Keurig’s latest coffee brewer chills out drinks for the pod lovers
Hand required to add cream. | Image: Keurig I just used Keurig's new hybrid K-Brew and Chill machine that can quickly cool down freshly brewed pod coffee (and fruity refreshers") to a temperature as cold as, if not colder," than an iced coffee and sweet drinks you could order at a local coffee shop. For me, there was something unexpectedly satisfying about making an instantly cold drink from a standalone and solidly built machine - even if the cup of La Colombe medium roast it made tasted disappointingly burnt.
I'm not sure why I was expecting a better taste - it's not like the machine uses some premium new coffee. It starts with just your run-of-the-mill K-Cup and does not support any of the company's fancy K-Carafe, K-Mug, Vue, or Rivo pods. Like many models, you pop one into...