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Educate me on reusable K cup coffee baskets

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February 05, 2025, 02:46 PM
HRK
Educate me on reusable K cup coffee baskets
Make your own K-Cups, from $585 to $180K you can make your own,

https://coffeetec.com/collections/17-packaging-k-cup

or on Amazon for $60 you can roll your own, this looks like a
good way to make your own...

https://www.amazon.com/Savepod...s/dp/B0DD9TCPF5?th=1
February 06, 2025, 09:26 AM
OneWheelDrive
Coffee in a K-cup is ground very fine. You'd probably need to regrind your coffee to get the same results from a reusable K-cup.


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February 06, 2025, 09:49 AM
ensigmatic
quote:
Originally posted by OneWheelDrive:
Coffee in a K-cup is ground very fine. You'd probably need to regrind your coffee to get the same results from a reusable K-cup.
Yeah... that probably ain't gonna fly.

First of all: A truly capable grinder that can grind finely, with a consistent grind, is going to cost on upwards to $500 or so.

Anything less will produce, among other things, an effect we call "fines": Very, very fine coffee particles, dust really, that'll really clog up the works.

Secondly: Such grinders are designed to grind whole beans. Feed it already-ground coffee and you'll probably (almost certainly) get clogging and overheating in the grinder. And the re-grinding process will probably burn the grind.

Yes: I am something of a coffee geek Wink



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February 07, 2025, 07:33 PM
SBrooks
We used plastic type a while and then lid would eventually break from being folded back and forth at the hinge. Found some metal ones with no hinge and more holes everywhere. I like them better and assume they will last longer.


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