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The high cost of single brew coffee.
If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups,
did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you are using? wow...... http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw |
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On Feb 8, 3:06*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > are using? * *wow...... > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... I always suspected as much. Makes me feel a little bit better at paying $11/lb for my freshly roasted Sumatran at Starr's. John Kuthe... |
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On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:06:44 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> wrote: >If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >are using? wow...... > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw Not when you use your own freshly ground coffee in one of these adaptors. I paid way less for mine. There are a coupler different kinds out there online. http://www.amazon.com/ekobrew-Refill..._bxgy_k_text_c |
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On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > are using? wow...... > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe take a few folks with me while I'm at it. |
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On 2012-02-08, ImStillMags > wrote:
> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > are using? wow...... This cuz most ppl are morons. You can use a simple Melitta No 2 cone to make a single brew coffee. Three or four cents per paper cone plus water and microwave pwr, which are both negligible. Can't say how much I get outta 1 lb bag of fresh ground coffee, but can't be much more than a dime per cup. So, $.15 max fer fresh super premium cuppa joe. Prep is 30 secs, clean up 5 secs. Plus, I know how fresh the coffee is, unlike those K cups, which probably qualify as an archaeological dig by time they actually reach the consumer. But hey! ....whatever floats yer boat. nb -- Fight internet CENSORSHIP - Fight SOPA-PIPA Contact your congressman and/or representative, now! http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ vi --the heart of evil! |
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On Feb 8, 1:12*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Feb 8, 3:06*pm, ImStillMags > wrote: > > > If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > > are using? * *wow...... > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... > > I always suspected as much. Makes me feel a little bit better at > paying $11/lb for my freshly roasted Sumatran at Starr's. > > John Kuthe... $11/lb? Yikes. I get Sumatra beans and grind them for about $7.99/lb right now. |
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On Feb 8, 1:22*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: > > > If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > > are using? * *wow...... > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... > > This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it > as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad > way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with > little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. > Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe > take a few folks with me while I'm at it. Atta boy! |
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On Feb 8, 3:36*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On Feb 8, 1:12*pm, John Kuthe > wrote: > > > On Feb 8, 3:06*pm, ImStillMags > wrote: > > > > If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > > > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > > > are using? * *wow...... > > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-.... > > > I always suspected as much. Makes me feel a little bit better at > > paying $11/lb for my freshly roasted Sumatran at Starr's. > > > John Kuthe... > > $11/lb? Yikes. I get Sumatra beans and grind them for about $7.99/lb > right now. Wish I could, now. That's what I had been paying (or less) when I switched from Kona. But that was 10 years ago or so. John Kuthe... |
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On Feb 8, 3:19*pm, Boron Elgar > wrote:
> > On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:06:44 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags > > > wrote: > > >If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > >did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > >are using? * *wow...... > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... > > Not when you use your own freshly ground coffee in one of these > adaptors. I paid way less for mine. There are a coupler different > kinds out there online. > > http://www.amazon.com/ekobrew-Refill...-1-Count/dp/B0... > > I was thinking I had read somewhere about being able to 'your own' coffee in these machines. Yikes! $50 a pound is astonishing! |
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On Feb 8, 1:06*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > are using? * *wow...... > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... True- I have a Nespresso as I just like a shot of espresso. I know it's not cheap, but I am willing to pay .60 for it as opposed to going to Charbucks for some burnt crap. I consider it a luxury- I do my own hair and my family's, don't do nails, and shop and cook as frugally as possible. |
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On Feb 8, 3:22*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> > On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: > > > If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > > are using? * *wow...... > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... > > This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it > as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad > way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with > little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. > Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe > take a few folks with me while I'm at it. > > Calm down, calm down. Here, have another cup of coffee, you'll feel better! |
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On Feb 8, 2:32*pm, ItsJoanNotJoann > wrote:
