How does this product compare to the refillable Kcup by Keurig? Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter 5048I despise the reusable K-cup that came with my machine. It sprays water and coffee grinds everywhere. After much research, we learned that many people have problems with it. I'm hoping this is a viable alternative. How does this product compare to the refillable Kcup by Keurig? Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter 5048I despise the reusable K-cup that came with my machine. It sprays water and... » Read More How does this product compare to the refillable Kcup by Keurig? Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter 5048I despise the reusable K-cup that came with my machine. It sprays water and coffee grinds everywhere. After much research, we learned that many people have problems with it. I'm hoping this is a viable alternative. « Show Less
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I found San Francisco Bay brand in my area, and tried the Fog Chaser variety. Very good and much cheaper than any K-cup...about half the price. It still creates some landfill waste, but less than a K-cup. I've tried two Ekobrew devices now, and neither worked for me. Coffee and grounds leaked everywhere no matter what I tried (various grinds, quantities, using the flat washer trick and holding down the arm of the Keurig). I wanted to like the Ekobrew, and I love the concept. It just didn't work for me.
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well I've had the same problem with sediment, after taking the old fashioned coffee filters and cutting out tiny circles for the bottom of the k-cup personal thing...that worked great, but who has time to cut the darned things out?? Not me, I just don't drink the final couple of sips!!! ;)
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The ekobrew works way better than the my k cup. I've used both and gave the my k cup away as I couldn't get a nice strong cup of coffee out of it.
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2 superstar!I luv my K-Cup that came w/ my Keurig, i use Folgers Black Silk in it and never had a problem w/ it, comes out perfecto, i don't remove the piercing part either! Maybe ur not screwing on the lid tight or filling it w/ 2 much coffee grinds? I add right below the top, then turn the lid till it clicks! Close the top of ur Keurig and ur ready 2 go unless u may have a defect w/ ur K- Cup? I had a defect w/ my 1st Keurig unit my friend got me at Sams Club! Water would run out the bottom of my maker, called Keurig they were really nice and helpful, they sent me out a new 1 right away! Hope this helped? 2 superstar!I luv my K-Cup that came w/ my Keurig, i use Folgers Black Silk in it and never had a problem w/ it, comes out perfecto, i don't remove the piercing part either! Maybe ur not screwing on the lid tight or filling it w/ 2 much coffee grinds? I add right below the top, then turn the lid till it clicks! Close the top of ur Keurig and ur ready 2 go unless u may have a defect w/ ur K- Cup? I had a defect w/ my 1st Keurig unit my friend got me at Sams Club! Water would run out the bottom of my maker, called Keurig they were really nice and helpful, they sent me out a new 1 right... » Read More 2 superstar!I luv my K-Cup that came w/ my Keurig, i use Folgers Black Silk in it and never had a problem w/ it, comes out perfecto, i don't remove the piercing part either! Maybe ur not screwing on the lid tight or filling it w/ 2 much coffee grinds? I add right below the top, then turn the lid till it clicks! Close the top of ur Keurig and ur ready 2 go unless u may have a defect w/ ur K- Cup? I had a defect w/ my 1st Keurig unit my friend got me at Sams Club! Water would run out the bottom of my maker, called Keurig they were really nice and helpful, they sent me out a new 1 right away! Hope this helped? « Show Less
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I can't speak to whether the ekobrew is better or worse than the Keurig version, but the problem you experience when using the Keurig reusable cup is easy to solve. There's a "donut" rubber gasket that fits around the steel hot water injection tube that pierces the top of a standard K-cup in your brewer. Through use, this gasket gets pushed up and as a result it doesn't seal properly against the top of the reusable K-cup. To fix the water from escaping the top of the Keurig reusable cup, gently pull the gasket downward until it's close to - but not off of - the injector tip. Don't worry about pulling it down too far - the K-cup and your machine will fix this. Just close it gently. I can't speak to whether the ekobrew is better or worse than the Keurig version, but the problem you experience when using the Keurig reusable cup is easy to solve. There's a "donut" rubber gasket that fits around the steel hot water injection tube that pierces the top of a standard K-cup in your brewer. Through use, this gasket gets pushed up and as a result it doesn't seal properly against the top of the reusable K-cup. To fix the water from escaping the top of the Keurig reusable cup, gently pull the gasket downward until it's close to - but not off of - the injector tip. Don't... » Read More I can't speak to whether the ekobrew is better or worse than the Keurig version, but the problem you experience when using the Keurig reusable cup is easy to solve. There's a "donut" rubber gasket that fits around the steel hot water injection tube that pierces the top of a standard K-cup in your brewer. Through use, this gasket gets pushed up and as a result it doesn't seal properly against the top of the reusable K-cup. To fix the water from escaping the top of the Keurig reusable cup, gently pull the gasket downward until it's close to - but not off of - the injector tip. Don't worry about pulling it down too far - the K-cup and your machine will fix this. Just close it gently. « Show Less
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This product is far superior to the keurig version. I have one and I do NOT have any problem with water and coffee grounds spraying all over the place. The water and the coffee stay in the unit where they belong!
