[Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the keurig 2.0

Sat Sep 5 18:18:17 UTC 2015

I tend to get medium roast, those don't seem as strong.
I don't like really bitter coffee either, so medium seems to do just fine.
That, and I put a ton of cream and sugar in, so that might have
something to do with it haha.

On 9/5/15, Danielle Ledet via Electronics-talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Oh I didn't think about that; using them twice. I like that.
>
> On 9/5/15, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-talk
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Yes, those k cups are strong!  I can get two cups out of one k cup also,
>> but
>>
>> I usually only do it if I am using a smaller cup.  If I use the largest
>> cup,
>>
>> which is a 16-ounce mug, with the machine set on the largest size, which
>> is
>>
>> 12 ounces, I don't try to make two cups that are large like that.  I did
>> once, and it was passable, but not great.  I might do it if I were
>> running
>> out of coffee.  I don't think the k cups are that great anyway, being
>> bitter
>>
>> the way they are.  Anyway, one thing I discovered is, if you put a scoop
>> of
>>
>> regular coffee in one of those k cup filters, it's a lot less strong than
>> the k cups.  I use Dunken Doughnuts coffee with the k cup filter, and I
>> get
>>
>> a box of 100 k cups from Costco.  I try to get the mildest blend from
>> there
>>
>> that I can find, but they all seem to be strong.  Pam.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cheryl LeFurgey via Electronics-talk
>> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 5:53 AM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Cc: Cheryl LeFurgey
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the
>> keurig
>>
>> 2.0
>>
>> Hi, everyone.
>> I have a Keurig, so thought I'd join this topic.
>> Mine is the k10 mini plus, I believe. I got it for Christmas last
>> year, my dad got it at canadian tire, but I'm sure people in the US
>> could find this model elsewhere.
>> I do have to refill the water tank after each cup, but it's a minor
>> annoyance.
>> Also, I've noticed that I can get two cups of coffee out of one k-cup.
>> All I do is just brew the second cup as normal and, to me, it tastes
>> almost the same as my first one.
>>
>> On 9/5/15, Poppa Bear via Electronics-talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>> Hello Pam, thanks for the suggestion and the new word to my vocabulary.
>>> I
>>> am
>>> a vinegar fanatic so I did and do clean my coffee machines with vinegar.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-talk
>>> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 5:48 PM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>> Cc: Christopher Chaltain
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the
>>> keurig
>>> 2.0
>>>
>>> Descaling is removing those hard water deposits that build up over time.
>>> You do this by running a mixture of white vinegar and water through your
>>> coffee maker.
>>>
>>> On 09/04/2015 08:43 PM, Poppa Bear via Electronics-talk wrote:
>>>> I'm sorry Pam, I am not sure if the word, "descaled" was a typo, but if
>>> not,
>>>> I am not sure what that word means. I spent a lot of time cleaning
>>>> them,
>>> but
>>>> after a while they would just quit putting out coffee, IE, the motor
>>>> would
>>>> give up the ghost. Given, we can have quite a few people in my home who
>>>> drink coffee throughout the year as family members come in from out of
>>> town
>>>> and stop in here and there.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-talk
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 5:28 PM
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>> Cc: Pamela Dominguez
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the
>>> keurig
>>>> 2.0
>>>>
>>>> Have you descaled your coffee maker, since you say you have hard water?
>>>> That might be some of the reason why you have to replace them.  If you
>>>> haven't, try that and see if you can give it new life.  Pam.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Poppa Bear via Electronics-talk
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 1:00 PM
>>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
>>>> Cc: Poppa Bear
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the
>>> keurig
>>>> 2.0
>>>>
>>>> Hello Brent, I got one in July from Wal-Mart. To my frustration I
>>> generally
>>>> have to pick a new one up once a year. It may be from the hard water we
>>> have
>>>> in our well, but they get beat up pretty quick. I am fine with the old
>>>> school brewer pots, but my wife just adores the K cup convenience. I
>>> imagine
>>>> that in the next year or two that most will be touch screen only if not
>>> all.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Brent Harding via Electronics-talk
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 8:26 AM
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>> Cc: Brent Harding
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the
>>> keurig
>>>> 2.0
>>>>
>>>> Do they even make the regular non-touch screen brewers any more? I
>>>> think
>>> the
>>>> K-cups I use are possibly an off-brand that aren't approved with the
>>>> protection thing the new ones have. It depends if Coffee People is one
>>> that
>>>> is approved.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Poppa Bear via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'"
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: "Poppa Bear" <heavens4real at gmail.com>
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 11:21 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners,the
>>>> keurig
>>>> 2.0
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Danielle, one thing that I can suggest is to have a sited person
>>>>> come over and program the cup size that you think that you would
>>>>> typically use and once that is done, whenever you press the coffee
>>>>> button it will deliver that size cup every time. That is how my
