Can you use your own coffee or just pods?
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You could use your own coffee and put in a small filter, but I use the pods, they are easy and taste very good.
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You should use pods,although I believe now there are plastic refillable pods you can use your own in. I really do like this machine and use it a lot.
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Yes--you can find a filter that fits in the holder at Bed, Bath and Beyond in the section for Keurig coffee accessories. There is more than one choice--from about $5 to 20. True value hardware has an ad for something similar. I use the least expensive version from B,B and Beyond in mine for loose tea--which would also work for coffee.I've also had good luck shopping for pods by different vendors on amazon.
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The pods act as the only filter on this unite and there is no additional filtering. If you wanted to use your own grounds, you'd need to make your own pods (there are kits for this) or find a separate compatible filter.
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No. This was a gift. We never use pods nor Keurig coffee makers. Convenience costs way too much.
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I don't know about a refillable pod, but I do know you can make your own pods with the perfect pod maker.
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Melanie, there are three settings for large, medium and small cups. You use 1 pod for whatever size cup you prefer. If you want a 10 oz cup and which I believe is the large, then try 1 pod each at medium button or just 1 pod at large if you prefer it a little weaker. We did purchase the extra pod where you can use your own coffee, but do not use it much. You will also find that some pod brands are stronger than others, i.e., Starbucks. We really like our Keurig.
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It really depends on your water. The more pure the water the better the coffee. If you're coffee pot didn't come with a filter you can always use your own filtered water.
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Thank you for the advice! I've tested 2 of the included samples using 9-10oz and using the pulse button and it's not to bad... like I said I'm pretty bland when it comes to my coffee :) I bet a 12gram pod and maybe using pulse will be perfect! There aren't any reusable pods yet for this machine that would let me use my own ground coffee are there?
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You can but it won't be as strong unless you put in another little individual coffee. You can set it up however you want.
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If you can take the coffee out of the k cup you can use it in the pod. Any coffee can work in the pod.
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Yes. There are refillable pods. Some use disposable paper filters, some use a fine screen mesh. Refilling pods is much less expensive per cup, lets you use your favorite roast, and avoids plastic trash. I use screen mesh which lets some fine grounds into your coffee, perhaps not to your taste. If you overfill, compress or use very fine grind in your pod, the machine will stop itself due to pressure.
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I have never tried to use my own coffee with my pod maker. Not sure if you can or not. To use my own coffee, I use myKeurig.
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I have been making my own pods with different coffees and still get the foam. I use the hinged pods and they really work out well!
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You can use your own ground coffee if you have the special solo cup converter. I would not recommend this particular model. I've had many different Keurig machines and this was just not worth the price. The worst part is that the coffee (vue cups) are just too difficult to find. You can not use regular K-Cups, they have to be Vue cups and the selection is slim, if you can find them at all. In fact, my machine just stopped working (as soon as I started using the solo cups) and I went back to the regular Keurig Brewer with the regular K-cups. I hope this helps!
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I have not seen an adaptation for your own coffee use. My main complaint was the coffee and milk were not hot enough. My aeriator also did not foam milk well.
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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.
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What I really meant is for the expresso side if we can use PODs instead of just dropping coffee in the little receptacle. (On the coffee side I use a mesh/metal filter)...
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Yes you can. It includes a K cup reusable filter to brew your own coffee and loose tea