Luxury In A Small Package: My Keurig K-Mini Review

I’ve loved Keurig from the start, and this single-serve coffee maker quickly became my favorite for both home and travel.

Note: Prices were correct at the time of writing.

Keurig K-Mini - At under five inches wide it’s ideal for small spaces

Fun fact about me: I was one of the first buyers of the Keurig coffee machines before anyone knew what a K-Cup was, and def before it was ever a normal kitchen accessory.

I’ve been a loyal customer since day one! I’ve been here since their machines were pretty much throw away trash, and even when they attempted to use their own branding for the pods during what I deemed their failed lockout scheme. I say all this to say that I’m not new to the Keurig world, and yeah, yeah, I assumed I didn’t need another one of these, but lo and behold, turns out I did!

ORIGIN OF THE MINI:

I’m a big traveler and I’m the first to tell you that most hotels only have those single serve compact Keurig’s and I always bring all my coffee and tea with me. Those hotel room ones are usually poorly designed and don’t really work for home use if you ask me. So, yeah, when I first saw that there was a new mini version of this, my interest peaked. Essentially, I wanted to take this with me traveling! And I was hoping it was small enough to fit in my bag. I just need my coffee people!

THE HOT WATER MAGIC TRICK:

A magic trick indeed! What I really need is like a dispenser that does single servings of hot water. And the rest of the world needs it too! I’m telling you. I’ve tried out so many different cheap models that always end up being overpriced and have issues in their design. I found one I really liked not that long ago but the manufacturer stopped making it. I really hoped that this new option could help me make a cup of boiling water so I could just have a quick late night tea or coffee. And then I found this baby–it’s it!

AS A COFFEE MAKER:

Keep in mind, it’s meant to be for a single cup, so it’s going to work like that. It’s really not that difficult to use either. All you do is place a single pod into the receptacle thing and then pour your cup of agua into the reservoir. And then you just push the button! A couple minutes, then you have it! When you don’t put it in the pod, but you still do everything else, then what comes out is hot water… nice, crisp, and clean! And you can use that for coffee or tea! Or just hot water. You can also choose different sizes, like between six and twelve ounces, which I personally like. Other models I’ve tried are usually just eight ounces. I like the freedom to make my soup, tea, or hot cocoa as strong as I want it to be!

WHY I LOVE IT:

I’m not one to always throw out five stars, but wow, this one is the type of super product I usually reserve that for! It’s made so well, you can tell it’s not cheap plastic and yet the design is just so simple. I really like how there’s a little cut out on the back of it so you can store the power cord inside, and it also comes with a three prong plug that is def commercial grade. It’s cool too because you don’t need to take out all the cord, you can just pull out a little bit to just reel in or yank out how much you need, so you don’t have all this extra cord on your kitchen counter.

Despite what some reviewers said, you seriously don’t need instructions for this thing. But the ones it comes with are written well, and I like how they have these larger color illustrations. Def easy to understand. After it's plugged in, all you have to do is lift the hinge door at the top and pour your water in. It’s awesome that you’re not limited to a fixed amount of water. You can actually fill it up with up to twelve, but as low as six ounces, and anywhere in between, which is just so cool, cause sometimes my preferences change! For that reason, it fills anywhere from a travel mug to a full sized normal mug.

After you’re done putting in the water, lift up the handle, and automatically it will turn the power back on. Then you insert a K cup and push the handle back down and then press the very large brew button on top. After you do that, the light will stop flashing, and the water will heat up and there ya go! Coffee is a brewin’! About forty seconds or so after that, the power will shut off on its own. That’s magic if you ask me. Got my first cup in one minute and eighteen seconds. And the water is just as hot as the last cup. I also love that no water is wasted during this whole process.

Oh, and you also don’t have to clean it because there’s not a holding tank like with regular sized coffee machines. You won’t even have to worry about water getting moldy.

WHAT REALLY SOLD ME:

Honestly, to everyone’s surprise, but mainly my own, I use this mini machine more than I use my larger fancy one. It’s just simpler and faster to use, and I like that I can heat up the water to use it for hot tea or hot water. It’s also just faster in general. Like actually filling up the tank and waiting for the machine to heat up takes longer, and this is super nice because I can just pop it in and there ya go! Two minutes max and coffee is already ready.

BUY OR NOT:

Some reviewers seem confused on what this actually is. It’s not full-sized and nowhere in the ads does it say that. This is about convenience, speeds, and absolutely no clean up. I love it. It’s a single serve machine and that’s what it’s meant to be. And for real, like waiting at Starbucks is gonna be pricier, and take you five times as long.

HINTS:

This is faster than any other machine I’ve used to make coffee. It’s not full sized, but it’s irrelevant. It works and that’s what matters. I will say that depending where you live, it may take a little longer–mountains or sea level will affect it. Science, people. Science. All you have to do is press the button to brew it right after you lower the pod, and then you’re good to go. In other words, all you need to do is read the instructions.

THE FINAL WORD:

If you can’t tell that I love this thing, lemme scream it from the rooftops again. I LOVE THIS THING! Don’t waste your time on other machines. Get this. You won’t regret it.

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