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Keurig Platinum Brewer: Review and Giveaway

Welcome to my first day of honoring Dads with the “Suit Up for Father’s Day” Event!  I know we are all starting to shop for Dad, and if your husband is anything like mine, he is NO help when it comes to presents!  So, I have put together a few items that I think would make excellent gifts for Dad (and even have some great giveaways as well!).

Giveaway #1

hypothesis The Keurig Platinum Brewing System will make my morning routine easier!  I’ve heard a lot about the single cup brewers, so I am looking forward to seeing if it really is THAT easy!

materials One Keurig Platinum Brewer, one K-Cup of your choice, a mug and a thirst!  Features from the website:

“The Platinum Brewing System is Keurig’s best single-cup brewing system for your home. This premium model offers discerning coffee drinkers the widest range of five cup size options for brewing.

The Platinum offers the full spectrum of features including Auto On/Off, Digital Clock, Adjustable Temperature Control and the “Set Your Favorite Cup Size” option. The largest available 60 oz. removable water reservoir holds up to ten cups before refilling and the removable drip tray allows for easy cleaning and the use of travel mugs. The sleek, award-winning design is a unique footprint among Keurig’s line of home brewing systems and includes both a blue lit water reservoir and blue lit LCD display.”

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methods When Keurig sent me the Platinum Brewer, I think my husband was more excited than anyone!  As soon as the box arrived, he was asking if he could open it!  Following the set-up cycle (which took maybe 10 minutes), we were ready to brew.  Dear hubby set the clock, brew temperature, cup size, and selected a decaf Caribou K-Cup.  The method was as easy as pressing “Brew” on the display and within seconds, he had a fresh cup of coffee in hand.

Check out how easy it is to make your favorite coffee, tea or hot chocolate!


results Both my husband and I are extremely impressed by the Keurig Platinum Brewer!  The set-up and  use was incredibly easy and the taste of the final product was excellent.  I was shocked by the fact that my husband could brew a cup of coffee immediately followed by me brewing a cup of tea, and my tea did not even have a hint of coffee flavor!  We had a great time looking through the various blends of coffee and varieties of teas offered in K-Cups.  Ever wondered how the K-Cup works?  Check out a product demo!

The only improvement we noted was that we wish the K-Cups would come in a chicory variety….after all, we are in New Orleans!  What’s coffee without the eye opening chicory?!? Coffee will certainly come in handy if you decide to pursue that supply chain management degree online!

summary The Keurig is hands down my new favorite appliance in my kitchen!  I have found so many uses for it other than a good old-fashioned cup of coffee.  For example, if no K-Cup is added, you can just get hot water at a pre-set temperature.  I have found this useful for making oatmeal or grits in the morning with no waiting (perfect for impatient toddlers!).  This is also ideal for dinner parties because everyone does not have to drink the same type of coffee.

references The Keurig Platinum Brewer can be purchased for $169.99 directly from Keurig.  But, you can WIN one right here along with 4 boxes of K-Cups to get you started!

How to enter:

1.  Visit Keurig and tell me what variety of K-Cup would be your first choice!

Additional entries:

1.  Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog.

2.  Follow me on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway.  Every time you tweet you get an additional entry!  Unlimited!

3.  Subscribe to my blog.

4.  Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog on Facebook.

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on June 14th.  Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited.  Open to U.S. Residents only.

1,056 thoughts on “Keurig Platinum Brewer: Review and Giveaway”

  1. I would want to try the Swiss Chocolate Almond Coffee by Bellaccino first. Sounds so yummy! Thanks for the great giveaway.

