleaned beyond cleaning their filters. Yeah, I'm due to run a cleanup cycle in my Keurig.
@@nemo227 When you find your instruction manual let us know where this maintenance is recomended and how easy they have made that cleaning process for the user. Oh, you mean it isn't mentioned at all? You have to break the machine just to get to the parts needing cleaned... hmmm.
But, by all means don't let me, common sense or 6 + months of illness stand in your way! 🤷♀️
We stopped subscribing to HPs subscription for ink and they literally locked our printer so we couldn’t use it. We literally had to add our updated credit card to use it again. We had plenty of ink and that was never the issue. But the expired credit card was. That should be illegal.
Sounds like a class action lawsuit in the making
@@stickmakerman Except, if you bothered to look, those details would be covered under their EULA. Whether you've read it or not is inconsequential.
@@atheisthumanist1964 it should be illegal to make EULAs anyway. Doing something like that should make someone end up in jail for a very long time.
Well duh, you don't get to watch Netflix if your card expires either. It's $1-6 a month for what normally sells for $20+ a cartridge. Cartridges they send you while on that subscription are chipped to only work while the plan is active. They explain all this when you set it up. I prefer my 10 year old black & white laser printer though.
@@CoasterMan13Official XD Creating an EULA should be illegal, when it's made up of legal jargon. No logic flaw there. XD
Might want to think through your assertions a bit more before you offer them up to the world. Better for people to only question your ignorance, rather than you cementing that reality.
A guy who filled the ink cartridges in a mall told me the proprietary cartridges had a chip that kept track of how many pages you printed. After a certain number, you are told the ink level is too low. It doesn’t matter how much ink you still had left
How do you bypass it
Interesting…
Depending on the system, assuming HP, it doesn't tell you the ink is too low it just says you're over your limit. It's a subscription model based on number of pages.
@@gibberish5388 I recommend ink tank printers, all the major printer companies sell them, and they use cheap refillable ink tanks.
A similar phenomenon happens in gaming.
In the past when you would get stick drift in controller’s analog sticks you did the little “spin the sticks around” trick and suddenly it was gone for awhile.
The little program that reset the position was removed and now you’ll be lucky to get 6 months out of a controller before you get drift and go out to buy a new $70 controller.
Such a little problem that everyone that plays games knows and complains about but companies don’t try to fix it because that means less controller sales.
The first thing I bought with my Keurig was a reusable pod. Not for the money issue, but the environmental one.
How many K Cup Pods do you believe you would have to buy/use in order to make even a .0001% difference in a land fill? Don't be stupid and fall for such Bull Sh#t.
Yeah that or they sell paper biodegradable ones you fill yourself, beats non biodegradable plastic
Too bad printers don't have reusable pods!
@@markallen381 At least with my hp printer (probably 6+ years old at this point) I can easily find cheap refills for it. It came up with some dumb alert that it wasn't "genuine" and I just ignored it.
honestly, the coffee tastes better out of the refillable ones
Fun fact about printer ink. During the pandemic Canon couldn't obtain the microchips for their ink cartridges. So they had a tutorial on how to bypass their own drm so customers could still buy the ink cartridges without the microchips.
I haven't used an ink based printer since like 2004. I had no idea ink cartridges now have microchips in them
I have a cheap Brother laser printer, and I can buy third-party toner cartridges for it at a very low price, and they work.
Most people should just buy laser printers but they don't know any better and just believe the inkjet marketing
@@Bobrogers99 that's exactly what I use.
@@Bobrogers99 same
Microchips and microprocessors...it is absolutely incredible how we have managed to overcomplicate the simple act of pouring hot water over some ground, roasted beans.
100%
Keurig is basically a Juicero but successful
His comment about coffee from a coffee pot not tasting good is news to me. Now, I'm not a massive fan of coffee and so I buy the cheap stuff, but it tastes pretty alright to me, lol. Add some creamer and sugar and I'm good to go. Buying pods for coffee is a bewilderment to me. The machines look nice, especially pictures of people with their home brewing stations, but just seems like a very expensive thing to invest in and always be beholden to buying those pods. And indeed, one can get one of those French presses and make coffee that way, too.
Those pods make great little seed starters in the spring. Had about 200 pods last spring with seedlings growing. And since a lot of the pods are straight plastic, they can be reused every year. If someone's gonna use Keurig, they should look for ways to reuse the pods.
This is a great idea! I'm going to try it out. Thanks!
Perfect
good idea for if you already have old pods but still, dont buy those shitty pods in the first place PLEASE
use the refilable ones u can buy. plastic ones.i use them for my own coffee. u get the filter and the container to go inside . much cheaper!
@@cuetTimmonzit's a health hazard to heat up plastic to high degrees.
We went thru the kuerig thing. Then I heard about mold (I think it was) building up in the water tank and at that time you couldn't take it out and clean it. So we bought a fancy coffee machine on sale for $300-400. We ended up paying for it in 3 months because we no longer needed the pods. The coffee is way better, plus I can have a cold or hot latte whenever I want one. And as to the printers I just put new ink in. Told hubby when they were used up in about 4 months I'm getting a tankless Canon. I have used most all printers out there and Canon does the best for color photos, they are dependable, and their ink dispersion is the best out there. Thank for the vid. .
My Breville pod machine can’t hold a candle to my old Technivorm that has been supplying state of the art coffee for more than 15 years - multiple times a day. I grind the beans fresh each batch. Love my Technivorm. It was very expensive here to purchase initially but hassle free coffee for over 15 years: worth every penny.
Using a Keurig machine just made me realize how much easier it is just to brew a coffee myself
especially if you want more than 4 sips of coffee in the morning lmao
Absolutely agree. I can't understand the popularity of the Keurig system. It seamed to me like a more expensive correction for a problem that didn't exist.
I just make a pour over with chemex while making a phone call and end up with a superior cup of coffee in the process.
My boss brought one of those awful things to our break room, where it sits, taking up space. I have a device that sits on my cup, holds a filter so I can do a pour over, and make real coffee. The wonderful aroma wafts around the room, the taste...ahhh....
I simply couldn't have said it better myself.
The thing I hate about current ink cartridges is that after a certain time period they won't let you print either. The cartridge could still be half full but it won't let you print until you replace it.
The ink cartridges have an expiration date. SAY WHAT? It’s true after that date the dang thing won’t print. So I stopped using my printer! THEY LOSE!
That is such a scam I feel like this shit should be illegal. Why are they allowed to disable your entire machine?
@@mclauren86 It's probably hidden in the fine print of the user agreement people (probably unknowingly) automatically opt into when they start using the thing.
Some legalese about how you're leasing the machine from them, or required to do regular software updates or maintenance or something. And if you block/cancel their stuff that means you're opting out and declining any further use of the device.
But because it's in the paperwork they give us at setup, it's all nice and legal and there's nothing we can do about it unless we want to stop using the thing or void its warranty by modding/hacking it.🙃
Or.....looks like you are out of cyan you can't print B&W. The fuq?
Don’t print
Wow by raising awareness you are a nightmare to these consumer rip off companies, keep up the good work.
I got a free keurig from work that they were going throw out, and I just use the reusable plastic Keurig containers and fill it with my own grinded beans. It's good stuff.
After years without a printer I finally got round to buying one again the other day. I was surprised that most companies had released an "eco" version with refillable affordable tanks. I think they're business practice came back to bite them when everyone stopped using home printers and now they're trying to stay relevant.
There is a chip shortage so they can't afford anymore to put a chip in every cartridge.
@@dtibor5903 well it's working for them. It's the only reason I bought an ink jet printer.
Bite the bullet and buy a laser printer. Over the long term is much cheaper than the inkjet - which was clogged everytime I needed it...
Yep. Ive been running the same 20 year old laser b/w printers for the last decade because fuck ink. If they actually make decent ink printers, i might replace these half broken dinosaurs with something small and nice heh. Fuck bad products. Good products are how you get customers.
