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What to Do If Your Keurig Won't Brew - K-Cup Barista The drawback to this wonderful piece of machinery is that it is made of complicated and sensitive parts. I’ve heard story after story of Keurig woes, and I’ve had a few of my own. So what do you do if your Keurig won’t brew? Here are some troubleshooting tips if your Keurig gets temperamental. Step 2: Lift up the water … [Read more...] about Coffee Roundup

Chock Full O Nuts K-Cups

Just came back from the store with a new K Cup and Brand. I picked up Chock Full O' Nuts Midtown Manhattan blend. These K Cups are different from any I have seen before. Gone is the plastic cone on the bottom like most K Cups. Instead it is a little screen that saves tons of plastic. There is just a little plastic ring around the top and thats it. At first I was skeptical if … [Read more...] about Chock Full O Nuts K-Cups

New Way to Break A Keurig Brewer

A few years ago before I knew how to clean a needle in the Keurig B40 that we owned it started acting up and only brewed a half of cup of coffee if we were lucky. I went out and bought a new brewer and when I mentioned to my handy neighbor that we were throwing away the old B40 he asked if he could have it. We gave it to him and he never had a problem with it. I am guessing … [Read more...] about New Way to Break A Keurig Brewer

Eco-Friendly K Cups

One of the biggest concerns that I had when moving to a single cup brewer about 10 months ago was the amount of waste generated by the K Cups. I am a big recycler and it bothered me  for our household to be tossing out about 6 to 8 of these little plastic pods each day – even more when we have guests. I’ve seen some data that claims the more than 5 billion K Cups were sold, … [Read more...] about Eco-Friendly K Cups