**Update** Instant Pod Coffee Maker Review (after 8 months)

[@Cindy75K]

The newer version of the Instant when using the "Bold" feature apparently raises the temp at least 10 degrees hotter, using the k-cup pod taking 10+ secs longer. I watched a video from Just Dad comparing the old version with the new. Hope this helps you. The newer one has better features.

[@VickieTNreader14]

I have had a Keurig Mini for years and love it. My hack for a hot cup of coffee is just that: a hot cup. Before making a cup, I use the Keurig (no pod) to fill my cup with hot water. Then I pour out the water just before the coffee begins to drip. It’s kind of like heating a teapot before brewing tea.

[@IndigoNili]

Great tip! Thanks!

[@adamthemute]

Also, a double walled borosilicate glass mug will retain heat better (metal too, I just don't like the feel as much), VS a regular mug which leaches more heat.

[@leahbrookexx]

Just stumbled upon your review, I’m currently thinking about buying this machine. I currently own a keurig only and have really been wanting an affordable way to enjoy espresso at home. Your review has sold me, I was a little worried about the temp so I just made a coffee with my keurig and the temp was 159, so pretty much the same!

[@francesrhodes3443]

I’ve had mine for almost a year no I’m still love with it. I gave my Keurig to my daughter because it never gave me a full cup of water. I only use distilled water in my instant , nothing else since having it I only descaled once. You really have to wait until it stops dripping.

[@Pskrillz]

I have k90 elite keurig I just tested it brews at 82⁰C/180⁰F. Not sure if this is still information that your looking for or not, but thanks for the review.

[@Fullbobbin]

I’ve had mine about a week and have had 2 Keurig brand machines previously. I found the newer Keurig (multi stream) need refillable pods with five holes on top and wasn’t about to buy a bunch of those to replace my regular refillable pods, so went looking elsewhere. I was nervous about reports of the Instant Pod dripping after brewing, but I found mine drips much less than my Keurigs did. I didn’t get a chance to measure the coffee/espresso temperatures, but it seems to be similar to the Keurig machines. I love the large reservoir and the ability to use K cups, Nespresso original pods AND the original (one hole on top) refillable K cups! Also…makes really delicious coffees and espressos 🥳. Thanks for your review 👏

[@cherylcooper2838]

I used to put a folded paper towel under the drip but I find if I remove the pod/or lift the lid for espresso so the pod drops NO DRIP! Absolutely love the versatility of it. Try Peets Major Dickason"s pods 8 oz is good I even do 10 oz sometimes. Thanks to you I found this machine and I bought their frother that is reasonable and excellent too.

[@IndigoNili]

Great tip!

[@lorieann8522]

I am on my second Keurig. My first one, the mini, lasted years. I wanted a bigger one as my oldest wanted coffee too. So for Christmas a few years ago I got the Keurig with the tank in the back that holds over 4 cups of water. I believe it is 3 years old now and still doing great. Daily uses, with 1-2 brews a day.

[@gerilynne1955]

We're one number 4 since they've come out. I have no desire to go back to Mr. Coffee type of coffee makers or perked coffee. Mine are laying longer now that my husband n I are past our 60's. We haven't the taste for coffee like we did before. We use to live off of it. Now maybe two cups a day.

[@jrambo7495]

That's nice but we're talking about the Instant Pod!!

[@susanm9078]

I was one of those people who requested a review. I did just buy the instantpod after watching a few other reviews and have really like it. We replaced a large espresso/coffee pot combo machine, but just did a major downsizing so don't have much space. I bought the refillable cups, as well as refillable nespresso pods. Hubby is the big espresso drinker and said he needs to work on getting the espresso to his liking. Overall I really like it!

[@IndigoNili]

It is a great machine! The ability to do both kinds of pods is hard to beat!

[@foreverjennicole]

Hi Susan, I'm wondering what brand of reusable nespresso pods you purchased. I have the instand pod and I have been looking into purchasing this to hopefully cut down the cost of buying so many capsules :)

[@susanm9078]

CAPMESSO-Refillable-Stainless. I bought them on AMAZON. My husband really lijes them. I bought 2 packs, for a total of 4 pods. I also bought extra foil covers. They stay on, but peel off easy.

[@foreverjennicole]

@@susanm9078 thank you so much for your response I am going to look into these!!

[@gak0090]

Instead of pressing the button try more of a light sliding touch. Nice video! As far a temperature- that's a personal preference. For me a a slightly cooler cup allows me to drink it a bit more quickly, but I completely understand why people would prefer it to be hotter, especially if you plan on sipping slowly.

