Alternatives to the Keurig

[Anonymous]

I don't like the idea of the plastic waste, and the reusable ones seem like they make weak coffee.

I know there are other options out there.

What do you recommend?

[Anonymous]

Without knowing anything about your taste in coffee, I'm going to guess you're looking for single serve convenience with as little waste as possible. I would recommend a good electric kettle to go with either an Aeropress or a Toddy cold brewer.

[Anonymous]

We use the Keurig with the reusable pods and if you are concerned about weak coffee just get a dark roast and use more grounds. Then, there is only the waste of the coffee grounds and rinsing off the pod. Its not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry, rinsing reusable coffee pods sounds like more of a pain than just washing out the French Press pot each morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, rinsing reusable coffee pods sounds like more of a pain than just washing out the French Press pot each morning.

It's not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, rinsing reusable coffee pods sounds like more of a pain than just washing out the French Press pot each morning.

+1. Always a fan of the french press. Tastes better too.

[Anonymous]

My favorite is the single cup pour-over. You can get a really nice plastic one from Melitta for about $5 on Amazon, or spend a bit more to get a ceramic one. Then you just need the filters. It's just as fast as the Keurig, nothing to clean up (just dump the filter), and way less waste. And it tastes a million times better.

[Anonymous]

What do you like about the Keurig that you are seeking to replicate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My favorite is the single cup pour-over. You can get a really nice plastic one from Melitta for about $5 on Amazon, or spend a bit more to get a ceramic one. Then you just need the filters. It's just as fast as the Keurig, nothing to clean up (just dump the filter), and way less waste. And it tastes a million times better.

Agree on the convenience and have one in the office.
French press, in my opinion, makes better coffee, but there is a bit more cleanup involved.

[Anonymous]

I pretty much only use the reusable cups now because we think they make the coffee much stronger. To make it extra strong, use a filter in the reusable cups or use espresso grounds.

[Anonymous]

When I do pourover coffee I brew it in a preheated glass measuring cup for a minute before pouring grounds and water into the filter. I just rinse the cup out after each use, so it's not much extra work.

[Anonymous]

Old fashion stove top Italian espresso pot. Yum.

Not good for work though, as you need a stove top.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the pour-over brewer. If you really want to avoid waste, get a reusable filter basket. But even the paper filters seem less terrible than all the plastic from Keurig.
Or there's Nespresso. They generate capsule waste, but I think they are foil and you can bring them back to Nespresso to recycle. Not sure if they actually recycle them, or just claim they do.

[Anonymous]

Nespresso at least makes decent coffee. There is no excuse for Keurig.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Old fashion stove top Italian espresso pot. Yum.

Not good for work though, as you need a stove top.

This. Delicious.