The Greatest Keurig Machine (However We Actually Don’t Suggest It)

Positive, Keurig sells a My Okay-Cup Common Reusable Espresso Filter, which lets you forgo Okay-Cups fully, use your personal beans, and create solely compostable waste. However in our testing, the reusable filter nonetheless made watery, disappointing espresso that misplaced most of the tasting notes we seen when brewing the identical espresso utilizing a drip or pour-over setup. It’s additionally a problem to make use of—it’s a must to fill the reusable filter with grounds, empty them after brewing, and substitute the traditional Keurig filter after should you’d like to make use of a standard Okay-Cup. At this level, you would possibly as effectively use an actual espresso maker, which is able to make higher espresso anyway. And even past the pods, contemplating Keurig’s one-year warranties and historical past of damaged machines, you’re nonetheless investing in mainly irreparable, single-use {hardware} which will find yourself in a landfill after a yr, even should you get your machine changed.