@@Zonkotron - I'm the same. I've been using b/w laser printers for almost 20 years now - no stupid chip preventing me from using third party laser toners; and the quality is so much better than ink. Sure, it's "nice" to have colour, but most of our printing needs don't require colour. I've literally never needed a colour printer, ever. If I want photos, I order them to be printed on photo-quality paper, which is cheaper than running a colour inkjet printer plus photo quality paper.
When I moved into my apartment I said "I need a Keurig" and my boyfriend suggested a timer coffee maker instead, I felt so silly, why didnt I think of that? Better coffee, less waste, and my little coffee maker makes me 2 cups, one for breakfast and one to go! So happy with my 2nd hand coffee maker!
#2 mellita filter on top of your cup with any quality beans or ground coffee is way better than any Keurig pod. Costco java club beans are my every day go to bean
@Mark Stewger hey I love waking up to the smell of coffee
@@ATM180 do you notice a burnt taste if your coffee sits in the pot for too long? I feel like I have to pour the coffee the moment the last drop drips or else the coffee takes on a burnt taste. I haven't noticed the taste since I've started pouring the moment its done brewing.
@@Ammut6 my coffee only stays on the heater for 15 mins max, not an awful lot of time to let it get burned. I used to work at a coffee shop and we never used pots that were on a burner because it DOES burn the coffee.
If the taste is a major issue for you I suggest a chemex, or the less expensive option, pour over. It takes longer and is more involved but you will get fresh coffee directly into your cup.
I use a "coffee maker" that's literally 40 years old and all it does is heat water and send it down to a vessel or a vessel with a basket that holds the coffee. It has a hot plate on which one's pot or one's cup sits, and a clock, timer and auto-shut off that used to work but doesn't anymore and I don't care one iota.
It works fine and produces perfectly good coffee (no matter what coffee snobs say about the water temp). All it requires for maintenance is sending through a vinegar solution every couple years. The daily clean up is terribly complicated. One has to dump the grounds and rinse out the basket (oh, horror).
Friends and family who've felt compelled to buy the latest and greatest have ended up replacing their expensive, sophisticated but broken and worn out machines every couple of years.
My wife suggested a keurig and the first thing I did was check prices on pods and showed her and she changed her mind. Now we’re looking at a drip coffee maker😅
A pour over system is also a good alternative.
Get the technivorm or ratio 6.
An electronic percolator is quite nice.
Exactly what we just discussed with my girlfriend, should we just buy a nice, fresh ground drip coffee maker and then 2kg bag from costco coffee beans and fresh grind them?? Yes, 100%!
Drip coffee is KING ..yum ..you can tailor the taste and give yourself exactly what strength/flavor you want for the time/day/weather
I was recommended a Philips Senseo from a German friend that is totally against those destined plastic pods. This machine uses widely available cheap ESE pods that resemble tea bags and can go into the garden compost bin after use.
Also very popular in Belgium and Netherlands *but* there is a major downside: the coffee really isn’t that good and I’ve heard there‘s additives to make the foam.
Senseo isn't coffee or even tastes like it. Just a filter, beans or ground coffee and just cooked water.
That's coffee
@@warjandeviking there are tons of different pads from all sorts of brand by now, maybe there are some good ones? I have a Senseo since forever and I'm happy with it, but then again, I am not that picky so I can't really judge :D
@@hasu4399 i know, my mother try to give me some when is visit. But the taste is so mellow. Even the "darkroast" pad tastes like strong tea🥴
@@warjandeviking hm. The Senseo brand or some other? The taste can also be affected a lot by machine maintenance - descaling needs to be done anyway. But hey, maybe your tastebuds are just better then mine so I won't argue :D It works for me but I did have some rather.. questionable pads in the past too where I would totally agree with you.
You should talk about disposable vapes vs the “traditional” vape, with refillable tanks and rechargeable batteries compared to the former without either of those things. Essentially throwing away lithium batteries on a weekly basis.
Agreed. Only reason why I vape is because while it is much cleaner and less harmful than cigarettes, vaping is literally 20th of the price of cigarette smoking where i live. If i were to use those new pod models instead, the money i saved would be almost same as cigarette smoking. Love my pico.
my Orion Q has lasted me 5+ years and costs $8 in pods a month...at least there's options in that segment
@@TheKurtkapan34 My brother used to vape and died of lung cancer. Autopsy found metal in his lungs. I don't know how that is safer. Me? I stopped smoking in 1997.
I agree that is an issue but I dont think he wants to promote vaping lol
The failures of vaping are associated to politics and politics alone. Vaping is still 95% better for you than smoking according to the Royal Academy of Medicine. It should be promoted as a harm reduction tool, and not promoted to children. Americans (I’m American) are fed a false narrative about vaping because we are country ran on the free money from tobacco. Look up the master settlement agreement of 1998, to find out how much money your state collects tax free from tobacco, our infrastructure depends on cigarettes. It’s not a lifestyle change, it’s a means to an end. People need to educate themselves on vaping, and evaluate the pros and cons to switch to vaping.
I have used Keurig for years and love it. Never had one that was so technological that it scanned colors or anything, every brand cup works in mine.
My Keurig just broke! Could use any pod but now on to look for another way to brew coffee.
Me too. I’m quite confused by this cuz I have no issues using off brand k cups
I still have an old 1.0 generation that doesn't check the pods that I've been cleaning regularly with vinegar. It was gifted to me so I didn't really choose it and the same person gifts me the pods. haha
@@michaelconnolly7499 a regular coffee pot
Thanks for pointing this out, i understood from the start what was happening and said so but got a lot of flack from even my own family, as usual they come to me 25 years later and act like this is earth shattering news that they discovered it was a scam.
The biggest irony is that Epson killed on the market with their eco tank printers that take any ink that you have. I buy a liter of every color for dirt cheap and use it on the printer flawlessly
Those exist?! What kind of Epson printer is it (model number, name, etc)?
I'm using an Epson L3150 Eco Tank and it's been good for the past 2 years
Are you having any issues cleaning the pads? What model? Even HP has an ink tank version.
After doing my research I bought an Epson Eco Tank too. It cost a bit more than a regular ink jet but the cost of filling up the ink is low. The ink lasts for ages and I've had no issues with it yet. Epson were kind enough to throw in some extra ink for me and give me a discount on the printer so it was all good.
Oh and coffee pods are not only expensive and wasteful they taste disgusting. Real coffee for me every time
@@LairdDavidson How long have been using it? Would you Rx it for a low volume home personal printing?
When pod coffee makers first came on the market here in Australia, my reaction was:
"Why would I spend money on a machine that uses pods that cost me about FIVE TIMES the price of plain ground coffee? Who's going to fall for that?!"
But instead, the machines (and all of those disposable pods!) sold like hotcakes... 🤨
Weird.
It's perfect for people who don't drink a lot of coffee. Easier to clean and if it breaks just buy a new machine.
Consistency and ease of use, time saver, many reasons to use them. Yes its more expensive tho.
It’s really simple, convenience.
Exactly my thoughts.
@@TheBladesCut more like its simple, people are dumb, just like the fools who pay for the printer ink subs lol.
I haven't used a Kuerig in years and I don't miss it. I make an actual pot of coffee and it tastes better anyways, but if I want just a fast cup at home I will just use instant coffee. Cheaper not buying the pods, and doesn't have the added waste.
The refillable k-cups work fine. My fiance doesn't drink coffee and I do, so we've got a tiny Keurig that only makes one cup at a time. We buy normal priced bags of coffee that last us 1000 years and it's all good. Since it's so much cheaper and I don't drink coffee every day, I even get to buy myself nice coffee.
There was a time (not sure if still possible) where ink cartridges cost like $30 for black ink and $30 for color but a new printer that comes with the ink cost like $45 so instead of buying new cartridges it was cheaper to just buy a new printer every time you ran out of ink. Insane.
