Keurig????

[O4L]

To me, the most important characteristic of coffee (assuming it's packaged using quality beans to start with) is that it be freshly brewed. I really dislike the taste of stale, hours-old coffee. I've tried a bunch of brands of K-cups and finally settled on Starbuck's Pike Place or Starbuck's Sumatra as my favorites. Every time I have another cup, even if it happens to be hours later, it's a freshly brewed cup, and at Sam's Club the cost is about 45¢ per cup when purchased in 72-cup boxes. If I brewed a full pot of drip coffee every morning, 80% of it would be poured out at the end of the day. I also like an occasional cup of Earl Grey tea, and the K-cup maker does a fine job of instant very hot water for tea bags. You can even buy Earl Grey in K-cup format, although that would be for sure a waste of money compared to bags.

Out of several k-cups that I tried the Pike Place was my favorite for black coffee.

 

[O4L]

I like expresso but am too lazy to go through the hassle of brewing it at home.

Same. I like espresso but I've never bothered with it at home.