> On Feb 8, 3:22*pm, dsi1 > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: > > > > If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > > > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > > > are using? * *wow...... > > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-.... > > > This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it > > as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad > > way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with > > little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine.. > > Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe > > take a few folks with me while I'm at it. > > Calm down, calm down. *Here, have another cup of coffee, you'll feel > better! Are you Tweak's mom?  |
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On Feb 8, 3:22*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> > On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: > > > If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > > are using? * *wow...... > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... > > This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it > as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad > way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with > little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. > Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe > take a few folks with me while I'm at it. > > I was thinking I had read somewhere about being able to brew 'your own' coffee in these machines. Yikes! $50 a pound is astonishing! |
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On 2/8/2012 11:36 AM, Chemo the Clown wrote:
> Atta boy! Domo arigato. :-) |
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On Feb 8, 4:22*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: > > > If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > > are using? * *wow...... > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... > > This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it > as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad > way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with > little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. > Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe > take a few folks with me while I'm at it. This made me laugh! Thanks. |
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dsi1 wrote:
> ImStillMags wrote: > >> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >> did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >> are using? wow...... >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw Compared to buying coffee at Starbucks, Caribou Coffee, Dunkin Donuts or even 7-Eleven that's still cheap. > This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it > as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad > way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with > little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. Compared to using the drip filter that's still expensive. In the end I decided that brewing a single cup in the drip machine was too much of a hassle and the number of times I have several K-cups in the same day is low. It's a convenience that I pay for and that adds to land fills. The land fill part should bother me more than it does. |
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On Feb 8, 2:03*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Feb 8, 3:36*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 1:12*pm, John Kuthe > wrote: > > > > On Feb 8, 3:06*pm, ImStillMags > wrote: > > > > > If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > > > > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > > > > are using? * *wow...... > > > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... > > > > I always suspected as much. Makes me feel a little bit better at > > > paying $11/lb for my freshly roasted Sumatran at Starr's. > > > > John Kuthe... > > > $11/lb? Yikes. I get Sumatra beans and grind them for about $7.99/lb > > right now. > > Wish I could, now. That's what I had been paying (or less) when I > switched from Kona. But that was 10 years ago or so. > > John Kuthe... Can't you get beans at a local market? |
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On 2/8/2012 12:31 PM, merryb wrote:
> On Feb 8, 1:06 pm, > wrote: >> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >> did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >> are using? wow...... >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... > > True- I have a Nespresso as I just like a shot of espresso. I know > it's not cheap, but I am willing to pay .60 for it as opposed to going > to Charbucks for some burnt crap. I consider it a luxury- I do my own > hair and my family's, don't do nails, and shop and cook as frugally as > possible. I think it's good that you do your family's hair. I've been trying to get my wife to do my hair for decades but no dice. Not going to Starbucks (Charbucks!) is good too. For one thing a car backed into the one in our little town last week. It's a dangerous place! I think the patrons there must be getting all hopped up and crazy from grande espresso hits. Well, it was really a Jamba Juice but - same thing. |
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On 2/8/2012 12:32 PM, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
> On Feb 8, 3:22 pm, > wrote: >> >> On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: >> >>> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >>> did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >>> are using? wow...... >> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... >> >> This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it >> as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad >> way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with >> little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. >> Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe >> take a few folks with me while I'm at it. > >> >> > Calm down, calm down. Here, have another cup of coffee, you'll feel > better! Ha ha. Sorry, I can only handle one cup a day. It's really a sad thing to see... |
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On Feb 8, 2:47*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 2/8/2012 12:31 PM, merryb wrote: > > > On Feb 8, 1:06 pm, > *wrote: > >> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > >> did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > >> are using? * *wow...... > > >>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-.... > > > True- I have a Nespresso as I just like a shot of espresso. I know > > it's not cheap, but I am willing to pay .60 for it as opposed to going > > to Charbucks for some burnt crap. I consider it a luxury- I do my own > > hair and my family's, don't do nails, and shop and cook as frugally as > > possible. > > I think it's good that you do your family's hair. I've been trying to > get my wife to do my hair for decades but no dice. > > Not going to Starbucks (Charbucks!) is good too. For one thing a car > backed into the one in our little town last week. It's a dangerous > place! I think the patrons there must be getting all hopped up and crazy > from grande espresso hits. Well, it was really a Jamba Juice but - same > thing. LOL- you crack me up!!! My first career was as a hairdresser, so it has come in handy over the years. |
