Keurig B-70 B70 Platinum Single-Cup Home Brewing System
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Keurig B-70 B70 Platinum Single-Cup Home Brewing System
Customer Review: A fabulous way to make coffee
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me start by saying that I am not a big coffee drinker. I drink more now that I own a B70 - a Christmas gift from my coffee-holic parents. I used to drink about 2 cups a day, it is now more than that. I have had the brewer for about a couple of months now, and have found it to be wonderful.
The good: It brews a cup of coffee outrageously fast. I also use it without a k-cup in it to make hot water and add a tea bag. Given the opportunity to sample numerous coffees, I have discovered some new brands that I wouldn't have ventured to try previously. I have had no problems with malfunctioning, and have just made my first cup of coffee with the My K-Cup which allows me to use my own ground coffee in the machine, allowing for use of brands not available in the K-Cup line, and saving me significant cash. I like a big cup of medium bodied coffee and I like the largest setting on this machine - larger than that found on the other machines in the series. I will admit that I am cheap.
The bad: K-Cups are not cheap. If you are drinking this coffee in lieu of stopping at the shop for cup, then you will save cash. If you are drinking it in lieu of the old fashioned home-brewed cup, expect it to ring in around 50 cents a cup. Also, unless you order on the internet, the k-cups can be difficult to find. Macy's and Target have a limited selection on hand and I have often driven to several stores to find Caribou, which is my absolute favorite. It is somewhat noisy when the water is being pumped into the chamber from the reservoir. Less so when the water reservoir is full. The largest cup size will use up the water in the reservoir at a fairly fast rate, requiring frequent refills. The K-Cup works well, but does not make as strong a cup of joe as my french press, but then the coffee is not percolating, is it?
Overall, I am extremely satisfied with this machine, and am hopeful that in experimenting with new coffees and grinds, I will find one that makes a good, flavorful cup of joe using the My K-Cup attachment.
Customer Review: Reinvented Coffee
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a little hesitant to pick up a Keurig due to the price and not having the ability to try one out before I purchased it. I took the plunge and WOW! I am extremely impressed. I chose the platinum because the build quality seemed much better than the other editions (elite, special edition, etc.) and it had the options of brewing a larger travel mug size. To give you a little background i am a one to two cups of coffee a day person and am the only coffee drinker in my household. So the ability to brew a single cup of coffee was just what i needed. I previously had a Hamilton Brew Station but it produced inconsistent brews and the coffee would be off in flavor as it never got the water to a hot enough temp while it dripped.
I have had the Keurig now for 3 months and use it daily. I enjoy the ability to try so many fun and unique flavors that the K-cups offer. I will warn that the K-cups can be much more pricey than regular whole bean or ground coffee but you can usually find deals in your area if you have a Bed Bath Beyond, Kohls, etc. otherwise I have found good deals on Green Mountain Coffee and tend to place a larger order to get deals such as buy 3 boxes get the 4th free and free shipping (plus the flavor selection is much larger). I did just pick up a "my K-cup" for Christmas and am going to give that a try. I am happy now that Keurig and other companies such as Green Mountain Coffee are making travel mug size K-cups for those with the Platinum (the K-cup contains more coffee). The water tank holds enough water for approximately 5-6 cups of coffee which is nice you don't have to constantly refill the container. Noise level is fine as well (a bit louder than a drip machine but reasonable)
Long story short if you are a 1-4 cup coffee drinker (daily) or the sole coffee drinker in your household I would HIGHLY recommend this product for you. I also have taken the machine into work and it was a hit there as well (eventually I would like to get a smaller one to leave at work and keep this one at home). 5 out of 5....
Customer Review: Coffee shop in my kitchen!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the Keurig B-70 for entertaining purposes as well as personal use. I use it for tea mostly. But coffee drinking guests in my home will no longer witness the appalling ritual of me hauling out my dusty coffee maker (that I never remember how to use,) digging out the ten month-old frozen coffee grinds from the back of the freezer and then guessing at the water/coffee ratio -- only to make an atrocious cup of coffee; everyone ended up wishing nobody bothered! Well no more! Now I can easily offer anything hot to drink & rest easy knowing it will be a near-perfect cuppa "whatever" in just seconds; no fuss! With SO many selections to offer guests it will be a pleasure to accommodate special requests. Plus, people love perusing my selections and picking out exactly the one they want!
