Perfect Pod EZ-Cup for Keurig 1.0 Brewers, 1-Stream Reusable K-Cup Coffee Pod, Refillable Coffee Filter

So here's the thing...I bought a half dozen of the other highly rated reusable pods (these ones: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AUBYMK2/) and don't get me wrong, they are *great*! I bought a half dozen because both my guy and I do double coffees in the morning, so we needed to have 4 clean pods every morning, because the filters (we were using these ones: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0765CH82G/) get so darned messy (and hot!) that you can't take them out right away - you have to wait until they cool down and firm up - and so you can't reuse the pod immediately. Well, because of the whole hot, messy filter issue, I decided to try these filters with the flap on top (these ones: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007AVZQ1U/). Now, these filters are made to go with this pod that you are reading about right now, but we were using them with the pods that we already had, and they made *awful* coffee - the coffee was so weak, even with two scoops in each pod. In fact, I figured that I had wasted the money buying these filters, and that I was going to have to cut the flaps off the remaining 196 filters. Then, on a whim, I decided to look up this pod - you know, the one that the filters with the flap are *made* for. I couldn't imagine it would make any better coffee, but my desire to not deal with the messy filters was making me a bit crazy(ier). At this point I was already invested, so I ordered one of these pods. I just had to know. Well, the first thing that I noticed was that, because of the spring-loaded bottom of this pod, I *couldn't fit my normal two scoops into the pod*! "THIS," I thought, "is not going to go well." After all, even with two scoops of coffee, the flapped filter made really weak coffee (in the other pods), so *one* scoop is going to be positively anemic. But I'd already bought the thing, so I gave it a try. HOLY COW!!! I do not know what dark magic this thing is invoking, but this pod makes *perfect* coffee, and with only *1 scoop* (remember that we were using two scoops per pod with the other pods). Yes, you read that right, this single pod has cut our coffee spend *in half*! Somehow the tamping action of the spring-loaded bottom, along with the design of the pod (the walls are solid, not filter like other pods) brews perfect coffee, with one scoop, every...single...time!! And as if that wasn't enough, the flap on the filter means that we can remove that filter *immediately* - with zero mess - and use that pod again (after all, you can only put one pod at a time in your coffee machine). This means that we only are using a single pod to make both double coffees! Beauty! The last thing that you need to know is that it does take a little force to get the lid to snap into place with that filter flap. Don't let this daunt you - just mash that baby on so that it's fully seated, and you too can have perfect coffee with half the coffee and one-tenth of the hassle! By the way, this is our coffee of choice now - https://smile.amazon.com/First-Colony-Rainforest-Organic-Arabica/dp/B079SSDTT1/ - it's organic and it's tasty as all get out (we got it at Costco on sale, but that's cool that it's available on Amazon!)

i had received a keurig coffee maker for christmas. i was tickled because i really love drinking coffee one fresh cup at a time. and being the only coffee drinker in the house, making a whole pot was just wasteful. up until now, i'd been using a french press and tea kettle, which made a great cup of coffee, but took forever. long story short, i really like this machine. of course though, it's great flaw is the ridiculous amount of WASTE. as great a cup of coffee those little k-cups make, i just can't bring myself to throwing out one of those little bits of landfill fodder every time i want a cup of joe. i had received that official reusable mesh filter device with the coffee maker, to use my own coffee, but that device isn't worth the cardboard it came in. its design is terribly flawed and not once could i get a decent cup from it. we even tried some diy hacks, trying to make something or retrofit something that would give a comparable brew to the k-cups. no go. frustrated, i searched for something that would work. this is it. i was apprehensive about buying it, not wanting to shell out more money on a device that just wouldn't work, but luckily it gave me a great cup right out of the gate. while i wish i could have found something that created zero waste (besides the coffee grounds) for this machine, i can live with composting these paper filters with the grounds. it's a little more complicated (a few more steps) than just sticking a cup in the holster, but this is the design that works and it's not hard to use. i get to drink the coffee i love using this fast and easy machine, one cup at a time without throwing out those awful plastic cups. what's great is that it works just fine with "drip brew" coffee grounds, which is what you usually find in the pre-ground packs at the grocery store. freshly ground coffee is always better, but i don't have a grinder of my own yet, and i hate using the machines at the store (they have no finesse and pulverize the beans regardless of ground setting.) UPDATE NOV 22, 2013: my keurig bit the dust a while ago, but i thought i would pop in to continue my support for this product. since this review, the k-cup alternative market has grown, with many other reusable or low-waste products popping up. i gave many of them a try, and again, the results just weren't as good as this product. there was a time, as well, where the paper filters for the ez-cup were becoming too costly (still not as costly as k-cups, but enough to make me look into reusable cups once again, to no avail) and i did not like running out of filters and having to wait for shipping. but now a days i have been seeing similar, compatible products (like the the ez-cup and the filters it uses) in the grocery stores. the popularity of these products and the widening availability of them still makes the ez-cup (and similar keurig solutions) the most appealing for a good cup of coffee using these machines, with the least amount of waste.