This might be a silly question, but can you also use this to brew a regular cup of coffee?
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To brew a regular cup of coffee, let the unit finish the first brewing cycle, you can then push the brew button again (do not put another pod in and do not remove the original pod). Adjust your coffee strength by how many times you press the button and let it complete each cycle (I usually press the tall brew 3 separate times for making a pretty strong cup of coffee on the same pod).
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Definitely not, Jana. It only runs the Rivo-size capsules. They are all espresso types, and it's only designed to pump espresso type shots. The best you can do is a Caffe Americano, which is espresso+water.
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As somebody who likes mild coffees, the Americanos that this machine produces are too bitter. Here's a possible solution: get the MyCap foils and fill the used pods with a coffee of your choice (in my case a light breakfast blend ground on the Espresso setting of the grinder). Insert the refilled pod, run it on the large setting to create an Americano. Then add a little more water. This creates something very much like a regular coffee. The only downside is that it takes some effort to fill the pods yourself.
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Espresso is not a type of coffee but a brewing method. However what most would think of as "regular coffee" this is not.
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Great machine, does not make reg.coffee , mine is 2wks.old having a problem with the froth part, hope they fix it
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I've had mine for about 20 months now without a problem. To brew regular coffee, I make the espresson (tall cup) and add boiling water. I either boil the pot on the stove, or put a cup of water in the microwave for a few minutes. The coffee made this way I find far better (tastier) than the coffee from the regular k-cup keurig machine that is at work. Yes, one must boil the water to make the regular coffee, but we all have microwaves for that, and the product is much better.
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The lack of a coffee brew function is most likely a decision by Keurig marketing. If they made an all brew capable unit on this platform it would probably savage sales from the coffee making models. I am guessing that they think that anyone who would pony up for this latte and espresso unit is really into coffee and all of its variants. They would most likely also own a dedicated Keurig coffee only maker. Two unit sales.
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I don't see why not, it might even be strong enough for a second cup depending on you like it brewed. Pod just doesn't have a handy string on it. Pod is designed for just one cup of coffee, but I use 10 oz. of water.
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yes, you can use the regular Keurig. Just fill your mug/glass/etc. with ice and then brew it directly over that. Make sure to select a smaller brew size to account for the fact that your mug is full of ice. Generally, if I am using a large travel mug, I will use the medium brew setting. Also, after it brews, I generally add more ice until the mug is full since some of it melts when brewing.
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Yes, you are able to use your own loose coffee, but you will need to purchase a reusable 'cup' in order to do so.
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Yes you can, but sometimes they don't seal very well and the coffee leaks from the side, causing some stain on the stove
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Yes you can but why if you are going to brew multiple cups why use a one cup coffee maker?????
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Most likely yes, though there are a large number of these machines these days, and some even come with a tall carafe. The whole idea of the Keurig is one small cup at a time being brewed, however, so it would seem logical that you'd actually be better off with a standard coffee maker to fill this big cup. I stopped using the "Big Joe" cup some time ago and bought a large ceramic cup, simply because over time the plastic liner of the thermal cup began to give off flavors to the coffee, and I've so far found no way to stop that. I no longer have a long drive commute, so it's not a real problem to use the ceramic cup... and I'm enjoying my coffee a great deal more these days. Good luck!
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Yes you can do it. The coffee container/filter has marks for 2 and 4 cups of grounded coffee, so, you can measure half way up to the "2 cups" mark and you will have coffee to make 1 cup.At the begining, I found kinda hard to measure both time and coffee, but after two or three tries, I found the right amount of coffee and brewing time to have a nice cup of coffee (I usually like very strong coffee, so, I use the 4 cups line to make 2 cups of, i.e., moka).
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I suppose you could but the Keurig is a little bit wider than the unit. We did not do it.
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Yes you can brew smaller amounts. I usually make two cups at a time. But it does not press all the way to the bottom with smaller amounts of coffee.
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Sure you could! It would be an easy, tidy way to make coffee by the cup, without a coffee maker or a French press. Just put some coffee grounds in the strainer and steep like tea :) Then, lift out the strainer and voila: coffee with no grounds in it. Great idea.
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yes, you just put it in your coffee maker and brew like any other coffee. I found 6 tablespoons to a whole pot of coffee worked best.
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I use it for coffee, but you could take the "guts" out and heat water if you like.
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Yes, you can I have used it that way. all you have to do is turn it off after it brews...don't add ice so once the automatic blend cycle starts it's only coffee. Hope that helps.
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Absolutely, if by "regular" you mean an American coffee. You have the option to do American, expresso, cappucino, long coffee, machiato, and latte. It doesn't do drip coffee. It works better with whole beans and -- of course -- the better quality the brand of coffee, the better the taste. If you're going to invest in a machine like this, it makes sense to buy good coffee beans. We use Dallmayr. We bought this machine for Christmas and it's more than paid for itself. We love it!
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Yes, there is a Special K-cup that you can and stuff with regular coffee and brew! Works great... Sometimes a little messy but not bad!
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It can, especially if you purchase the attachment that allows you to use your own coffee. As this is refillable, so you FILL IT with your choice of coffee and brew as large a cup as you wish (up to 18 oz).