I have no shame in admitting I may or may not have a slight addiction to coffee. No one believes me when I tell them this, but, believe it or not, I do not, and never have, consumed coffee for its energy-giving abilities; I quite literally drink a coffee every evening around 10pm. As much as I would love to benefit from the caffeine jolt coffee provides most people with, I just fucking love the taste, and that brings us to me throwing down a minimum of eight coffee daily, present-day.
I have been using a Keurig since Blaine and I moved into our home because he doesn’t drink coffee, so there isn’t much sense in brewing a pot a day only to have one person taking advantage of it. Unfortunately, because I do use my Keurig frequently throughout the day, I’ve come to the realization that Keurig coffee makers are not built for longevity, or for excessive use.
I’ve killed three Keurigs in two years, and yes, I do descale them. I think I may have accidentally cooked one with hard water, but regardless, three over the span of a couple of years is a wee bit ludicrous. I have a hard time believing that these units are designed so poorly, but I also have difficulty in believing the number of times I make use of a unit in a given day is what is causing its ultimate demise.
I really did not want to fork over money to purchase a fourth damn Keurig, but I also didn’t really know what sort of coffee maker to look into that could still use Keurig pods, because I had a plethora waiting to be used in my cupboards from when the last unit bit the dust.
After a bit of research, my sister was able to find a machine that checked all of my boxes – read tomorrow’s post to find out which coffee maker reigns supreme.
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