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[soonersis]

I have a Ninja Coffee Bar and love it.  I wanted to use my own coffee and get away from the pods and with the many different brewing options this machine is perfect for me.  There's a longer post on this under the Kitchen forum.

[MaggieMack]

I used several models of Keurigs over several years, until I went on vacation and found mold growing in the reservoir when I came home. Yuck. Was I drinking coffee made with moldy water? So I bought a single serve iCoffee that died after six months. Then I bought a single serve Hamilton a Beach that has worked for a year, but takes about three minutes to brew a cup. By single serve, I mean that I pour new water in for each cup, there is no reservoir to get moldy. 

I love my k-cups, though, and will always have a machine that brews a cup at a time.

[ladyroxanne]

we've owned a bosch tassimo for about 3 years now with no complaints and some very good coiffee.  i can't remember who turned us on to the tassimo, but we are very happy with it and buy our cups at BB&B.   

[goldensrbest]

After days of comparing prices, reviews, i have a cusinart ss-700,on the way,really had a tough time making a choice.

[Moonchilde]

@goldensrbest, I have the Keurig 250 and love it as much as I enjoyed my old Cuisinart-made Keurig, which I'd had for 7+ years. The old one was still working, but I wanted to downsize.

I like being able to use the mug-sized K-cups sometimes for 12-14 oz cups, though I don't like their price :-(

Many people don't like being forced to use Keurig coffees, but I don't mind. However, the excellent-tasting and less expensive San Francisco Bay K-cups work fine in the new Keurigs. Some of these can be purchased at Costco or local supermarkets.

As far as mold - I use Brita-filtered water and the Keurig water filter in the machine as well. The reservoir is clear plastic, and I have not seen any mold at all.

The machine you decided to buy is the one I had been using for all these years. It's a sturdy one.

[jp4]

I just recently purchased an electric Percolator, and ditched my drip coffee maker.  Love it! Makes much better coffee and amazingly its HOT!  All the drip makers I tried were never hot enough.  I dont consider it to be any more work than the drip coffee maker.  The only thing it doesnt have is a timer , which is no big deal to me. 

[goldensrbest]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

@goldensrbest, I have the Keurig 250 and love it as much as I enjoyed my old Cuisinart-made Keurig, which I'd had for 7+ years. The old one was still working, but I wanted to downsize.

I like being able to use the mug-sized K-cups sometimes for 12-14 oz cups, though I don't like their price :-(

Many people don't like being forced to use Keurig coffees, but I don't mind. However, the excellent-tasting and less expensive San Francisco Bay K-cups work fine in the new Keurigs. Some of these can be purchased at Costco or local supermarkets.

As far as mold - I use Brita-filtered water and the Keurig water filter in the machine as well. The reservoir is clear plastic, and I have not seen any mold at all.

The machine you decided to buy is the one I had been using for all these years. It's a sturdy one.

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I like the san francisco coffee pods ,also.

[milkbone]

I love my Black and Decker VersaBrew 12 cup

5 dollars

Salvation Army !

[Fressa]

I have an older Keurig and a Breville. I love my Breville. It's easier to fill the water tank and the menu is selection is great. The warranty is longer and the customer service is very good. I purchased both of my coffee makers at QVC but you can find them at BBB, Kohls, on line and lots of other places. I needed two--one for the family room and one for the kitchen. I would recommend the Breville in a heartbeat because it lasts and lasts. I'm a person who likes to make a purchase and not have to re-buy it for at least 5 years or more.  

[goldensrbest]

On the issue of mold in the keurig, i de scaled mine often, so since it was dead,i wanted to see for myself the inside of it,so took a hammer to it,must say it is  a little tough to break up, i found no black,but did find brown in the water  deep inside the inside water thing inside.