Keurig B40 Elite Gourmet Single-Cup Home-Brewing System

Prior to this purchase we bought a Keurig special edition brewer and loved it! We decided to purchase this smaller elite version because we didnt need the larger one in our business. We are very dissapointed with the elite. Sometimes it heats and sometimes it doesnt.

Heats quickly, stores a great of water, get a cup of coffee very quickly. Does what it is supposed to do.

So I'm worthless in the morning. I cant be trusted to have an extra 10 minutes to fill a pot, dispense said pot and rinse it out. This has been a lifesaver. I make only what I need. I have my travel cup there and in a minute I'm ready to go out the door. Its also great for guests with different coffee and tea tastes. I've used this coffee maker more in 2 months than I used my old one in 2years. Not to mention it looks great on the counter top.

We purchased our Keurig about 3 months ago, it's worked fine up until a week ago when it simply wouldn't turn on. We tried other outlets, nothing, the power button won't light up when pushed. It's totally dead. We called customer service only to be on hold forever and then finally someone back on the line and said that they'd get back to us in 1 to 2 business days, and that was 3 days ago and we haven't heard from them. For the price of these machines, the quality could be a lot better. It's a great concept, but the Kcups are expensive, if you use 2-3 a day that's 45 dollars or more a month for kcups, that's not cheap at all. We do have the My Kcup but that had to be rigged to work otherwise water spills all over the place when you try to use it. They need better customer service. I'm sure we aren't the first to have one die like this. I'd rather just make coffee in a regular coffee maker for a fraction of the cost of this product and the kcups.

I would not give up my Keurig for anything. I did not have any of the noise problems reported by some not did the machine move while brewing. It is fast and produces a great cup of coffee. I did have a problem when using the My K Cup after using a prefilled K Cup. The water dispensed in an "umbrella" of water, missing the cup altogether. I called Keurig customer service three times and was told that they would send me a replacement gasket. I have not received it as yet.

I love my Keurig! It is easy, versitile, and it is fun. I have my coffe in a matter of minutes. I can have my choice of many different varities. And it is easy to clean. I have a usual breakfast type, a nice flavorful type in the afternoon as a pick-me-up, and a pleasant Chai or chocolate type in the evening. It is number ONE in my book!!!

I bought this for my wife for Christmas - she absolutely loves it!!! Great gourmet coffee in under 2 minutes, easy clean up and no waste. Would highly recommend purchasing this unit

Great system. Found the best price here. very easy to use and the variety of coffee is great.
Would definitely recommend it .

The one thing that I can't stand about this system is it requires you to add more water when the reservoir still has enough water for a cup or two of coffee, and it won't let you brew a cup until you add more. The reservoir is 25% full and it forces me to add more water. You wouldn't like it if your car shut down and wouldn't drive because the gas tank was at 25%, and you were forced to add more gas to the car that already had enough to get the job done. You have water sitting in the reservoir that can't be used, and if it sits there long enough, things will grow in it. If that's the kind of thing that will drive you crazy, don't buy this. The coffee also loses its taste because hot water is pouring through thin plastic coffee cups... the plastic ruins the flavor. Otherwise, the system is conveinient and quick.

Pros
- Fast
- No mess
- Clean up is as simple as throwing the used k-cup away or rising out the My K-cup
- No guessing
- Makes coffee perfectly every time
- No wasted leftovers
- 2 hour auto shut off that can be enabled or disabled
- Fast reheat time
- Lots of choices for k-cup drinks (Gloria Jean's and Diedrich are especially good)
- My k-cup lets you use any coffee you want, and no garbage waste besides the grinds if that's important to you.
- Quality Product, very sturdy and well built.

Cons
- Pump is a little noisy but it only lasts for a few seconds an doesn't bother anyone in the house

Other Thoughts
Myself and other people in my family love coffee but we rarely home brewed it besides the instant junk once in a while. The autodrip coffee maker we had never made the coffee right, or if it did you could never get the same result twice. It was annoying to clean and there was always leftover/wasted coffee.

Bought one of these after trying it out at work. Couldn't be happier. We use it every day. No mess, no waste, fast, and it makes excellent coffee every time (drinking a cup right now).

I had looked at the Senseo SL7810/65, but there didn't seem to be as readily available selection of coffee, and I wasn't aware they had a reusable one coffee pod at the time. Plus having seen the heavy use the Keurig unit gets at work without problems led me to believe it was a quality product. Plus I saw (a lot) more positive reviews about Keurig.

