I gave up on Keurig coffee makers a few years ago after my 4th machine died. At best I got two years out of each one. I really missed the convenience of K-Cups.
Fast forward, I really wanted to get a new brewer, but I wasnāt going to buy a Keurig branded machine. After reading excellent reviews on Amazon, I ended up ordering a Mueller Ultima Single Serve K-Cup Coffee Maker. I also ordered 2 boxes (72 count each) of Green Mountain Dark Magic K-Cups.
I hope itās as good as people say.
I hope you like it, Glenn.
I typically stay away from āpodsā style coffee unless there is nothing else available, mainly because I turned into a huge coffee snob over the years. However, if I had to have one, it would be Nespresso. It beats any kind of k-cup machine taste hands down, in my experience.
Hi Pete, for the past 3 years Iāve been brewing coffee in a 20 year old 4 cup Farberware Percolator. Makes great coffee but Iām sick of washing out the pot and cleaning the coffee grinds out of the basket.
The Dark Magic K-Cups are the strongest Iāve tried, and I tried many. Iād say itās as good as any coffee Iāve used in my perc. The only thing Farberware has over the K-Cup brewers is the coffee is hotter. Since I drink my coffee black, it really isnāt an issue.
I hear ya.
My main issue with the āpodā systems is that they do not generate enough pressure to properly extract flavors and you also end up with coffee that is too acidic, alas, thatās personal preference, I guess.
My usual caffeine fix is via those ravioli-type āpodsā at work.
Typically an espresso + espresso + espresso + espresso in a mug, with plastic-milk and sugar.
I tried my hand at milchkaffee by topping off the quad-espresso with milk, but it cools it down way too much unless I preheat the milk, which I just canāt get motivated to do, not unless/until I already have my coffee. Vicious circleā¦
Iād otherwise need a regular basket-type coffeemaker, like on weekends at home, so I can make it a mite powerful as I want, vs relying on someone elseās idea of how āstrongā or ādarkā (read: burnt ātil it tastes like an ashtray) their coffee might be.
My typical workflow is this:
Coffee snobbery at its finest. 
Nothing wrong with being a coffee snob. I just like a few cups of java a day. Freash of course. Iām not nearly as picky as you. I have total respect for your requirements. Iām like that with Stereo equipment. Been an audiophile since the late 1960ās
Picked up another portable gas stove. This one is slightly larger so it can accommodate bigger pots and has a wider flame spread. Itās going camping with me this weekend.
Makoto Kurosaki, Nakiri vegetable knife. 165mm x 52mm, San Mai, Hammer forged, HRC-62+, Shirogami #2 edge steel, Kurouchi finish. Wa handle, black pakkawood ferrule, rosewood handle, and a Nakiri saya (wood sheath)
I donāt have a workshop in the house we are renting, so I keep things stored in tool boxes, tool bags, and tackle boxes I modify to suite the type of tool needs. Here is the soldering box I just started cramming everything in.
Damn that looks nice!
Cncman, that looks like a great setup. I know the struggle, I was a renter for years!
If you want some inspiration Google image search Adam savages tool carts / boxes, especially the stuff he built for his time at ILS. Theyāre VERY IMPRESSIVE!
I bought a CDā¦
I havenāt heard of that CD before. Is Lane Staley on it?
Itās released just last week, so unfortunately no Layne.
I thought it might have been unreleased material when Layne was still alive. He was Alice N Chains as far as Iām concerned.
I compare it to the Stones replacing Mick Jagger, or the Beatles replacing John and Paul. It just canāt work
Yep, hIKARInoob and atbglenn, I like āRoosterā and āMan in the boxā. I know the feeling all to well, back in 1977 when āRonnie Van Zantā, āSteve Gainesā, and āCassie Gainesā, of the ā Lynyrd Skynyrd ā band were killed in a plane crash, it was very depressing, my most Loved Favorite Band was gone. I love music and in a variety of types, āAlice in Chainsā was another favorite.
To āLayne Staleyā Died from a broken Heart, but never Forgotten.
USB C hub
A small refrigerator for my garage. Itās basically a backup just in case the main one craps out.
I will have this Honda Generator by September 14th.
