Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter
Customer Review: Three reasons the Pod Holster is better than My K-Cup
Summary: 2 Stars
The Pod Holster (Perfect Pod Holster Use Any Pod in Your Keurig Coffee Maker - Over 10,000 Sold), which is not made by Keurig, makes a good cup of coffee in a Keurig machine using third-party coffee pods priced at less than half the cost of K Cups. There is almost no clean up as the used pods come out as neatly self-contained little buttons. Also, there is very little waste other than the pod's simple paper filter and the grounds.
But is it a better product than the "My K-Cup" filter? As much as I rely upon the "My K-Cup" filter, I say definitively and emphatically, "Yes".
First, the Pod Holster fits most Keurig machines. The "My K-Cup filter" assembly doesn't! We have a Keurig brewer in my office where we are charged $1.00 per cup. Unfortunately for me, many "professional" Keurig models have a little "lip" that prevents you from inserting their filter assembly into their machine. This design feature means that I can't bring my favorite home-ground coffee and tea into work. On the other hand, the Pod Holster has virtually the same dimensions as a K-Cup so that it will fit inside any Keurig machine, save the B100. In the case of the B100, the coffee drawer slides out instead of dropping down. The Pod Holster has a slightly thicker lid than a real K-Cup, so the clever engineers at Kuerig found a way to prevent you from sliding the imposter brewing cup into their machine.
Second, the Pod Holster is easier to use and less fragile than the "My K-Cup filter" assembly. Keurig's design requires that you remove a part (with a big sharp needle in the bottom) from your coffee maker, and insert a fragile filter housing in its place. With normal daily usage, tightening the housing lid, even gently, breaks the threads on housing body and renders it useless; I've gone through three of them, so far. In comparison, the Pod Holster cap is sealed with a small thin silicon gasket. The gasket will probably break eventually, but after a year of daily use, the holster is still working well.
Third, the Pod Holster makes a rich cup of coffee using non-Keurig pods. "My K-Cup filter" can, but poorly. Even with a basketfull of grounds, the water injected into the K-Cup filter will flow through or around the coffee with little brewing exposure, making for a weak cup of coffee. If the grounds are sitting in a pod in the filter, most of the water flows around the pod and through the filter screen. The secret to the Pod Holster's success is that it has a little spring tamper that pushes the pod to the top of the unit, forcing the Keurig water insertion needle to pierce the pod. All the hot water goes through the pod's coffee and filter.
The Pod Holster is not perfect. The tamper spring sometimes falls into the trash when I eject my used pod, and sometimes there are grounds that flow around the puncture point in the pod. Most notibly, I can't put my own ground coffee or tea into it. So, if you like to grind your own coffee, then get a K-Cup filter -- or make your own pods; Amazon carries a kit Make Your Own Keurig Kcup Perfect Pod Kit Holster and Maker for under $50. Other than that, I can't think of anything I don't like about the Pod Holster. I have purchased four of these babies: one for home and three for the office. At work they have been stolen off my desk!
Final recommendation: Buy the Perfect Pod Holster and subscribe to Amazon's Senseo Douwe Egberts Coffee Pods, Variety Pack, 16-Count Packages (Pack of 4). That's 64 cups of coffee for under $20.00!
Customer Review: thanks for the cork suggestion!
Summary: 5 Stars
I can finally enjoy the perfect cup of whichever flavor I prefer! Thanks for the solution!Customer Review: MUST HAVE!
Summary: 5 Stars
I got a Keurig as a gift but was concerned about how non-green it is until I discovered this filter. Now I can save money and use my favorite brand and be nice to mother Earth! Love it!Customer Review: Another tip for strong coffee - and a heads up
Summary: 4 Stars
I like strong coffee. I too was disappointed with the fact that if you want a strong cup of coffee using the Keurig, you have to brew a small cup using the strongest brews available (Emeril's Big Easy Bold is very good). So I got the My K-Cup. If you want a strong cup of coffee on the Keurig's largest cup size setting, you need to pick a strong coffee to begin with and fill the My K-Cup to the absolute max, but also, it needs to be a superfine grind. Typical grinds that you find in most mainstream coffee just won't cut it. I use Seattle's Best (Post Alley Blend is my favorite) and it's perfect - but most boutique coffees have a superfine grind. Also, heads up: you will need to replace this filter every six months or so. It gets gunked up with residue and the machine will struggle to make a half cup of coffee and tell you that it needs to be de-scaled. A new My K-Cup makes everything work perfectly. Customer Review: A corporate maneuver, for you to switch brewers
Summary: 2 Stars
Maneuver: to guide with adroitness and design
First, I would like to state up front, that I love my Keurig B50 brewer. I find many of the K-Cups convenient and tasty. But, I do believe that the 'My K-Cup' product is nothing more than a tactical maneuver.
I have tried, as no doubt many have, to get a decent cup of coffee using the 'My K-Cup'(even using the Internet 'fixes'). But, as many have discovered, the product produces consistently weak, watered down coffee (R.I.P. Boca Java Sunrise, Boca Java Bananas Foster Float, and Chock full O' Nuts Original).
I believe the company is aware of this. How could they not come to the same conclusion during the product testing phase? But, think about it. If they offer a product that 'touts' the fact that you can use your own coffee grinds with the Keurig unit, many people who are deciding which coffee maker to buy will think, "Oh, this one not only offers the convenience of single serve coffee, but I can also use grounds I already have. This is win-win!" Wrong.
If you are considering a Keurig, buy the unit with the thought that you will only be able to use the pre-made K-Cups (which are good, convenient, but more expensive than buying it by the bag). Do not allow them to deceive you into believing you will be able to make the same (or even close to the same) quality brew with your own grinds as you would with a traditional coffee maker.
Just a 'heads up' for potential buyers. A little bait and switch action.