Couldn't be happier with this machine! Would buy again!

LOVE THIS!!! WE GOT ONE AT WORK AND I HAD TO HAVE ONE.
BREWS A PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE EVERY TIME. I USE THE FILTER WITH MY OWN COFFEE.

Well, so far I'm addicted to my Keurig. It is incredibly convenient and makes better coffee than I was getting with whole bean coffee, burr-grinding fresh every morning, and using a french press with carefully controlled water temperature. The best part is, no clean-up! In fact, the primary reason we bought it was because we were tired of starting every single day with dirty dishes in the sink. After tasting about fifteen different k cups, I feel certain that anyone can find a k cup they like out of the over 200 choices. So far, my fave is Coffee People, Donut Shop. It is very easy drinking, but full-bodied and flavorful (as far as coffee goes) at the same time. Regarding the comments on noise in several of the reviews, the noise from my machine seems very normal to me. But I have never had an auto-drip machine and I was used to a burr grinder going off every morning, so anything would probably sound quiet to me. The Keurig's definitely not going to wake anybody up. (If your machine is waking up the house it sounds like something is wrong). I highly recommend the Keurig to anyone. If all you have ever had is pre-ground Folgers, you really need to wake up to fresh coffee, you will never go back. If it last me two years, I will definitely jump up to a five star rating. Well worth the $90 I paid for it. My only problem is that I want to drink more coffee than I used to. I'm determined not to increase my 1 cup a day habit, but the Keurig is making it tough.

We have the B60 at home, so I bought the B40 for my office. Surprising, I find the B40 to be more practical (I don't need or use many of the options on the B60) and more quiet. The coffee is still more expensive than it needs to be but for my office, the cleanliness and convenience are worth it. I've used this machine one month and, so far, it's a winner. I tried the B30 before buying this ... too small and expensive. This machine has the best balance of functionality and price of all options.

I bought the Keurig B40 Elite several weeks ago, and can't say enough good about it. I bought it for home, where I rarely drink more than a cup, or two in the morning before work. Since getting the brewer, I've really started enjoying my coffee more and have even begun drinking tea. The flavors of both coffees and teas available are incredible. I wish the actual K-Cups were a little cheaper, but guess I am willing to pay a little more for the increased quality. Now, I'm buying a second brewer for the office.

A week after buying this it just froze up. It makes kind of a gurgling sound but there's no lights on and none of the buttons will do anything. I've tried every way I can think (including the recommendations in the troubleshooting guide) to make this work but it won't. From the rest of the reviews it looks like I got a random dud, but for the money one would think this kind of thing simply should not happen.

I bought this as a gift for my wife since she loves coffee. However, costs are high whether at Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. I figured this should reduce costs plus don't need to travel to look for Starbucks or DD.

I have this at work so I was already familiar with how it works. No problems to date and we have been using it for almost a month. Like others who have made a complaint. The larger size is really not enough. It barely fills my cup.

Finding the k-cups are sale are a challenge but if you check [...], you can pick up some sales. Actually, I just bought 2 boxes (total 48) of French Vanilla from Amazon for [...] & change. Sweet deal.

You will not be disappointed.

Both Keuring coffee makers that I ordered were Christmas presents. They both love it. I already own one.

I ordered the Keurig B40 from Amazon for a gift. It was purchased as a new product. However, when it arrived it was definitely not new. It appeared to be a refurbished model and carton was secured with a yellow tape. Black markings were on the box. I have ordered many items from Amazon and have sung the praises of this company. This order was totally unacceptable and now I am hesitant to order from Amazon. Yes, Amazon paid for the return through UPS. I stayed home all day for UPS to pick up the box since telephone call said they would be by between 7AM and 6PM. They did not pick up the box. Finally 3 days later UPS picked it up.
This is my 4th Keurig to buy. Overall I am pleased with the Keurig, but had to use this way to express dissatisfaction with Amazon.

I received the Keurig B40 for Christmas and love it. I had done a lot of research and read reviews on this site, which were very helpful. I bought extra bold coffee so I could use the larger mug size and the coffee comes out great. With regular strength coffee I have to use the small mug size. The unit is not noisy and does not vibrate all over the place...some comments I had read about it.

Quick, easy and delicious. Can't go wrong.

