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<\/a><\/p>\nLeading up to the holidays, I noted that just about every store in my area had Keurig machines available for purchase.\u00a0 Not just a couple, but damn near all of them, or so it seemed.\u00a0 Sure the big-boxes had them, but also fashion-department stores, electronics stores, even home improvement centers had rows of coffee machines and stacks of small “kup” boxes.\u00a0 It seems that the Koffee juggernaut had staged a world-wide conquest.\u00a0 And if the picked over shelves were any indication, the blitzkrieg had been successful.\u00a0 I decided that it was time to learn more about these machines, as they now seem to be firmly entrenched in homes across the globe.<\/p>\n
Making fun of Keurig.<\/h3>\n
I have in recent months (now years) made fun of the Keurig coffee machine.\u00a0 When I first looked at one, I immediately thought back to my very first career job, working in a place that had a coffee vending machine.\u00a0 You may know what I’m talking about: a big, refrigerator-like device that had an itty bitty little door that would put on a show for 25 cents.\u00a0 After eating your quarter a little paper cup would drop down and a stream of hot brown liquid would pour in.\u00a0\u00a0 This brown liquid was a mix of “brewed” coffee with a dusting of some instant flavor and coloring.\u00a0 A healthy hit of powered creamer and sugar got this close to drinkable.\u00a0 Close.\u00a0 NOT drinkable.\u00a0 I unfortunately associated this sad performance with the counter top Keurig.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The old coffee machine of the bad old days.<\/p><\/div>\n
\u00a0Giving the Keurig a break.<\/h3>\n
While the Keurig could be accused of putting on a similar show, it is not fair to lump the K-machine into the same catagory of those old change-stealing machines.\u00a0 For starters, the brewing technology is rather interesting.\u00a0 Unlike that old refrigerator that tried to make coffee, Keurig says there is no “instant” flavorings or other accelerants to make up for a very brief brew time.\u00a0 They’ve also made a brewing system that at the heart of things is very clean, very convenient and attractive on the countertop.\u00a0 You’re always about 45 seconds away from a Keurig brewed cup, and that alone is reason for looking into this device.<\/p>\n
And look into I will.\u00a0 I turned a thoughtful but mis-sized clothing gift into a “Special Edition” Keurig, and I’ve been testing it since Christmas.\u00a0 I will have a running report on the system, it’s ups and downs, and what I think of the available coffees for the system.<\/p>\n
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They – Are – everywhere! Leading up to the holidays, I noted that just about every store in my area had Keurig machines available for purchase.\u00a0 Not just a couple, but damn near all of them, or so it seemed.\u00a0 … Continue reading