Adventures in Coffee: The K Cup Saga - Part 2 How-to, the Capsules & The Verdict

How to use a K-Cup machine:

Step by Step guide: 
1. Fill water into the water reservoir

2. Once filled, Place Reservoir back into slot.

3. Press power button to turn on machine (assuming main power is on and voltage transformer is also switched on) 


4. Power light is green, Heating light is red indicating the water in the machine is being heated up.

5. Once heated, the heating light goes off and the 2 cup size buttons start flashing in blue (left button for smaller cup, right button for bigger cup)


6.Grip the grey handle and lift upwards to open the lid.

7.Place the K-cup in the slot provided.

8. Close the lid, place cup below the dispenser and press one of the flashing blue buttons


9. The Coffee will then be dispensed into the cup within seconds. Just add sugar and milk to taste.


Alternatively, you can check out the video below which shows how relatively easy and quickly I can get a cup of coffee in the morning with only basic motor & mental functions engaged *LOL*

The K-cups (Capsules)
The K cups comes in boxes of 22 like so (see below)

Some of the brands offer samplers, boxes with different flavours (some examples are Butter Toffee, Swiss Chocolate Almond, Mudslide, Caramel Vanilla, Sumatran, Colombian Decaf, Italian, Kona Blend etc). Similar to Nespresso, they also offer seasonal (Limited Edition) flavours at certain times of the year: e.g. Egg Knog, Golden French Toast (see below)

If you ship enough in bulk (4 to 6 boxes) even with the cost of shipping with the concierge service, the cost of each K cup works out to be about S$1 which is still acceptable to me. With the cost of living in Singapore on the rise, Coffee shops selling coffee close to $1, this doesn't look like a bad option.
The Backup Alternative 
People do ask me what happens if I run out of K-Cups? Well I did order the Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter (costs about US$10 to 15) which I can fill in with my own coffee powder should I ever run out of K Cups so I am still covered.

Overall Verdict
2 months in, despite the initial hiccup with the power, I am really happy with it so far. It has also unexpectedly become a great conversation piece to visitors to my house, especially with people who have the same passion for coffee.

Crossing my fingers that it lasts for a few years! 
Please feel free to leave comments, share your experiences or if you have any queries that you may have. Happy exploring !

Disclaimer: There is always inherent risk involved when importing these machines(or anything) to Singapore. 

There is a possibility that the what you import can be faulty due to damage in the course of shipping or if it already had a fault before it was shipped. 

These are not covered by international warranty so I am taking a risk when I import the machine. I would advise you not to try this if you are not prepared for these possibilities.