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Re:K-Cup creator John Sylvan regrets inventing Keurig coffee... by starttoaster on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @05:27PM (#38550359)
They make those re-usable K cups, which I've never used and can't speak to how well they function or reduce waste. But I suppose they were never as popular to buy and use because then you have to do all of the things about making coffee that make it less desirable than just dropping by Dunkin Donuts on the way to work.
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Re:K-Cup creator John Sylvan regrets inventing Keurig coffee... by abfan1127 on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @05:32PM (#38550407)
I use a re-usable K cup. Its still very convenient. I grab a clean one, add grounds, install in the machine and get my coffee. When I get multiple coffees in a day, I just dump and re-use the same K-cup. Its still really convenient.
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Re:K-Cup creator John Sylvan regrets inventing Keurig coffee... by antisthenes on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @05:44PM (#38550518)
That sounds less convenient than putting in a disposable paper filter into a machine and dumping grounds into it, adding water, then brewing 4-6 cups at once.

Maybe you have to wait a little longer, but you don't have to worry about cleaning and adding grounds.

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Re:K-Cup creator John Sylvan regrets inventing Keurig coffee... by titzer on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @05:48PM (#38550565)
Note also that paper filters are recyclable and compostable.
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Re:K-Cup creator John Sylvan regrets inventing Keurig coffee... by piva00 on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @06:10PM (#38550753)
Or a moka pot: unscrew, fill water up to the valve, fill coffee in the basket, screw it all back, brew your coffee.
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Re:K-Cup creator John Sylvan regrets inventing Keurig coffee... by 1letterunixname on Thursday December 07, 2023 @12:12AM (#38553088)
Same. Disposability and waste is false convenience with externalities.
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