Six Mistakes To Avoid When You're Using A Keurig Coffee Maker

If you want to conveniently make a great cup of coffee, you need to avoid coffee making and coffee maker maintenance mistakes that could be detracting from the quality of the brews you make at home.

You can improve the quality of your coffee maker's coffee by avoiding the following six mistakes: 

Not getting a reusable cup

For the best coffee, you should not be using cups you discard after every use, but you should rather purchase a reusable cup. With a reusable Keurig K cup, you can brew any variety of coffee you choose. You will also save money in the long run and avoid adding all those disposable cups to landfills. 

Using tap water

For the best results, use filtered or bottled water. When you use normal tap water while brewing your coffee, your coffee will be less pure and more likely to come out with an unpleasant or unusual taste. 

Neglecting to clean your coffee maker

If you fail to occasionally clean your coffee maker, your coffee could become contaminated by bacterial or mineral buildup. This won't just compromise the taste of your coffee, but could also make it more likely for you to catch the flu or a cold from your morning cup of joe. 

The best way to clean a K cup coffee maker is to run vinegar through it and then run water through it to rinse away the vinegar. 

Brewing coffee in a new coffee maker without first running water through

You shouldn't brew a cup of coffee right away when your coffee maker is fresh out of the box. You should run water through initially to clear away any dust or debris that has accumulated while the coffee maker was sitting in its packaging. 

Allowing the last few drops into your cup

You may have already noticed that the coffee that drips off at the very end when you're brewing is not as darkly colored as the coffee that comes out before.

For the most flavorful cup of coffee, you should discard the coffee that drips out at the end of the brew because it is likely to be watered down and flavorless. This is especially true if you are a fan of stronger, darker coffees. 

Not experimenting with different coffee varieties

There are a lot of coffee varieties out there to choose from. When you use a reusable cup, you can put any kind of coffee in it that you choose. You can even grind your beans yourself for the ultimate in freshness. 

Experiment and find your favorite coffee variety rather than always opting for the same standard roast.