Can you use "pods" not made by Keurig?
1691515
You cannot on the new Kerig 2.0 I think keurig missed the boat on this decision. I am in the market for a new Kcup coffee maker and have decided not to buy Keurig
1875571
Not entirely sure of the question, but only pods can be used in the machine. I have seen one refillable pod; have not tried them because I'm afraid they may damage machine.
552151
Yes, but I believe you can get pods to refill. The bigger issue to me is inadequate steaming & how long frothing takes. Check out the Ranchilio Sylvia which is what I use now.
1507995
Yes, you can use any Nespresso-compatible pods. Apparently Nespresso's patent for their pods has expired so there are a lot of different brands on the market. So far I've liked the official Nespresso ones the most but they're also very expensive.
97372
No. Unfortunately, they aren't the same size as the K cup. And you can only get some of the pods (espresso) at Starbucks. The k cups are available just about every where.
1875573
You can only use the little pods. It will make espresso or regular coffee. It's great and no clean up time!
2095692
No, this brewer model can only use Pods for brewing coffee. See the third picture from the top at the left for an example of the type of Pod that can be used.
1539829
Why would you want to? Instant coffee doesn't get filtered it goes straight into the cup. You could just run the Keurig without putting in a pod for just hot water. That's how I make my hot cocoa.
844502
Yes, you can use reusable pod, buy tea I cups, or put a tea bag in the coffee cup and leave machine empty and just have it brew plain water
1273112
You CAN use your own coffee if you have the drawer for that. It only comes with one pod drawer though. There are separate drawers for K-cups, tea & ground coffee.
656589
This machine only makes pods for espresso or senseo machines, but this company DOES make keurig cups for your machine called E-Z cups. You can go to their website at http://www.perfectpodmaker.com/pages/product_details.php?ProductID=7 (filters are sold seperately, but I think it comes with 50 filters)
863220
any coffee can be used. That is what I don't like about Keurig as you have to use the premade pod or use the contraption to make your own pod which is messy. It says no filter is necessary but I use filters size #2. Otherwise it will have some sediment.
676721
The only coffee pods that'll fit this machine are the ones made for it. Sounds like captain obvious but in other words, there are NO OTHER PODS you can use. Only one kind in all the world will work and it's cuisinart coffee. Bummer for people like me that wanna use their favorite brand of coffee.
700181
can this be left in to use with regular k-cups without switching back and forth?
1845158
No, they do not use either Keurig k-cups or any other standard k-cup. You have to use the exclusive Vue cups which are not easy to find. They are also much more expensive than the k-cups, but the coffee is better.
938119
No. No need, coffee maker used it's own pre-made pods. BEST COFFEE EVER...at home!
1307308
No. I do not use these with the Keurig coffee maker. I bought these for my Senseo coffee maker and it's great for it. These pods are somewhat flat, like a tea bag. Not a K-cup.