I got this as a Christmas present and it makes every morning better. I apparently make really bad coffee because this tastes amazing! We had a party on New Years day and everyone loved making their own flavor of coffee. My husband like cappuccinos so I bought a milk frother at Ikea for 2.99 and now he can have whatever flavor he wants at home. He also enjoys the hot chocolates.

I am hooked! This product is so easy that my son can use it to make himself hot cocoa. It doesn't take up any more space than a regular coffee pot set up. No complicated parts. And if you don't want to use the premade cups, Keurig makes a reusable cup so you can use your regular coffee. A must have!! Worth every penny plus some!!

I've searched and searched for a Christmas present outside of the standard gift card for my hard to shop for husband and FINALLY Keurig comes out with this fabulous coffee maker - he talks about it all day and says that it tastes better than any starbucks, etc and at first he was resistent to the variety packs but now each day he tells me what a wonderful cup of "new" coffee/tea he's had - and for a fuss budget like him - this is saying A LOT!

I purchased this as a gift for my boyfriend who works at home and likes to have one cup of coffee about 4 times a week. He doesn't like to cook and hates messes. I don't drink coffee so it didn't make sense to get an 8 cup coffee maker.

It comes with a variety pack of coffee, teas and hot chocolate. This is dangerous because it's really hard not to taste test all the different brands. He made 4 cups of coffee the first day and had the jitters. New toy. It was too easy.

Set up
Set up was simple. The only issue we had was that the instructions tell you to run hot water through to clean out the machine before brewing the first cup. We turned on the power and waited for the blue light to start flashing on the 2 cups size options but they were solid. The instructions failed to mention that you need to open and close the k-cup holder to get the lights to flash. This is how you can just run hot water through. It heats up fast, about one minute after pressing the power button. I almost got the version with the digital readout and programmer but I'm glad I didn't. It really takes no time and I prefer the simpler interface.

Coffee
I'm not a coffee connoisseur but the coffee tasted good. It's funny how different coffe can taste from k-cup to k-cup. The donut shop coffee actually tasted a little burnt like a real coffee from a donut shop might. Sadly, this machine only makes coffees and not espressos.

Tea
While there are tea k-cups, making hot water for your own tea bags is easier and cheaper

Hot chocolate
As many other reviewers have stated, the hot-cocoa k-cups are watery and you're better off making hot water with your own cocoa mix.

All in all this machine does exactly what it promises, delivers an extra jolt of caffeine, with little effort and clean up. The only drawback is the amount of k-cup waste. I bought the filter hoping to relieve my guilty conscience but he hasn't used it yet. I would love an easy way to take apart the k cups so I can separate the coffee with paper filter from the plastic cup and foil for recycling.

Being a satisfied owner of this machine let me point out that it's flaws are contained in the laziness and lack of care to details some of it's owners bring to the table. It does everything in the world to make an outstanding cup of coffee only if:
All water introduced is utterly filtered and free of debris. Want to hear loud noises? Allow a small piece of cellophane to inhibit the resivoir drain. Want the heating element to fail prematurely? Use unfiltered or poorly filtered tap water. Want a weak cup of coffee? Don't wait for the thing to cycle all the way through before you start another brew cycle. Or use the My K-cup filter improperly by packing it full of finely ground coffee grains. Or pick a fairly weak coffee blend and use a large cup setting.

There is a great deal of latitude amongst all the elements. Use the same good judgement levels that get you safely through traffic while you play with your cell phone and you'll be fine.

This is the fourth Keurig brewer I have owned in ten years and the only one that has been defective from the beginning. Two of the three--higher-end models--have died gracefully after years of service; the third, also a higher-end model, is still in service. This new one made a few cups of coffee at first, then stopped heating the water and turned itself off shortly after the power button was pushed. Now the heating element will not come on at all. No hot water, no coffee.
I am returning the brewer to Amazon for a refund. Having had good service from other Keurig models, I will probably order another, but certainly not another B40. Keurig brewers have been good, solid workhorse products in my household for years. I hope the B40 I am returning is just a lemon, but when quality begins to deteriorate in a line of products, one's trust in that brand begins to diminish.

I bought this for my daughter for Christmas. She loves the quick and easy set up and use. She can have a cup of coffee/tea/cocoa or chai in just a minute or two. And when we visit, my husband can have his coffee quickly too.
Great product!

If you enjoy FRESH coffee or tea, you will need to purchase a Keurig. You can make a fresh cup every time. I have tea bags that I also use...just put the tea bag in your cup and press the correct size cup for the hot water to fill it up. The Keurig makes coffee/tea easy & quick to make! ENJOY!

