Ideal for entertaining, this 1500-watt appliance brews a fresh cup of gourmet coffee, tea, or cocoa in less than a minute. The unit uses patented K-Cups, which offer over 70 varieties of pre-measured gourmet coffee, tea, and cocoa from a variety of premium brands. Its patented one-touch technology provides precise control of brewing, and there's no messy grinding or clean up. Simply open the lid, insert a K-Cup, close the lid, and select a cup size. Three brew-size options include a 5-1/4-ounce robust cup, a 7-1/4-ounce regular cup, and a 9-1/4-ounce travel mug. For full control over brewing time and temperature, the unit allows for choosing from the standard brew temperature of 192 degrees F or a cooler 187 degrees F. In addition, the appliance comes equipped with a programmable bright-blue backlit LCD message center that displays a 24-hour digital clock and a programmable on/off timer. Other useful features include a descale indicator, a removable 48-ounce water reservoir, and a removable drip tray for quick cleanup. A complimentary 18 K-Cup variety pack is included. The single-cup brewing system measures 13-1/4 by 10 by 13 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.
Product Description
The Special Edition Brewing System is our mid-luxury home brewing system that offers a blend of styling and convenient features. The Special Edition features chrome accents, a blue, back lit LCD display and three brew size options. Programmable features include a Digital Clock, Adjustable Temperature and Auto On/Off. The 48-ounce removable water reservoir holds up to eight cups before refilling and for the removable drip tray allows for easy cleaning and the use of travel mugs.At initial set up, once the machine is filled with water, it will take approximately 4-minutes for the water will be heated. During the heating period the red light next to ‘HEATING’ on the LED Control Center will become illuminated. Once the water is heated, the red light will turn off and the Small Mug Button will flash. Press the Small Mug Button to start a cleansing brew. Pour the hot water into the sink. The Brewer may take 15 seconds to reheat water between brews during which time the red light next to ‘HEATING’ on the LED Control Center may be illuminated. When the water has heated, the red light will turn off. The one-time set-up process is now complete and you are ready to brew!Product Features
- 1500-watt single-cup brewing system for gourmet coffee, tea, or cocoa
- Uses patented K-Cups; no messy grinding or clean up
- Removable 48-ounce water reservoir; removable drip tray
- 3 brew-size options; 2-hour automatic shut-off; descale indicator
- Brewer requires 4 minutes of priming before being ready to use. See Product Manual below
Customer Reviews
love it!,
What a nice treat to wake up to each morning... and nothing to clean up! GREAT way to start the day!!
An awesome, polished machine,
I recently purchased a competing machine Bosch Tassimo and was very happy with it until... I discovered Keurig.
After purchasing Tassimo I felt in love with it and decided to buy 3 more machines for different office locations. At the same time I discovered Keurig and decided to try the Keurig Special Edition Brewing System before committing to buying more machines. After brief testing I found there are no substantial differences between the quality of coffee that both machines make. Yet, several important factors made me dump Tassimo and go exclusively with Keurig.
The first, key factor is that I drink mainly tea and hot chocolate (although my family and employees drink coffee) and I can quickly make tea or hot chocolate on the cheap by using Keurig only for providing hot water, while placing a tea bag or cocoa mix directly in a mug or cup. Even Keurig sells great and highly rated hot chocolate on its website in packets of loose powder that needs to be placed directly in a mug, not in the machine. I couldn't find such basic function in Tassimo as it requires to place a special service t-disc in the machine to obtain hot water. That's more trouble than its worth, plus the service t-disc doesn't allow to specify the amount of water, while Keurig has size-selection buttons. Of course I could buy a separate hot-water dispenser for getting just the hot water, but that's not the point - Keurig is simply a more universal machine that has two functions in one.
Second, also important, factor is the long-term cost and variety of coffee. They are somewhat related because you can buy couple varieties of Tassimo coffee t-discs that cost the same a Keurig k-cups, but most of Tassimo t-discs cost much more, while there are tons of coffee varieties available for Keurig at the same price level as the lowest priced ones. In fact, there are probably couple hundred low-priced varieties of coffee and tea for Keurig, while maybe only five for Tassimo, plus fifty or so high priced. And just trying different coffees and teas is a cool experience in itself and a great reason in itself to get a Keurig. You can buy a 100+ variety samplers on eBay and everyone is just amazed with all the coffees and wants to try each one.
