I just entered the world of Keurig - Any must haves?

We just use ours for the instant hot water for tea. I can't tell you the last time we bought k cups

If you have to use a Keurig, your best bet is to make your own K-Cups with coffee you like.

I understand the ease of use if you are on the go, but do yourself a favor and buy a cheap french press and use it when you have the time.

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must have

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a box to put it in to send it back.

You'll need one of these to get around the ink reader.

Freedom Clip

This one is gross,

Wife bought one. Made our own blend with CC coffee for about a month. It becomes a hassle to clean out the dispenser with each use. We buy a knock-off of the Donut Shop Medium Roast. I don't think its as good as CC, but i'm not paying $1.80 per cup for home usage. The knockoff brand comes out to about .80 per cup. I've actually grown to like it.

I like our Keurig. I like dark coffees (Dark Magic by green mountain, Emeril's Big, Bold, Easy, and Starbucks Sumatra)
I find that using the coffee grounds in the little filter thing defeats the purpose of the convenience of the keurig, although I have used it before without problems. My complaint would be that I wish it would have the option to brew 20 oz or more at a time... As far as the temp, make sure the temp is set as high as possible, (192 degrees I believe). Also we use distilled water in the reservoir which helps prevent the amount of scale build up over time. I often use just run water through for the kids' hot chocolate.

Everyone is gonna have their opinions... Just my $.02