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If you have a Cosco, they sell San francisco Bay brand French roast pods for half the price of other brands and it makes a good/strong cup of coffee.After brewing, I cut the filter off the rim, which makes a great cutting line. I use the washed filters in the ecobrew brew cup. It helps decrease sediment.
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Agreed. I wish I would have bought one much sooner. It works, makes a damn good cup of coffee (especially compared to the Keurig My K-Cup) and you can get a pound of good coffee for $8-10 (obviously less if you're not picky...im picky)
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Forget the stupid "My K-cup" Keurig filter and buy the ekobrew. It's superior in every possible way. I tried the My K-cup that Keurig makes (and sells for way too much money). It's awkward to use, can be very messy when it doesn't work properly, and even at it's best produces a weak cup of coffee. The Ekobrew is much easier to use and actually gives you a full bodied cup as good as any k-cup. I've stopped buying k-cups altogether now that Keurig has raised the price by about 30%. Thanks to products like solofill and ekobrew I can thumb my nose at Keurig and it's monopoly on k-cups!
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I have the elite k45 and I use these pretty regularly. They fit the machine like a glove. You don't have to to use filters but I would recommend using filters. I've found the results to be much tastier and without ground residue in my coffee when I use the ekobrew filters. After the initial investment in both, you will save a lot of money on kcups. Also, they're even easier to clean when a filter is in play.
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Hi, Love the machine, great quality, durable and looks good. Use it many times a day. And yes, I can make my own coffee with this machine. I had to do some research beforehand, for only certain types of fill-able kcups work. The one I ended up buying works great: "Solofill K3 GOLD CUP 24K Plated Refillable Filter Cup" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C3828WA/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1).
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I've been using mine for about a month and the coffee is far superior to drip and Keurig style coffee makers. Using drip I always tasted the paper filter, and K-cups are plastic and the coffee seemed stale at times. With the percolator I grind the beans rather coarsely to keep sediment out of the pot. Plug it in and 5 minutes later I have a wonderful cup of freshly ground and brewed coffee. Can't wait to serve our holiday guests from this perk.
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From what I understand the k cup fillers are not supported with this business brewer. Although to be fair I have not tried it. When I have done research it always seems to state that it does not use any of the other filters.
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My Keurig brewer had the same issue with beverage weakness and errant grounds when I used the single cup K-adapter to brew my own coffee. I think it's an inherent issue with these brewers due to the lack of forced air pressure (which you get with store bought K-cups) and not unique to this particular coffee maker. I think it has something to do with the coffee grind and the water-to-coffee ratios. I suggest to stick to using K-cups, pods or the permanent wire basket for smaller servings. Only my 2-cents, which isn't even worth that.
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Hi Dan K, I have no idea, I have had nothing but trouble with this Mr. Coffee version of a "keurig" after having had a Keurig for 8 years. This one leaks, sometimes doesn't release the water, holds very little water, it is totally not worth purchasing. A kettle is easier than this machine.
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Eco filter in the cup.The larger cup is an adapter. the filter is in leiu of a k cup. The filter is the size of a k cup. BTW all k cups are not created equal. I've opened them up out of curiosity and a desire to recylce. The better ones have a perforated disc that sits under the mesh filter to prevent poking thru the mesh bag that holds the grounds inside of a k cup. I'm guessing that's why some people have had problems with grounds migrating to places they don't belong.
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I had the K-cup machine and it stopped working after 2.5 years. I now have the Vue V700 and like it more than the K-cup. We use the refillable Solofill V1 with our own coffee. Works great. No worries about being able to purchase the cups. I had some left over k-cups and I just open them and pour the coffee/tea in the solo fill V1. Works for me.