Yeah, I agree. Especially for cartridge printers. More economical and efficient to buy a printer with a continuous ink system.
I used to work in an office supply store and in the clearance section, if anyone saw a printer, they bought it immediately but never ever returned to buy ink for it. So I suspect they did ebay the printer after it ran out of ink. Now one printer that was kind of worth keeping was the old HP 990 series printers. Those used massive black cartridges. They cost around $30 (black and $39 color) but the price per mL was CHEAP compared to the competition. The black ink held 42 mL of ink while the nearest rival Canon, had a similar printer with 4 cartridges. The largest black cartridge was the PGI250XL. It cost $27.99 and put out enough for 500 pages.
So if we do simple first grade math $29.99 / 980 pages = 3.0 cents per page (HP) vs
$27.99 / 500 pages = 5.59 cents per page (Canon)
Might not sound like much but let's keep these for two years and assume we use one cartridge every two months so we wind up replacing 12 black cartridges in each
HP: 980 x 12 = 11,760 pages
Canon: 500 x 12 = 6,000 pages
Already the HP prints nearly TWICE as many as the Canon and the cost?
11,760 x 3 cents = $352.80
6,000 x 5.59 cents = $330 (since it's FAR fewer, we'll calculate the same page printout at 11,760 = $646.80!!
And remember, we are ONLY talking about the black cartridges. The color inks were about 50% more than the black even if they were individual tanks.
What's worse is the printer companies have spent the last 11-13 years slooooowwwwllly shrinking down the cartridges so I bet NONE of the big brands can get even a measly 450 pages from one black cartridge.
Canon's top printer is the Pixma TR4520, which uses a PGI280 black cartridge. The large version is $27.99 on Amazon and puts out only 400 pages. so $27.99 / 400 = 6.9 cents per page, still twice as expensive as the old HP and 25% MORE expensive than the older Canon. This is why I think inkjet printers will have to either get cheaper to maintain or the brands will stop making them altogether.
exactly - I was doing this in the 1990s
Mine are free.
@@ratske ... as long as they still make your battery that is ...went through this with Beta vs VCR Cassette ...
I had an original Keurig. We liked it for sure. Bought a 2.0 and it tasted like melted plastic the whole time. Also the proprietary requirement for coffee pods was a deal breaker. Sent it back for a refund and bought a $20 coffee pot at Walmart. Haven't looked back since.
I've got the same one too. Works perfectly fine
Glad you felt the weird taste -- I thought I was alone when I felt the same.
someone gave me a 2.0 and i used 1 box of coffee, that taste is real and the black sludge on the bottom of the cup was a real turn off. my drip died after and now i use the french press, i wasnt to keen on it but i couldnt find a drip like my old one so.......i really like the press now
Aeropress is a good option too, it's $30 and zero electronics lol
@@TickleMyResearch aero press works everywhere one can make some hot water.I have 2 of them.
We used to have a Dolce Gusto machine and used to combine 2 coffee pods cut in a certain way and filled them up with ground coffee we bought at Costco, thus saving quite a bunch of money and reducing the amount of plastic that got trashed. We did this for a couple of years until our machine gave out (the machine itself lasted about 5 years) but by that time we had bought a coffee maker that grinds and makes espresso and americano without pods. Best purchase ever!
Got a 7$ Keurig from a thrift store, use it almost everyday on site for the last year. No lcd screen, no lights, any pod, some times just used for hot water... Can't beat 50cents a coffee... Way better than Timmy's every day.
you can beat 50 cents a coffee, a regular machine and a can of folgers would be much cheaper
I use reusable pods for my Keurig, I have used them for years. When the 2.0 first came out; it was impossible to find something as an alternative for the coffee pods. Truth on the hacks! I watched tons of videos! I’ve had my 2.0 for about 6 years now, I still love it because I am using reusable pods & filters.
A Rogers Coffee Company Freedom Clip would have let you use those reusable pods no problem.
@@JennyEverywhere I acquired one of those first before finding the reusable pods.
Yep. They aren't expensive and come in multi packs so you can pre fill them for quick coffee in the morning.
@@TrentCantrell Yes, a lot of people don't get that. That's exactly what we do too!
I don't like the one that Keurig sells, I like & use the ones you are refering to.
Unlike what some people think, they are very easy to clean! I even run them through the dishwasher every so often, as well!( after washing them out.)
I avoided getting a Keurig for the longest time for exactly the reasons you cited: the pods are expensive and generate a lot of waste. But when my old coffee maker died, I found the cutest little Keurig that was perfect for my kitchen and got a reusable pod for it. I'll admit, I was sold by the machine's size and retro green color. But it's a great arrangement for me since I don't drink a lot of coffee.
U can buy one reusable pod from Keurig for $12 or any off brand and make as much coffee, tea, chocolate etc u want.
The pastel green one?
@@stevestevenson3252 It is kind of a pastel green, yeah.
Oooh whats the machine called??
@@Cardistan001 keurig k mini single, very affordable even if you buy the reusable pod
This is my second Keurig Coffee Brewer. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG8Vf The first one lasted 6 years. It worked beautifully until the day it didn't. It was hard to go back to the drip coffee for a couple of days while I waited on my Keurig to get here. There is a huge difference in the taste. Keurig makes a really good cup of coffee. This new one is a little different from my old one. I find putting the water filter in was easier than on the old one. Attaching the water reservoir was also a little different but once I figured it out, it too was easier. This new one has the auto off feature but is not programmable like the old one. Only three cup sizes instead of four. The odd thing for me was how much lighter in weight this one is compared to my old one. More plastic and much less metal in the construction of this one. The price is so much less than the original Keurig that I bought and the coffee tastes the same so all in all I am satisfied.
I agree. I went ahead and got a ninja duel brew machine, which does both kinds. Most mornings I use grounds, but sometimes I need to brew very quickly, and be on the road, so I pop a pod in there. Great machine
6 or 7 years ago my father who had never heard of these machines bought a box of cheap k-cups because he thought they were like coffee singles [which are basically "tea bags but with coffee"], his preferred coffeemaking method. He thought they were supposed to be opened and dunked in a cup of hot water, and the plastic pod was simply the way they were packaged. And for someone who didn't know about these things I guess it makes sense, the k-cups look kind of like single serve half-and-half/coffee creamers where you open them and pour them into your coffee. The "cheap" k-cups were still more expensive than actual coffee singles but those are next to impossible to find any more.
I partially disagree with the idea that the coffee from disposable pods tastes bad, but I absolutely think that the plastic waste is horrible. Reusable filter pods are better, every time. And strangely, it works fine in my 2.0 model Keurig.
But why to use some pods at all when you can have full automatic machine and you can just insert raw coffee to that? It doesn't make sense to me.
@@Pidalin That would be ideal, but tbe single-serve version of those machines don't exist cheaply on the mass market. Plus, you can bring your own pods to work with you
@@specialopsdave I have "full auto" machine with integrated coffee grinder for cca 480 eur, I know it's not so cheap, but when you count with price of coffee or pods, I think it's not so expensive. When you buy big 1 or 2 kg coffee bags, it can be very cheap. But if you have some reusable pod, it's probably ok.
@@Pidalin Yeah, that's more than $400 USD, not worth it to me. I just got an $80 coffee maker and I buy preground coffee, since it's actually cheaper where I live
@@specialopsdave but you can't watch like coffee is going down while grinding in coffee reservoir :-)
"They WANT you . . . to be choiceless."
Here's a thought -- scrap the convenience crap and do things Old School. Use double-edge razors, brew your own coffee, and get copies at Kinko's . . . or the library . . . or any other place that allows you to make copies. Email whatever you need copied. Get creative; there ARE alternatives.
I love old school it’s so rewarding!
I'm all for this - except printers. Despite the cost of the cartridge, I still pay less per copy by printing myself. But otherwise, yeah.
