The coffee makers by Keurig are one of the most popular coffee makers on the market, and we can’t even begin to name the reasons for that. Relatively affordable, compact, and practical, the Keurig coffee makers have been the first choice for many people around America. Furthermore, the many prizes that the company has received throughout the years speak about what a valuable company it is. That said, we’d like to tell you more about the best Keurig coffee makers of 2019, most of which you’ll recognize from the list of Keurig coffee makers in our ‘Which Keurig Should I Buy’ article.
#1 Keurig K-Cafe Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker – Best Choice
We start our list of the best Keurig coffee makers of 2019 with the K-Cafe, a nice Keurig 1.0 single-serve coffee maker that has many ‘shiny’ key features. One of the most noticeable things about the K-Cup compatible K-Cafe is that it comes with a dishwasher-safe milk frother which is useful for making both hot and cold lattes and cappuccinos. Therefore, this is the coffee maker for everyone who wants to take their coffee a step ahead and create delicious milk-based drinks.
If you like keeping things simple, however, the K-Cafe can make you great regular and strong coffee at the touch of a button. You can also choose between four coffee sizes, and you can even have the coffee go into a 7.2’’ travel mug directly from the coffee maker. The coffee maker can, furthermore, make up to six cups of coffee in a row thanks to its big 60-ounce water reservoir which is removable for easier refilling and cleaning.
Key Features:
- Single-serve
- Makes coffee, latte, and cappuccino
- Offers the option for brewing strong coffee
- Available cup sizes: 6, 8, 10, and 12 ounces
- Removable 60-ounce water reservoir
- Programmable auto-off feature (two hours after the coffee maker has been inactive
Pros
Great for hot and cold coffee drinks
Has a dishwasher-safe milk frother for milk-based drinks
Works with all K-Cups
Can accommodate 7.2’’ travel mugs
Cons
Everything taken into account, we couldn’t find a downside for this coffee maker
#2 Keurig K-Classic Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Brewer – Best Value
The Keurig K-Classic, the first choice on our list of best K-Cup coffee makers and our Keurig buying suggestions list, is one of Keurig’s most basic and yet most popular single-serve coffee makers. This coffee maker has won the hearts of many because of its simplicity and good performance. By selecting one of the three available cup sizes, you’ll be drinking 6, 8, or 10-ounce coffees extracted from one of the K-Cup pods the K-Classic is compatible with.
Simple as it is, the K-Classic brings good-quality coffees from many famous brands into your cup, keeping you happy and energized. The large water tank that is attached on the side of the coffee maker is also there to keep the fun going with its capacity of 48 ounces that lets you refill it less frequently. Furthermore, the K-Classic also has an auto-off feature which is a great way to preserve energy. This is the perfect coffee maker for everyone who won’t frown upon the fact that the coffee maker doesn’t come with a milk frother.
Key Features:
- Single-serve
- Different brew sizes (6, 8, 10 ounces)
- Removable 48-ounce water reservoir
- Auto-off feature
Pros
Very simple to use because of the few intuitive control buttons
Large water reservoir
Energy efficient
Cons
Doesn’t come with a milk frother
#3 Keurig K155 Office Pro Commercial Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Brewer
The Keurig K155 Office Pro definitely deserves to be the premium pick on this list of best Keurig coffee makers of 2019 since it is such a luxurious single-serve coffee maker. Some of the perks of using this coffee maker include making coffee and other beverages by using a color LCD touch screen and choosing between different cup brew sizes. Furthermore, the K155 Office Pro also lets you adjust the brew temperature and even tell the coffee maker when to go on and off.
The water tank on the K155 Office Pro is nothing less than a small pool. With a capacity of 90 ounces, you’ll have the possibility of brewing cup after cup even if you need to brew as much as 18 cups of coffee in a row. Coffee, tea, iced drinks, and hot cocoa—everything is an option as long as you’re using the K155. In fact, you can even fit a travel mug underneath this coffee maker. Furthermore, once you need to store your K155, the option for draining the internal hot water tank of the coffee maker will make things easier for you.