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I use the solo fill pod which is similar. I like using the filters for several reasons and would highly recommend them! 1. It seems to eliminate the occasional overflow. Without them, I sometimes get grounds or just plain water in my cup. 2. It is easier to clean your pod, especially if you are going to reuse it immediately (as for a second cup). Without a filter, you have to handle the hot wet grounds directly, which is messy. After using one, I let it cool or dry. I empty the grounds into a container to save using ony plants later. I put the empty paper filter in my compost. Much less waste than a kcup!
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The coffee is placed directly in the filter and then brewed. Generally this works well but there is sediment (coffee fines?) at the bottom of the cup. Also coffee is not as strong as the K-cups which I think is because the water passes too quickly through the filter.
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Not sure about the "smell", but if you are using a silver cup like the one in the picture, the k-cups were not really designed for it. The k-cups were designed for that.. a cup, like the ceramic ones you see in cafe signs and such. While it WILL brew into the silver cups your basically putting about twice as much or more water than the k-cup was designed to serve. You can blame Keurig on that one.I have had coffee grounds in my cup and this seems to be due to an overflow of the water around the piercer/infuser. :/ Dunno how to solve it myself as it comes and goes depending. Possibly make the bottom puncture hole bigger before brewing. Not sure about the "smell", but if you are using a silver cup like the one in the picture, the k-cups were not really designed for it. The k-cups were designed for that.. a cup, like the ceramic ones you see in cafe signs and such. While it WILL brew into the silver cups your basically putting about twice as much or more water than the k-cup was designed to serve. You can blame Keurig on that one.I have had coffee grounds in my cup and this seems to be due to an overflow of the water around the piercer/infuser. :/ Dunno how to solve it myself as it comes and goes... » Read More Not sure about the "smell", but if you are using a silver cup like the one in the picture, the k-cups were not really designed for it. The k-cups were designed for that.. a cup, like the ceramic ones you see in cafe signs and such. While it WILL brew into the silver cups your basically putting about twice as much or more water than the k-cup was designed to serve. You can blame Keurig on that one.I have had coffee grounds in my cup and this seems to be due to an overflow of the water around the piercer/infuser. :/ Dunno how to solve it myself as it comes and goes depending. Possibly make the bottom puncture hole bigger before brewing. « Show Less
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This K-Cup Holder (Black), is and works the same as the original. I also bought the K-Cup Holder (Brown) that has a screen filter in it to use when I brew my Tea.I recommend that you do not use the same K-Cup Holder to brew your Coffee and Tea with, you may experience an awful taste.
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I just received mine and you cannot use the re-usable cups that I have. They changed the inside of the k-cup holder. Extremely irritating because it can no longer accept reusable k-cups! Really Keurig at a time when you are being criticized for excess nonrecyclable waste created by k-cups filling up landfills- you actually decided to make this environmentally unfriendly change?????
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Machine will not operate with less than 6 oz of water. I've tried :-( With a single serve machine you really need a rich coffee. B'fast Blend is weak to begin with. And, the single serve machines do not give the water enough time to soak the grinds so the first water comes our almost clear [about half the cup] thereby producing a weak cup of coffee. My work-around is a coffee POD instead of a K-Cup. I put a JavaOne FRENCH ROAST POD in the My K-Cup and now get the best cup so far. French Roast is a richer coffee but not bitter; it translates well to a single serve machine. Result is a stronger, richer cup, but not too. When I put the pod in the My K Cup I put the pod seam to the sides, then I cut an "X" in the pod so the water can penetrate the pod and get to the grinds faster. Sounds complicated but it's really not at all. With pods, you can run them under water before inserting in the holder too [before cutting the "X" that is]. This will get the grinds lubed so when the water hits the coffee it's more ready to release it's flavor. Make sense? Pods are about 1/2 the price of the K Cups too, and the coffee selection is excellent.
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You need the My Kcup reusable filters. They come in a yellow,black and white box. If you look on Amazon at the Keurig 300 series and scroll down you will see them. Please note these filters have no top. I made the same mistake but now I am using these filters and all is well?
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I just bought a K145 to replace my dearly departed 5 year-old B145. The ekobrew reusable k cup filter does not fit into the holster of the K145. (Nice move, Keurig!) However, I was able to take the holster out of my old model and fit it into the new model, so I can continue to use my ekobrews.