K Cups

by Wendy on March 26, 2011

K Cups is a revolutionary way to make coffee and other hot beverages. The technique, developed by the parent company, Keurig involves making individual cups of coffee or other beverage using a machine within which the grounds to be brewed are enclosed in a filtering system, called a K-Cup. Each prepackaged pack of grounds is meant to make one cup of beverage.

Once the machine warms up, a K-Cup is placed into a compartment. A mug is also placed under the spout, and the brewing process initiated. Using a spray nozzle, the machine pierces the foil seal on the top of the plastic K-Cup. At the same time, a discharge nozzle pierces the bottom of the cup, to allow the measured amount of hot water to go through the system. A paper filter holds the grounds within the cup through out the process. Within 20 to 60 seconds, a mug full is prepared and pours out of the spout into the waiting mug. K Cup machines can also be used to make hot chocolate, tea and other beverages. Where the required ingredients are not found in K-Cups, the machine can be used to dispense a mug of hot water for preparation of other instant beverages. The machine has a default brewing temperature of 192 Fahrenheit. This may be varied in some of the machines to suit desired temperature.

Keurig, the K-Cup developer was established in 1992. It became a subsidiary of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in 2006. Today, its coffee brands account for 6% of all coffee brewed within North America and dispenses 2.5 million beverages daily.

K-Cup machines can be classed into two: commercial and those intended for domestic or small office use. The commercial models have internal disposal units into which used K-Cups are automatically removed. Many of these machines may be connected to the water supply line while others have refillable tanks. Commercial models include: B140, B150, B155, B200, B3000SE, OfficePro and DeskPro.

Domestic and small office machines are available in several different models. They have no automatic disposal units and the used K-Cups are removed manually to allow for brewing of the next cup of beverage. They are equipped with water tanks that are manually refilled. These models include: B30 Mini, B40 Elite, B44 Classic, B60 Special Edition, B66 ultimate Edition and B70 Platinum.

In response to the market needs, the company has developed the My K-Cup, an environmentally friendly reusable filter that takes conventional ground coffee. This allows for use of other coffee brands not available in the K-Cup range. My K-Cup is only compatible with the domestic brewer models.

K-Cups packages are available in various varieties to attend to the individual taste. These include flavored and roast coffee blends. Keurig has also entered into arrangements with leading coffee roasters and other beverage makers, making it possible for some of the partners to produce their own K-Cup varieties. In the final analysis, the consumer has a personalized instant coffee brewing system that is also compatible with other beverages.

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Coffee is not only served warm or hot. It can also be made extra special when it is turned into an iced coffee recipe. An iced coffee tastes as good as plain coffee itself. It can be served when snacking or when the days are hot and you want to cool yourself off.

There are different coffee brands available and it doesn’t matter which brand you use in making an iced coffee recipe. If you are doubtful in using not so popular brands, then stick to the brand you trust.

An iced coffee recipe is not difficult to make. It can be easily made by anybody even by kids, though as we know, coffee is not healthy for them. In making iced coffee, it is best to make regular hot coffee first before putting it in the fridge and turning it into an iced coffee.

Coffee makers whether bunn coffee makers, tassimo coffee maker or single cup coffee maker can be used in making hot coffee. Once coffee is made, it can be made into an iced coffee.

There are already available ready made iced coffee bottles for sale in the market, but it is best when made at home as most of them are not authentic. At least you know how to it was made and you can even experiment with different iced coffee recipes to make ones that suit your taste.

A basic iced coffee is chilled coffee. Sugar and milk is added to coffee and it is then chilled in the freezer for it to turn into an iced coffee. Another way is to add ice on top of it so there is no need for it to be refrigerated.

Other iced coffee recipes include Cloves and Cream Iced Coffee, Iced Honey Coffee, Thai Iced Coffee and many more.

Cloves and Cream Iced Coffee is made by adding cloves and cinnamon stick to plain coffee. It is then refrigerated to turn into an iced coffee. After refrigeration, the cloves and cinnamon pieces are then strained and cream and sugar is added to the mixture to add taste.

Iced Honey Coffee is made by adding honey to an instant coffee. Cold water is then added to hot water mixture and ice is added on top of it for it to be really iced cold.

Lastly, Thai Iced Coffee is made by brewing coffee and adding cardamom into it. Once the coffee is made, sugar and almond is added unto it to add to its flavor. The result is still placed in the fridge and allowed to be chilled.

These are only some iced coffee recipes and there are still plenty of them. Many of them can be researched online or you may ask friends who are coffee lovers. For sure, they know at least one iced coffee recipe.

Making an iced coffee recipe is one way to make your coffee more exciting than just serving it as plain hot coffee. It can give you the extra boost needed while in the middle of a hot day. It sure can be really delicious especially if you make an iced coffee recipe that suits your taste best.

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