Hi I was wondering how long it takes to brew? And does it work with every k-cup
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It takes about 3 minutes. It does use the Keurig k-cup but you only get about half a cup of coffee.
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It takes about 2 minutes to heat up and 2 minutes to brew a great cup of coffee. It takes all k cups I've tried and I even bought the kind you fill with your own coffee and it works great too. Believe me- best coffee pot I've bought in years.
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It only takes a couple of minutes to brew. I only use reusable k cups purchased from Bed, bath and beyond. Better for the environment.
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i dont know what you mean by every kcup. My son is in college and he buys the coffee kcups and its great. I dont know exactly how long, but its pretty quick, like maybe 3 min?
458684
I timed it. From cold tap water, it started brewing in 20 seconds and completed with a 12-cupful carafe in just under 10 minutes. This was on the "regular" setting. "Bold" would of course take a little longer but probably not much.
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It doesnt take too long however, I need to update my review because I've since had to buy a new coffee pot cuz this one just stopped working. It just wouldnt brew. I would turn it on and nothing would happen. It wasnt even a year old.
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It does not work to put any k cups into... Or didn't work for me anyways. I just had coffee grounds every where after putting a k cup into this in the keurig
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It works great with using your own coffee or even tea (leaves) it works ok with using the k-cups,sometimes they don't brew so great but if your purpose for it is using loose coffee it's great
68360
I have only made either 12 cups or 10 cups - to me not a significant difference in brewing time. It makes sense a smaller pot brewed would take less time. I have learned when the music plays to signal brewing has finished - it has not - that by giving it another 3 to 5 minutes it will completely finish.
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I pretty much agree with all of the prior answers, some in the "it depends" category. You can brew a mug of coffee from pre-ground, or from Breville-ground. Either is in the range of 4-5 minutes.
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The coffee isn't BAD. I would guess a lot depends on your k-cups, water quality, etc. honestly, I don't consider this product to be a good cup if coffee- it's more of a hot caffeine delivery system. No worse than any other keurig, but not as good as fresh ground.
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I have to fill the grinder daily. I have it set to grind 6 cups of coffee and add as much water as the reservoir will hold; this results in 4 - 6 cups of coffee. It takes the machine 40 minutes to brew 1/2 pot of coffee. (It makes a great humidifier as it steams most of the water away). Since buying this machine, we are purchasing twice as many beans and drinking half the coffee! If you are considering buying a Kraps coffee pot, don't waste your money!
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I have a keurig that I use for single cup brewing and it takes less time to grind the beans than it does for the keurig to heat up fully so I'd say about 45 seconds
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Are you packing it? And how full? Oddly enough I think I remember it flowing a little better if it was more full. I keep mine pretty full for a stronger brew and haven't had too many problems. but I do notice that it brews inherently a little slower than a regular k-cup. I believe this could just be a design issue with the reusable cups. I've heard a similar complaint from others in the office with other brands.
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no! I use VERY fine ground coffee (I like it strong) and the strong brew setting for 6 six 3-4 minutes max. 13 minutes crazy!
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Although I didn't have a chance to use it. The 8-cup setting is my best refer and It would take roughly 5-7 min. to brew on either gas/E-stove. Hope It helps.
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Haven't used it for over 3 months yet. It has it's limitations but so far working okay for our small office. Three of us use it regularly each day M-F. For the price, I think it is good. I have a Bella one-cup machine I use at home which can use pods but is designed for individual coffee grounds as well. That's a great one, but I wanted something with pods so they could be easily discarded at work. I'm sure there are better models, and of course ones that use the K-cups. I would say it is a 7 out of 10 because for the cost it brews the coffee. Staff have brought in flavored pods to add to our coffee inventory. Hope this comment helps. We have been using it regularly since 1/5/15. Haven't used it for over 3 months yet. It has it's limitations but so far working okay for our small office. Three of us use it regularly each day M-F. For the price, I think it is good. I have a Bella one-cup machine I use at home which can use pods but is designed for individual coffee grounds as well. That's a great one, but I wanted something with pods so they could be easily discarded at work. I'm sure there are better models, and of course ones that use the K-cups. I would say it is a 7 out of 10 because for the cost it brews the coffee. Staff have brought in flavored pods to add to... » Read More Haven't used it for over 3 months yet. It has it's limitations but so far working okay for our small office. Three of us use it regularly each day M-F. For the price, I think it is good. I have a Bella one-cup machine I use at home which can use pods but is designed for individual coffee grounds as well. That's a great one, but I wanted something with pods so they could be easily discarded at work. I'm sure there are better models, and of course ones that use the K-cups. I would say it is a 7 out of 10 because for the cost it brews the coffee. Staff have brought in flavored pods to add to our coffee inventory. Hope this comment helps. We have been using it regularly since 1/5/15. « Show Less
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I use it in the k-cup, not sure if it would work with the pod brewer or not. Sorry I couldn't answer more precisely.
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It's an awesome little maker... Takes about 5-7 minutes to brew but the wait is worth it. I make Cuban Café at work so it's great to have this little guy bc I don't have an electric burner there... Great for traveling... :-) enjoy...
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that sounds like a long time. I have never timed it, but I usually brew about 6 cups and don't feel it takes a long time. There is also the option to pour a cup before the brewing is complete. It will stop until you put the carafe back in.