>>>>> sister-in-law's  is set up at her house.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Danielle Ledet via Electronics-talk
>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 6:55 AM
>>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>>> Cc: Danielle Ledet
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the
>>>>> keurig
>>>>> 2.0
>>>>>
>>>>> Well can someone tell me how to use it. I bought one quite some time
>>>>> ago from QVC that I gave away. I just looked at it and it might not be
>>>>> usable after all. It only has 2 buttons on it. One on the top right
>>>>> side on some type of vertical angle and a small screen under it and
>>>>> then the second button. Both buttons are square. They don't use it so
>>>>> if I can figure out how I may as well. Some day I'll buy me another
>>>>> one. First I need to figure out which one and how to work the darn
>>>>> thing.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/4/15, Andrews, David B (DEED) via Electronics-talk
>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>> This is not correct.  There is a tank of water inside the machine,
>>>>>> which
>>>>> is
>>>>>> kept hot, which is why, in part, it makes coffee so fast.  This is
>>>>>> the
>>>>> tank
>>>>>> that the vinegar cleans.  There is also a reservoir on the side,
>>>>>> where you put water, which is then let into the machine, as needed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>> On Behalf Of Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-talk
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 6:52 AM
>>>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>>>> Cc: Pamela Dominguez
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the
>>>>> keurig
>>>>>> 2.0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Question:  since the coffee goes from the pod into the cup, and only
>>>>>> goes through the nozzle on the thing you put the pod in, why would
>>>>>> you need to fill the tank with vinegar?  This actually sounds like
>>>>>> the kind of
>>>>> cleaning
>>>>>> you would do with those coffeemakers that have a glass pot, and a
>>>>>> basket
>>>>> to
>>>>>> put the coffee in.  Pam.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Shannon Cook via Electronics-talk
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 7:56 AM
>>>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>>>> Cc: Shannon Cook
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the
>>>>> keurig
>>>>>> 2.0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You should fill the tank with white vinegar.  Then run it through the
>>>>> Keurig
>>>>>> until the tank is empty.  Let it sit for about 3-4 hours while the
>>>>>> machine is still on.  Then run through at least one tank of water or
>>>>>> more until
>>>>> the
>>>>>> vinegar smell and taste is out of the water.  You may also want to
>>>>>> change the mug you use about halfway through the rinse cycle.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope this helps you out.
>>>>>> Shannon Cook, MSW
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>> On Behalf Of tina sohl via Electronics-talk
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 1:18 AM
>>>>>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> Cc: tina sohl <tinabir at samobile.net>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the
>>>>> keurig
>>>>>> 2.0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I haven't done this with ours and probably should, did you just use a
>>>>> large
>>>>>> coffee cup amount  of vinigar and did you dilute it with water or
>>>>>> just vinigar by itself?   then run sevral rinses through it? Aren't
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> supposed to let the vinigar sit in there for a while too or did you
>>>>>> just
>>>>> run
>>>>>> it through?
>>>>>> Original message:
>>>>>>> Loran have you changed the filter out inside of it? I have cleaned
>>>>>>> the units out in the past by running a cup of vinegar through them.
>>>>>>> You have to keep refilling with water about a dozen times to run all
>>>>>>> of the vinegar through and that is without the filter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>>> On Behalf Of Lauren Merryfield via Electronics-talk
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 8:33 PM
>>>>>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
>>>>>>> Cc: Lauren Merryfield
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the
>>>>>>> keurig
>>>>>>> 2.0
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>> I'm not sure which kind I have. The motor is sounding kind of funky
>>>>>>> so I hope it isn't thinking about calling it quits. It has buttons
>>>>>>> on
>>>> it.
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> Lauren
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>>> On Behalf Of tina sohl via Electronics-talk
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 8:10 PM
>>>>>>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>> Cc: tina sohl
>>>>>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] for keurig coffee brewer owners, the
>>>>>>> keurig 2.0
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi. I thought a while back someone on this list mentioned having one
>>>>>>> of these newer keurig brewers. If so, can you tell me how or if you
>>>>>>> are able to change the cup size in your brewer, and if you are not
>>>>>>> and want more coffee if you have a larger mug for example, do you
>>>>>>> just brew another k-cup in to your already partially full one? I
>>>>>>> remember seeing one in the store and all I saw was the brew button
>>>>>>> and nothing else for changing anything, just a display. I was just
>>>>>>> looking at the keurig site to order more coffee and got curious
>>>>>>> about the brewers out now, and unless you want a 2.0, a mini or one
>>>>>>> for businness you are out of luck, there aren't any others any
>>>>>>> longer.,
>>>>>>
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