Keurig uses for non-coffee drinkers

[jazz lady]

I don't like coffee but I do love the convenience of the Keurig machine for beverages. I like the chai latte from Cafe Escapes and haven't tried the caramel hot chocolate I got yet but I am sure it is delicious.

Anything else not based you have found for these machines?

 

[warneckutz]

I don't like coffee but I do love the convenience of the Keurig machine for beverages. I like the chai latte from Cafe Escapes and haven't tried the caramel hot chocolate I got yet but I am sure it is delicious.

Anything else not based you have found for these machines?

Instant Grits

 

[vraiblonde]

I dumped the Keurig in favor of an electric kettle and Chemex. The kettle is perfect for the motorhome and we use to heat water for a number of things, including dish washing.

 

[nutz]

I don't like coffee but I do love the convenience of the Keurig machine for beverages. I like the chai latte from Cafe Escapes and haven't tried the caramel hot chocolate I got yet but I am sure it is delicious.

Anything else not based you have found for these machines?

instant oatmeal and tea

White tea margarita; tequila, agave nectar, lime juice and white tea..Any tea you prefer could be substituted

 

[nutz]

I dumped the Keurig in favor of an electric kettle and Chemex. The kettle is perfect for the motorhome and we use to heat water for a number of things, including dish washing.

I prefer an old style percolator because I can use it on the grill, fire, gas or electric stove

http://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-14-cup-stainless-steel-campfire-percolator

 

[Wishbone]

I don't like coffee but I do love the convenience of the Keurig machine for beverages. I like the chai latte from Cafe Escapes and haven't tried the caramel hot chocolate I got yet but I am sure it is delicious.

Anything else not based you have found for these machines?

Instant Oatmeal and softening the dry dog food a bit for the Malamutes dinner.

 

[PJay]

I prefer an old style percolator because I can use it on the grill, fire, gas or electric stove

http://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-14-cup-stainless-steel-campfire-percolator

Plus coffee taste a whole lot better in a percolator type. We have a stove top percolator and electric one. We also, have a keurig which I would like to toss, but someone will not let me...

 

[Restitution]

We also, have a keurig which I would like to toss, but someone will not let me...

 

[jazz lady]

Instant Grits

Don't get me wrong. I love grits but instant reminds me too much of the paste I ate as a kid.

 

[jazz lady]

I dumped the Keurig in favor of an electric kettle and Chemex. The kettle is perfect for the motorhome and we use to heat water for a number of things, including dish washing.

Since this is at work, I am sure a few people would be at the thought of removing them.

What is Chemex?

 

[jazz lady]

So I went to Walmart yesterday and discovered they have little "try me" 3 packs of various beverages. I got their version of Chai Latte and *gasp* Cafe Caramel coffee, which I am trying now. I am still not a fan of coffee but this isn't bad except for the aftertaste. Kind of a burnt charcoal taste so I am not sure if it it the coffee itself or something else.

 

[terbear1225]

I use the one at work to make cup o noodles. Works great unless you forget to take out the previous users k cup.

 

[GWguy]

Boat anchor.

I did not like the coffee it made. Could always taste the plastic in the k-cup.

 

[vraiblonde]

I use the one at work to make cup o noodles. Works great unless you forget to take out the previous users k cup.

Boat anchor.

I did not like the coffee it made. Could always taste the plastic in the k-cup.

I always thought the coffee was weak - it took two K-cups to make a full real cup of coffee. But it was convenient so I kept it around until it died and I could replace it with something that makes me much happier.

 

[vraiblonde]

What is Chemex?

Manual drip coffee maker. My kids got me one for Christmas a bunch of years ago and I loved the coffee it made, but I didn't like having to boil the water in a tea kettle to pour over the grinds, and I was too stupid to think about an electric kettle. When my last Keurig died the light finally came on.

 

[jazz lady]

So I went to Walmart yesterday and discovered they have little "try me" 3 packs of various beverages. I got their version of Chai Latte and *gasp* Cafe Caramel coffee, which I am trying now. I am still not a fan of coffee but this isn't bad except for the aftertaste. Kind of a burnt charcoal taste so I am not sure if it it the coffee itself or something else.

I got the Cafe Vanilla from Cafe Escapes and it is a winner! No burnt aftertaste like the other.

I will become a coffee drinker yet.

 

[SamSpade]

I always thought the coffee was weak - it took two K-cups to make a full real cup of coffee. .

It is. I supplement the coffee with a spoonful of good instant. Works fine.

OR

I use my own fill it yourself cups. Amazing how more robust it is (but a little messy). They're cheap, so I will fill a dozen, and then use them one at a time.

 

[vraiblonde]

It is. I supplement the coffee with a spoonful of good instant. Works fine.

OR

I use my own fill it yourself cups. Amazing how more robust it is (but a little messy). They're cheap, so I will fill a dozen, and then use them one at a time.

Trying to figure out how to get a good cup of coffee out of a Keurig was so annoying that it's just easier to use something else to brew coffee. I have a Bodum pot (they sell them at Target) that I take on the road with us, along with the electric kettle. I'm a coffee addict and love flavored coffees (my current is a maple roast that I got at Speeder and Earl's in Burlington), and many of the places we go have a local roastery, so I can get it fresh ground. If not, I'm good with Starbucks cinnamon.

 

[Wishbone]

I've used the Keurig reusable cup with BRCC's CAF blend.

It's good and strong and kick-starts the morning.

 

[SamSpade]

Trying to figure out how to get a good cup of coffee out of a Keurig was so annoying that it's just easier to use something else to brew coffee. I have a Bodum pot

Had a roomie who swore by those things, and I used to use them for a while. Just got tired of eventually dealing with grounds in my cup.

Keurig is *convenient*. I can set it up in seconds and walk away, do something else and when I'm back, a cup without any mess to clean up or French press to clean out.
I never need to wash out the container, and I don't have a metal sieve to scrub. The "touch of instant" is good enough, especially since I buy hyper cheap k-cups at Aldi's.
Since I rarely drink more than two cups a day anymore, it suits me perfectly, and sure beats what I used to do - make a pot and drink day old coffee for a while.

If I buy coffee, Dunkin' or Wawa is good enough for me. I regret the days when I spent 5 bucks or more for a cup at Starbucks, because I had a crush on the redhead working there.