Key Features:
- Single-serve
- Cup brew sizes: 4, 6, 8, and 10 ounces
- LCD touch screen
- Adjustable brew temperature
- Programmable auto on/off feature
- Removable 90-ounce water reservoir
Pros
Makes coffee, tea, iced drinks, and hot cocoa
Makes the drinks in under a minute
Four cup sizes for a more customizable beverage
A very large water reservoir
Accommodates travel mugs
Possibility for draining water from the internal hot water tank
Cons
A bit pricey
#4 Keurig K-Mini Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Brewer
If you’re looking for a compact Keurig coffee maker, we highly recommend you buy yourself the K-Mini single-serve brewer. The dimensions of this coffee maker could almost make it fit into a pocket, so if you’re short on space or simply want a smaller coffee maker, this could be the one for you. Being so compact, the K-Mini has a smaller water reservoir that needs to be refilled before you brew your coffee which some people might find tiring. On the positive note, however, the K-Mini has a strong brew button and lets you choose between different cup sizes.
Another cool thing about the K-Mini is that you can accommodate 7-inch travel mugs underneath it because of the removable drip tray of the coffee maker. Then, you can also use the K-Cup Universal Reusable coffee filter on this coffee maker as long as you have your favorite ground coffee around. Once you’re done with the brewing, the K-Mini will turn off 90 seconds after the brew and it won’t be wasting electricity for no reason.
Key Features:
- Single-serve
- Strong brew button
- Cup brew sizes: from 6 to 12 ounces
- One cup reservoir
- Auto-off feature after 90 seconds of inactivity
Pros
Very compact
Accommodates travel mugs as tall as 7’’
The K-Cup Universal Reusable coffee filter can be used on this coffee maker
Cons
Reservoir needs to be refilled before every brewing
#5 Keurig K-Elite Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Brewer
The K-Elite is another single-serve coffee maker by Keurig that deserves a place on our list of best Keurig coffee makers of 2019 because of how many options it has to offer to the customer. The coffee maker has an Iced button and a hot water button which means that you can use it not only for brewing coffee, but for making iced beverages, hot cocoa, tea, and even soups.
Place a coffee cup or a 7.2’’ travel mug underneath the K-Elite and choose one of the five available cup sizes. Program the brew temperature and enjoy in hotter or colder beverages. Finally, don’t worry about brewing too many cups of coffee in a row—this coffee maker has a very large water reservoir and it’ll be a long time before you actually need to refill it. A little downside of the K-Elite is that it won’t let you program its auto-off time. However, the coffee maker will still turn off after two hours of inactivity if you program it to do so.
Key Features:
- Single-serve
- Iced button
- Hot water button
- Cup sizes: 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 ounces
- 75-ounce water tank
- Auto on/off feature
Pros
Brews coffee, specialty drinks, tea, iced drinks, and hot cocoa
Programmable brew temperature
Fast brew time (brews coffee under a minute)
Accommodates 7.2’’ travel mugs because of the removable drip tray
Large water reservoir
Cons
Doesn’t give you the option for choosing the time when you want the coffee maker to automatically turn off
#6 Keurig K-Duo Single-Serve and 12-Cup Carafe Drip Coffee Brewer
People who like to brew larger quantities of coffee might find the K-Duo coffee maker to be the perfect unit for them. This coffee maker comes with a 12-cup coffee carafe, but it can also brew 6, 8, 10-cup carafes. Furthermore, the heating plate that is also a part of the coffee maker will keep the coffee hot until you’ve had the last drop, and with a water reservoir as large as the one of the K-Duo, frequent refills will be something you won’t have to deal with.
When it comes to its single-serve feature, the K-Duo lets you choose between four cup sizes, so you’ll have a lot of flexibility when it comes to that. However, the coffee maker is also very flexible when it comes to letting you brew a stronger cup of coffee and letting you use both K-Cups and ground coffee to prepare a coffee drink. Furthermore, another great thing about the K-Duo is that you can program the coffee maker to brew you a carafe at a specific time. Overall, this is a nice coffee maker, and if you are a bit more careful when pouring the coffee from the carafe, the K-Duo will give you a great coffee-making experience.
