I have made coffee with the reusable pods for 4 years. I grind coffee in grinding container. I use unbleached filters. Mine have lasted a long time. I put up 8 pods at a time. I run them through dishwasher. Works for me. Big money savings. I went to a thrift store and purchased a very old version for $2. It works. I use the grinds, as well as all organic waste, as fertilizer for my veggies.
Leave the pod sit in the sink for a few minutes, the grounds dump right out. Cleaning them is easy. Dump grounds( I save used grounds to fertilize azaleas) rinse the pod with cool water, a toothbrush works well to lean small spaces. Use the empty pod when doing the descaling.
My wife and I just take turns with them. The hot one gets left, the cold one from a use before gets dumped into the garbage or compost, and rinsed out and then used. It’s so easy.
I use the reusable pods and have found using a paper filter makes cleaning easier. On the other hand, using the paper filters does cause water leaking at times. I don’t find the 5 seconds of time filling the pod inconvenient and they really do save $ and help the environment.
I drink Deathwish coffee and I noticed that you buy for 17 to 19 bucks you buy the 18 pack pods equivalent to 250 grams of coffee. For the same price I can buy the ground 1 pound bag of deathwish coffee and I get 450 grams of ground coffee. I stay with a reusable Kpod filter.
Good video but seriously the water is being stored in a plastic bin. It then travels through plastic lines and is heated up. The part of the coffee maker that holds the K cup is plastic and the brewed coffee touches it before going into your cup. You got just a little carried away there but otherwise you brought out several good points for or against the reusable cups. Thanks
Nice video. The reusable pods are BPA free, so no worries about the plastic leaching chemicals in to the coffee and there are stainless-steel pod alternatives too.
I use a paper filter. It is a Melita filter and I have to fit it into the k-cup but I got a package of them for about $3.00 at the grocery store, so now it is easy to dump the grounds out and then I can rinse the pod. Works just fine. Love my Keurig!
Hi Anita! yes those filters make clean up way easier. The only downside in my opinion, is that when you use it with these plastic/metal filter reusable pods, the coffee gets filtered twice, leading to a weaker cup. Also the metal mesh collects bacteria over time. Don't get me wrong, way better than single-use plastic pods, but not optimal. At savepod, we set out to solve that problem by using open rings instead of closed basket reusable k-cups with a built in filter. Our rings have no built in filter so your coffee only passes by one filter, and there is no metal filter to go though or collect bacteria, plus less cleanup. We love our Keurig too, just want to make it as good as possible, and savepod does that :)
I always do the coffee in the 10 oz. It taste good to me. Keurig considers an 8-ounce cup of coffee to be a fully satisfying cup - it's not too small, and it's not too big.
You could be reading the sales statistic of K cups going up wrong. It may just be saying that more people are using the Keurig machines than before, not necessarily that people aren't using the reusable pods.
I don’t mind the cleaning as I clean small stuff with a downgraded toothbrush but I am concerned with the plastic I returned mine and researching for a better alternative- thanks you
I use the reusable K cups and agree they are hard to clean and I dred having too but I don't want to pollute the seas or land. The mesh on the cups is turning dark and I was wondering why and is the cause the coffee being bitter. Also would soaking the cups in bleach water clean the screens in the cups or is that dangerous for my health. I also use a paper unbleached filter as well.
I take out the pod after brewing and leave it until next day. The grounds dry out and fall right out into trash. I only do this because I am on a septic system and coffee grounds and septic systems are not friends.
I use the reuseable pods all the time saving money on coffee is the key it only takes 2 mins to clean up pods and if you do it after you brew ur coffee and won't be a prob I use white vinegar to clean pods every so often just like you would with coffee maker
I had one like you showed where the top of the filter broke off. I decided not to buy one like it again and switched to the My K_Cup filter and it works fine I have had it for several years and it's still good.
Warning: I bought a reusable cup with a single hole on top for an original coffee machine, but when I changed machine, I discovered the new one has a multi stream system, that is with four prongs, so I need to buy a corresponding four hole cup, otherwise the old one will break.