[@TruthTeller20242]

Yeah that's what I do I just swipe the buttons and it works great

[@jennifermelseth3734]

My Keurig is 171.2°. We brew 2-4 cups a day. I have had it for 2 1/2 years now.

[@andrewwilliams2193]

Thanks for the review. We saw this machine in Walmart the other day and I can see that my partner really wanted it. We've had several Keurig machines. The newest one he bought over the Christmas stopped working and he can't figure out how to descale it, so it is currently sitting out on the table on the back deck waiting for him to do something. I told him send it back and get his money back. It's the K Supreme Plus machine. We're currently using an older machine, but this morning it went on the fritz so now he wants to buy this one from Instant Pot. I read the reviews and told him to look at them. It had a lot of bad reviews. He has a Nespresso machine which works, but the pods are expensive.

[@glenvest5256]

Great review! I'm looking for a new k-cup coffee maker -- and NOT wanting to buy another Keurig, because they never seem to "live" very long!

[@phylisvalles8066]

We have the Ninja coffee pot love it, it's less limited can do one cup, several size choices and coffee brew strength choices, or a whole or half pot, eleminates the waste issue, gives total flexibility and excellent coffee and temperature, ( had kureg before, would never go back to that. ) Love it!!!

[@gerilynne1955]

The newer Kurig now have heat settings, more hole punch for a better pod use plus sizes. Big difference in the brew taste since they updated. I haven't tried the nija one.

[@kayslowey-sly2138]

I put a folded napkin on the tray to catch the drips. Thank you. Blessings....

[@foreverjennicole]

I love my instant pod. I use it every day to make my iced espresso. I have tried many different nespresso type pods varying from the nespresso brand, starbucks capsules, Peets, and other off brand. I am loving the Peets ones currently. I do have that problem with some dripping but its actually not too bad at all. It's not excessive. I have only made K cups about 2 times and i just prefer the espresso side. I was also thinking of buying reusable nespresso pod capsules

[@tonyn152]

Hi Nili, thanks for the informative video. I just checked our 5 year old basic Keurig coffee machine (no temp adjust) and the temp of the coffee that comes out is 167 degrees, with no drips as all.

[@marciasuminski8455]

I had a Keurig for years until it wore out and I then purchased a newer model and that one lasted not even a year. I used the My K-Cup, but it wouldn't fit in my newest Keurig. Frustrated I purchased a 39.00 single brew coffee maker from Mauds Coffee and am very happy with it. I am able to use and type of pods and the single pods that can be reused. I just love this coffee maker and the coffee is 180 degrees when it comes out, oh I do use a stainless steel mug that keeps the coffee hot for hours.

[@peggyk.738]

I have the Keurig K-Elite. It has a water temperature adjustment feature. It has a max of 192 degrees. I had to adjust it down because it was too hot to drink, and my travel mug kept it too hot for hours.

[@IndigoNili]

That sounds like what I'm looking for! 163 degrees just doesn't cut it for me! 😆

[@melissa4455]

@@IndigoNili The Keurig Elite brews at that temperature, but that is not the temp you will get in the coffee cup. I get around 163-165 in a coffee cup. If I warm up the cup first, I can get temp around 175.

[@EveryDayJay415]

Awesome idea, another one I do is because my wife likes a littler cooler cup then I do. I’ll first brew a cup of coffee in my cup then pour it into her cup. then I brew a new cup in mine. She gets a cooler cup and I get a extra hot cup win win !

[@JennRobHall]

I got rid of my Keurig years ago. It was NEVER hot enough for me, and I wasn’t a fan of the waste it created. The convenience was amazing, though!

[@lisab.3091]

I agree. The temp is too low. I bought a gadget to help me separate the pods into pieces to recycle, but it was such a pain. I now buy San Francisco Bay Coffee Company pods that are compostable (no outer plastic cup). I sent them an email asking about the different coffees they had and which would be most comparable to the medium roast brand I had been using. They were lovely and sent me an assortment to try for free.

[@oscarsosa3531]

I've gone through 4 Keurig's in about 1-1/2 years, no more Keurig for me. I'm trying this one

[@vaughnerhardt1510]

I have a commercial keurig machine hooked up to a water line (very convenient) which brews the coffee to 192 degrees. Awesome.

[@annwelker1852]

I’ve had two Nespresso machines and have loved them both. We make a lot of coffee daily in our home and our Nespresso machine is a workhorse. I love the coffee it makes (I measured my cup at 168 degrees this morning). There’s a good variety of coffee flavors, types, cup sizes and strengths. They’re always introducing new flavors. My coffeemaker came with a great frother too. I also like that we can recycle the pods. On the downside, the coffee is kind of pricy and it’s only available online it at Nespresso boutiques.