I would add you can get refillable ink cartridge's now as well and the ink is dirt cheap to do so. I've used alternatives for many things for many years now and you can save so much money and even time sometimes doing so.
@EvilSanta, yeah, except some newer printers, like mine will stop working if you try refilling them, that pesky little chip tells the printer, someone just screwed with my ink!! That was the first thing I tried!! 😂👵🇺🇸
@@vickireynolds4055 They are official cartridges that have been modded to be refillable typically. They're was a lawsuit a while back over it and the printer companies lost that fight. Or at the very least cartridges made to be compatible with the printer being used and all the fuckery they try to stop you.
Love my Keurig. Quick easy cup of coffee. No coffee grounds to deal with, no more broken glass coffee pots, no more coffee staining my white ceramic sink, no more wasting time scrubbing the kitchen sink from black coffee pot stains. No wasted water. I also use reverse osmosis water in my Keurig, and keep it very clean. I think it’s the best thing ever! It saves me so much time and no more nasty coffee grounds to deal with getting all over the place. I just stocked up at Costco. I got boxes of 72 pods. That will last me quite awhile!
I also have a electric percolator- it’s so messy and tastes like boiled water coffee.
Same, I just made my first cup of the day. It costs more to operate but I don't care
Not a big coffee drinker anymore. Had my eye on the Keurig's for awhile when I did drink a lot of coffee but, couldn't imagine spending that kind of money on a coffee maker just for the speed at which it made a cup. I did also note the price of the pods would be huge. Within the last year or so they came out with the K-Express. Way cheaper, pretty sure it doesn't have to detect a certain brand (I've used different brands) of pod to work, and makes a cup of coffee, hot chocolate, or tea, just as fast as the more expensive one. I've found that not buying the new new shiny device right when they hit the market but, waiting a few years, I can usually find a more suitable and economical version of it later.
They are convenient for the "I want A coffee" but they are absolutely more expensive than the alternative old school coffee makers. I have a Keurig and a standard coffee maker. I use both somewhat regularly.
I brew one cup at a time using whatever coffee I want, wherever I want - I usually grind enough coffee to make several cups and carry it in a small ziplock; works great, NO messy cleanup, no waste, no pollution ...
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I have a pod brewer and a coffee pot brewer. I use the pot daily. I use the pod brewer if I want just a cup later on in the day. Usually, two to three times a week I will turn on the pod brewer.
My Keurig came with a re-useable insert that you can use regular ground coffee in. It’s an older model, but it still works well. I run vinegar through it occasionally to keep it from getting calcium deposits. We have hard water here!
Vinegar's a good choice. It's also a good anti-septic that can remove any buildup of bacteria, mold or other bio hazards that could ruin your morning brew.
@@Seriously_Unserious Keurig sells a 2 tablespoon pod for $20 or more that is exactly that - white vinegar and nothing more.
@@petenielsen6683 OMG, what a rip-off!
Is it a bulky black thing with no screen and a half moon shaped water tank on the back? We've got one, and yeah turns out when you distill the device down to the tech it actually *needs* and no more, it's a great product. As soon as you start adding DRM to the fucking coffee, that's when you're getting scammed.
There was actually a fully generic "Coffee pod" that was essentially similar to tea bags. It failed miserably because the brewers were too expensive for most. (the coffee was pretty cheap)
Reminds me of the first hamburger joint that sold a 1/3 pound burger and failed because stupid customers thought it was smaller than the 1/4 pound burger. 😂😂
my dad bought that electric/automatic coffee maker thing for me and himself (even tho i tried to convince him not to).
to this day i still use my old pour-over coffee maker, it just takes up much less space, and is actually easier to use.
Buy ones without pod restrictions, and use reusable pods. It’s the best of the two worlds, more responsible to the environment and more choices. The downside is less convenience in filling and washing the reusable pods.
Thank you! I don't ever buy the pods and I put excellent coffee from wherever I want in the reusable pods and it tastes great! Is this a secret or something?
Just buy drip coffee maker and all you produce is compost.
They make bio degradable paper filters for the reusables, make the cups easier to clean. Pretty cheap too.
With reuseable means you have to clean it after every use. i do no time time for that
I discovered Aeropress and conical coffee grinders. Now, the only thing that I use my Kerrigan for is the hot water.
Just want to gently remind everyone who's arguing that the Keurig is the only or best option for them because they don't drink much coffee that the French press exists! It's also very small, easy to use, easy to clean and doesn't require wasteful pods. It's really only slightly more involved than using a drip coffee maker and works better for smaller batches of coffee.
Exactly! Super easy and barely an inconvenience.👍 Good for off grid coffee making as well.
I bought my mom one of the most expensive Keurigs and she still using a French press.
Easy to clean?… French press is so annoying to clean. A little cone pour over on the other hand 👍
Nothing will ever make these people self aware about their waste, and they literally don't have the brain capacity for this kind of critical thinking. I can't believe you have enough patience to be gentle with them, while they kill our planet so happily, for the sake of their convenience. I'm glad someone does... But the people who need to hear you, will never listen. It will be way too late before those personality types start to care, for the wrong reasons.
@Delphine, the worst Blade ever agreed. The people who use them can even acknowledge that they're wasteful, but they'll follow up with some shtick about how their schedule is 'simply too busy' to brew their own coffee any other way. It's just one step above buying coffee at a shop every day.
Been refilling my ink carts for over 20 years. Took a bit of doing sometimes but worth it. After wearing out yet another printer, I bought an Eco/Mega tank unit and refill the CISS with the generic ink I've purchased over the years. Went back to using a single blade safety razor. Yes, I'm that old. Have a Tassimo at home for that spur of the moment slurp. However, I do use a pair of refillable T-disks after I gave up refilling the OEMs. And I grind my own, roasted in Canada beans for FRESH kwoffee. Very informative video.
I noticed this when I was a teenager and living on my own for the first time with razorblades. Later on I realized it with blood sugar test machines and their strips. Now I check the prices of the accessories of all my machines before buying. My machine is a little bit more expensive, but it's worth the money saving in the long run.
Man this video makes me love my pour over and hand grinder so much. I still drink gas station coffee when it’s needed, but the experience of hand grinding some beans and smelling them brew into amazing amazing coffee is second to none (drink wise).
I'll second this. My favourite way to have coffee, don't care how snobby or trendy some people deem it. What really gets me about these K-cup coffees is the very specific, metallic, acidic taste any coffee brewed from them uniformly tastes like. But people seem only to care about the convenience of it all.
Yep, I have went through the percolator period, the first soft drip machines using of the shelf grinds then grind your own beans to my first Kurieg with pods and other then the sealed pods giving you fresher ground beans the expense and last a year units just put me back into grind my own drip pots again 😁 Grinding fresh bean is as close as you can get to decent true columbian coffee brewed in Columbia lol.
I use an electric burr mill to grind my 8 o’clock Columbian beans every morning. A handful in an enameled pot full of boiling water and I’m good. Water and fresh ground coffee. No plastic or filter waste, and the grinds can go in the garden or compost pile.
My daughters gave me a Keurig a few holidays ago. I used it for a while, but then realized I !liked Mr Coffee much better; the one I had used for many years.
@@mahler151 When you work 40 plus hours a week and spend hours per week commuting, sometimes a k cup is more convenient. I make coffee in my coffee pot when I am at home, but I am out a lot, so a k cup machine at work is convenient.
I was a Finance Controller at the factory in Ohio that developed the K-cup along with Keurig. When the patent expired in 2013, the company I worked for lost the Keurig business; however, quickly picked up on other brand K-Cups. There was only one machine left producing the plastic cups when I left the company. That machine put out around 200,000 cups per hour.
When the Keurig first came out the fact that I had to use those pods and only those pods for whatever flavors they sold was the exact reason why I refuse to buy it the first two years after it really got popular. It wasn't until I saw some reusable ones where I could put whatever flavor of coffee I wanted in them wash it and then reuse it, that was when I bought one and I've only used the reusable cartridges.
i've been using Bluecup reusable pods for years. each of my pods had been used for 1000's of times and they still work perfectly
I must say that these are excellent water heating machines. I use mine whenever I want a cup of tea or just plain hot water, and ditched all together the dreaded pods.