I love our new Keurig coffee maker. It is so easy to use and the coffee tastes great!

great for one who wants the perfect cup all the time
some coffees are not strong enough, Santas buzz is just right

Since we received this unit we have been using it multiple times a day. Its wonderful to always be able to get a fresh brewed cup of coffee. We have experimented with different manufacturers of Kcup coffee and the quality of the kcup blends is huge. But, once we found our favorites, we keep going back to them. The only down fall is the price per cup of the coffee is much more than if we were brewing pots of coffee, but the quality and freshness is so far outwaying the additional cost.

Best appliance investment I have ever made. No wasted coffee, no dealing with grounds. Easiest cleanup of any kitchen product I have ever owned. I reasearched these pod makers for almost a year and I'm totally happy with the Keurig. My work day starts at 2:30am and slapping a pod in this and pressing a button just makes my day. I have coffee in less than a minute. No measuring, no mess.

This is such an easy coffee maker. We use one at the office and I love it so much I bought this for my home too. I like that it comes with a variety pack to sample out of the box.

I don't drink or like the smell of coffee, but my boyfriend does. traditional coffee makers smell up the house (and take too long). This was the best gift I got him, he has a cup in less then 5 minutes and it doesn't stink up the house like the traditional ones do.

I hate to slam a product but this coffee maker is horrible. The cups are too small on the small cup settings (think half a cup). On the larger setting, the coffee is very watered down.

The quality of the finished beverage reminded me of truck-stop coffee that had been on the burner all day.

I was very disappointed with this purchase. Embarrassed too as I gave it to my wife as a present.

I was very excited to recieve the Keurig coffee maker with the idea that they have this great accessory that will allow you to avoid the cost of the pre-packaged K-cups and pick the coffee you want to brew. Well the thing does not work and I feel Keurig made it poorly on purpose so that you would need to purchase coffee packeged their way. While the fitting that comes with the brewer and holds the prepackaged K-cups snaps into place the My K-Cup accessory just sits there. The result: some brown coffee comes through but clear water also comes out in numerous flows into your cup, resulting in the weakest brew you will ever have. Needless to say I returned the accessory and the coffee maker.

The Keurig B40 Elite is the best coffee maker we have ever had. The K-cups are the most convenient way to have a wonderfu, hot and most importanty FRESH cup of coffee in so little time. In the past, we have gone through at least one and sometimes two twelve-cup coffee makers a year. The coffee was always made in the morning and after a couple hours, we would microwave it. Now we can have a fresh, hot cup of wonderfu coffee any time of the day. This is one of the best products we have ever purchased.

I've been wanting this for a while and got this as an early Christmas present.

My husband is more the coffee drinker and I am more the tea drinker and two of our children have sensory processing disorder with machine noises hurting their ears so this put the machine to the test for us.

First my husband made a cup of coffee with the K cup then I made tea. Nothing can ruin a good cup of tea worse then the lingering taste of coffee. I have to say I was pleased that there was no taste of coffee. I am not a fan of Earl Grey which I used but the fresh taste had me think twice.

My twin girls have sensory processing disorder so they don't like machine noises such as hair dryer, blender, and mixer. They cry at lawn mowers two blocks away mind you. They are not bothered by this coffee machine at all. It does make some noise and as another reviewer said it is not a Mr. Coffee but I would hardly say its loud.

Worth the money!!

Nice! Just got mine a couple of days ago and love it! I also got the refillable My k cup so I can brew my favorite bean coffee and save some $$$. I noticed on the manufacturers web site some consistent comments about problems with the My K cup spewing water outside of the filter and weak coffee which I noticed as well. However in reading the customer solutions, the problem is easily remedied. First of the the soft light grey gasket you see over the insertion needle can be slid down some so that you get a better seal. Secondly a tea drinking customer commented that she wets down the loose tea in her k cup before brewing. By doing this, it gives the tea, or in my case the coffee grounds a chance to hydrated up a little and I get a darker more satisfying flavor from my ground coffee into my cup. The k-cups are great for convenience and when you warranty the unit online, Keurig will give you two free boxes of K-cup coffee when you order four boxes! Nice! Also by joining their coffee club, you get a 10% discount on all k cups orders. So I basically got four 24 pack box of coffee for the price of two and free shipping too. My order came to only $25 for 96 k cups!

