We used to grind our own and all that, but the Keurig machine is faster and much less messy. I believe it even saves money if you buy in fairly large orders - you get a FRESH cup every time and don't waste half a pot of Coffee. Each person can have their favorite cup ! :thumbsup: :licking:
I had a Mr Coffee espresso/cappuccino machine in the 90's when it was THE big deal, used it for like 5 years, ground my own - used the syrups, got really good at frothing the milk - then got bored with it.
Got a Senseo about 2003 when that was the NEW big deal, But, didn't use it much. The pods were hard to get, and expensive as heck - but it was 10 times easier to use and clean than the espresso machine. The tradeoff was not much froth on the espresso (or coffee), and no steamer for frothing milk. Used it a lot last year - a liquidator had the pods for about $2 a bag-----I bought $50 worth of them!
Almost 2 years ago, I got the Keurig - bought the charcoal fiolter, k-cup carousel and the whole nine. I just love the convenience. It doesn't need to really be cleaned, since the cups are self-contained.....and even to clean it, a couple of hot water cycles is good enough. Downside, just a coffeemaker - no froth at all. However, like you said, BK, having an absolutely FRESH cup of joe in about 20 seconds is just unbeleveable. Just change the filter once every 60 days, and that's about it for maintainence. Although 3 times bigger than the senseo's tank, it's still a tad small.
