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DEAL WATCH: Keurig K-Express | 22% off $69.99

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  • Introduction

  • Design Overview

  • Brewing Chamber

  • Controls

  • Brewing Process

  • Step 1

  • Cleaning & Maintenance

  • Conclusion

  • Introduction
  • Design Overview
  • Brewing Chamber
  • Controls
  • Brewing Process
  • Step 1
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
  • Conclusion

Introduction

The machine we saw on the floor likely was a pre-production model and there will likely be changes to it before it debuts in the fall. But the fact that companies are already gearing up to throw their hat in the K-Cup ring certainly gives us a preview of the type of vendor activity that will occur when the patent ends.

Design Overview

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The design won't knock your socks off as it isn't much different than other K-Cup brewers.

Brewing Chamber

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Controls

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Brewing Process

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Users will only need to push a button to brew a cup and can use either a ceramic mug or travel mug, but the machine lacks customization options.

Step 1

Like the other K-Cup brewers on the market, you will insert a K-Cup (or coffee grinds) into the brew chamber and hit the brew button.

Cleaning & Maintenance

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Since it looks like the dispensing tray and K-Cup tray are the only removable parts of the {{product.name}}, it wouldn't take long to clean it out.

Conclusion

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So, why is a seemingly generic K-Cup coffee brewer that's not going to be released for months significant? Because it was the first evidence we've seen of companies already preparing for Keurig's K-Cup patent to run out in September. How this will affect the pod coffee industry come September remains to be seen, but it's interesting to see vendors already lining up to knock Keurig off of its lofty perch at the top of the pod coffee brewer game.

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Patrick Ouellette

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