Wolfgang Puck Chefs Reserve (k-cup or Pod)
From the Roaster:
A full-bodied cup with rich chocolate tones and a hint of sweet fruitiness. Crafted with distinctive coffee beans, then carefully roasted to Chef Puck’s standards.
Ken’s Notes:
For me this is definitely a candidate for cream (at least) and sugar. It is a medium roast, but has a good bit of a bite that lingers. A bit of a smoky (maybe really dark chocolaty) taste that is nice, although not my personal taste.
Tags: K-cup, Keurig, Pod Coffee, Wolfgang Puck
The Sweet Unity Farms Kilimanjaro Dark coffee pods from Wolfgang Puck
From the Roaster:
This bold Tanzanian coffee is handpicked from the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro.
Ken’s Notes:
The Sweet Unity Farms Kilimanjaro Dark is dark roast coffee and a 10 gram pod. This is a nice dark roast coffee with lots of character. I brewed this with my Senseo 7810 pod brewer on the 2 cup setting and the brew delivered a very nice crema. It is a definitely a dark roast, brewed it has a bit of a woody / smoky flavor and has a brief mild aftertaste.
A wonderful coffee to sip with chocolate (what coffee isn’t), but this coffee matches really nicely.
About Sweet Unity Farms:
In 1989 David Robinson, son of baseball great Jackie Robinson, together with his family planted 30,000 coffee seedlings on their farm in Tanzania. Thus began the story of Sweet Unity Farms.
Tanzania’s Sweet Unity Farms Coffee is grown exclusively by cooperatives of small-scale family owned coffee farms. The coffee is 100% Arabica, high mountain grown and produced in Direct Trade relationships with North American roasters like Reunion Island Coffee.
These direct trade relationships result in farmers and their communities receiving more money for their coffee crop. This money is used to enhance the quality of life by funding solar electricity, water, education and other projects.
Learn more at www.sweetunityfarms.com
Tags: Coffee Pods, Single Cup Coffee, Swwet Unity Farms, Wolfgang Puck
Roasters Information:
A smooth seasonal blend with hints of pumpkin spice and the flavors of fall.
Ken’s Review:
When you brew Wolfgang Puck Oktober Spice the aroma is amazing. The smell of fall cooking, cinnamon and pumpkin spices. And when you taste this coffee the promise that your nose made is fulfilled. Drinking it black, you can taste the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves…. it is all there. Add a bit of sweetener and cream, wow!!!
This coffee is available in coffee pods that work in machines from Senseo (double pod holder), Bunn, PodPro (12 gram pod holder), Grindmaster pod brewers and others pod brewers that will hold a 12 gram pod.
For Keurig users, you can take advantage of this great coffee if you get a MyPodCup. With the MyPodCup, you replace (temporarily) the Keurig k-cup holder with the MyPodCup and add a Oktober Spice pod. Pumpkin Spice all year-long.
From the Manufacturer:
The luxuriously deep flavor of Ghirardelli Premium Double Hot Cocoa creates the intense, lingering chocolate experience cherished by true cocoa lovers. Our hot cocoa comes from the finest cocoa beans, roasted to perfection for an intense chocolate taste. Enjoy as the pleasure of your Double Chocolate Flavor Hot Cocoa lingers and time stands still.
Ken’s Review:
This hot cocoa was originally formulated for in partnership with Keurig to be used with the Keurig brewer. Keurig was unable to get the flavor they wanted in a k-cup and decided a packet was a good option. It turned out to be a great product, both for Keurig and for Ghirardelli so Ghirardelli released it for sale itself. It is a really great tasting cocoa that we enjoy at home and at the office.
We make this hot cocoa with 8 ounces of water (per the instructions) and it is just great. It has an unmatched chocolaty taste that is not found in any of the k-cup solutions. This hot chocolate just tastes better than anything else we have tried (k-cup or packet), the flavor is really rich and deep.
The other really cool thing about the packet is I take about half a packet and brew coffee into it to create a rich and chocolaty Mocha. Nothing better to start the day and with the packet, there is not any extra water to dilute the flavor of the cocoa or the coffee. It is yummy…..
These hot cocoa packets have about 170 calories, 45 from fat.