This was purchased as a gift for a friend's mother. She had talked about having one for several months. Buying it here saved $10 and shipping was free. It arrived on time and she is having lots of fun trying out the various coffees that came with it. Total success.

So easy to use, no mess or clean up!! I've had my Keurig for a week now and absolutely love it and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a fresh cup of coffee one cup at a time! I've tried several of the K-Cup coffees and they are all very good! Well worth the money considering how much waste there is when you brew a pot to only drink one cup of coffee, or don't enjoy the taste of coffee that has been sitting on the burner for a while. Brew time is fast too!

Don't buy this machine if you enjoy a good cup of coffee. I purchased this machine and after brewing 2 cups of water downed tasteless coffee, I repacked the machine and sent it back. I was using the reusable Keurig filter and grinding my own Starbucks French Roast coffee. The reusable filter is absolutly useless in trying to brew a cup of strong coffee. To buy the K-packs and pay $.55 each is insane!!! I am now back to using my 4 cup ($29) Cusisinart coffee maker and enjoying my moring cup of coffee.

I love my new Keurig coffemaker. It is simple to use and so fast. Great for fixing a quick cup of coffee or tea.

Keurig B40 Elite Gourmet Single-Cup Home-Brewing System

i bought this for my wife for x-mass so i dont know how well it works. with the way she is ranting about how bad she wants one i must be great. ty -
Mark A. Garibay

I bought a Keurig less than 2 years ago and it just died, by their own admission it should last longer but according to them the heating coil burned out and it is not replaceable. Their answer was to go buy a new one since their "warranty" is only 1 year.
Buy a more reliable product from a more reliable vendor!!!

I'll just come out and say it: I'm lazy. I love coffee in the morning, but I am the only one in my house who drinks it, and I only drink 1 (mayyybe 2) cups. Why would I mess with a drip maker, the grinds flying everywhere, the dirty paper liners, and a pot you have to clean out?

I am not a coffee purist. I do enjoy a pot of French press, of course, but I don't think that's the only way to make coffee. There are some fantastic K-cups out there that give you a cup of full-bodied, flavorful coffee. (Try Green Mountain Sumatran Reserve Extra Bold.)

This is quick, easy to use, and one of my very favorite kitchen appliances. It even has a removable bottom for my travel mug. Ingenious! Unless you're drinking an entire pot of coffee per day, this is a GREAT investment! (And for the quality, it's pretty darn cheap, if you ask me!)

We are really happy with our purchase, it heats up the water for a cup in about a minute, feels like less. Really great when you are in a rush to work in the morning, you can get your fresh brewed cup in less than a minute. The reservoir is great too, it allows you to make about 5 large cups. I definitely recommend this product.

Tried 3 different K-cups from the sampler pack that came with the unit and they all tasted bad with a funny smell. Brewed just a cup of hot water with the unit and tasted it. YUCK!!! plastic!!!. Ran white vinegar through unit and let sit for 4 hours but it still tasted like plastic. Called Keruig and they if you've tried the white vinegar trick and it still taste like plastic you have to send it back.
So I sent the B40 back.

We have a B60 at the office and my father also has one and they both work fine so I ordered one of those. I received the B60 last night. Tested it with just water. YUCK!!!! Plastic again. Running vinegar cycle through unit today while I'm at work to see if that fixes it.

Very disappointing.

I am very satisfied with the operation and the ease in brewing a great cup of coffee each and every time. It has been fun trying the various types and flavors of the coffee that you may purchase for this brewer. The K-Cups are a little expensive but it eliminates waste and there are so many varieties of coffee and tea available.

I'm not a particularly AVID coffee drinker, but I do love the ease and consistency of this single-cup brewer. I owned a Senseo before this and consider the Keurig a HUGE step up! My Senseo leaked almost from the beginning and never did seem to make a decent cup of coffee (very weak). I've really enjoyed trying some of the various K-cups and have started looking forward to my coffee-time!

After using a few of these at various offices, took the plunge.

1) Delivers up a good, fresh cup of coffee in a hurry - no bottom of the pot sludge.

2) Enjoy the array of coffees, teas, cocoas available - as do our teenage sons.

3) Will probably not make a coffee connoisseur happy, but for a quick couple of cups with no waste...

4) Ideal for households with two or more coffee drinkers with differing tastes and preferences (It's too strong/It's not strong enough).

5) Amazon Coffee People 50-pack is about the least expensive option ($.42 per cup).