Third, less important factor is the cup size selection available on Keurig. I found the Tassimo bar codes that automatically select the amount of water for each type of drink a nice gadget but not really necessary, while I prefer to have control over how much coffee or tea I make (which also relates to how strong it is).
Currently the only advantages of Tassimo that I see are:
- Tassimo is a 20% smaller machine while accommodating 20% more water in its tank, thus requiring less refills than Keurig. Although later I bought an optional larger water tank for Keurig.
- Cappuccino, latte and espresso t-discs are available for Tassimo, although they seem primitive and half-baked, as espresso is not a specific bean or roast level but a method of making coffee. A good espresso requires freshly ground coffee and high pressure water for emulsifying it. I don't see any of this in Tassimo, although it might be utilizing some limited approach for brewing espresso, while mainly just serving smaller cups of coffee. I can manually select a small cup size on the Keurig and have half-baked espresso as well.
(and an espresso is the base for other drinks, such as lattes, cappuccino, macchiato, mochas, and americanos)
So if you too are deciding between both machines, go with Keurig.
If you don't have any automated coffee machine, go with Keurig as well :-) It is an amazing discovery not only in terms of coffee making process but the variety of choices as well.
Not just another coffee maker, it's Keurig,
Purchased the Keurig Special Edition and love it. I have two Flavia makers and find that the choice of decaf coffee is far greater with Keurig. The taste is just as wonderful as the Flavia but not the selection. The best thing is far more places sell the refill k-cups including my local supermarket. But, if you want a good deal on the best selection and better price, amazon is the one!
Kuerig Special Edition,
The Kuerig Special Edition is wonderful. A full cup of coffee- not too strong and every cup is fresh! Easy to use and it "makes my morning".
Sisters Keurig,
I already own one of the Keurigs and love it. My sister was visiting and liked it so much I gave her one for her birthday. She has thanked me over and over. Great present!
Works great, but very loud,
Keurig coffee makers make great coffee; however there is a downside. We own the B60 and it is very loud. It has a metal removable tray to catch spill-over. It rattles every time it cycles to prepare for the next cup of coffee. If you're thinking about a Keurig, do yourself a favor and buy the B70. Our friends have it and it is much quieter.
too much money for it to fail so easily,
My keurig started leaking water out of the bottom at about 6 months old and the unit itself would get very hot. (i would unplug it in order to get it to cool down). At 8 mons. it started dumping the water back into the resev. instead of brewing it through resulting in less than half a cup of horrible coffee. It took an e-mail and a couple of calls to customer service to get them to replace it. They spent a lot of time telling me I need to descale it more often, etc as if this would cause it to leak and overheat. A) I do descale, B) I use only filtered water in it and C) I bought it because I am the only coffee drinker in the house so it is not subject to extreme usage at all.
Still waiting for it to arrive. I'll hang on to the new one but if it goes too, I am def. switching to another brand. These things are way to expensive to fall apart this quickly.
So happy I bought this!,
I bought one of these at Bed, Bath and Beyond. It makes wonderful coffee.
I've found some K-cups I like better than others, but this machine makes them all good. It's also "instant" hot water whenever you want it.
NO CLEAN-UP! That may be the best part. You get up in the morning, have your coffee immediately, throw away the pod, and you're done! I love it!
So Easy!,
I love my Keurig coffee maker! It's so easy and fast, and makes my coffee addiction even stronger than it was before. I'm so glad I finally ordered one because I had been wanting it for a while.
I love this brewer,
Great machine that makes great coffee. Amazon have a lot of k-cup choices and they are very cheap: $0.40 to 0.50 per cup. Ever since I have this machine, I do not go to starbucks any more. It is a good long term investment and we would save A LOT of money brewing your own coffee at home. The device is very easy to use and you do not have to do any cleanup. So nice, isn't it? :)