Key Features:
- Single-serve
- Brew sizes for coffee cups: 6, 8, 10, and 12 ounces
- Brew sizes for carafe: 6, 8, 10, and 12-cup carafe
- 12-cup glass coffee carafe
- Heating plate
- 60-ounce water reservoir
Pros
Programmable auto-brew (for a carafe)
Strong brew option
Works with ground coffee and coffee pods
Works with the Keurig Gold Tone mesh filter
Large water tank
Cons
The carafe might drip coffee while you’re pouring
#7 Keurig K-Select Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Brewer
If you want to have a coffee maker that will give you the advantage of accommodating travel mugs as tall as 7.4’’, you might as well get the K-Select. This is the coffee maker that can accommodate the tallest travel mugs on our list of best Keurig coffee makers of 2019. However, the single-serve K-Select is not a great choice only because of that, but because it lets you choose between four cup sizes, has a large water tank, and because it allows you to control the strength of your coffee.
Furthermore, the K-Select is a good unit to have around the house because it has a hot water button, and we all know that this lets you make hot cocoa, teas, oatmeal, and more. The beverages made by this coffee maker are brewed in less than a minute, which means that you won’t have to wait for too long for a cup of coffee or tea. Even though some people have pointed to some issues with the durability of K-Select’s housing, the majority of customers are very satisfied with this coffee maker.
Key Features:
- Single serve
- Removable 52-ounce water tank
- Strength control
- Cup sizes: 6, 8, 10, and 12 ounces
- Hot water button
Pros
Brews coffee in under a minute
Accommodates travel mugs as tall as 7.4’’
Makes tea, oatmeal, hot cocoa, and soups with the hot water button
Saves energy with the programmable auto-off feature
Cons
Some customers have experienced issues with the durability of the plastic housing
FAQs
1. Can you make espresso on one of the Keurig coffee makers mentioned on this list?
No, you cannot. All of these coffee makers can make coffee and some of them can also make tea, hot cocoa, and iced drinks.
2. Which one of the coffee makers on the list can be plumbed to a water line?
None of these coffee makers can be connected to a water line. They all come with easy-to-fill water tanks.
3. Which Keurig coffee makers can work with a coffee carafe?
You can use carafes on the 2.0 Keurig coffee makers.
4. Can you suggest me any K-Cup gift baskets for a friend who owns a Keurig coffee maker?
Certainly! To choose the best K-Cup gift basket, check the gift baskets on our K-Cup gift basket list.
Things to Consider When Buying a Keurig Coffee Maker
Programmability and adjustability – We recommend that you buy a Keurig coffee maker with at least some programmable settings. Programmable coffee strength and adjustable brew temperature are good features to have and they can help you customize your coffee to a certain degree. Furthermore, a programmable auto on and off feature can come in handy and make the coffee preparation faster and energy-efficient.
How fast it brews the coffee – A lot of Keurig coffee makers brew the coffee in less than a minute, but there are also some coffee makers that take a few minutes to make a coffee drink. The faster the coffee maker can make the coffee, the better because you won’t have to wait too much to enjoy it.
Water tank size – If you are a member of a larger family and most of you are coffee lovers, you will all benefit from a coffee maker with a larger water reservoir. Even if you aren’t going to share your coffee maker with someone else, a larger water tank is still a good idea if you want to avoid the constant refills. However, if you decide to buy a Keurig coffee maker that is more compact, you should know that those coffee makers usually come with smaller water tanks.
How easy it is to use – Before you buy the coffee maker, check whether it is easy to use. Does it have a few intuitive control buttons and a simple interface or a more complicated control panel? Furthermore, will it alert you when it’s time to descale it and does it have a removable drip tray and water tank for easier cleaning? Fortunately, most Keurig machines were designed with these things in mind, so you shouldn’t have a hard time finding a coffee maker that’s easy to use.
Available cup sizes – Some Keurig coffee makers can brew three, other can brew four, and some of them can brew five cup sizes. Some coffee makers can brew 4, 6, 8, and 10 ounces of coffee, while other can brew 6, 8, 10, and 12 ounces of coffee. Other coffee makers can even brew 12-cup coffee carafes. It is up to you to figure out how many cup sizes you want your coffee maker to brew and which sizes those should be. However, we do think that the more cup sizes the coffee maker can brew, the better. This kind of versatility can come in handy in many situations, after all.
Conclusion
We think that the Keurig K-Cafe single-serve K-Cup pod coffee, latte, and cappuccino maker is the best Keurig coffee maker of 2019 overall. This coffee maker comes with a milk frother, has a large water tank, and can brew four different cup sizes. All these things make the K-Cafe very likable and useful. However, the choice is yours, and whichever Keurig coffee maker from this list you decide to go with, you will definitely not regret it.