Keurig - K450 Brewer - Black

My wife is a coffee addict. So I continue her addiction buy upgrading her ever 2 years. I do however wish that I popped for the next size up just to have the water container have multi-colored lights. I know, its not functional, but neither is my freaking fortune in my HUE lights either, I just think it's fun.

I reluctantly purchased the Keurig 2.0 K450 approximately six months ago after reading NUMEROUS reviews on MANY sites because it is the only Keurig 2.0 model available in white which includes a large water reservoir. I needed a replacement for my white Keurig Mini Plus machine (recalled due to a safety issue for which Keurig's "fix" is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE due to a VERY POOR design and color aesthetic#. I was well aware before ordering my Keurig 2.0 K450 that some of my K Cup stock would not be compatible with the new brewer, so I ordered some coffee samples from the company that includes the Freedom Clip#R# to circumvent the non-compatibility issue. #It works well.# Overall, I like the K450 well enough. With the internal water tank and the 70-ounce water reservoir full the unit will brew six 10-ounce cups. I ran several tests to check the accuracy of the dispensing system, and I was pleased that most of time the brewer accurately dispensed the number of ounces selected. I GREATLY appreciate that the brewer can be set to turn itself on and/or off automatically every day at times I select and after a user-chosen increment of inactivity. This saves me approximately three minutes every day that would otherwise be spent waiting for the water to heat, and it saves electricity if I sleep in on the weekends and/or forget to turn it off. In addition, I like the ability to program the machine to have a brewed carafe of coffee waiting for me in the morning. #I wish Keurig would have provided a similar option for single cups.# The K450, however, is NOT without problems. The unit splashes A LOT while brewing. This is particular noticeable on the white unit. Thus, I must keep the unit fairly free of dust AND carefully wipe it with a damp, soft cloth after each use to avoid staining and scratching of the unit's housing as much as possible. #The housing, reservoir, and handle scratch easily.# Also, from time the time the display images scramble during use making it difficult to see the soft keys needed to operate the unit. This problem usually resolves itself within one to three brew cycles. #Fortunately, I have not yet experienced "the white screen of death" display error that other reviewers mentioned.# Finally, I am a bit concerned about the longevity of the pumping system. Two or three times I have noticed the brewing pump unexpectedly slow significantly--almost stopping-- and then return to normal during the brewing cycle despite the brewer needles NOT being clogged and the system NOT needing descaled. I never noticed any fluctuations in the brew pumping of my Keurig Mini Plus brewer. However, the Mini Plus uses a significantly different pump from my understanding. In closing, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND gently tapping the bottoms of ones K Cups and Carafe Packs on a kitchen counter or similar, flat surface several times to lightly pack the ground coffee into the internal filter before brewing AND fully pressing ones K Cups onto the bottom needle assembly BEFORE lowering the brewer handle to help reduce the amount of ground coffee that is ejected into the upper needle assembly. #I perform these actions before every brew, and I have NOT had to use the needle cleaning device once during my nearly three months of ownership because I have had NO clogged needles.#

I am so thrilled with my Keurig 2.0 Brewer. There are so many new added features in this new coffee-maker, plus the same versatility as previous models of choosing a different blend with each cup. My husband likes a strong dark roast and I love my light roasts and flavored coffees. Now we both can have what we want when we want it! And with the new 2.0 we even have the option of making an entire carafe instead of just one cup at a time. Two of the new improved features to this machine are the "strong" brew button and the auto shutoff timer. If you are forgetful like me, the auto shutoff is a great electricity-saver! I can’t count how many times my husband had come home from work (at 6:30 p.m.) to find that I forgot to shut off the brewer from my morning cup of coffee! Love having a consistently good cup of coffee! The only complaint I have is that I cannot purchase my grocery store’s brand coffee because it does not have the “strip” on the pod that the new brewer reads, and I can no longer use “My Kcup” to make my own coffee.

I bought this for my wife she drinks coffee and I do not. I have tried the hot choc and tea and it is alright but nothing spectacular. The good thing is it is pretty fast if your in a hurry but I don't think a coffee pot would really slow you down either way. I highly recommend using the filter it comes with and flushing the lines with hot water a few times before use. If it sits for awhile it tends to have a plastic taste to whatever you make. It is compatible with the K cup refillable things so you can use regular coffee I would pick those up a large one and a small one as this comes with the coffee pot think its 4 cups? Other wise a pound of coffee through the K Cups cost around $50 which is insane...easy sure but insane none the less. Either way if you can catch this on sale its not bad. She was wasting coffee by making too much in a pot so this is saving money using the K cup refill thing. I would say buy this if you can catch it on sale like we did.

Well, we've finally hopped on the hot beverage bandwagon by purchasing a Keurig 2.0 450. We don't drink coffee in our household (which crippled beverage offerings when hosting parties/meals/etc), so now we can give everyone what they want by providing a variety of single-serve coffees, teas, and hot chocolates. Of course, it's like buying razors or printers; the main unit itself is relatively inexpensive, it's the darn cartridges/ink that will bleed you poor! The single-serving K-Cups are typically sold by the 12-18 boxful (I don't remember the exacts) at Walmart, Target, Amazon, Keurig, etc, and the ease of making yourself a hot beverage (mmm...bountiful flavor options) means you can go through a boxful rather quickly. When doing your price comparison, note that Keurig's numbering system can differ between retailers for the exact same model. For example, one retailer might have the 300, 400, 500 (Target, Walmart) and Best Buy and Kohl's have the 350, 450, 550. I liked the middle of the road unit because it was on sale (gotta love Best Buy price matching), it had a color screen, and offered a slightly larger water basin (which proved beneficial considering how much the family uses it). I could have gone with the 350, but the $20 additional for the 450 made for a slightly nicer Christmas gift.

A fast cup of coffee, very convenient, very easy to use, and there is a wide variety of K-cups available to use with the machine. The trips to Starbucks have been cut down as we prefer to brew with this machine at home instead. However, the boxes of cups are a little bit expensive.

Moving from an older generation kuerig, this one is what I expected, minus the branded cup lock. It has to use branded kuerig cups, but luckily there is an easy work around (quick Google search).

Purchased as a gift and because I had already bought numerous Keurig k cup packages with 36 various flavors at a great discount. Little did I know they were discounted because they wouldn't work in the 2.0. Extremely upset I called Keurig and they made things right. GF uses daily and I find that although the coffee is consistent and great tasting, if you are a cream and sugar type person and you screw up there's no fixing it unless you make another cup. However you pay the price because they are expensive on a per cup basis vs ground coffee. You might actually waste less coffee since you make only what you drink. So for me I'm still in the experimentation phase. Time will only tell AND when the product I have runs out, if it will outlive it's novelty!