  2. I need the Butter Toffee Coffee by Gloria Jean. Every time I enter a Keurig contest, I find a new flavor that I want! 🙂

  3. I want a Keurig so bad it hurts lol. I want to try the
    Caramel Vanilla Cream Coffee by Green Mountain first followed by every other K-Cup possible! 🙂

  4. My First Kcup Choice would be Raspberry Chocolate Truffle Coffee by Van Houtte

    Rich coffee enhanced with chocolate and juicy raspberry flavors. Oooh La la! YUM

    Leslie

  5. I AM NOT SURE WHICH ONE I WOULD LIKE …. WOULD LOVE TO TRY THEM ALL AND FIND OUT …BUT FIRST I HAVE TO WIN THIS MACHINE

  6. I like the mini. I tried one of these recently and they are great.

    grumpydan[at]netzero[dot]com

  7. There are so many super terrific K-Cup’s to choose from I can probably list over a dozen I’d love to try ~ yes, I am an admitted coffee fanatic!! Since I love to support Fair Trade Companies the Fair Trade Rain Forest Nut Coffee by Green Mountain sounds fantastic so that is my first choice in a favorite K-Cup! Thanks so much for the chance to enter!

  8. I would love to try Flavored Coffee Variety Sample Pack – Assortment 1. Thanks so much for this giveaway.

  9. I love Vanilla Coffee and although there are a few brands to choose from I would love to try the Vanilla Bean BAM Coffee by Emerils first

  10. I’d go with Emeril’s or Green Mountain.We were lucky enough to try this when we were in New Orleans recently.I had never used a Keurig before and I can tell you that now I want one…lol.

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  12. My first choice would be 100% Colombian Coffee by Van Houtte 🙂 *Thanks* for the giveaway!

  13. Chai Green Tea by Bigelow would certainly be my first choice! Or maybe Swiss Chocolate Almond Coffee by Bellaccino… AHH! I don’t know. They all sound delicious!

  14. I would love to try the variety pack so I could try everything! My husband works weird hours so this would be awsome to have & make one cup of coffee/tea or cocoa at a time!

  15. I would be thrilled to win this, and I think it is awesome that you can get Green Mountain Coffee. That is my favorite from when I lived back East. Totally it would be my pick. Great giveaway! Thanks!

    kalea_kane(at)yahoo(dot)com

  16. i would love to try some of the chai varieties! but the best part would be getting to try several different varieties without buying a large portion of it!

  17. The Donut Shop is showing as the best seller on the website and I’m a believer in the free market system, so I would chose that one. The people have spoken and I have listened!

    Thanks for a great giveaway!

  18. NEW French Quarter Roast Organic Coffee by Emerils looks tasty!
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

  19. Celestial Seasonings Lemon Zinger would be my first choice. It’s one of my favorite teas and I’d love to try it with the Keurig system.

  20. I would pick the Swiss Chocolate Almond Coffee by Bellaccino. I am a HUGE fan of swiss chocolate almond and in coffee…. wow just mmmmm…

    ferriza2(at)yahoo(dot)com

  21. Wow, they have a lot of decaf to chose from! I’d love the try them all but for this test you have us, I think my first choice would be the Caribou Blend Decaf Coffee. Thanks for this chance to win!

  22. The NEW Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa by Cafe Escapes in the K-Cup Portion Packs appeals to me. The description sounds yummy!:

    An elegant and satisfying dark chocolate experience, with rich European sophistication. Dark cocoa intensity at the touch of a button!

  23. Although my favorite would be the hazelnut, I think hubby would love the Bold Variety pack for father’s day.

  24. Facebook Fan, and email subscriber as well.. didn’t realize we had to tell you but then how else would ya know .. didn’t think that through. LOL sorry 🙂

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  26. ooh this would be awesome! I need a new coffee maker so bad. I’d love to try the Newmans Own Dark Roast, because I love Paul Newman! 😉 Thanks!

