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Keurig's new K-Rounds coffee pods are plastic-free and could finally make single-serve coffee-making sustainable (www.techradar.com)

submitted 10 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/technology@slrpnk.net

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This is quite exciting in that it removes plastic waste. I see no reason why different companies can't make different shape ones to maintain their lock-in. I expect a knock-off market to pop-up, but that exists with plastic pods too. It's a step in the right direction at least.

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[–] klemptor@startrek.website 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Keurigs taste like trash though.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For real? I never drink coffee outside of the very rare frappuccino.

[–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

They're very poor brewers, but most people like that sort of grimy mass market coffee flavor. Or just want caffeine and feel weird about taking tablets.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

isn't that a time issue? Like a lower heat and longer brew should fix that right?

[–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sort of. You want an even extraction most of all, and while their grinders are probably pretty good, the water coming in doesn't saturate the grounds evenly and isn't a consistent temperature.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 1 points 10 months ago

That makes sense. That seems like something they should focus on at the design stage.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I figured they just used instant grounds which always taste like crap compared to real brewed coffee.

[–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

Nope, it is regular coffee grounds, but usually they're using terrible beans. You can actually get nice third wave pods, but there's only so much better beans can do if your brewer isn't doing its job well.