My likes:
Best reviewed single-server in comparison studies with tassimo, etc.
Best selection, hands down, of tea and coco (and coffee?).
LIGHTNING FAST -- 15 seconds in most cases.
Beautiful- stainless; blue glow illuminates water tank as well!
Work on your part = put a cup under it & pick your drink.
Great directions have you up and running five minutes out of the box.
Vibration is LOUD but after initial set up is about ten seconds per use & not NEARLY enough reason to even CONSIDER passing up this machine.
Entertaining made easy -- no fuss & actually a great conversation piece
Coffee snobs will still prefer the hard way -- French press or whatever -- and my Irish grandmother might have slapped me if this machine meant I would never brew my tea again (though I find the Keurig tea quite good). Point is, most of us who drink coffee and tea a couple times a day will find this works better than our own fumbled efforts with our current home appliances/methods and gets the job done in seconds flat; the time saved alone is worth it (used to take me more than two minutes to heat water in the microwave for tea with the bag). Tip: got mine at Bed, Bath & Beyond with a 20% off coupon!
Customer Review: Perfect Cup of Coffee Everytime...
Summary: 5 Stars
I was introduced to this coffee maker about 6 months ago when I spent five days at a lake house in Texas with ten of my gal pals to celebrate my birthday. Each morning we had the thrill of going through the many selections of K-Cups and picking out the perfect one to suit our individual needs for that morning! Everyone got exactly what they wanted - in about 40 seconds. No mess, no fuss, no leftovers to toss away.
After doing some more research into the variety of "single cup" brewing systems I realized that this really is THE ONE TO HAVE. Unlike the Tassimo brewing system, Keurig offers you a variety of gourmet coffee & tea manufacturers to choose from. Don't forget to order the K-Cup Reusable Coffee filter so that you can use your own coffee grounds - yet another option that Keurig offers. Variety is the spice of life so stock up on your favorite herbals teas & flavored coffees and remember to order the Spinning Carousel to hold your choices (27 slots) for easy viewing! There are many websites to choose from that sell these K-cups. Amazon has a decent variety but they're not always available.
We've had so many friends pop in at a moments notice and instead of hurrying to brew a pot of coffee we just direct them to the K-cups and let them choose for themselves. No more making a pot of decaf and then a regular pot to please everyone!
A great feature is that you can set a timer to have the system turn on so when you get up in the morning you have hot water ready to go and then set the timer to turn the machine off at another desired time. Keurig suggests leaving the system on all the time but I think it's unnecessary especially if you're only morning coffee drinkers like us! It only takes about 4 minutes for the water to heat up so if you can't wait that long you've got issues that need to be addressed with a professional.
Get this for your own household and one as a holiday gift to share with someone else. They'll thank you over and over again!
Customer Review: Barista in a box
Summary: 5 Stars
We have owned our Keurig B70 for 21 months. It has performed like a champ. I turned my folks onto it, and theirs has worked perfectly, as well. We brew about 6-10 cups of coffee every day over the course of the day and my wife and I drink coffee at different times, so a drip coffee maker just didn't work for us. We use large mugs and get one 12oz and one 4oz brew from each k-cup, so 16oz at a time. The coffee is always piping hot, even when mixed with cold half/half or heavy cream, and depending on which k-cup brand/type the coffee can be mild to very strong even with 16oz from a single k-cup. Because we love it, we put up with the fact that ours is somewhat louder than usual and tends to vibrate more than usual. We actually have placed it on a cut to size vibration absorbing mat, since we have granite counter tops, which accentuate the vibration. Adding the mat really helped settle it down. For the first 14 months we had a lot of scale buildup and I found that, simply running white vinegar through the machine(30-60oz of vinegar/water at a time) would clean it out, I only had to do it twice and the scale never affected performance. Based on that, I would say it is very low maintenance even with bad water. I can't imagine going back to filters, grounds, and all the cleaning of a traditional coffee maker again. Some may complain that they don't like the coffee(there are some k-cups I find rather displeasing myself). I have had better cups of coffee from an espresso machine(Americano) with a skilled Barista, however, I think the coffee tastes very good and I am a little particular. There is quite a large selection available and if you shop during sales you can get the k-cups for as little as .20-.40 each or from Keurig direct for as little as .47 per k-cup at regular pricing with membership(free shipping factored in). The speed and convenience has saved us many stops at Starbucks or their ilk and no doubt our keurig has paid for itself several times over.