Category: Coffee Makers

Keurig K-Duo Review: Hot & Iced Gen 2 Features, Pros & Cons

The Keurig K-Duo Hot & Iced Gen 2 is designed for households that don’t want to choose between a single-serve pod machine and a traditional drip coffee maker. On a rushed weekday morning, you can insert a K-Cup pod and brew one cup. On Saturday, you can fill the filter basket with ground coffee and …

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Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Trio Review: Features, Pros, Cons & Who It’s Best For

The Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Trio is designed for households that can’t decide between a traditional drip coffee maker and a single-serve pod machine—and would rather not choose. Its basic idea is unusually practical: brew a full pot with ground coffee, brew one cup with a K-Cup pod, or brew one cup with your own grounds. …

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Keurig Single Serve Coffee Maker

A Keurig single serve coffee maker is all about making coffee convenient. Instead of measuring grounds, preparing a filter, and brewing an entire pot, you can insert a K-Cup pod, press a button, and have one fresh cup ready in minutes. That simplicity has helped make Keurig one of the most familiar names in home …

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Keurig Troubleshooting Guide: Common Problems & How to Fix Them

Few things are more frustrating than pressing the brew button on your Keurig and getting anything other than the coffee you were expecting. Maybe the machine refuses to brew, produces only half a cup, flashes the Descale light, leaves coffee grounds in your mug, or suddenly sounds much louder than usual. The good news is …

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Presto Percolator Review: Features, Pros, Cons & How It Performs

Automatic drip machines may dominate modern kitchen counters, but the classic coffee percolator never completely disappeared. The Presto Stainless Steel Coffee Maker is proof. Presto’s electric percolator combines an old-fashioned brewing method with the convenience of an electric appliance. Add water and ground coffee, assemble the basket and perk tube, plug it in, and the …

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How to Descale a Keurig Coffee Maker

If your Keurig is brewing more slowly than usual, producing smaller cups, making unusual noises, or displaying a stubborn DESCALE light, mineral buildup may be the culprit. Every time water passes through your coffee maker, tiny amounts of calcium and other minerals can remain behind. Over time, these deposits—known as scale or limescale—can accumulate inside …

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Keurig Commercial Coffee Makers

A Keurig can be an easy way to give employees, customers, hotel guests, or visitors access to fresh coffee without keeping a full carafe sitting on a warming plate all day. But a home Keurig and a commercial Keurig coffee maker are not necessarily the same thing. Keurig’s commercial lineup includes machines built specifically for …

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How to Use a Keurig Coffee Maker

Keurig coffee makers are designed to make single-serve coffee simple: add water, insert a K-Cup pod, choose your cup size, and brew. But if you’ve just unpacked a new Keurig—or inherited one without the instruction manual—you may still have questions. How much water should you add? Do you remove the foil from the K-Cup? What …

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Best Coffee for Percolators: Beans, Roasts & Brands to Try

Percolator coffee has a personality all its own. It’s typically hot, robust, aromatic, and fuller-bodied than the coffee many people associate with an automatic drip machine. Because a percolator repeatedly circulates hot water through the grounds during brewing, the beans and grind you choose can have an especially noticeable effect on the final cup. The …

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Keurig Mini Coffee Maker

The Keurig K-Mini Coffee Maker is designed around one simple idea: give you the convenience of K-Cup coffee without giving up a large section of your kitchen counter. At less than five inches wide, the K-Mini is one of Keurig’s most compact single-serve brewers. It works particularly well in small kitchens, apartments, dorm rooms, home …

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