It is quite handy. My boyfriend uses my mother's to make ramen in the cups when he's over here. Personally I bought an electric kettle for like $20, it boils water so fast, especially if you just put like one cup of water in it
surely a kettle would be a much cheaper and simpler option?
@@KarrierBag exactly what I'm thinking, has no one here heard of a kettle??
This is exactly what I use mine for most of the time. So much easier and faster than using a kettle.
@@a-bird-lover Keurig is faster 🤷♀️
My boyfriend bought a mini Keurig so I bought a reusable pod to try and make it less wasteful! Loved this video ☺️
Keurig sell a reusable addon themselves so it's not like they don't want you to use it this way.
This is exactly what I thought too
@@antikommunistischaktion true!
@@rheamcrae Yep, and imo using a Keurig with a reusable pod or the official reusable addon from Keurig is much less wasteful. If I don't think 1 cup of coffee is enough I can always reload the pod and make another cup, I can't unmake extra coffee left over in the carafe though.
@@antikommunistischaktion yes exactly! And I’m too tired in the morning to wait for a bigger pot to brew 😂
A few months ago I bought a Tassimo machine. I love it. The very first thing I did was get a reusable pod for it and bought some ground coffee. I have bought the branded pods for it though, a) curiousity and b) trying the flavours (gingerbread latte is currently my fave), but I don't do that often, normally I use my reusable pod.
Oh and I have an older HP printer that doesn't have chip technology.
I just bought a one cup coffee maker that uses either a pod or ground coffee. As soon as I got sticker shock at the price of the pods decided to use the ground coffee instead! I also notice many pods come in “flavors” as well. By the way did not buy a Keurig maker but very satisfied at the one I bought as it also came with a frother. We only drink a cup n the morning so made sense not to buy a large coffeemaker.
Agreed on all points. Went back to a simple Mr Coffee drip machine for under $20 at Walmart and it brews better tasting coffee!
Yes! I agree!
Same. Got one for around 15 buck and I can use what ever coffee I want
Everyone has thier own tastes! I think Mr Coffee makes terrible coffee! To each thier own! I've been using the Keurig & the reusable coffee pods ,every since it first came out! It makes way better coffee than the MR Coffee ever could! The coffee from Mr Coffee tastes terrible!
This is my opinion, so if you like it good for you! Like I said, everyone has thier own tastes & entitled to thier own opinion!
@@latachia_2981 ur wrong. Plain and simple.
I agree with this. Kuerig coffee taste like hot plastic. You should try a nespresso pod machine. It taste like fancy hot Starbucks or IHOP style coffee. It makes generic Walmart coffee taste good.
The coffee pod was invented by Eric Favre in the 70’s. He eventually convinced his employer, Nestle, to develop the product which was released in 1986.
Sorry if this was already mentioned, too many comments to read.
And he also made sure the patent had a loophole so he could build his own company to make compatible pods without breaching the patent. This is that precise loophole that allowed anyone to make alternate and reusable pods.
If that's the Nespresso guy this is what I thought. Nespresso blows the doors off Kuerig and out sells it in Europe.
@@TheMaskedheel Never even heard of keurig (which is indeed a Dutch word meaning neat) I only know the pods from my nespresso machine (which I never use, as I make all my coffee with an old senseo machine) but you have to keep the coffee pads in an airtight container, but for the best coffee you need a machine that grinds coffee beans just in time for brewing. A machine like the JURA , its too expensive for the few cups I drink though.
Yet another reason to hate Nestlé.
@@martindejong3974 it's funny, in the US it's all about Keurig and they barely have Nespresso, the opposite of Europe.
Reusable pods for Keurig have been around for several years. I bought 9 and used them daily for about 8 years , refilling them weekly. After a about 5 years 4 have failed due to the plastic stretching and leaking. I never liked the taste of the Keurig brand or other brands coffee but grinding my beans with a bit of cinnamon and using the refillable pods made the Keurig much better. Of course there's the other issue of losing power and nothing works, that's why I kept my french-press coffee maker.
I have the Keurig Duo.
I brew coffee from beans because I prefer it that way, however those K-cup pods for things other than coffee, are pretty convenient. Plus they make those DIY Kcups for folks like me who grind their own coffee.
I like having the K-cup option because I really love apple cider and it comes in K-cup format. And even if I don't want buy K cup, it's a fantastic water heater that I use for cup noodles rather than the microwave.
Been grinding my own Costco (Starbucks) beans for years and using the refillable pod. Works great! I was surprised you didn't mention a cost comparison between pods and normal drip coffee. I'd bet it is significant. Thanks
Well he said most people don’t notice the price. I do I guess I’m just cheap. I haven’t really found a coffee that was horrible but the more you spend the better the coffee is that’s for sure
Grinding the beans is a morning ritual I never want to give-up! I love the scent of freshly ground coffee!
Keurig coffee is like $100-$200/KG is what I've heard
I spend $8 a month on coffee at home. Small electric percolator.
Starbucks beans or Kirkland Signature? KS House is Starbucks Pike, and KS Espresso is Starbucks Espresso - so definitely don't buy the Starbucks branded bags of those kinds. If you want French or another blend, there isn't a KS equivalent.
I had an early Keurig, due to high mineral content in my water it suffered an early demise. I replaced it with a Hamilton Beech Flex Brew. Came with a mini coffee basket- it’s great for a single serve of my fav coffee! Have had over 5 years!
I got one of those for my office that thing is just great.
Try buying a water filter pitcher and use that for your coffee water ;)
We have that too-I like the option of being able to make a pot or brew single.
@@Ammut6 Zero water should be the only pitcher anyone should buy. Also. There sre ways to maintain the coffee maker over time so it doesn't get ruined. It doesn't take much effort.
@@Delta9Brian after using tap water for my coffee for so long the sudden change from tap to filtered was great! We use the Brita brand.
Great video. I use instant coffee but the problems getting third party ink for printers really hit home. Luckily my Epson is old enough that I'm able to avid expensive Epson ink but I'll be very careful when it comes time to buy a new one.
Very true video. Companies continue to find a way to screw their customers. I had a Keurig and I gave it away. Screw them.
I bought a coffee maker for the first time in my life last week. I've always used a french press. I found a coffee maker that has a carafe with reusable filter on one side and on the other, a reusable "Kcup" essentially allowing you to make your own pods with fresh grinds. Best of both worlds and none of the BS.
What brand is that? I’m in the market for a new coffee machine and i have three boxes of k cups left. Thank you.
To me nothing beats a french press for regular coffee.
I use my Keurig for everything 😅 ramen, instant noodles, tea, instant oatmeal ~ I just love instant boiled water ~ even works great for instant coffee ☕ I do recommend going with a refillable pod to help the environment, but I do think they have alot of great uses personally 🙏
Making one cup of coffee via a pod machine actually has a massive energy saving because it heating water is energy-intensive. Instead of boiling an entire jug of water, it’s just a single cup.
Ooo! I got an electric kettle a while ago and I line it for this reason!
I’ve made instant mashed potatoes, ramen, oatmeal, etc 😅
It’s called a kettle elsewhere in the world.
@@good2golden803 of course it is, but that's one extra device and requires more actions.
I appreciate what you said here. I am the ONLY person in my family who likes coffee. Yet, I will not drink a whole pot. So I got a Keurig and use it with my favorite coffee in a k-cup. And no one complains about coffee smell!
