Since I started staying at home we’ve been trying to cut
down on expenses. One of the hardest things for us to give up was our k-cups.
But let’s face it, they are pretty expensive compared to a regular canister of
coffee. I can usually get a large canister of Folgers for the same price as a
12 pack of k-cups. Twelve k-cups last us less than a week, while the can of
coffee lasts over a month. But the convenience of the k-cups is the thing we
miss the most. After being up with a crying baby all night having to wait a
good thirty minutes in the morning for a cup of coffee is torture. I’d get up
with baby, feed her, then make a pot of coffee and wait for it to brew. With
k-cups I can pop one in while I’m making her bottle and have my coffee and feed
her too (now that’s called multitasking). So I found three ways to make my own
k-cups that will let us enjoy the savings of regular coffee, with the convenience
of single cup brewers.
The Aluminum Foil Method
Supplies: Aluminum foil, used k-cup, coffee
Start by removing the aluminum top of your used k-cup. Empty
the coffee and clean out the inside. Leave the inner filter intact. Add coffee
to the now empty k-cup, about 1 scoop. Take a small piece of aluminum foil and
place it snugly around the top rim of the k-cup. There you go, it’s that easy.
You may have to play around a bit to determine how much coffee you should add
to get your perfect cup, but the cost savings will be well worth it. You can
re-use the k-cup many times.