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On 2/8/2012 12:34 PM, l, not -l wrote:
> On 8-Feb-2012, > wrote: > >> On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: >>> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >>> did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >>> are using? wow...... >>> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw >> >> This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it >> as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad >> way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with >> little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. > > Looking at it that way, I'm pretty cheerful about my 12 cent morning cup of > joe. I'll have to calculate how much a cup costs at home. I bet I can beat 12 cents! OTOH, I'm not sure how to do something like that... |
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On 2/8/2012 12:35 PM, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
> On Feb 8, 3:22 pm, > wrote: >> >> On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: >> >>> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >>> did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >>> are using? wow...... >> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... >> >> This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it >> as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad >> way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with >> little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. >> Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe >> take a few folks with me while I'm at it. >> >> > I was thinking I had read somewhere about being able to brew 'your > own' > coffee in these machines. Yikes! $50 a pound is astonishing! > I got the Keurig at Costco and the brewer had a bonus little thingie that you can fill with your own coffee. It has a little mesh strainer. It works OK, I guess. OTOH, I hate cleaning coffee ground from mesh strainers and screens. There's something real unpleasant about that. Thank God for cheap paper filters! |
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On 2/8/2012 12:38 PM, BillyZoom wrote:
> On Feb 8, 4:22 pm, > wrote: >> On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: >> >>> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >>> did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >>> are using? wow...... >> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... >> >> This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it >> as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad >> way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with >> little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. >> Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe >> take a few folks with me while I'm at it. > > This made me laugh! Thanks. This place need a few laughs. :-) |
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On Feb 8, 4:06*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > are using? * *wow...... > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... I figured they were expensive. Stickin' to my French press pot. Simple is still best. |
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On 2/8/2012 12:42 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
> dsi1 wrote: >> ImStillMags wrote: >> >>> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >>> did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >>> are using? wow...... >>> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw > > Compared to buying coffee at Starbucks, Caribou Coffee, Dunkin Donuts or > even 7-Eleven that's still cheap. This is a good point. I used to get coffee every morning from 7-Eleven. Those were the good old days. I remember going to Dunkin Donuts for a coffee and doughnuts in high school. It was only a couple of times but I can still recall it. I have no idea why. They must have been serving special imprinting coffee. I like that idea - coffee that makes you remember what you were doing at the time you drink it. > >> This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it >> as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad >> way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with >> little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. > > Compared to using the drip filter that's still expensive. > > In the end I decided that brewing a single cup in the drip machine was > too much of a hassle and the number of times I have several K-cups in > the same day is low. It's a convenience that I pay for and that adds to > land fills. The land fill part should bother me more than it does. You are correct about this. It did seem like a lot of waste for a cup of coffee. I also always use a styrofoam cup at the office. A sign of the times I guess. |
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On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:30:58 -0800 (PST), ItsJoanNotJoann
> wrote: >On Feb 8, 3:19*pm, Boron Elgar > wrote: >> >> On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:06:44 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags >> >> > wrote: >> >> >If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >> >did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >> >are using? * *wow...... >> >> >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... >> >> Not when you use your own freshly ground coffee in one of these >> adaptors. I paid way less for mine. There are a coupler different >> kinds out there online. >> >> http://www.amazon.com/ekobrew-Refill...-1-Count/dp/B0... >> >> >I was thinking I had read somewhere about being able to 'your own' >coffee in these machines. Yikes! $50 a pound is astonishing! It is, indeed. I am sure that picking up a cup on the way to or from work is even more expensive, yet a lot folks do it. Convenience is more important to many lifestyles. Everyone has some delightful indulgence that others would look at and cringe, I suppose. I carry a thermos of coffee to work. Everyone else comes in with a $3+ paper cup. It isn't the money (although I suppose it saves me a lot), but I have strong preferences in coffee and so I brew/vac pot/French press my own at home. I roast most of our coffee when I am going for a dark roast, but for a treat, I order Kona from Cea at Smith Farms. I just got some from her a few weeks ago. Can't get stuff like that at Dunkin, but I can quickly get one cup with my do-it-yourself Kcup, or make a whole pot of it easily. Boron |
