Ever since college, I’ve been an occasional coffee drinker. I really like coffee, but I hated the effort to make it once I settled down with a wife and kids. I’m the only one who drinks it, and making a pot always left me throwing away three-fourths of it, and it was too much work too go through for just a cup or two.

Then I found Keurig a few years ago. Keurig is a single-serve coffee maker that makes coffee one fabulous cup at a time, and in record time.

Simply pour water into the reservoir, put a “K-Cup” into the container,  close the top with the handle, push a button for whatever size coffee cup you have, hit “Brew,” and in less than a minute, you’ve got a cup of coffee. It really is that simple. K-Cups are little pods that have a single-serve amount of coffee (or tea, or hot chocolate). Use it once, then throw it away.

Since I got my Keurig, I’ve used it constantly. I like flavored coffee, and order it from Keurig’s website (my favorites are Butter Toffee and Hazelnut). My wife hates coffee, but loves tea, and contents herself with a daily dose of Earl Gray or Chamomile.

Buying K-Cups is more expensive than getting a pound of ground roast at the Safeway. On the other hand, we don’t waste any coffee or tea. We also don’t have a coffee pot to wash out every day. If you’re tired of the daily coffee grind (couldn’t resist), try the Keurig and see what you’ve been missing.