This is absolutely right on the money! I worked at a company that set up their new offices with Keurig machines throughout the building and I thought this was a ridiculous waste of money and plastic! Plus, the coffee itself wasn't ANYTHING to write home about! This whole video highlights the B.S. around "successful businessmen" like Donald Trump or other clowns who have gotten so much misplaced adulation from the American public in recent years. The old saw from the Republican party is that if business is just given "free competition" and an invisible hand without any government interference, it ALWAYS results in the lowest prices and most efficiency possible. Companies generally don't want anything to do with really free enterprise and in many instances, like Keurig and the printer companies, they conspire to create their own mini monopolies to keep customers beholden to them for as long as possible.
I attended a rather upscale business school in the early '80s, concentrating in economics, and I found countless examples of such stuff in our business school classrooms, including a fictional case study video our marketing class watched back then which concerned a shaver company with 7 bladed replacement blades. This was back in the early '80s when the most blades offered was only two blades. I believe a lot of people in the U.S. have misplaced loyalty to "good ole American know-how" when they should be looking a little deeper to find the hook! I have a coffee pot and I make my own coffee and it tastes far better than anything I've gotten from a Keurig machine, ever! Thanks for doing this video, much needed and much overdue IMHO....
I bought a Nespresso and I’ve enjoyed it. I also bought a stainless steel reusable pod you can just put your own grounds in and I think it works pretty good. Kinda worried the pods I have used aren’t actually gonna get recycled now though
Don't worry some whale in the Pacific ocean probably ate them😉
@@fukushimadaiichi9622 whales are lame anyways
The nespresso casings are aluminum so they are recyclable. The store even prefers you to bring them back to them so they ensure the recycling happens.
Nespresso spends 7 bucks on their mail in pod red bags. Hence I spend a fortune on their coffee. But then again I dont buy crap in a drive through.
Recycling is a scam, most of what you put in the recycling bins end up in a landfill or the ocean anyway.
We have a regular (not 2.0) Keurig and have used the same 6 re-useable pods for years now. We put whatever we feel like it them. We get much better coffee that the single use pods (yuck) and the only waste is the grounds.
That's so smart, there's definitely ways around the 2.0 as well but what a pain! Thanks for sharing, Heather 🔥
You can put your coffee grounds in your compost if you have one ☝🏾 I do that
@@rasqueen1 If you can fine a good use Keurig K55 K-Cup Classic Coffee Brewing System buy it
@The Forest Djinn yep that’s so true!!
@@FutureProofTV it’s absolutely NOT a pain to use reusable pods. It takes one scoop of coffee, filled from the canister next to the machine. Then afterwards you dump out the used grounds, give it a good rinse and put it on the draining board to dry. Nothing easier.
I bought reusable lids on Ebay and recycle my pods. Works great and I can choose from a variety of different coffees.
Thanks for a great reveal! I found this out the hard way. I bought store brand pods, took them to work and tried to use them in a Kurig brewer. I immediately got a warning from the brewer that the cup was not designed for the Kurig. I guessed that there was a gimmick hidden in the pods, thinking perhaps it was a thin metal strip like the ones found in US paper currency. Nope, but I was on the right track. Thanks to this video I am now Kurig Pod Free and when I go buy my own brewer, it will definitely NOT be a Kurig. If the box doesn't say, "Uses any brand pod" I will not buy it. I want makers of quality products to make a reasonable profit, but not the exorbitant margin that Kurig wants to make. The makers of the non-Kurig pods are still making a profit or else they would not be in business. Goodbye Kurig!
Just found your channel.
Great work, would it be possible to do a video about the shrinking portions in foods that companies are doing to increase margins?
You could compare the size of burgers today to 15 years ago, or the use of same sized packaging for less content, Toblerone being a great example.
Thanks!
The last one that broke I had enough. I bought a French press about a month ago and it's awesome. I fill my own printer cartridges and years ago I switched to buying single blades instead of these fancy multi blades and since then I have not had one ingrown hair on my neck. Oh and I've saved a ton of money.
I was spending $100/month on Nespresso pods when I finally realized what was going on. Bought a top of the line drip coffee maker and bean grinder, and I've been enjoying way better coffee every since, for maybe $20/month. Those who insist that you don't drink that much coffee, well, you don't need to brew an entire pot! I only brew two cups of coffee per day. I experimented a little and figured out exactly how much water and grinds I needed, and that was it.
For anyone who wants to figure out how much water they need to brew 1 or 2 cups of coffee, an easy way to do that is just use the mug you're going to drink out of to measure how much water's needed to fill it once or twice, and measure out how many coffee grounds you need to get the right strength per cup. Simple. For anyone reading this guy's comment, that's a way you get get to where he got to easily.
You pay for convenience you'll always get a lesser result. Put the time and the work in and you'll have a better experience. Glad you made the shift. Screw Keurigs.
BUT YOU RE STUCK WITH THE SAME COFFEE FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH
@@philipperostin ? you can buy different kinds of coffee lol
@@brutus3631 right, then 20 $ x 6 sorts = 120 $ what did you solve ?
If you guys have an older keurig model, definitely I recommend getting a reusable pod and buying coffee grounds that are to your tastes, it’ll taste much better.
Me personally tho, I’m just gonna stick with my pour over and french press, it became a routine i love and enjoy and so I’ll keep using those instead
I like my Keurig and Pod. I have a consistent flavor preference that Keurig fulfills rather nicely. Anywhere I go I take my Pods with me, always a Keurig at a motel or Ma’s house. Even Sis has one in her house and Rv as I do. So I’ll keep my Keurig and let this guy worry about my 2 Pods per day in the landfill, while he has his multiple plastic/lithium supported electronics, for processing his product, it’s all good. Likely that his generation will probably be brewing coffee in old tin pots with metal filters, without paper lining, and the new “abolish all plastic and batteries” movement will be going strong before ya know it. Love life and find a way to enjoy it.
Great video, my mother just got a pod coffee maker for my Dad I did tell her about it but she just had to get one. I a, on the hunt for the use again and again pods to make your own coffee!
I’ve had my keurig for years. I use an occasional box of pods for convenience. But, I can also use my own ground coffee. Love it.
I bought two Keurig K55 K-Cup Classic Coffee Brewing System in Dec 2016 and one is still in the box five years later and I use reusable pod so I'm good to go. Works every morning
Same here. I'm on my 2nd one and have one for a backup in the event my current one lays down. I have no desire to own anything else
My sister sent me a Keurig she had never used so that brought me into the world of coffee pods. I bought refillable pods and the little paper filters to help with cleanup. The coffee is good and so convenient and I'm not getting into the pod waste so I'm pretty happy.
@@sherryhoskins8771 Same here, we also have a spare!
Nespresso, with their metal pods, was way earlier than Keurig (so it was not really new.) with great tasting, very expensive coffee. Still beats overpriced Starbucks in both taste and price
Cost 30 cent per pod in Europe ...here is a scam to sell 75 cent /pod
And they include a postage paid bag to collect and recycle the used pods.
Yeah, that statement in the video saying that all coffee pod brands sell you bad tasting coffee is a bad generalization. Nespresso does not apply to that.
@@Crateron1 Nespresso is equally as bad coffee, it's bitter and isn't worth what they charge. The only benefit from the original Nespresso machine is that there is 3rd party coffee brands you can use.
@@rojgorritxa1082 I don't know, I don't feel it tastes bitter (or rather, more bitter than it should), and I imagine it also depends on which ones you are comparing. Bitterness in Nespresso's coffee lines increases with intensity, but that is also the case with regular coffee beans. Fortunately, where I live the pods are not as pricey.
1) I have a simple SS filter from 1965. Looks as good as new. Keep coffee powder in the upper chamber ( which has many small holes in the flat bottom). Press the powder down with a SS disc with many small holes. Pour boiling water into the upper chamber and wait. Coffee filtrate descends by gravity and settles in the lower chamber. When the upper chamber is checked to be free of water, tilt the device and pour out the dark brown decoction thru the spout. Easy to clean afterwards with the grounds headed for the organic waste pit with the earthworms
2) For a change, I use a French/ Italian percolator (more recent, from 1990!). Put coffee powder in the center chamber. Heat water in the lower chamber on a stove. Vapors rise thru the middle chamber, thru a spout into the upper chamber. When you stop hearing gurgling noises OR the spout shows no fresh decoction coming thru, you are ready to drink the resulting nectar with a little milk + sugar. Easy to clean afterwards with the grounds headed for the organic waste pit with the earthworms
3) We get various grades of pure coffee + blends from 10 - 40% chicory content. Mixing 3-4 brands gives the perfect powder we want.