I use the reusable pods exclusively to save money. I just started using the little filters in them as well. There only problem I have is after purchasing a replacement Keiriug machine it leaks out of the top of the container that holds the pods as if the pod is overflowing whether I use the paper filter or not.
I like the reusable pods cause I can buy whatever coffee that is ground and make it. I actually been wanting to try out using K cups versus the reusable pod and see which ones gives better coffee. I always used the k cups but could save $10 rather then paying $8, $9, $10 etc for 12, 24, 48 k cups of coffee.
I love using my metal reusable K-pod. My metal reusable is very easy to clean completely. I wait 5 minutes after brewing a cup of coffee. Then, I can empty the reusable k-pod cup by tapping out the use ground.
I tried them and I ended up with grit in my coffee cup. I tried placing a cut down coffee filter in it and that didn't work to well either. If a person goes that far I say just empty out the cup and fill it with your coffee then place/press foil over the top ...That was just a thought because that is also inconvenient too. saw where they sell the filters to put in the pods. Just another cost.
I bought a couple, so I could use my own fresh ground coffee. Also, my thought is it will allow me to make a perfectly fresh cup each time, as leaving a whole pot on the drip maker for a few hours tends to slowly burn and bitter the coffee. So, I'll give it a shot.
So I found a red or orange reusable kcup and gave my Keurig to some but omgoodness Using this with also finding a carafe tempered glass, via overall it was my first time where I realized You can make literal Expresso without a keurig machine like omgoodness I'm super hype I was able to get this down right before 2023 hopefully either when you see this Happy New year and Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays man ☺️☺️☺️
5:29 -- your theory is not necessarily correct. If sales of single use has gone up then sales of the devices may have gone up orrrrr if the sales of the machines are stagnant/stable then people could be using the machines more. Sometimes you have to work a new appliance into your routine.
baby bottle cleaning brush. my kids are 6 and 9 and i still have baby bottle brushes in the house because they are good for a million things. They work great on my reuasble k-cups. i have 4 and i very rarely drink more than 4 cups of coffee in a day. wash em up in the evening, grind coffee and fill them all in the morning, pretty easy. my problem now is the coffee is weak using them. trying to find a video that has some kind of hack for that. 😆
Do NOT grind it finer or pack it in, as savepod suggested. That will cause problems and mess up your machine. It shouldn't be ground any more than the typical coffee comes ground and shouldn't be packed. But you can buy Keurigs that have a Strong button where the water sits longer in the grounds, making the coffee strong. The higher level machines, like the K-Elite and K-Supreme have it.
these plastic things do effect the taste. Just as mcdonals and Starbucks paper cups have a ploy linening I bring my "Starbuck porcelain" cup because I can taste the paper/poly .... cup taste. to each his/her own.
This was very bland and lightweight as far as any kind of pros and cons. Anybody who uses a basket to make red coffee and a regular maker knows all of this.
The number one reason for using a reusable pod is not only the quality of the coffee but also that you can make fresh ground coffee from whole beans. If you've ever been to a upscale restaurant, every cup of coffee is brewed with fresh ground coffee beans and the difference is night and day with aroma and flavor. Another advantage is a pod only holds about 7 grams of coffee, which is about a 7 ounce cup "max", more like for a five ounce cup. It's pretty much gram of coffee per an ounce of water. You can get about 15 grams of coffee in a reusable pod and you can also adjust the grind to get more intense flavor (and a better caffeine buzz). If you're like me, I fill up a 16 ounce Yeti style cup from my Keurig and I actually get a real cup in my "thermos" style Yeti type cup that keeps it nice and hot for hours for about a nickle versus .50 to .75 cents each for a K-pod.
