Media brews up K-Cup controversy
Those Keurig coffee pods costs more than artisanal grounds and clog landfills, reports suggest. But they sure are convenient.
So, it wouldn’t surprise us if your office (or home) has one of those Nespresso or K-Cup coffee makers—the machines that brew just one cup instead of a whole pot. They serve as a quick, convenient, and sometimes delicious caffeine delivery system.
This week, however, they took some flak.
According to a report in The New York Times, the pods cost more than buying high-end artisanal coffee. To wit:
“The Nespresso Arpeggio costs $5.70 for 10 espresso capsules, while the Folgers Black Silk blend for a K-Cup brewed-coffee machine is $10.69 for 12 pods. But that Nespresso capsule contains 5 grams of coffee, so it costs about $51 a pound. And the Folgers, with 8 grams per capsule, works out to more than $50 a pound.
“That’s even more expensive than all but the priciest coffees sold by artisanal roasters, the stuff of coffee snobs.
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