I used one of these coffee makers in a hotel I was staying at.
It was the worst coffee I had since the days I used to drink 'Instant' coffee.
I normally use a French Press 'Bodum' and it makes the best coffee I've ever had.
My parents bought me a big expensive keurig for Christmas years ago and it was very convenient, but the coffee wasn't that good and yeah, tons of waste.
During the pandemic I got into making coffee that was actually good, so I got a decent grinder and a SCA certified drip machine (both OXO). The process takes 2-3 minutes longer than a keurig start to finish, and it's more effort, but the coffee is SUBSTANTIALLY better and the only waste is grounds and a paper filter.
I do have a small off-brand $40 "k-cup" machine and one box of k-cups for when I occasionally run out of beans, or if I literally only have 4 minutes, or if my grinder stops working (I would cry 😭).
Yeah, drip machines are simple and still the best way to make coffee, Keurig just plain sucks. Its gas station coffee.
You can just throw your grounds and filter on top of potted plants instead of binning them.
What specific grinder and drip machine do you use?
@@KVN_9 The OXO conical burr grinder and OXO 8 cup coffee maker. Only paid 110 for both (got the grinder on sale and the coffee maker used). They're worth it even at full price though, great machines.
An open-source printer would be kinda nice and I'm sure it's doable, considering how much open hardware already exists out there.
You’re confusing software with hardware buddy….
@@KarryKarryKarry No. There are some open source hardware projects out there. Mostly done with the blueprint for 3D printer so people could make it themselves.
Inktank printers are already a thing.
You just fill the ink containers with liquid ink when they run out.
The printers themselves are more expensive, (reasonably priced)
Not some no name company, but popular ones like HP, canon, Epson etc
Printer cartridges are a big part of the printer. They are the ones that shoot out the ink.
Epson exofil has no cartridges
I recycle the plastic pods, which are #5 plastic. I found a gizmo on Amazon that is used to cut the foil top away from the plastic cup, empty the grounds, and recycle at our local center. I also have the refillable cups, which I use on occasion. I also found that Staples has the best prices around for the K-pods, and free shipping over $25.
Reusable pods are easy to make filters for! I had bought the disposable filters and decided to take one and flatten it out for a pattern out of a piece of stiff single layer cardboard. Then you can cut your own out of paper towels and use the top of the cup as a pattern for the top. Make small hole in the top piece where the water comes through. About as cheap and filters great with very little cleanup!!
You can buy the reusable pod and use your own coffee grounds that’s what I do for my work it’s so much easier and you’ll get better quality coffee.
A Nespresso Pod contains about 7g of coffee for 50-60 cents per single shot.
A real pull of espresso contains 19-20g per pull (two shots).
If you're paying $12/pound or 450g for coffee, this means you are paying about 3 cents per gram.
So a real shot costs about 60 cents for 20 grams.
20-21grams of Nespresso is 3 pods, or $1.50, about 2.5x the price.
It's a scam and the coffee is trash.
Nespresso tastes bad. Brewing from a French press taste better and has less trash because I can turn it into compost
Hahahaha a "Scam". What do you think a scam is? They charge you more for the convenience of making just one cup of coffee whenever you feel like it. You literally always pay more for convenience in every aspect of your life. Like obviously it's cheaper to make something in bulk. Did you just figure that out? Furthermore.... Did you think the nespresso pods used magic to compress a regular espresso shot worth of coffee grounds into a significantly smaller space? Yeah obviously they contain less coffee. People with common sense can already tell that.
And yet you buy it anyway
@@tangerinetech5300 I completely agree. I've never seen an advert for coffee pods saying 'we sell coffee cheaper than anyone else' that would be a scam. Pods aren't a scam. Expensive? To some people, absolutely. It's the cost of convenience.
why don't you compare nespresso prices to coffee shops? People are not necessarily buying to save money, for a lot of people (like myself) its for CONVIENIENCE
Exactly the reason why I declined to buy a coffee pod machine 10 years back when all my friends were going crazy for these - lack of these pods in regular everyday supermarkets back then would have made it an extra expensive chore to travel to Nespresso store each time
I ditched my Keurig about 6 months ago. Replaced it with an AeroPress and a decent coffee grinder. There's something almost religious about hand grinding your coffee beans to the grind you've set and then heat up 12 ounces of water for 3:15 seconds in the microwave...then pour the water over the beans and press. There are no little nooks or crannies the water passes over that isn't immaculately clean. Clean, simple and delicious. Plus, I chose to make the switch because coffee pods are becoming a big landfill problem.
A friend talked me into trying a Keurig a few years back. The pods were kind of expensive so we got the reusable ones. But I found a brand that Ollie's sells for (now) $20/ box of 80. AND, it tastes better than any other coffee I have tried. I also realized a savings from not having to toss a half pot of coffee nobody drank.
I'll be checking out Ollie's thank you very much for that tip. I drink a lot of coffee........A Lot.
@@Dominic-ul9xw I used to drink 2 pots of coffee a day. My wife and I and a friend we shared a house with for years, would go through a 1 lb can every day. We bought it by the case. Now I'm 2-4 cups a day.
I know the topic was about Printers and ink cartridges, but since you mentioned coffee? Ollie’s coffee is some of the best tasting coffee I’ve had in years!!!!
Had no idea Ollie's has K cups. Definitely going to be checking that out.
@@lavenderpants8695 I can't guarantee all Ollie's will carry coffee pods but I wish you luck.
I made the grievous mistake of introducing the Kuerig to my parents back in 2015 without even thinking of the consequences of how much plastic they would waste...7 years later, they continue to drink through 96 plastic pods a month. Meanwhile, I sit here sipping coffee I made in a stainless steel percolator with paper filters...
Buying moka pot changed my life.
Doesn't even need filters.
Just wash and reuse.
@@phs125 I just got an expresso machine, other than needing to occasionally clean it with the cleaning tablets it's fine
OK, it's been 7 years already, time to get them a new gift! Take that stupid Kurig out of the house, and let 'em find a nice beautiful stainless steel percolator all wrapped up for Christmas!
(I have experience with my own parents. If you want them to use the new gift, you or one of your siblings *must* remove the item to be replaced. Otherwise, your new gift will sit quietly collecting dust while they continue using the old thing!)
K Cups were never intended to replace pots of coffee, why would anyone use 3 or 4 pods at a time? I drink maybe 3 cups of coffee a week, the pods are perfect for me. And, they contain the exact same coffee grounds found in bulk, so I don’t know why he thinks they taste bad?
@@alphagt62 pods are supposed to add convenience.
If you're only making coffee 3-4 times a week, why can't you make it the normal way?
And even in heavy usage situation, I don't understand why people would choose pods. They're so damn expensive you can go out have a proper cup of coffee and it would be cheaper.
1 single pod of coffee costs 4 times as much as regular coffee, and twice as much as good quality coffee here.
Doesn't make sense at all.
I just bought one these things. And so far it's been really convenient for me. But I'm not using it to brew anything, it's just a quick way to get a cup of nearly boiling water for tea or hot cocoa that I mix after running the water through the thing. I do have a box of pods that I haven't tried as of yet. But presuming I enjoy what I purchased. I'll either use or not use the pods as it happens to work out. But for now given my circumstances and set up in my home. This is definitely one of the better additions I've made in recent years.
