<p> Coffee Maker, "KEURIG K10 MINI Plus"</p><p>I like good coffee but unlike most people I do drink it all hours of the day and many times late into the evenings.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>2 minutes and it is really just 2 minutes later, you have a perfect cup of coffee without wasting any extra electricity.</p><p>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!</p><p>Link to Wal-Mart: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Keurig-K-Cup-K10-Mini-Plus-Brewer-Coffee-Maker/23887085</p><p>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. </p><p>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!</p><p>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. </p>