K-Cup guys...

[Blak Smyth]

Originally Posted by Mr B

Thanks Sville. The reviews on those over on Amazon have a pretty large amout of negative posts.
Like you said, most of them say "weak coffee" in addition to other dis-likes.

Yes those are the ones that the water just goes right through. Those are the ones I tried with terrible results.
Oh and you have to be very careful when removing the standard k-cup holder, I sliced the crap outta my finger tip once on the piece that pierces the bottom of the k-cups. It is kind of like punching a cigar but it was my finger tip.

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

Yes those are the ones that the water just goes right through. Those are the ones I tried with terrible results.
Oh and you have to be very careful when removing the standard k-cup holder, I sliced the crap outta my finger tip once on the piece that pierces the bottom of the k-cups. It is kind of like punching a cigar but it was my finger tip.

Same here with removing the standard cup holder.

While the Solofil did work well enough for me, the Kuerig as a whole just didn't brew a good enough cup of coffee for me. As most everyone says, too weak. Switched to a FP and never looked back.

[Blak Smyth]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

Same here with removing the standard cup holder.

While the Solofil did work well enough for me, the Kuerig as a whole just didn't brew a good enough cup of coffee for me. As most everyone says, too weak. Switched to a FP and never looked back.

The Keurig serves a purpose, if you are on the go and want a quick no mess cup of okay coffee and don't want to spend more than $150.00 on a machine, it is perfect. I just recently sold my machine to Digs who is just getting into the hobby. It is a gateway machine however, I started roasting my own beans, then went to french press, then after three FPs I bought a Super Auto Espresso machine and am now trying to find another machine for the office.

[yourchoice]

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

Yes those are the ones that the water just goes right through. Those are the ones I tried with terrible results.
Oh and you have to be very careful when removing the standard k-cup holder, I sliced the crap outta my finger tip once on the piece that pierces the bottom of the k-cups. It is kind of like punching a cigar but it was my finger tip.

The reason the water goes right through (and all over the place) isn't the "My-K-Cup", it's the gasket thing the top of it seats to on the Kuerig itself. There are several fixes I've either heard about or read...

• My buddy's MIL puts a piece of aluminum foil over the My-K-Cup and that seems to do the trick for her (never tried it myself).
• My buddy pulls the little gasket down if it works its way back up.
• A youtube search shows some people putting a 1/2 flat faucet washer in the top of the My-K-Cup.
• Someone created "shims" that go above the gasket to keep it held down (I would think a flat faucet washer above it would do the same thing).

Me...I have the same problem and have just pulled down the gasket the couple times I've used it. I think i'll buy a flat faucet washer and shim the gasket and see if that does the trick.

[Dave128]

Originally Posted by yourchoice

The reason the water goes right through (and all over the place) isn't the "My-K-Cup", it's the gasket thing the top of it seats to on the Kuerig itself. There are several fixes I've either heard about or read...

• My buddy's MIL puts a piece of aluminum foil over the My-K-Cup and that seems to do the trick for her (never tried it myself).
• My buddy pulls the little gasket down if it works its way back up.
• A youtube search shows some people putting a 1/2 flat faucet washer in the top of the My-K-Cup.
• Someone created "shims" that go above the gasket to keep it held down (I would think a flat faucet washer above it would do the same thing).

Me...I have the same problem and have just pulled down the gasket the couple times I've used it. I think i'll buy a flat faucet washer and shim the gasket and see if that does the trick.

+1. Also, I use a course grind and get a nice cup of coffee. That seems to help with overflow as well.

[Blak Smyth]

Originally Posted by yourchoice

The reason the water goes right through (and all over the place) isn't the "My-K-Cup", it's the gasket thing the top of it seats to on the Kuerig itself. There are several fixes I've either heard about or read...

• My buddy's MIL puts a piece of aluminum foil over the My-K-Cup and that seems to do the trick for her (never tried it myself).
• My buddy pulls the little gasket down if it works its way back up.
• A youtube search shows some people putting a 1/2 flat faucet washer in the top of the My-K-Cup.
• Someone created "shims" that go above the gasket to keep it held down (I would think a flat faucet washer above it would do the same thing).

Me...I have the same problem and have just pulled down the gasket the couple times I've used it. I think i'll buy a flat faucet washer and shim the gasket and see if that does the trick.

Interesting Joel, I had never heard this. I am actually struggling to understand this fix, not that I doubt you, I am just not able to visualize it.
The water goes into the small hole on top of the cartridge directly above the grinds and exits the hole in the bottom of the cartridge. So are you saying that the water is not making it into the cartidge and is running around the outside? I will try and youtube to see. I do not even have this unit anymore but am curious.

Edit:
Here is a video

I would have been willing to bet that all water was going throug the cartridge as there was never any excess water on the outside of it. Maybe I just didn't realize it. Not sure but interesting dilemna. Thanks for the insight Joel.