Great info on that "scanner technique" they use. Never suspected that but wondered how the machine could TELL when you use a knock off so SIMILAR that YOU can't even tell! Fortunately my sister gave me her used Keurig K cup to try. No way it compares to the rich cup I get from my french press. BUT I was bound and determined to get "reusable" baskets so as not to add to those garbage dumps you picture. HOWEVER, the ones she sent me DONT FIT THE K CUP machines! They are too tall (the lid prevents the lid of the machine from sitting down FLUSH on the machine top while brewing. SO I got to work trying to fashion some paper "K-cups" out of existing non-bleached filters I did have left over from an old coffee maker before adopting my press method. AGAIN, disappointment. Dregs flowed over into the brewing area in the top and I had to clean it all out. So I kept up the trial until discovering the stainless K ups on sale, thinking well, at least THE will fit the darn thing! So I bought a pack of 4 which is double what I need but there was a discount and it was cheaper to buy that. I haven't received them yet but this popular brewer doesn't rate well in my book thus far! I'm sticking to my press and my organic DARK PEET's coffee beans which I must grind to a med/course for my presses. End of story. We'll see how the new "K-cup" reusable stainless products go, but I'm not holding my breath. Glad I didn't buy this Keurig originally though.
I believe the best remedy for this is the aeropress. I’ve had it for years and it makes a cup of barista quality coffee ever time in about the same time as a keurig. You just have to grind the beans and heat the water first.
You can use a medium drip grind off the shelf too. Two scoops and you can build pressure for a great extraction.
I moved to the K-cup when I realized that I was only drinking one cup of coffee over a short period of time. The remaining coffee in the brew pot tasted burned when I went back to get a second cup an hour later. So, the taste of the coffee was what led me to use K-cups. Second, I liked the idea of being able to select different flavors of coffee whenever I wanted. When I bought coffee by the pound at the grocery store, I was stuck with one flavor for at least a month or so since I don't drink a lot of coffee. By the time I had reached the bottom of the can of coffee, it was stale and tasted awful. Comparing the taste of the coffee from a coffee shop where they supposedly know what they are doing to that of a K-cup brewed at home is close enough for me to not depend on the coffee shop for my daily cup. Especially when I compare the price difference. I've never been that impressed with coffee flavor anyway enough to spend the time, effort and money to get the perfect cup. It's just something I do when I get up in the morning. For me, it is not about the caffeine jolt since I don't get one anyway. A long time ago, when I worked alone as a power plant operator, I would make an 18 cup pot and drink it all in an 8 hour shift. Then I would go to bed and sleep solid for the next 8 hours. I just like the flavor of some of the pods like Black Rifle and varietal coffees from freshroastedcoffee.com such as Kenya and Kona. So, for me, it is about the overall cost as well as the variety of flavors I can enjoy whenever I want.
Buy a coffee maker with a thermos. Not a glass pot on a hot plate. Your right. Coffee that sits on a hot plate more then 15 minutes tastes like shit.
The only thing with a thermos you might want to preheat (fill with hot water n let sit) it right before making coffee
Never though of buying an Espresso machine (Breville for example) you buy your coffee in a real coffee shop, better quality, always fresh, those store have so many different coffee beans. Better for the environment and the economy. Cheaper, only the machine is more expensive. Coffee is a lot cheaper. Keurig and all those devices are crap!
You made seemingly every mistake along the way, which has resulted in you drinking k-pods. As Kevin pointed out, don't use a coffee maker with a hot plate. Of course this will burn your coffee after a while. Use a thermal carafe. Also, I'm betting the reason your coffee tastes "stale" by the time you get near the bottom is because you're buying pre-ground. Pre-ground coffee just doesn't last that long. Buy only fresh-roasted, whole bean coffee, and buy only as much as you plan to consume in, say, a two week period. You'll want a burr grinder to grind your beans when you're ready for a fresh cup. These few simple steps will dramatically improve your coffee game.
You made a mistake and you know it. Hence the long justification.
@@mv28 Spoken like a connosieur.
I like my keurig but I'm not a daily coffee drinker, and it's easier to make a single cup of coffee, I always have to pour out a bunch if I use a pot and french press I could never get the right ratio for a single cup, plus I use concentrated shots not full cups so I can make lattes. It has a milk frother, and I've got a shelf of different flavored syrups and toppings. I used to work at a Starbucks and I missed being able to make personalized lattes, so now every once in a while when I'm feeling it I make whatever kind of latte I want, I get different kinds of pods and just grab whatever sounds good. If I were drinking several cups of coffee a day I'd use my old coffee pot and a cheap jug of creamer but I only have it when I'm craving a dessert drink basically so it works for me. I also can't tell much difference between good and bad coffee because I don't really like either, I like the cream and flavors I put into it with a little coffee taste in the background lol. Chai lattes I do love though, and I've got pods that already have some kind of milky stuff in them so when I've had a long day I just pop one in and lay in bed with the lights down for a minute sipping my chai latte and trying to wind down. If I had the space and wanted to spend the cash though, I'd totally have a full on espresso machine and milk steamer. My dream house in the future has a cafe bar instead of an alcohol bar! Oh I how I miss steaming my chai lattes and pumping it full of different flavors, making my own flavored whipped cream, and having a bunch of toppings to choose from. Sometimes I think I should get a part time job at a cafe just so I can have free reign of a fully stocked latte bar again.
i think it depends on HOW people use things. Like yes, if you use any of those things daily, it could be costly. We have a kuerig but don't drink a ton of coffee. So when we used to have the old fashioned kind that only made a pot, a lot of it went to waste because we just wanted a small cup maybe 2x a week (if that sometimes). We will buy 2-4 boxes of pods and it lasts us a full year. Same with the printers. We print something MAYBE once every 2-3 months so ink is not a big deal for us.
I got around the printer problem by getting an enterprise class printer (HP 4050N, new, open box on *bay) for the price of a couple new home printers. I put $125 toner cartridges in it, which lasts me something like a decade. Yes, I've been using it for almost twenty years and I'm still on my second replacement toner cartridge. Of course, this was after going through about four inkjets and a home laser printer. It took me a while to learn.
PS: As a perk, it also has a duplexer and a network card, and takes a whole ream of paper at a time. I did have to buy the duplexer and some RAM, but those disposable home printers and the crappy cartridges were awful! This is one of the best purchases I've ever made. As another bonus, enterprise class printers are supported practically forever. This model is 23 years old and it still has software updates available, but I don't need them because I still use the drivers that come with every OS I use.
10 years? Ink dries out.
@@VanionLOT Apparently toner doesn't, because it's fine.
AH! The old 4050N. The workhorse of the office. Always good, rarely fails. I got something similar. Bought a color HP Laser printer in 2013. The toner that came with the printer was replaced in 2015 and is still going today 2022. The black is low now and probably needs to be replaced this year but I think I got my money's worth out of those toners.
@@VanionLOT inside a sealed unit? Ok
@@VanionLOT buy a bic pen, place it in a cool dark place like a cupboard for 10 years and let me know if its dried up.
I’ve used Keurig at work and in hotels. But I use an Aeropress at home. It’s almost as quick and makes great coffee without making a ton of waste and cheap to drink.
I'm a big time coffee drinker and I knew early on I never wanted a Keurig ... seems like an expensive way to drink coffee. Plus, did you ever look up the solution to clean a Keurig? I wonder if people even ever clean their Keurig. So glad I kept with my Braun automatic drip. ☕
Bought the cheapest keurig machine at walmart and it works with any type of coffee pods. Tested just about every brand of coffee, from starbucks to mc cafe, dunkin donuts, etc... Every cup of coffee has been great. I guess im not a picky coffee drinker.
50 years ago I worked as a vending machine mechanic. Our coffee machine was a little like the Kurig
The big difference was that they used high pressure steam.
Those coffee vending machines were at every swimming pool & skate ring in the suburbs. Burnt my tongue every time
I bought the Starbucks coffee maker and the pods were only sold at Starbucks. Didn't last long and became a useless piece of junk less than a year later