  27. You know, we have a Keurig at work and I have fallen in love with it! My favorite K-cups are the Newman’s Own Extra Bold. But I have a chicory suggestion for you! 😀 I am from Louisiana (now I live way up north), and what I do is I buy Cafe du Monde at my local Vietnamese grocery (the ONLY place I can find chicory coffee up here) and use it in our Keurig at work! We have one of the reusable K-cups that you can fill with any kind of coffee. So if you get one of those, you can make a K-cup of chicory coffee whenever you like! It’s on the website you linked, under “Accessories,” called “My K-Cup.”

    honeybushtea AT gmail.com

  28. I would choose the Newmans Own Organics Special Bl Extra Bold Coffee K-Cups.

    crystal_reagan at hotmail dot com

  29. BELLACCINO WOULD BE MY CHOICE JUST FOR THE SWEETEST AND BOLDNESS OF THE TASTE. JUST MY STYLE—-SOUNDS PERFECT.

  30. I subscribe! This would solve some problems in our household. My husband loves coffee, I love tea and hot chocolate. He would like the Newman’s Own Organic coffee and I would love the Ghiradelli hot chocolate! A house divided no more!

  31. Swiss Chocolate Almond Coffee by Bellaccino would be my first choice. Thanks for the giveaway!

  32. ghiradelli cocoa kcups would be my top choice, i love ghiradelli (the raspberry dark chocolate treats are always in my fridge!)

  33. My first choice would be the German Chocolate Cake Coffee by Timothys. It sounds delicious! Thanks.

  34. I would choose the Butter Toffee Coffee by Gloria Jean’s k-cups. It sounds yummy!
    cherriblossom25[at]gmail[dot]com

  35. There’s so many to choose from. I guess my first choices would be Bigelow Earl Grey tea and Mahogany coffee by Caribou.

  36. Hazelnut! We had one of these Keurig brewers at the office where I used to work. The coffee was amazing. Thank you for the chance to win.

  37. I drink a lot of coffee at work but the Hot Cocoa K-Cups by Green Mountain would be great to make at home on a chilly evening or when I just need a chocolate fix!

  38. it is hard to choose but i would probably first choose green mountain. a friend of mine has this and he always carrys about 6 different brands of coffee, tea, and cocoas.. is is so much fun! i love the white chocolate, the decaf vanilla and hazelnuts, and the chai is pretty good in some brands.

    cathy b
    projecthope7 at gmail dot com

  39. I would get some more normal coffee flavors for every day use, but I’d like to Butter Toffee Coffee by Gloria Jeans as a once in a while sort of treat. (or really any of the flavored coffes actually)

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  41. Wow! What a great giveaway. I was thinking about getting one of these for Father’s Day but haven’t decided between Keurig or Senseo. My mom loves her Keurig so it’s tempting…

    My pick, for the contest, would actually be some good hot chocolate from Ghirardelli.

  42. hot chocolate. I’m not much of a coffee drinker, but the cool thing about the keurig is you can use it for teas and cocoas, but still have a coffee maker in case one of your guests likes coffee.

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  45. I think I would like the Twinnings Rooiboos Tea followed by some Chai by Gloria Jeans.

  46. I have been trying and trying to win the Keurig Platinum Brewing System on every blog offering it as a giveaway. Maybe I’ll finally luck out? I would first like to try the New Vanilla Bean BAM Coffee by Emerils 🙂

    maggie@mannwieler.com

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  48. Oh, I think the Big Easy Bold Coffee by Emerils would have to be my choice, cher. 😀

  49. I would pick the Ghirardelli or white chocolate hot chocolate. I wouldnt’ mind trying theEMeril coffee either.

  50. Oh I want one of these soo bad!!! 🙂

    I like so many flavors but my favorite is the Gloria Jean’s Chai! Yum Yum!!

    Thanks!
    karen @ frugalrimama.com

  51. I would definately get the Hazelnut as I love hazelnut coffee. However, I am a coffee fanatic & drink it all day long from hot in the morning, to iced in the afternoon to a decaf in the evening so I would have to eventually try them all:) I would so love to win this.
    plb8156@aol.com

  52. Green Mountain Southern Pecan just makes me CRAZY for a cup right now! Definitely first choice!

  53. My first box would be Flavored Coffee Variety Sample Pack – Assortment 1, so I could try several different ones.

  54. I would love to try the Dark Magic Extra Bold Coffee by Green Mountain.
    Super site and contest, thanks.

  55. What an Awesome coffe maker and giveaway!! So many choices, only one 1st choice… My husband and I loved the Green Mountain Dark Magic Extra Bold, (which we were introduced to along with the coffee maker while at the hospital, giving birth to our first son.) Although the hazelnut sound lovely.

