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For the uninitiated, the Keurig machines are taking over
the planet, and while no doubt many a purist would
prefer
two cups of coffee, they have gained significant market
share, with major coffee brands (e.g. Dunkin) now
offering K-Cup varieties.
There are other, competing cartridge products
on the
market as well.
This idea is about being able to manufacture, including
in a home setting, a sealed packet of arbitrary shape
(say, a snowman), that contains coffee, and contains the
minimal required characteristics (a centered rigid base
and top area) to fit into the cartridge area of such a
brewer and allow it to deliver a cup of coffee.
Random shape tea bags next.
Wikipedia page on Keurig
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keurig
to assist with what might be the least helpful introductory paragraph ever to contain the phrase "for the uninitiated" [calum, Oct 21 2011]
Coffee Cup Printer (but not k-cups)
http://cunicode.com/one-coffee-cup-a-day/
[swimswim, Nov 20 2011]
[link]
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Many would prefer even one cup of coffee. |
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The Keurig Device sounds ghastly. According to the
Wikipedia page, the user " invokes the brew
feature". I cannot imagine any civilized, sane
society in which the words "invoke the brew feature"
would occur. |
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Regrettably, therefore, I must bone. |
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I've had "coffee" from a Keurig machine. I think I would
rather have vagina jam. |
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There's only one question to answer... Will it pass
the Keurig Test? |
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But, you still have to buy the grains? I don't see
how this really makes anything easier. A bit fun,
perhaps, but not easier. |
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I had a friend who simply did not understand the
difference between my espresso machine and his
Keurig. To the point where if I asked what he was
doing he would occasionally respond that he was
making "an espresso", presumably because this
sounds fucking awesome and saying "pressing a
button and watching runny brown water come
out" does not. This infuriated me to the point of
ruining our friendship, needless to say. |
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Keurig, Nespresso, Tassimo, Caffitaly, Flavia etc are all (to some extent) "successfull" in applying the Gillette loss-leader business model to the world of espresso. Some of these make reasonable cups of coffee. |
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That same model is to blame for countless other cynical, consumer infantalising, proprietary, non-open, producer-focused, wastes-of-resources, inefficiencies that proves that reasonably often, the "market" is an ass. |
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Other examples (other than Razors) include: Propriatary charger-connectors for mobile phones, Apple's DRM, The Entire Motor Industry, Microsoft, Printer Cartridges, blah blah etc |
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Onward to the idea - I quite like the idea of "hacking" the form/function of the container so that you can start selling warranty-voiding novelty versions. However, would people really go for it? If they've already invested in a proprietary one-task device and opted not to use the generic coffee grains/coffee-bag versions, then who knows what else they'll splash-out on. |
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Actually, there are advantages to the "cartridge" - they can be left out in public areas to be used to make drinks, with minimal mess made. So it's not all bad - but for home use? The mind boggles! Who in their right mind...etc etc, etc |
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There's obviously a niche in coffee between instant
and brewed convenience, and Keurig has been the
most successful in exploiting it. Branding of K-cups is
already happening -- this idea is just the next step. |
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I used to think it was a Pamela Anderson experiment. |
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//warranty-voiding novelty versions// Buy them to
use in other people's machines. |
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want good coffee? Get it fresh roasted, find your nearest coffee roaster. I found mine years ago. |
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Use coffee roasted no longer than 2 weeks ago. Grind every time you make. Use french press method, water at 190-200 degrees. Use a dark-ish roast, not a light one, but not really dark like french roast, just not a light roast. |
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If you want to roast your own, no need to buy a specialized coffee roaster, can simply use popcorn popper. Could use oven, but may not come out as evenly roasted. |
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