[@IndigoNili]

I'm interested in trying the Nespresso Virtuoso but it's the cost of the pods that's stopping me! Hopefully they'll come down in price as other companies make compatible pods

[@thearchivistofold]

@@IndigoNili there won’t be compatible pods. Virtuoso was their response to how open the market became with the original. It’s a completely closed market sadly

[@julielarsen6501]

They do have nespresso pods on Amazon. I have started ordering from there 😊

[@rebeccahanlon4733]

It looks like you opened this machine fairly easily. We purchased one for Christmas but it sometimes needs two hands to open. When we spoke to customer service they asked us to give it more time to "loosen the handle." Did you feel you had to do the same with yours?

[@WannodsPlace]

How can you say you tested the temp when you barely touched the coffee. Other wise great video, great explanation of machine 😊

[@judybeckner6559]

I look forward to your videos. I wish you would do them more often. I realize you’re very busy, but hope you have time to do more videos. Thanks from Texas! 👍❤️

[@IndigoNili]

Thank you so much for watching! I am very busy but I'm hoping to get more consistent with videos as the insanity of the move continues to settle down. 😊

[@carlopiva1145]

I've owned two Tassimo's (had to get one replaced on warranty months after purchase), a Keurig 2.0, and now the Instant Pod. Honestly, out of the three the Instant Pod is far superior. I'm not experiencing the issues with the buttons or the temperature (I find this to be several degree's hotter than the Keurig 2.0 and way hotter than the Tassimo - of which I could I could dip my finger in the cup and hold it inside without flinching, which is why I sent it back for warranty replacement but it had the same issue right out of the box, and why I later upgraded to a Keurig 2.0). I'm wondering if your unit may be defective or something. I also do not work from home all the time, so the only time I consistently enjoy my Instant Pod is on the weekends. But my office has one of the newer Keurig's (Keurig K-Supreme) with the option to select temperature, and I find my Instant Pod to be about the same temp as the Keurig's hottest temperature. Here is a link to the Keurig K-Supreme if you haven't already looked at it. You loose the ability to use the Nespreso pods however. For me, I love the Nespresso pods. With the Instant Pod, I make a 10oz K-Cup, then add 4oz of Nespresso (nice double shot) of 10 intensity espresso, makes a great pick me up during the day. www.keurig.ca/Brewers/Keurig%C2%AE-K-Supreme%E2%84%A2-Single-Serve-Coffee-Maker/p/keurig-k-supreme-brewer:White_color?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4eTO2o6z-QIV4g59Ch3CSgPWEAYYAiABEgLc7_D_BwE

[@carlopiva1145]

I just wanted to add that I also use only filtered water (I use a Zero Water filtration pitcher) so that it has less impurities than our tap water. Makes a massive difference in taste (at least from my stand point). Distilled water may also work, but not sure if there would be any cost savings to going out and buying bottles of Distilled water vs using tap water and a really good filter pitcher or reverse osmosis filter system to the tap. The impurities in your water can hinder the pump and heating elements in your coffee maker, and also affect the temperature and taste. Just a thought 🙂

[@kirkbrooks9447]

I was looking at this as I've never had a Keurig last beyond 2 years. The latest one died today and it was a commercial duty unit being used at home. I bought it off Amazon in June of 2020 so this one lasted just under 2 years.

[@jessie8272]

That's WILD. I was stalking my Keurig waiting on it to quit for 7 years!!

[@diannelaguna5213]

Just got this y do I get coffee grains in my coffee cups 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@FoxxyRin]

I have the Keurig K-Elite and it lets the temp go to like 187 to 192!

[@gerilynne1955]

I didn't realize they made one of these. I like that you can use both types of pods in this one. I love my Kurig coffee maker. It really saves me money from going to those coffee houses. I'm happy I saw this. It might be my next replacement when mine dies.

[@sarahp9300]

I got the instant pod maker on a Sam’s Club deal. It was only 69.00. I made 1 espresso pod (Peet’s) and had a lot of dripping afterwards. I returned the unit to Sam’s because it was not strong enough to compare to my breville espresso machine. I was trying to replace and older keurig machine with the instant one because I thought I could make decaf espresso in it. Liked the idea of the machine but just couldn’t compare with the strength I like for my iced latte. Thankfully Sam’s has wonderful return policy. Wasn’t an issue at all. I love my air fryer and instant pots though.

[@susiejones4610]

My Keurig cup of coffee was 170°F. I’m not sure what the model is though I bought it may be a year ago. I am on my second Keurig, my last one lasted about four years.