I agree that there is no comparison between freshly ground and pre-ground, I always opt for freshly ground. I use the capresso grinder and love it! You can deff get a stronger cup as well. I love the Yeti as well, use it every day :)
@@savepod9401 Another chemical benefit that exist with some Keurigs and certainly not all is the ability to adjust the temperature of the water used during the brewing process. I just updated to a Keurig K-Cafe from a V600. Both sell from $200. My coffee snob friends only brew with a French press at 210 degrees F, 32 grams to 32 ounces, allowed to soak before dispensing for at least three minutes. A drip style coffee maker, while convenient, can't touch a fresh ground French pressed coffee. My V600 had the option to a 198 F. Unfortunately, the pump/heater went out. Oh well. My gf likes her Keurig pods, which BTW, works out to be about $40 - $50 a pound yet squirm to pay $10 - $15 a pound for whole bean. I personally use a burr coffee grinder.
All of the reusable pods are crap unless you like black sludge at the bottom of your cup and coffee grounds floating around your best if you don't want to waste or buy the pods that's already made buy a different coffee pot because otherwise they ain't worth a shit everything he's trying to sell you is crap
I have made coffee with the reusable pods for 4 years. I grind coffee in grinding container. I use unbleached filters. Mine have lasted a long time. I put up 8 pods at a time. I run them through dishwasher. Works for me. Big money savings. I went to a thrift store and purchased a very old version for $2. It works. I use the grinds, as well as all organic waste, as fertilizer for my veggies.
Leave the pod sit in the sink for a few minutes, the grounds dump right out. Cleaning them is easy. Dump grounds( I save used grounds to fertilize azaleas) rinse the pod with cool water, a toothbrush works well to lean small spaces. Use the empty pod when doing the descaling.
My wife and I just take turns with them. The hot one gets left, the cold one from a use before gets dumped into the garbage or compost, and rinsed out and then used. It’s so easy.
I use the reusable pods and have found using a paper filter makes cleaning easier. On the other hand, using the paper filters does cause water leaking at times. I don’t find the 5 seconds of time filling the pod inconvenient and they really do save $ and help the environment.
I drink Deathwish coffee and I noticed that you buy for 17 to 19 bucks you buy the 18 pack pods equivalent to 250 grams of coffee.
For the same price I can buy the ground 1 pound bag of deathwish coffee and I get 450 grams of ground coffee.
I stay with a reusable Kpod filter.
How many cups did you get with that 1lb bag?
Good video but seriously the water is being stored in a plastic bin. It then travels through plastic lines and is heated up. The part of the coffee maker that holds the K cup is plastic and the brewed coffee touches it before going into your cup. You got just a little carried away there but otherwise you brought out several good points for or against the reusable cups. Thanks
Yes that is true Alan, thanks for your feedback!
You'll be fine.
Nice video. The reusable pods are BPA free, so no worries about the plastic leaching chemicals in to the coffee and there are stainless-steel pod alternatives too.
I use a paper filter. It is a Melita filter and I have to fit it into the k-cup but I got a package of them for about $3.00 at the grocery store, so now it is easy to dump the grounds out and then I can rinse the pod. Works just fine. Love my Keurig!
Hi Anita! yes those filters make clean up way easier. The only downside in my opinion, is that when you use it with these plastic/metal filter reusable pods, the coffee gets filtered twice, leading to a weaker cup. Also the metal mesh collects bacteria over time. Don't get me wrong, way better than single-use plastic pods, but not optimal. At savepod, we set out to solve that problem by using open rings instead of closed basket reusable k-cups with a built in filter. Our rings have no built in filter so your coffee only passes by one filter, and there is no metal filter to go though or collect bacteria, plus less cleanup. We love our Keurig too, just want to make it as good as possible, and savepod does that :)
I use the filter and I love it and it does take a minute to clean. It does save money.
I always do the coffee in the 10 oz. It taste good to me. Keurig considers an 8-ounce cup of coffee to be a fully satisfying cup - it's not too small, and it's not too big.
You could be reading the sales statistic of K cups going up wrong. It may just be saying that more people are using the Keurig machines than before, not necessarily that people aren't using the reusable pods.
