Coffee Maker, KEURIG K10 MINI Plus

Coffee Maker, "KEURIG K10 MINI Plus"

I like good coffee but unlike most people I do drink it all hours of the day and many times late into the evenings.

The problem I have with drip type coffee makers is it is hard to brew a single cup quickly, having consistent taste from cup to cup and requires a clean up that can be a pain. Or if you make a full pot and leave the pot on for hours the old coffee tastes terrible.

Well the answer for me is the KEURIG system. I've been drinking this coffee for a few years at the last place I worked before retiring and it was always good and fresh. The old issue with the K-CUPS is the cost which until not long ago was $1.00 each. Today they're about $0.55 each, a little easier to swallow for home brewed coffee.

This week I was in Wal-Mart and spotted the KEURIG K10 MINI Plus on the shelf for $89.00 and this unit included the most important feature for me, it only heats the water as you need it, it does not maintain a tank of hot water wasting electricity all day and night long. All you have to do is fill your coffee cup with water (6, 8 or 10 ounces), pour it into the water tank, put in a K-CUP and push the BREW Button.

2 minutes and it is really just 2 minutes later, you have a perfect cup of coffee without wasting any extra electricity.

Also the coffee maker is not limited to just making coffee. It will heat a cup of hot water for tea and they have K- CUPS for making hot chocolate!

Link to Wal-Mart: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Keurig-K-Cup-K10-Mini-Plus-Brewer-Coffee-Maker/23887085

The box it came in. The coffee maker. I purchased black because my new kitchen appliances are stainless steel and black. They do make it in a number of colors. Also you can remove the drip tray my cup is on in the photo to accommodate taller insulated travel mugs.

How hot is the coffee it brews? 167f for the first cup starting with a cold machine and if you immediately make a second cup for another person it's 178f. My guess for this is the internal parts are warmed up by the first brew cycle. Either temp is fine for me and I certainly will not put a cup of either between my legs and drive!

The best part is the electric consumption. Using my Kill-A-Watt meter set on total watts consumed shows it only used 20 watts to brew one cup of coffee. If you have a small 12v/110v inverter you could plug this in your vehicles power plug and have coffee all day. If you live off a solar system you'd hardly notice the power it uses.