February 16, 2013
Calculating the high cost of K-Cups, pods, and other pre-packaged single-serve coffee.
November 22, 2012
A table that summarizes the popular products currently on the market which are reusable alternatives to K-Cups which allow for the use of a consumer’s own coffee that are compatible with many of the original Keurig brewers.
November 16, 2012
The JavaJig is so simple, easy to use, and easy to clean that you immediately wonder why someone else didn’t immediately come up with this design.
August 13, 2012
Well-established fact: K-Cups are wasteful, and are difficult to and usually are not recycled. While there are many alternatives to them if you must use a Keurig brewer, some people [...]
March 27, 2012
At the risk of becoming the queen of single-cup alternatives to Keurig or Nespresso brewers, here is a review of yet another device which will produce one serving of the [...]
Revised on April 14, 2012
February 15, 2012
Key patents on K-Cups, the single portion packs used in Keurig brewers, are expiring this year. Rather than lose market share to the competition, Keurig is countering by coming out [...]
Revised on July 26, 2012
December 27, 2011
A detailed review of the Hamilton Beach “The Scoop” single cup drip coffee brewer, an excellent alternative to the wasteful and expensive Keurig brewers.
Revised on May 17, 2012
September 1, 2011
A closer look at a new program to recover K-Cups.
Revised on February 8, 2013
August 11, 2011
A new contender in the alternative-to-K-Cups game.
Revised on February 8, 2013
July 13, 2011
The tax man creates a memory.
December 26, 2010
Solofill refillable filters for Keurig single cup brewers eliminate the waste of K-Cups, improve upon previous alternatives to K-Cups, and have gotten excellent reviews from coffee lovers.
Revised on February 1, 2013
December 17, 2010
Review of a reusable hemp coffee filter, with instructions on how to clean reusable cloth coffee filters in general.
Revised on February 8, 2013
August 6, 2010
Keurig and other single-use coffee providers are still tackling the issue of waste, and K-Cups still come out as the most eco-conscious choice.
Revised on July 26, 2012
December 1, 2009
The tugo Traveling Drink Holder is one of those “Why didn’t I think of that?” products. It is a simple, flexible cup holder that attaches in seconds between the upright handles of nearly any piece of rolling luggage. At last,…
Revised on February 8, 2013
November 30, 2009
I intended the holiday gift guide to be the last of the “go out and buy” posts, save for an upcoming planned product review, but I see that Amazon is having some good Cyber Monday deals for those of you…
Revised on November 2, 2010