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  57. I’m all about the chocolate, so my first choice would be the Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Hot Cocoa.

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  59. My choice would be under the flavored coffee section. Then it gets harder. Creme Brulee is my final answer.

  60. Oh man, my husband would adore this! I think his first choice would be hazelnut cream coffee! Thanks for the giveaway!

  61. We would love to try the French Quarter Roast Organic Coffee by Emerils.
    Thank you so much for the chance to win.

  62. They offer a flavor called “donut shop” made by Coffee People. I’ve heard that is supposed to be very similar to Dunkin Donuts’ coffee…Yum!

  63. I would love to try the National Wildlife Blend Coffee by Green Mountain. I have wanted one of these single brewers for so long this would be a very special win.

  64. I would choose a taste of New Orleans by getting the Jazzed Up Decaf Coffee by Emerils. Thanks for the chance!

  65. My fave flavor to try would be the French Vanilla. I love French Vanilla anything, so I am sure that the coffee from Keurig would be excellent.

    Debbi

  66. I’d be giving this as a gift to my Mom and stepdad, and they would LOVE the Swiss Chocolate Almond Coffee by Bellaccino.

  67. French Vanilla is going to be my fave K cup. However, that Blueberry Cobbler sounds yummy too!

  68. I’d try the National Wildlife Blend Coffee by Green Mountain – it’s an organic, medium roast, fair-trade blend.

  69. Over 800 entries?? I’ve got a snowball’s chance of winning this. 🙂 But here goes… the K-cups I’d get first would be Newman’s Own Special Blend Extra Bold.

  70. half-caff coffee by green mountain sounds good (actually there’s a lot there that sounds good!)

  71. I think my first choice of K-Cup would be the Swiss Chocolate Almond Coffee by Bellaccinno, sounds great! Thanks for hosting!

  72. My husband loves coffee…the stronger the better. This would be a great fathers day surprise and i think he would love the platinum with tully’s coffee.

    Thanks!

  73. My first choose would be the Green Mountain Hot Cocoa K Cup! This is my dream coffee maker! We would use this all the time…several times a day!

    Thank you so much for the chance!

    😉

  74. I have used a Keurig and they are amazing; I would love to have one. I would like to try the Extra Bold Hazelnut coffee by Green Mountain. I’m going to become a fan on Facebook right now.

  75. I would love to have this great coffee brewer. I think that I would first try the fair trade Rain Forest Nut Coffee by Green Mountain.
    Thank you for the great giveaway.

  76. the dark roast for hubby. he loves coffee so much. i dont care for it. but it would be for him!

  77. I think my first choice of K-Cup would have to be the Blueberry Cobbler Coffee by Bellaccino – it sounds delicious!

  78. Newmans Own Organics Special Blend Extra Bold Coffee
    I love this company so it’s my first choice.
    Thanks so much for offering this and thanks to Keurig!

  79. My first selection would be the Kona Blend Island Style, although there are many others I would also like to try. 🙂

  80. Swiss chocolate almond sounds yummy.. thanks so much for the great contest.

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  81. My dentist has a machine in his office. Now I can’t wait to go to the Dentist!! Great coffee!!

  82. I would love to have the Cafe Escapes Hot Cocoa. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!

  83. The Cafe Escapes Hot Cocoa sounds delightful. ty 4 the great review, awesome giveaway, and 4 the entry:)

  84. My mom has this wonderful machine and I love any coffee made on it! But I haven’t tried the Donut Shop Coffee and that’s probably what I would try next!

  85. I would love to try this:

    NEW French Quarter Roast Organic Coffee by EmerilsEspresso roasted to perfection, Emeril’s French Quarter Roast is dark, delicious and organic. Savor the bold, rich flavor that echoes the lively French Quarter. Sure to please even the most discerning dark roast drinker.

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