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  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Microwave water for 1 minute
    Add spoonful of instant coffee
    Stir
    Drink

    Very easy instructions for bland tasting coffee.
    Bland to you...
    Delicious to me...

    To each their own
    Speedy,don't try to reason with the coffee snobs in this discussion. Appearantly our fine tuned palette and unquestionable good taste is beyond their comprehension.The complexity of the Instant coffee is its simplicity!

    Now to take your Java experience to the next level,and shave 55 seconds off your prep time go get an Insta Hot from Home Depot.Life changing shit.Microwaving your Aqua is Sooo 90s.
  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    And yes it's totally unrelated,but since Hedo already has ordered her exciting new Mr.Coffee,I thought I would add to the vintage 70s commercials that get stuck in your head and add this one.(If you remember watching it during sat morning cartoons,your old)
    https://youtube.com/watch?v=rmPRHJd3uHI
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Ah yes, I remember that kid and commercial very well.

    And Rodney Allen Rippy!
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    Also, thanks, WhoP!
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Oh, I'm percolating, Jerry. I'm telling you, I have never felt so fertile. I'm mossy, Jerry. My brain is mossy. :sunglasses:
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
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  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,961
    edited June 2015
    I went Kuerig in 2009 and never looked back at my graveyard of Mr. Coffees. It's so great to have a fresh cup of coffee every time. I got the reusable coffee filter to use my own blend. I'm honestly shocked by how long my Keurig is lasting because it used to be a yearly purchase to use Mr. Coffees. Just make sure you wash the Keurig well if you make hot chocolate or anything that could clog things up. Vinegar mixture to clean it once a month keeps things moving too. :)
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    I've got a feeling we shall be purchasing a Keurig in about a year from now =)
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Does the Keurig HAVE to be hooked up to a water line or do they make them with water reservoirs?
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  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,961
    No water line necessary. It has a nice reservoir. This one is like mine and you can get the reusable filter. http://www.amazon.com/Keurig-Elite-Brewing-System-Black/dp/B00AQ9NIO0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433871878&sr=8-1&keywords=kuerig
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Kat said:

    No water line necessary. It has a nice reservoir. This one is like mine and you can get the reusable filter. http://www.amazon.com/Keurig-Elite-Brewing-System-Black/dp/B00AQ9NIO0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433871878&sr=8-1&keywords=kuerig

    See this kind of thing I understand. Especially with the fill your own pods set up. If I was a one cup and done kinda girl I'd probably be into this. But only if I can use my regular Bustelo and my fresh ground beans from the coffee place.

    Which reminds me. I think I deserve some whole bean Costa Rican this week.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,309
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    I'll admit it and call myself a coffee snob, but there is a place for all the levels of coffee out there. I French and Aero Press whenever I can as it's the best, but I also use those Starbuck "Mia" or "Via" or whatever the heck their called instant coffee packs on backpacking trips. They weigh next to nothing and it takes up practically no space in my pack. Mix into hot water and it's a decent cup of coffee without all the equipment.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    mca47 said:

    I'll admit it and call myself a coffee snob, but there is a place for all the levels of coffee out there. I French and Aero Press whenever I can as it's the best, but I also use those Starbuck "Mia" or "Via" or whatever the heck their called instant coffee packs on backpacking trips. They weigh next to nothing and it takes up practically no space in my pack. Mix into hot water and it's a decent cup of coffee without all the equipment.

    We used those Starbucks things awhile back too - was good coffee but too dainty in the individual packaging, if that makes sense. I can see traveling with them - and definitely beats Folgers =)

    Jason - what is that from? I feel I should know it.
  • WhatYouTaughtMe
    WhatYouTaughtMe Posts: 4,957
    edited June 2015
    hedonist said:

    mca47 said:

    I'll admit it and call myself a coffee snob, but there is a place for all the levels of coffee out there. I French and Aero Press whenever I can as it's the best, but I also use those Starbuck "Mia" or "Via" or whatever the heck their called instant coffee packs on backpacking trips. They weigh next to nothing and it takes up practically no space in my pack. Mix into hot water and it's a decent cup of coffee without all the equipment.

    We used those Starbucks things awhile back too - was good coffee but too dainty in the individual packaging, if that makes sense. I can see traveling with them - and definitely beats Folgers =)

    Jason - what is that from? I feel I should know it.
    Spaceballs!

    Let me know if you can tell the difference without a paper filter.
  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    Hedo,are you not familiar with a "Mawg" or a" Druish princess"? Say it isn't so.
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,195
    http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/StaplesProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogIdentifier=2&partNumber=IM1V32102&langid=-1&cid=PS:GooglePLAs:IM1V32102&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=IM1V32102&KPID=IM1V32102&kpid=IM1V32102&gclid=CjwKEAjwndqrBRC16IyeqPicp3ASJAB-vB-cYhc0H02bwP4QvwEnZOik_GY6CrhJUwhbWW3QTTsOOxoCy8nw_wcB

    Cuisinart
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    WhatYouTaughtMe said:



    Spaceballs!

    Let me know if you can tell the difference without a paper filter.

    Ah! See, I should've known (though I think I only saw it in pieces, and years ago at that).

    Druish princess =)

    I'm curious to see the variation with the filter change; seems like a small investment if it'll enhance the taste.

    Gern, I've heard Cuisinart is reliable but who the hell goes through twelve cups of coffee?!
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Gern Blansten said:

    http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/StaplesProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogIdentifier=2&partNumber=IM1V32102&langid=-1&cid=PS:GooglePLAs:IM1V32102&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=IM1V32102&KPID=IM1V32102&kpid=IM1V32102&gclid=CjwKEAjwndqrBRC16IyeqPicp3ASJAB-vB-cYhc0H02bwP4QvwEnZOik_GY6CrhJUwhbWW3QTTsOOxoCy8nw_wcB

    Cuisinart

    Very similar to the one I have at home and at the office. Only mine at home makes 14 cups. :smiley:

    We definitely go through 12 cups at the office, usually twice a day. At home, my prince and I only make half a pot in the morning but often make a full pot when we have company.
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  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    For you Keurig fans, there's a stainless steel reusable cup: http://www.birdsandbeans.com/shop/stainless-steel-reusable-filter-for-keurigr-single-cup-brewers.html
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,195
    hedonist said:

    WhatYouTaughtMe said:



    Spaceballs!

    Let me know if you can tell the difference without a paper filter.

    Ah! See, I should've known (though I think I only saw it in pieces, and years ago at that).

    Druish princess =)

    I'm curious to see the variation with the filter change; seems like a small investment if it'll enhance the taste.

    Gern, I've heard Cuisinart is reliable but who the hell goes through twelve cups of coffee?!
    just make as much as you want....2-12 cups
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    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2

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