I don’t mind the cleaning as I clean small stuff with a downgraded toothbrush but I am concerned with the plastic I returned mine and researching for a better alternative- thanks you
I like to use reusable K-cups because I have better control over the amount of grounds so I can alter the strength or weakness of my coffee.
In addition to the plastic reusables, there are stainless steel ones available for a little more.
I use the reusable K cups and agree they are hard to clean and I dred having too but I don't want to pollute the seas or land. The mesh on the cups is turning dark and I was wondering why and is the cause the coffee being bitter. Also would soaking the cups in bleach water clean the screens in the cups or is that dangerous for my health. I also use a paper unbleached filter as well.
I take out the pod after brewing and leave it until next day. The grounds dry out and fall right out into trash.
I only do this because I am on a septic system and coffee grounds and septic systems are not friends.
I use the reuseable pods all the time saving money on coffee is the key it only takes 2 mins to clean up pods and if you do it after you brew ur coffee and won't be a prob I use white vinegar to clean pods every so often just like you would with coffee maker
I had one like you showed where the top of the filter broke off. I decided not to buy one like it again and switched to the My K_Cup filter and it works fine I have had it for several years and it's still good.
Warning: I bought a reusable cup with a single hole on top for an original coffee machine, but when I changed machine, I discovered the new one has a multi stream system, that is with four prongs, so I need to buy a corresponding four hole cup, otherwise the old one will break.
I have been using the same reuseable plastic pods for a long time along with disposable paper filters. Easy pod cleanup.
I use the reusable pods exclusively to save money. I just started using the little filters in them as well. There only problem I have is after purchasing a replacement Keiriug machine it leaks out of
the top of the container that holds the pods as if the pod is overflowing whether I use the paper filter or not.
I like the reusable pods cause I can buy whatever coffee that is ground and make it. I actually been wanting to try out using K cups versus the reusable pod and see which ones gives better coffee. I always used the k cups but could save $10 rather then paying $8, $9, $10 etc for 12, 24, 48 k cups of coffee.
yea the k cups definitely get really expensive. If you want to save money and not sacrifice convenience or taste you should check out savepod :)
I love using my metal reusable K-pod. My metal reusable is very easy to clean completely. I wait 5 minutes after brewing a cup of coffee. Then, I can empty the reusable k-pod cup by tapping out the use ground.
I tried them and I ended up with grit in my coffee cup. I tried placing a cut down coffee filter in it and that didn't work to well either. If a person goes that far I say just empty out the cup and fill it with your coffee then place/press foil over the top ...That was just a thought because that is also inconvenient too. saw where they sell the filters to put in the pods. Just another cost.
I bought a couple, so I could use my own fresh ground coffee. Also, my thought is it will allow me to make a perfectly fresh cup each time, as leaving a whole pot on the drip maker for a few hours tends to slowly burn and bitter the coffee. So, I'll give it a shot.
let me know what you think! You should also check out savepod which will give you the best tasting coffee out of your keurig, cheers!
So I found a red or orange reusable kcup and gave my Keurig to some but omgoodness
Using this with also finding a carafe tempered glass, via overall it was my first time where I realized
You can make literal Expresso without a keurig machine like omgoodness
I'm super hype I was able to get this down right before 2023 hopefully either when you see this
Happy New year and Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays man ☺️☺️☺️
5:29 -- your theory is not necessarily correct. If sales of single use has gone up then sales of the devices may have gone up orrrrr if the sales of the machines are stagnant/stable then people could be using the machines more. Sometimes you have to work a new appliance into your routine.
Thank you.
baby bottle cleaning brush. my kids are 6 and 9 and i still have baby bottle brushes in the house because they are good for a million things. They work great on my reuasble k-cups. i have 4 and i very rarely drink more than 4 cups of coffee in a day. wash em up in the evening, grind coffee and fill them all in the morning, pretty easy. my problem now is the coffee is weak using them. trying to find a video that has some kind of hack for that. 😆
Very good tutorial 👌
I buy tiny filters and the grounds fall right out nice and tidy. Then rinse the holder.
