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Got a Keurig Coffee Maker ? Tired of running out of K Cups ? Even more tired of having to buy box after box of hardly what you'd call "cheap" K Cup coffee pods? Ever wondered how to get your bag of standard roast espresso to work with a Keurig machine?
In case you have no idea what I'm referring to - Keurig home brew coffee making systems only take k-cups, which you have to buy separately so you're somewhat tied in to buying their cups forever.This is all well and good but you've gone through a few cartons of k-cups in a matter of weeks, you'll realize just how expensive it can be to keep it running!
What's This Istructable Going to Show Me?
This Instructable will cover a few tips on how to reduce the overall number of brand new k-cups you need to buy for your Keurig and instead either use the same kcups more than once or get your hands on a My K Cups reusable coffee filter that works with any K Cups Keurig machine.
In the past making a good shot of espresso coffee was rather time consuming requiring a lot of effort and indeed patience. Nowadays it's a bit easier. In fact all you need to do is press that button on your keurig one cup coffee machine and you're done!
Before We Go into the Recycling Method, Allow Me To Show You a Smarter Solution
It's called the My K-Cup and it's designed specifically to allow you to brew your own favorite espresso brand or tea, effectively giving you the freedom to choose what goes into your keurig.
Keurig produced this little gadget, probably because they knew that if they didn't make it, someone would eventually.Fantastic I hear you gasp. I don't need to physically refill my pre used already used Keurig Cups anymore? Well.... Yes.
This recognized Keurig reusable coffee filter is quite a useful ite to have. Unlike normal k-cups, it's not disposable, and it's an definite must for devoted Keurig k-cups followers that wish they could using their own pack of pre-ground from time to time. The My K-Cup basically allows you to produce any brand of coffee drinks you like - and you'll certainly never ever need to purchase another box of k-cups again if that's what you want.
The following Movie explains why disposable K Cups for the Keurig aren't your only option.
The good thing is that this incredibly versatile, cost-saving k-cup Reusable Coffee Filter is only around $12 brand-new.
How Do I Go About Recycling My Old K Cups?
This is definately not the most graceful of procedures and will probably leave you covered in coffee grounds but nevertheless you can actually re-load your old kcups and I will show you how with these step-by-step instructions.
In case you have no idea what I'm referring to - Keurig home brew coffee making systems only take k-cups, which you have to buy separately so you're somewhat tied in to buying their cups forever.This is all well and good but you've gone through a few cartons of k-cups in a matter of weeks, you'll realize just how expensive it can be to keep it running!
What's This Istructable Going to Show Me?
This Instructable will cover a few tips on how to reduce the overall number of brand new k-cups you need to buy for your Keurig and instead either use the same kcups more than once or get your hands on a My K Cups reusable coffee filter that works with any K Cups Keurig machine.
In the past making a good shot of espresso coffee was rather time consuming requiring a lot of effort and indeed patience. Nowadays it's a bit easier. In fact all you need to do is press that button on your keurig one cup coffee machine and you're done!
Before We Go into the Recycling Method, Allow Me To Show You a Smarter Solution
It's called the My K-Cup and it's designed specifically to allow you to brew your own favorite espresso brand or tea, effectively giving you the freedom to choose what goes into your keurig.
Keurig produced this little gadget, probably because they knew that if they didn't make it, someone would eventually.Fantastic I hear you gasp. I don't need to physically refill my pre used already used Keurig Cups anymore? Well.... Yes.
This recognized Keurig reusable coffee filter is quite a useful ite to have. Unlike normal k-cups, it's not disposable, and it's an definite must for devoted Keurig k-cups followers that wish they could using their own pack of pre-ground from time to time. The My K-Cup basically allows you to produce any brand of coffee drinks you like - and you'll certainly never ever need to purchase another box of k-cups again if that's what you want.
The following Movie explains why disposable K Cups for the Keurig aren't your only option.
The good thing is that this incredibly versatile, cost-saving k-cup Reusable Coffee Filter is only around $12 brand-new.
How Do I Go About Recycling My Old K Cups?
This is definately not the most graceful of procedures and will probably leave you covered in coffee grounds but nevertheless you can actually re-load your old kcups and I will show you how with these step-by-step instructions.
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The first thing that you should do is set aside all your used k cups.
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The grounds dump out easier if they are still wet. I usually dump them out right away. Careful! They can be hot!
You can rotate the cup so the metal tip goes through the same hole in the bottom each time.
I close the machine carefully. Sometimes the foil will tear a little and some grounds will leak out. I'm thinking about using a heavier duty foil.
My coffee doesn't seem quite as "strong" as the pre-made cups so I usually use a smaller setting on the machine. (10 oz)
I have a small plastic food container that holds 2 k-cups perfectly.
I rotate through 6 cups that I have.
So far, I haven't torn any of the filters. They seem pretty durable.
One of my colleagues laughed at me when she saw my foil-covered k-cups. She said, "They're only 50 cents apiece." Well, each cup uses two and a half scoops of coffee and a piece of foil. I haven't figured my costs yet but I think they will compare very favorably against 2-50 cent cups per day.
I'm not sure how much you spend, but I bet it's less than that!
Wish I had a clever excuse for that one, but... yea. I don't. This is why I try to avoid doing math in my head.
Color me embarrassed.