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On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:45 -1000, dsi1
> arranged random neurons and said: >On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: >> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >> did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >> are using? wow...... >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw > >This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it >as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad >way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with >little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. >Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe >take a few folks with me while I'm at it. OMG, you took the words right out of my keyboard!! What some see as wasting money, I see as don't-give-a-rat's-*ss. IOW, it's an indulgence I choose to spend my money on. I accommodate my lifestyle commensurately to my income and if that means spending $50 a lb. on coffee, who's to care but my heirs <g> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd -- To reply, remove "spambot" and replace it with "cox" |
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On Feb 8, 1:22*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: > > > If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > > are using? * *wow...... > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers-... > > This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it > as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad > way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with > little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. > Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe > take a few folks with me while I'm at it. I love your style... rotflmao Harriet & critters |
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Boron Elgar > wrote:
>On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:06:44 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags >>If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >>did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >>are using? wow...... >>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw >Not when you use your own freshly ground coffee in one of these >adaptors. I paid way less for mine. There are a coupler different >kinds out there online. So, what is the advantage of a Keurig machine if you are not interested in the convenience of pre-packaged pods? I have never used one or even seen one. It looks like a paper filter method, but does is somehow have some pressure behind it like an espresso machine? Steve |
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notbob > wrote:
>This cuz most ppl are morons. >You can use a simple Melitta No 2 cone to make a single brew coffee. >Three or four cents per paper cone plus water and microwave pwr, which >are both negligible. Can't say how much I get outta 1 lb bag of fresh >ground coffee, but can't be much more than a dime per cup. So, $.15 >max fer fresh super premium cuppa joe. I find it impossible to Melitta-brew two cups of brewed coffee starting with less than about 0.9 ounces of coffee, and more like 1.3 ounces is much more reasonable. Taking the lower more optimistic figure, and if you have a coffee that you like that is $10/lb (doubtful, but possible), that comes to $0.35 per cup, plust a couple cents per cup for the filter. $0.50 per cup is a reasonable upcharge if one likes the convenience and results of whatever setup one is using. I probably am paying about $0.70 per cup of coffee that I brew at home, due to paying around $16/lb. Steve |
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On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:45 -1000, dsi1
> wrote: >On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: >> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >> did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >> are using? wow...... >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw > >This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it >as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad >way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with >little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. >Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe >take a few folks with me while I'm at it. That 50˘ a cup is either very cheap or very expensive. Depends on your perspective. If you use it to replace stooping at Starbucks or Dunkin D, it is cheap. If you compare it to brewing a regular 10 cup potful, it is very expensive. The machines do have a place, just not at my house though. YMMV. I'm amazed at how long the line of cars can be at DD in the morning. It has to be faster to brew at home no matter the method used. |
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On 2012-02-09, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
> indulgence I choose to spend my money on. I accommodate my lifestyle > commensurately to my income and if that means spending $50 a lb. on > coffee, who's to care but my heirs <g> It begs the question, do you do it to "accommodate my lifestyle" or to truly enjoy the flavor of good coffee. Spending a lotta money on K cups and other whiz-bang gimmicky hardware jes cuz you have the $$$ may impress others --maybe even yerself-- but if yer still drinking crap coffee, it pretty much misses the point. nb -- Fight internet CENSORSHIP - Fight SOPA-PIPA Contact your congressman and/or representative, now! http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ vi --the heart of evil! |
