my folks is just about just like most other ordinary American families. We enjoy our children, try hard and attempt to enjoy our time off with loved ones. We’ve always enjoyed a great cup of coffee in the morning and maybe 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 8 cups or so to pour thru. Then we started purchasing entire beans, which required 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 pointed to the fact that I’d have whatever everyone else wanted. Our mate opened the cupboard and showed us a spread of little cups, each packed with enough coffee for a single cup… Dark roasts, breakfast blends, you name it. She then pointed at the corner of the kitchen and introduced us to the single cup coffee maker. I subsequently learned that this was a Keurig model. One of a few made by folks that invented what’s called the’K Cup’ system.

the following morning when we started the process of brewing another pot of coffee the unavoidable conversation started about what we had discovered the evening before. We both loved coffee. We didn’t always agree on what variety we wanted on a given morning. We did not always drink the entire pot. And we were both a bit sick of the mess and trouble involved in brewing a pan of coffee ( yeah… We could be a small lazy in the morning… First one out of bed makes the coffee ). So I popped open the laptop and started performing some research on single cup coffee makers. I guarantee you, I’m taking my time when looking at products. After a day or 2 of looking and debating I settled on a few brands. You can see the options I considered below. These are all superb options and took substantial time ( and more than one or two 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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