![]() Over the years we have brewed over 1,000 cups of coffee in different machines, including drip coffee makers, French presses, portable coffee makers, Nespresso machines, cold brew coffee makers and espresso machines, to find the tastiest cups of coffee you can brew at home. Here at the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab, we love coffee and test coffee products and espresso machines year-round. A good single-serve coffee machine should deliver a tasty, hot cup of coffee just the way you like it without a lot of hassle. Single-serve coffee makers have continued to stand out for the convenience of making a single cup of coffee in just a few minutes - no waiting for a pot to brew or wasted leftover coffee. But if you like pod coffee or want a way to make a damn quick latte or cappuccino with very little hassle or cleanup, the K-Café is an attractive way to get your fix.This story was updated in October 2022 to ensure all picks tested and vetted by the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Culinary Innovation Lab were in stock and correctly priced. There isn’t a K-Cup in this universe that'll taste as good as a good burr grinder, a portafilter, and 15 bars of hot H 20 blasting through your favorite roast. This $180 Keurig isn't for the hardcore espresso enthusiast or coffee connoisseur. (Like all good things in this cruel world, the frother is made for righties.) Still, its pros easily canceled out these minor cons, even if I was unable to use my dominant hand to create works of foam art. And if you’re a leftie like me, it will take a couple of days to get used to pouring with your right hand. On the downside, the Latte option produced more foam than I often wanted, and the foamer rattled a bit if the handle wasn’t facing forward. The frother doesn’t have a nonstick coating either, meaning it can go in the dishwasher, but honestly all you’ll really need to do is run it under a faucet for a second between uses. ![]() A magnet in the base spins an agitator ring in the jug to foam the milk. That's why I preferred the K-Café frother-it's simple! The jug has no electronics in it. Most espresso machines have a steam wand, which tends to get filthy and takes some time to master, and electric frothers (including the one on the more affordable Keurig K-Latte) often have a nonstick coating that oddly seems to make hot milk stick to them, requiring extra scrubbing. Once it automatically stops, you can pour it into your coffee, tell Alexa to play “Heaven Is a Place on Earth,” and kick your feet up. You then tap the Latte, Capp, or Cold button and it will froth your milk to perfection. ![]() Just pour your milk of choice into the jug (there are lines for “latte” and “capp” inside) and drop it into its nest, which has a little button that’s activated by weight. The stainless steel frothing jug makes heating and micro-foaming faster and easier than most electric frothers. ![]() But it’s a good substitute if your standards aren’t too high-especially if you’re using it to mix. You can also use your own coffee with a reusable filter.Įspresso snobs, no, the 2-ounce Keurig shot doesn’t have crema, and isn’t as potent as a fresh pull from an expensive La Marzocco rig. I’ve tried a few new coffee flavors lately, and the Laughing Man Columbian Roast that came with my unit has a dark, semi-rich taste that I like. (Keurig nerds should know this model has no temperature control, digital clock, or auto-on functionality.) Cups up to 7.2 inches tall can fit, which means it can handle moderately-sized travel mugs. I like that you can just select a cup size while its heating instead of having to wait for it to prepare itself, too. There are also buttons for 6-, 8-, 10-, and 12-ounce cups of coffee, with a special Strong button to concentrate the coffee a bit. If you often use it for 2-ounce shots, like I do, the reservoir may last a week or more before requiring a refill. The tank holds 60 ounces of water, about enough for six full cups of coffee. They make the foot-tall Keurig a little wider than it needs to be, at about 15 inches, but they also make it easy to use. The water tank and frother jut off either side of the K-Café, each with a similar half moon look to them. They have large circular curves and fewer details to get lost in, with sleeker metal K-Cup lifting mechanisms and uncluttered controls. The K-Café and K-Mini Plus are refreshingly minimalist, by comparison. They were a little taller or a little fatter, but they all had the same winged-spout, king-cobra design. For years, you could take any Keurig machine, put it in a carnival house of mirrors, and see what all the others looked like. You can tell that this K-Café is a little different just by looking at it, mixing up the same-y design of prior K-machines.
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