Tags: Hot Chocolate
From the Manufacturer:
Grove Square Hot Cocoa specialty beverages are made with some of the highest quality ingredients. Grove Square Cocoa, it’s never been more delicious or easier to prepare. The milk chocolate flavored varieties has all the creamy, chocolaty richness that make cocoa a classic favorite. Each sip offers makes this the perfect treat to enjoy any time of day
Grove Square Milk Chocolate Cocoa has the creamy smoothness that makes milk chocolate a classic favorite
24 Count – Designed to fit Keurig Brewers.
Ken’s Comments:
I have been really impressed with all of the Grove Square Hot Chocolates and Cappuccinos. What I really like about them is how well they disolve. When you make one of these products in the Keurig brewer, all the product disolves. That is really important because of the product format.
The milk chocolate hot cocoa has a nice sweetness, but is not overly sweet and has a good milk chocolate taste. I like it at least as much as the Green Mountain hot chocolate. Although I still prefer the Ghiradelli Hot Cocoa packets with the Keurig, even though it is not in a k-cup format. See our Ghirardelli Review.
Tags: Hot Chocolate, K-cups, Keurig
Keurig Brewers and many other coffee brewers are sensitive to water used for brewing. With Keurig, I recommend using either purified waster (distilled or reverse osmosis). Many bottled waters, filtered water and tap water can leave minerals in the water tank that will eventually cause your brewer to need descaling or stop working correctly (short cup or no brew).
I ran across a YouTube video that I have not validated that shows one potential fix (below). Also below is a copy of the Keurig generic descaling instructions for home brewers and a link to the Keurig documentation website.
Here are links to the brewer cleaning and use and care instructions for Keurig Brewers as well as a link with info for a brewer not brewing issue.
Hopefully you find this information useful.
Generic Descale Keurig Brewers information.
For Use and Care Guides, Quick Start Guides for all Keurig Brewed machines, please visit the Keurig documentation page: http://www.keurig.com/Customer-Service/Brewer-Registration-And-Support/User-Guides-And-Help
Tags: K-cup, Keurig Brewed
From the Roaster
One Love, one heart, 100 % Ethiopia Yirgacheffe. From the birthplace of coffee, exotic floral and berry notes tantalize your palate. Brew an extra cup, and “let’s get together and feel all right.” Fair Trade Certified & Organic.
From Ken:
One Love coffee is for those that want an Organic Fair Trade coffee that will stand up well to cream and sugar. This single origin coffee definitely has a lot of character. You can taste the flavors of the coffee and the tastes linger nicely on your tongue.
Listen to the Marley song that inspired this roast….. One Love
One Great Cup has 12 Gram coffee pods that fit the Bunn MyCafe, Bunn Autopod, Wolfgang Puck Cafe Express, Pod Pro (with 12 gram holder) and other current Pod Coffee brewers. These should also work in the Senseo “double” pod holder.
The selection includes:
- Wolfgang Puck Espresso Forzuto
- Wolfgang Puck Cafe Noir
- Wolfgang Puck Breakfast In Bed
- Wolfgang Puck Oktober Spice
- Donut Shop Classics – Donut Shop Travel Mug
- Sample Pack of 12 gram pods
These coffee pods up the ante on great coffees with a bold taste.
Tags: 12 Gram Coffee Pods, Coffee Pods
The My Pod Cup from Cafejo is a new way for owners of Keurig Home Brewers to expand the choices of available coffees, save money over the cost of K-cups and use a product that is more environmentally friendly. Take a look at the video.
I tried the pod cup out in a Keurig B-70 and it fits and works fine. The MyPodCup takes the place of the k-cup holder in the brewer. After each use, the MyPodCup, pops out, you unscrew the cap and pop the pod out. Pretty easy.
To test, I made the same coffee with a k-cup and the MyPodCup and the volume and flavor of the coffee was very similar, I really could not tell the difference. Using the same type of coffee pod in my PodPro brewer, the coffee tasted about the same, although the PodPro brewer coffee had a crema on the top of the coffee that was not achieved with either the k-cup or the MyPodCup.
From The Roaster:
100% Jamaica Blue Mountain® coffee is considered by many connoisseurs to be the world’s finest. It is admired for its delicate balance of floral aroma, acidity and full body. However, it is the sweet, mellow, lingering finish that elevates this special coffee from all others.
Kens Notes:
I will admit that I have not tasted a lot of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee, but I know what I like and I really like this coffee. It is a medium roast coffee that has a really mild aroma and a sweet taste. There is nothing in the taste that is bitter and the cup is smooth from start to finish.
While it the coffee is more expensive than others, it is still less than $1.20 per cup and I think that is a bargain.
Coffee for tasting was prepared in a Bunn Autopod Brewer and also tested to work in the following:
- PodPro
- Senseo
- Bunn MyCafe
- Grindmaster (OPOD and GPOD)