It's too early, for me to start calling the important women of my life, but I will call them later. Trey and I already sent out Mother's Day cards and bought gifts for our mom's. It feels good, not waiting until the last minute.
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A Beauty of a Machine
For several weeks, Trey has tried to convince me that I need a Keruig Machine. "Soon, you will have Dakota and you will be so busy, you won't have time to clean a coffee machine every morning." (I think it's more like, I don't want to, even now). I'm pretty sure Trey missed his calling as a salesman. He's sooooo convincing! Am I right? Although, Trey is not a coffee drinker, he is a hot cocoa lover and the KM makes hot cocoa, so he benefits from this kitchen appliance too.
So, if you've been living under a rock and don't know what a KM is, it's a single serving brewing coffee system. I kept saying no, no, no to Trey even with his valid selling points, but when I saw the new Vue Model, I could no longer resist. I'm glad I waited because this has some COOL features.
Before we were considering the popular B70 Keurig. It's still a great machine, but the Vue has some new features.
Here is how the Vue compares to the popular B70 Keurig:
- The Vue has a Touch Screen
- Holds more water
- Has a smarter pump: different water pressure based on drink type....
- It makes specialty cafe drinks like ice coffee, lattes and hot or cold teas. It even makes frothy beverages! (that was a major selling point for me)
- Option to choose the type of beverage
- Option to brew a stronger cup of coffee
- Makes larger quantities at one time, up to 18 oz of coffee
- The Vue (cups) are recyclable
Like the B70 it's also programmable and you can set the temperature.
Cons:
- I was disappointed to learn you can't use K cups, you have to use Vue specific cups. That is such a bummer because Trey's Mom has a lot of K cups, she was going to give me, if I ever bought a B70 model.
- As of today, Keurig does not sell the reusable coffee adapter. The adapter sold for the other KM models, gives you the option to use regular ground coffee, instead of cups ---- Which in my opinion is a huge $$$$ saver. The demand for the adapter is there, so I hope Keurig will start selling the adapters SOON.
I've decided my Keurig's home will be here in the corner of the kitchen, near the pantry. What a beauty! The first cup I made was a latte. Mmm, FROTH!
My favorite coffee container is a 16 oz Starbucks travel mug. But guess what??????
It's too tall to fit the KM!!!!!
I could stick the mug under there and have it hover like in the above picture, but that's probably not ideal. Trey suggested buying a prop. He's so smart! In the meantime, I can use this tin. Instead of buying something, I should just have Trey make me a custom prop. Yeah, let's add that one to the honey do-list. I may be waiting a year for it. Mother's Day gift for next year?????
So, that's my Mother's Day gift from my family. I love it! Thank you Trey and Cheyenne!
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