[@IndigoNili]

Hotter than the I Pod for sure!

[@cjhetle]

Doesn't yours have a Bold setting? The temp of my keurig is about 190-195 degrees.

[@jacksharples5415]

And you can get it at Costco they have the 78 oz water tank

[@stitchesbysue]

My Keurig comes out at 170 F. Not sure of the model info, but the water tank is on the back, not on the side which I have seen on lots of other models.

[@jacksharples5415]

It’s the one I was telling her about. It has 5 cup sizes and three temperature settings, you can also set up three favorites up as well. Plus you can use your own coffee grounds.

[@anitraaprater3874]

Speaking on the drips... I noticed when you brewed your cup of coffee that there were only two small drips and nothing after that. I didin't see anything excessive about that. Even our commercial Keurig that we use at work drips after finishes a cup of coffee. If you wait an extra 3 seconds after you brew a cup, the drips stop.

[@IndigoNili]

The amount of dripping varies from cup to cup. Sometimes it'll drip for 20 minutes after the coffee is brewed. I have to empty the drip pan often to keep it from overflowing

[@anitraaprater3874]

@@IndigoNili Wow

[@pentiuman]

The finicky buttons are like the touchscreen monitors at Walmart. I hate to touch them at all, due to my germ-phobia, and I have yet to discover the "right touch" particular to them. Too hard, too light, too long, using a finger poke or drag? The PC systems these self-serve registers are run by, have limited cancellation options by customers, requiring a Walmart employee to fix most mistakes. So, I feel your pain.

[@mhertelwa]

I have a kuerig k elite k90 that can program temperature.

[@lizc731]

Can you get a cup of hot water out of it if you run it without a pod in it? Is it hot enough for a cup of tea to steep?

[@WannodsPlace]

Yes😊

[@WannodsPlace]

Yes, you can just ope the lid, close lid without a pod,choosee the amount of water and it will begirunningng just hot warer

[@jujubean1046]

162°? 😳 I almost bought this but after I saw this review there’s no way. I need my coffee at least 30° hotter than that. Thank for saving me from a $120 mistake.

[@MonarchGuy974]

I ALWAYS use the 8oz size and most of the time I get 8oz but sometimes I get around only 2oz. Anyone know why?

[@timh8324]

this machine seems to be 2 times as large as the k-mini or the nespresso machine - so it seems like i could just get both

[@judyunterberger8137]

I don’t think my Keirug makes hot enough coffee either. Especially for my favorite kind of coffee.

[@MonarchGuy974]

Do you have to unplug it when it’s not in use?

[@IndigoNili]

I don't

[@jacksharples5415]

Kerrigan K Superme Plus has three temp sitting and it does 4 6 8 10 12 ounce sittings.

[@IndigoNili]

That one looks the most appealing to me. I looked at it at costco yesterday... I might wait until black friday and see if I can get a good deal on it. Now if only it could do the nespresso pods too! That's the one big advantage that the Instant Pod has!

[@jacksharples5415]

@@IndigoNili You can buy the espresso pods and with the high water temperature and smaller ounce size I’m sure it will be a pretty strong cup of coffee

[@jacksharples5415]

And a Keurig has three different strength settings as well

[@mmanda515]

@@jacksharples5415 A few models have either cold/on ice function &/or one I saw had a "shot" button. Either (now that I think about it, maybe even tea/cocoa are slower too?) option, slows down the speed of the brew, so, even if 10 seconds longer (ice gives only 5.5 oz, to compensate for melting ice) using that, but NOT using ice in cup, will make for a much stronger initial, or..... have even used that to get a damn decent 2nd cup outta' the same pod. ;) $

[@matthewsandifer2673]

Love it way more than Keurig

[@lanayabuyck3871]

can someone help me mine won’t work

[@dpk9993]

Great machine until the Keurig side stopped working after only 7.5 months. Descaling is useless since it bypasses the K-cup dispenser entirely. I nonetheless tried descaling several times but to no avail.

[@EveryDayJay415]

I did a video on the insta pod and measured the temp vs a mid range Keurig from Costco. I believe the numbers were similar. Check it out!

[@camufitness1]

Mine is acting up. The lights are flashing … I already clean it and still the same.

[@IndigoNili]

Sounds like it's time to contact instant pot customer service!

[@kevincook1356]

This machine is so EASY to use! Do NOT push the buttons….just need to touch lightly. 🙄

[@barbarahameister259]

My keurig was 174 degrees

[@IndigoNili]

Yup, hotter than the I Pod for sure!

[@jacksharples5415]

Auto correct: keurig

[@oldmaninthemirror]

I like my coffee McDonald's hot so this may not work.