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IGGYRULES · 12-31-2011, 12:45 PM

Got my Keurig beginning of December. If you do not have one and are getting one get one with quiet brew technology. Our old Tassimo was noisy as hell and this machine is so quiet. Costco has the Platinum which include 60 K-cups (most of them are garbage though IMO) for $169.99. I originally purchased that one but took it back a week later after I got a Breville stainless machine with 2 free boxes of K-cups for $159 at Futureshop.

Used the normal K-cups that it comes with and was not happy at all with the coffee. I had to have the cup size set to the smallest setting in order to get any strength out of those overpriced cups. I needed 2 K-cups to do one regular sized travel mug of coffee which would cost me about $1.20 per mug.

This is what I've come up with (which over the course of a year will save me cash). Don't bother with the pre-ground coffee, buy some quality beans and grind as you need.

Order a burr grinder from here -> Bodum Bistro Even though I preferred a black one, I ordered the orange because I'd rather the extra $20 in my jeans. Looks like not available in Orange anymore so Red is only $12 cheaper than black.

If you do not have a my K-cup get one, or alternately order these which get great reviews. -> Ekobrew I have a My K-cup but from the reviews these things get I ordered a few in place of the My K-Cup. I haven't received them yet though so I'm using the My K-Cup which works good. If I hadn't ordered the Ekobrew's I would buy a couple more My K-Cups so I don't have to clean each time I want a cup.

Get yourself some good beans. Costco has Starbucks French Roast which I find is a great dark roast. I've heard good things about the Kirkland beans (which are roasted by Starbucks for Kirkland) if you like a house blend.

After some experimenting with grind size and cup size this is what I've come up with. Set the grinder to 2 settings to the left of the Medium size grind. This gets a grind between drip and espresso which is a pretty fine grind. Grind the amount you need for how many cups you are going to make. I find 8-9 seconds grinds a little more than needed to fill the My K-Cup but makes it easier to get out of the grinder cup and into the My K-Cup. Fill the cup to almost the top and tap it on the counter several times to settle the grounds and fill any voids. Fill to about 1/4" from top and tap a few more times on the counter (you should see about 1/8" of the stainless mesh when done). Put My K-cup in Keurig and select the 10 oz setting. This gets you a decent sized cup of coffee at a good strength. If you want stronger just select a smaller cup size. If you want weaker fill the my k-cup less or choose the 12oz setting if available on your machine. Mine doesn't leak at this setting but when I was trying finer grinds it would clog up and leak.

12-31-2011, 12:45 PM	#155
IGGYRULES Scoring Winger Join Date: Sep 2002 Exp:	Got my Keurig beginning of December. If you do not have one and are getting one get one with quiet brew technology. Our old Tassimo was noisy as hell and this machine is so quiet. Costco has the Platinum which include 60 K-cups (most of them are garbage though IMO) for $169.99. I originally purchased that one but took it back a week later after I got a Breville stainless machine with 2 free boxes of K-cups for $159 at Futureshop. Used the normal K-cups that it comes with and was not happy at all with the coffee. I had to have the cup size set to the smallest setting in order to get any strength out of those overpriced cups. I needed 2 K-cups to do one regular sized travel mug of coffee which would cost me about $1.20 per mug. This is what I've come up with (which over the course of a year will save me cash). Don't bother with the pre-ground coffee, buy some quality beans and grind as you need. Order a burr grinder from here -> Bodum Bistro Even though I preferred a black one, I ordered the orange because I'd rather the extra $20 in my jeans. Looks like not available in Orange anymore so Red is only $12 cheaper than black. If you do not have a my K-cup get one, or alternately order these which get great reviews. -> Ekobrew I have a My K-cup but from the reviews these things get I ordered a few in place of the My K-Cup. I haven't received them yet though so I'm using the My K-Cup which works good. If I hadn't ordered the Ekobrew's I would buy a couple more My K-Cups so I don't have to clean each time I want a cup. Get yourself some good beans. Costco has Starbucks French Roast which I find is a great dark roast. I've heard good things about the Kirkland beans (which are roasted by Starbucks for Kirkland) if you like a house blend. After some experimenting with grind size and cup size this is what I've come up with. Set the grinder to 2 settings to the left of the Medium size grind. This gets a grind between drip and espresso which is a pretty fine grind. Grind the amount you need for how many cups you are going to make. I find 8-9 seconds grinds a little more than needed to fill the My K-Cup but makes it easier to get out of the grinder cup and into the My K-Cup. Fill the cup to almost the top and tap it on the counter several times to settle the grounds and fill any voids. Fill to about 1/4" from top and tap a few more times on the counter (you should see about 1/8" of the stainless mesh when done). Put My K-cup in Keurig and select the 10 oz setting. This gets you a decent sized cup of coffee at a good strength. If you want stronger just select a smaller cup size. If you want weaker fill the my k-cup less or choose the 12oz setting if available on your machine. Mine doesn't leak at this setting but when I was trying finer grinds it would clog up and leak. Last edited by IGGYRULES; 12-31-2011 at 12:54 PM.