Many a Slip 'Twixt K-Cup and Lip

Steyn Online ^ | 14 Nov 2017 | Mark Steyn

[Rummyfan]

A couple of thoughts on the passing scene:

~Tempest in a K-cup: The CEO of Keurig got himself into hot water over the weekend after his coffee company appeared to take the side of the totalitarian thugs at Media Matters For America over its sleazy smear of Sean Hannity. I loathe the way every aspect of American life is now hyper-politicized, including your breakfast cereal and now your morning cup of coffee. But that's mainly a function of thought-police like Media Matters demanding that craven corporations jump, and wimp CEOs responding, "How high?"

This time Keurig's customers pushed back, posting videos of themselves smashing their coffee makers. So Keurig seems to have backed down, and its boss, Bob Gamgort, appears to grasp the difference between virtue-signaling and his business interests. I hope more corporate execs will come to understand that.

PS There's no need to smash your Keurig, because, in my experience, they generally pack up after a couple of months anyway.

[txrefugee]

Who drinks Keurig? Tastes like Grandma’s instant coffee.

[Mercat]

I agree. Mr. Mercat and I grind our beans and use a french press.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[sparklite2]

Keurig coffee is like making love in a canoe. It’s f***ing near water. Even brewing at maximum strength, there’s no flavor. I use mine for cafe mocha because it has taste. The other crap is homeopathic, ie, diluted until nothing is left but bitter water.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/espresso-machines/superautomatics for great java and you have $$$$ to burn.

https://www.amazon.com/Aeropress-Coffee-and-Espresso-Maker/dp/B0047BIWSK Cheap but still makes great coffee but some labor involved and not as quick.

Loved my Saeco. Make a double shot. Top the mug up from the frother. Great mug in about a minute. I picked mine up at a garage sale. Had a leak, so I fixed it. Lasted 10 years. Not bad for a $20.

[buffaloguy]

I agree. I don’t understand why they are so popular. Tasteless coffee.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Plastic + heat = always bad

[ameribbean expat]

Thumbs up on the French Press. Every Sunday morning.

[Rashputin]

I have one of the 40 cup brewers.

Put the grounds in when I wake up, wait a while, take the grounds out, and I'm good to go all day unless I stay up later than usual.

[Family Guy]

I don't know about any one else, but I definitely needed that story about the guy who teaches law in Alabama. It really seems like the whole country has gone absolutely insane sometimes.

[Rummyfan]

I don't know about any one else, but I definitely needed that story about the guy who teaches law in Alabama. It really seems like the whole country has gone absolutely insane sometimes.

Yes, that was a great piece.

[Intolerant in NJ]

So when you say that we should have diversity and equality you are saying we should have difference and sameness. That is incoherent, by itself. Two things cannot be different and the same at the same time in the same way......wow - some brilliant ground rules for his students from professor MacLeod.....

[Axenolith]

I found a 1950’s stainless percolator on eBay, makes great coffee out in the sticks, run it on the cheapo gas burner or the 1910 Glogau stove :-)

[redinIllinois]

Are there days when you need more than 40 cups???

[trebb]

Who drinks Keurig? Tastes like Grandma’s instant coffee.

Or Postum...

[Rashputin]

Sure