But the disposable ones are plastic also aren’t they?
yes but benefit of these is your reuse the plastic many times instead of throwing away after a single use
Can I use the reusable k cup with out paper filter ? Cause I have heard that unfiltered coffee is bad
yea those are good.. problem is coffee gets filtered twice, once with the filter and again with the metal mesh filter. you should check out savepod :)
Only for people who have high cholesterol and need to use a paper filter.
How can I get a stronger cup of coffee using pods
grind your beans finer and pack them in pretty tight. that's the strongest you'll get :)
Do NOT grind it finer or pack it in, as savepod suggested. That will cause problems and mess up your machine. It shouldn't be ground any more than the typical coffee comes ground and shouldn't be packed. But you can buy Keurigs that have a Strong button where the water sits longer in the grounds, making the coffee strong. The higher level machines, like the K-Elite and K-Supreme have it.
I found a steel pods no plastic.
I'd only want to use it to use with actual Hot Chocolate out of the container instead of the k-pods
these plastic things do effect the taste. Just as mcdonals and Starbucks paper cups have a ploy linening I bring my "Starbuck porcelain" cup because I can taste the paper/poly .... cup taste. to each his/her own.
Do water bottles and every other plastic shit we used don’t get recycled
I will use the reuseable pods. It couldn't be harder than the single use pods to clean. I may try filters. Save the Earth 😀.
598 subs, you are really not
No all reusable pods work with all single-serve machines. You get an oops! message
They don't fix all coffee makers!
skip to 2:05 if you don't want a to hear a PSA on why plastics are evil and bad.
This was very bland and lightweight as far as any kind of pros and cons. Anybody who uses a basket to make red coffee and a regular maker knows all of this.
Rinse the mf out when you finish making coffee
The number one reason for using a reusable pod is not only the quality of the coffee but also that you can make fresh ground coffee from whole beans. If you've ever been to a upscale restaurant, every cup of coffee is brewed with fresh ground coffee beans and the difference is night and day with aroma and flavor.
Another advantage is a pod only holds about 7 grams of coffee, which is about a 7 ounce cup "max", more like for a five ounce cup. It's pretty much gram of coffee per an ounce of water. You can get about 15 grams of coffee in a reusable pod and you can also adjust the grind to get more intense flavor (and a better caffeine buzz). If you're like me, I fill up a 16 ounce Yeti style cup from my Keurig and I actually get a real cup in my "thermos" style Yeti type cup that keeps it nice and hot for hours for about a nickle versus .50 to .75 cents each for a K-pod.
I agree that there is no comparison between freshly ground and pre-ground, I always opt for freshly ground. I use the capresso grinder and love it! You can deff get a stronger cup as well. I love the Yeti as well, use it every day :)
@@savepod9401 Another chemical benefit that exist with some Keurigs and certainly not all is the ability to adjust the temperature of the water used during the brewing process. I just updated to a Keurig K-Cafe from a V600. Both sell from $200. My coffee snob friends only brew with a French press at 210 degrees F, 32 grams to 32 ounces, allowed to soak before dispensing for at least three minutes.
A drip style coffee maker, while convenient, can't touch a fresh ground French pressed coffee. My V600 had the option to a 198 F. Unfortunately, the pump/heater went out. Oh well. My gf likes her Keurig pods, which BTW, works out to be about $40 - $50 a pound yet squirm to pay $10 - $15 a pound for whole bean. I personally use a burr coffee grinder.
Geez get to the point!!! How do you concert the machine?!!! I don't need a lesson from the pkastic police!!!!
All of the reusable pods are crap unless you like black sludge at the bottom of your cup and coffee grounds floating around your best if you don't want to waste or buy the pods that's already made buy a different coffee pot because otherwise they ain't worth a shit everything he's trying to sell you is crap