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On 2/8/2012 4:48 PM, Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:45 -1000, dsi1 > > arranged random neurons and said: > >> On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: >>> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, >>> did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you >>> are using? wow...... >>> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw >> >> This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see it >> as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and a bad >> way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way - with >> little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the sunshine. >> Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out and maybe >> take a few folks with me while I'm at it. > > OMG, you took the words right out of my keyboard!! What some see as > wasting money, I see as don't-give-a-rat's-*ss. IOW, it's an > indulgence I choose to spend my money on. I accommodate my lifestyle > commensurately to my income and if that means spending $50 a lb. on > coffee, who's to care but my heirs<g> > > Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd Sounds like you know how to live it up. I'm not quite as robust as you but if you can keep your cool in this nutty world, good for you. My desire was to provide a hot coffee to my clients, if they wanted it. I was not willing to spend a lot of time doing this and consider a tasty cup in 90 seconds without fuss for only 50 cents to be a heck of a bargain. Of course, my little plan pretty much turned out to be a fiasco. That's the breaks. :-) > > -- > > To reply, remove "spambot" and replace it with "cox" |
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On 2012-02-09, Steve Pope > wrote:
> I find it impossible to Melitta-brew two cups of brewed coffee starting > with less than about 0.9 ounces of coffee, and more like 1.3 ounces is > much more reasonable. Taking the lower more optimistic figure, and if you > have a coffee that you like that is $10/lb (doubtful, but possible), that > comes to $0.35 per cup, plust a couple cents per cup for the filter. I find yer measurements bizarre. 1.3 oz per 2 C!? That's .65oz per cup. I use 2 g per 10oz cup! Yer using over 17 g per cup. WTF grind are you using? Pea gravel!? I guess a lot has to do with what you like. I like very strong coffee. After drinking fresh home ground coffee for 30+ yrs, I know what grind to use, and it isn't that boulder grade grind called drip. Anyone saying you should use "drip" in a drip coffee maker works for the coffee cartels and wants you rubes to buy a whole shitload of coffee. Good fresh roasted coffee (within 2 days) goes a loonnnnng way. I have mine ground either "cone" or espresso grind. The finer the grind, the longer the steep/extraction time and the more flavor. The usual drip grind is relatively coarse and the water runs right thru it in no time, requiring more coffee if you want a stronger brew. A finer grind takes more time for the water to pass through the grounds and extracts more flavor, more surface area being exposed to the steep/extraction process. Not exactly rocket science. Most Americans don't like a strong coffee, usually preferring a wimpy weak brew. Fine. You wanna pay/use 1.3oz per cup, knock yerself out. I use one sixth that and I've no doubt I brew a stronger cuppa joe, and without bitter over extraction. Again, it's all what you prefer. Enjoy =D nb -- Fight internet CENSORSHIP - Fight SOPA-PIPA Contact your congressman and/or representative, now! http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ vi --the heart of evil! |
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On 2/8/2012 3:06 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > are using? wow...... > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw I always use coupons for my K cups. I believe that I am paying significantly less per cup for pretty decent coffee than I'd be paying at Starbucks for really yucky coffee. -- Janet Wilder Way-the-heck-south Texas Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does. |
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Chemo the Clown > wrote in
: > On Feb 8, 1:22*pm, dsi1 > wrote: >> On 2/8/2012 11:06 AM, ImStillMags wrote: >> >> > If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K >> > cups, did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the >> > coffee you are using? * *wow...... >> >> >http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...offee-brewers- >> >... >> >> This may be true but that's not a good way to see it. I like to see >> it as about 50 cents a cup. As it goes, there's always a good way and >> a bad way to think of things. I like to see things in a cheerful way >> - with little hopping bunnies and butterflies fluttering about in the >> sunshine. Otherwise, I'd probably want to blow my ****ing brains out >> and maybe take a few folks with me while I'm at it. > > Atta boy! > There's also other considerations. I live alone. So making a pot of coffee usually means I pour about half the pot down the drain before I go to bed. So using K-cups and making only what I'm going to drink makes the cost much more tolerable. |
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On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:18:30 GMT, Alan Holbrook >
wrote: >There's also other considerations. I live alone. So making a pot of >coffee usually means I pour about half the pot down the drain before I go >to bed. So using K-cups and making only what I'm going to drink makes >the cost much more tolerable. My wife makes a pot and has one cup. She reheated it in the microwave then next two days. I don't drink it so I have no idea how good it is reheated. |
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Ed Pawlowski > wrote in
: > On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:18:30 GMT, Alan Holbrook > > wrote: > >>There's also other considerations. I live alone. So making a pot of >>coffee usually means I pour about half the pot down the drain before I >>go to bed. So using K-cups and making only what I'm going to drink >>makes the cost much more tolerable. > > My wife makes a pot and has one cup. She reheated it in the microwave > then next two days. I don't drink it so I have no idea how good it is > reheated. > Blech!!! Your wife is a very tolerant woman. Show her how much you love her this VD, and let her make fresh coffee each time. -- Peter Tasmania Australia |
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On Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:06:44 PM UTC-6, ImStillMags wrote:
> If you use a single brew coffee machine that uses those little K cups, > did you know that you are paying about $50 a pound for the coffee you > are using? wow...... > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/di...ostly.html?hpw We got one of those single brew units for free, along with a small supply of K cups. Using the thing was a real PITA. We both drink 2 to 3 large (not 4 oz)cups of coffee each morning and I never did find any of the coffee make in the K-cup machine to be very good. We sold the thing for $10 at a garage sale and are back to our 12 cup coffee maker. George L |
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