Bought a new trailer and need a new coffee maker.Thinking that one that mounts under a cabinet would save a little counter top space? With a center kitchen would I need to store the carafe while traveling? Present coffee maker gets put into the pantry with each move and just takes up space. Just a pain!Any suggestions?

We have found that high coffee makers do not last any longer than the average brand. Therefore we now have a Black & Decker counter top model that is left on the counter (on a thin rubber mat) most of the time, during travel. Sometimes DW will put the complete coffee maker in the sink, with a dish towel wrapped around it. It has never moved when on the counter & it sits on the rear counter of a rear kitchen.

I looked into the under cabinet mount. After reading reviews, I decided against it.

B & D makes a nice under cabinet one that slides into a mounting bracket. By drilling two small holes in the plastic sides you can use a small bungee cord to hold the pot in place while traveling.

I've heard from those who bought them the same as what others have said. What we went with was one that made enough for us and didn't keep heating the pot (has a metal carafe that holds heat for a good 3 hours) by Mr. Coffee. Since we like blending our own coffee, the Kureg sealed thingies were a non-starter. I've lately seen single serving makers that take either Kureg containers OR grounds. Their not inexpensive, but when our 10 cup guy dies we'll probably get one.

Only problem we have had with the "under counter" model is steam gets to the wood and starts to look bad and makes a mess. DW uses the mats that are used to hold things in place. If we need to move over bad roads she puts it in the sink with a towel around it but this rearly happens.

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TheBeag5plus
Explorer
Mar 07, 2014
I found this coffee maker at Shopko. It stores in my cupboard great, doesn't take much counter space and I am the only coffee drinker so it works well for 1 or 2 cups! I can use it for hot water for other drinks as well. Bella is the brand and they make a blender as well that I like for my TH.
ricatic
Explorer
Mar 06, 2014
I do not get the 75 cents a cup number...I see the Kuerig cups at WalMart and Meijers for less than 50 cents all the time...We buy ours on sale and the last buy was 90 K cups for less than 22 cents a piece...more than the cheapest pricing posted here but certainly affordable...and so convenient...

I do know that which Kuerig brewer you have makes a difference in what the coffee tastes like and how much a cup costs...we have the Platinum brewer that allows several different cup sizes and temperatures...

Regards
1492
Moderator
Mar 05, 2014
northmeck0255 wrote:
1492 wrote:
If you're interested in a Keurig, you'd better grab a current model. Keurig is locking down its coffee makers to keep out cheap refills, akin to chipped inkjet printer cartridges.

I use my own coffee in reusable cups. Would not be interested in being forced to use only licensed K-Cup refills.

Keurig is wonderful. I wish that "overpriced coffee" was the most important thing I had to worry about. LOL

At about 0.75 per Keurig cup versus about 0.08-0.09 per cup using my own, I'll stick with my own brand. But they do make good, if not fast coffee.
woodman1
Explorer
Mar 05, 2014
We have a Bunn coffee maker and we won't use anything else. Makes 10 cups in three minutes. The warmer keeps the coffee piping hot.
stetwood
Explorer
Mar 05, 2014
bpounds wrote:
Coffeemaker topic comes up on a regularly scheduled basis. Seems the obvious camp coffee pot gets no respect. We don't use this at home, and I so look forward to the joy of using this when we travel.

Takes a little time - I'm in no hurry. Makes great coffee. Real coffee. None of that sissy stuff.

Ahh for a cup of perked coffee. We must be uncivilized as we don't have a coffee maker plugged in 24/7.
Pipeman
Explorer
Mar 05, 2014
We have 2 coffee makers. One is a Mr. Coffee, electric, used when we are plugged into a pedestal and the other is used over the burner on the stove when we are boondocking,so I don't have to start the genny. I get up early so I don't want to wake up my kids who are in trailers parked around us. The electric one is left plugged in.
northmeck0255
Explorer
Mar 05, 2014
1492 wrote:
If you're interested in a Keurig, you'd better grab a current model. Keurig is locking down its coffee makers to keep out cheap refills, akin to chipped inkjet printer cartridges.

I use my own coffee in reusable cups. Would not be interested in being forced to use only licensed K-Cup refills.

Keurig is wonderful. I wish that "overpriced coffee" was the most important thing I had to worry about. LOL
bpounds
Nomad
Mar 04, 2014
Coffeemaker topic comes up on a regularly scheduled basis. Seems the obvious camp coffee pot gets no respect. We don't use this at home, and I so look forward to the joy of using this when we travel.

Takes a little time - I'm in no hurry. Makes great coffee. Real coffee. None of that sissy stuff.
1492
Moderator
Mar 04, 2014
If you're interested in a Keurig, you'd better grab a current model. Keurig is locking down its coffee makers to keep out cheap refills, akin to chipped inkjet printer cartridges.

I use my own coffee in reusable cups. Would not be interested in being forced to use only licensed K-Cup refills.
1492
Moderator
Feb 24, 2014
Passing along an email promo for the Keurig K45 Elite Brewing System for $87.95 w/free shipping using promo code EMCYTZT5777 from Newegg. Ends on 2/25. I already have three of them, so does me no good.