Ninja Pods and Grounds Coffee Maker Review: Best K-Cup Option?

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  • Опубліковано 29 лис 2024

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  • @TheAverageKitchen
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  • @debranngray-lastra3297
    @debranngray-lastra3297 Місяць тому +5

    Lattes, the milk froth is done first yes, but select the specialty brew, 4oz. of coffee, which will leave the froth at the top instead of mixing it in. 😂 use a glass cup & it looks pretty 😊

  • @raytorres3157
    @raytorres3157 10 місяців тому +8

    Just received this machine as a Christmas gift. Loved your review and your subtle humor. Im subscriber now. Thanks guys!

  • @d.c.633
    @d.c.633 3 місяці тому +6

    UPDATE: I just now brewed a cup of coffee using the name brand Donut Shop Coffee pod using 8oz classic brew setting, and it tastes just right for me! So, for some reason, the Ninja makes a weaker version of my former favorite, cheaper coffee pod, whereas it brews the name brand coffee pod just right. I guess I will just have to pay a little more for my coffee pods.
    So I tried my new Ninja out three times now. Twice yesterday and once this morning. I used a store brand donut shop coffee pod, which is my go-to and my favorite pod to use in my Keurig (which finally pooped out after six years). I used the 8oz classic brew, and it seemed watered down. So I tried again using the 8oz rich brew, same thing. I thought maybe it was just my taster. This morning, I tried again and frothed my french vanilla creamer. I used the same amount of liquid creamer that I usually use (which is probably way too much), frothed it, took half out to set aside, and brewed a 8oz, rich cup into the remaining frothed creamer. The coffee didn't mix into the creamer well while it brewed, so I stirred it...a lot. It was hard to mix the frothed creamer into the coffee with it being so thick. Then, I topped the coffee with the reserved creamer I had set aside. It was good, but it still seemed a bit watered down, not a rich cup of coffee like my Keurig made. I guess my next step will be to use a richer coffee pod and see if that satisfies. I always liked the taste of my go-to pod but not with this machine. Oh, and about the frothed creamer version....it was good if you like the froth. I will stick to straight creamer in my coffee! 😊

  • @uf1978
    @uf1978 Рік тому +12

    I love this unit! Best coffee maker i have ever owned!

  • @destroyewasup3132
    @destroyewasup3132 2 дні тому +1

    Can you use hot chocolate k cup pods as well?

  • @oreothepartiyorkie3143
    @oreothepartiyorkie3143 16 днів тому +1

    I find using a reusable k-cup with a coarse ground coffee like you would use for cold brews results in a richer coffee flavor when brewed. Sorry I drink coffee ☕️ on the daily and won’t lie I am quite a coffee snob. My favorite coffee is Schuil Coffee. They offer different flavors both caffeinated and in decaf, you can also get coarse cold brew grinds, whole bean, espresso grinds and drip just depends on your preferences.

  • @wandaarchambault4661
    @wandaarchambault4661 Рік тому +9

    Great review. Shocked you drank coffee J but kudos for trying. I froth milk and top the brewed coffee and sprinkle with cinnamon.

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching ! Marc

    • @Cream_CurdlR
      @Cream_CurdlR 6 місяців тому

      can you froth almond milk ?or does froth only work with regular milk? cheers!

  • @Tech4YourNeeds
    @Tech4YourNeeds 8 місяців тому +2

    My cousins bought me one for my birthday. I love it. By the way, I just subscribed to your channel.

  • @hangfire223
    @hangfire223 4 місяці тому +2

    Very comprehensive, pragmatic evaluation . Great job.

  • @dannyvaughan3930
    @dannyvaughan3930 7 місяців тому +1

    The head of the unit can be
    stored in either a 110° or 180° angle (180° leaving a gap where the top of the unit
    connects to the waterline)
    Which angle is preferred for storage when unit not in use?

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  7 місяців тому +1

      Interesting. Never gave that any consideration to be honest. Marc

  • @bullmoose6739
    @bullmoose6739 8 місяців тому +1

    If you let the coffee from the k cup sit a few minutes, it tastes much better. For some reason, I noticed this more with this machine. Maybe it brews a little hotter than a keurig. I like to use 10 oz rich setting.

  • @EvelynRamosdaSilva-l7u
    @EvelynRamosdaSilva-l7u 9 місяців тому +1

    Hello!
    Is it normal for the cleaning button to be on all the time? Every 6 coffees, the button turns on again!

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  9 місяців тому +1

      That seems unusual, I haven’t noticed mine coming on. Marc

    • @Cream_CurdlR
      @Cream_CurdlR 6 місяців тому

      did you ever find a solution to the problem? cheers!

  • @d.c.633
    @d.c.633 3 місяці тому +1

    I wonder how frothed creamer on top would be? I love French Vanilla creamer. I think I will try it!

  • @d.c.633
    @d.c.633 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for your video it was very good. I came across it while searching for how to use the little rubber unclogging tool. I just unboxed my new ninja today I look forward to using it.

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks so much for watching! Let us know how it goes. - J

  • @ronmaxey2125
    @ronmaxey2125 Рік тому +16

    Frothed milk is added last to the brewed coffee.

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  Рік тому

      👍🏼

    • @lifewithshidit
      @lifewithshidit 4 місяці тому +4

      I saw other guy’s video he used frothed milk cup same way but the mode was speciality and his coffee stayed frothed. Now idk if it is because of the mode or something else.

  • @shawnfirek4818
    @shawnfirek4818 9 місяців тому +1

    Great video. Just got mine after my new keurig died not even a month in. I don't do coffee, but hot chocolate yes!!

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  9 місяців тому +2

      Haha that's awesome! Thanks for watching! - J

    • @bintheelp2502
      @bintheelp2502 2 місяці тому +1

      I just purchased this machine because I’ve had FOUR brand new Keurigs that have broken within months of using it. Keurig keeps replacing them for free but I’m tired of the machines breaking down. I like the ability to brew pods OR grounds with this and I love the milk frother.

  • @Relatedcoffee
    @Relatedcoffee Рік тому +17

    After using it for around one month, I can segregate my review into two ways.. if you like the kcup pods then this machine is very good choice for you, however, it came only with single needle 🪡 which different than the new models of kuerig machine which came with 5 needle to distribute the water flow across all over your coffee which is inside the pod. In this case, for me, kuerig new machine with 5 needle much doing better job than ninja single needle of brewing k cup of coffee. But the advantage here that ninja also doing two types of coffee, one is classic which is normal brewing of water speed while brewing while other option you can go for over rich, which reduces the speed of water passed through your coffee and give you stronger coffee taste even with the single needle. But kuerig machine can do both rich as well as 5 needles of brewing😅 so always kuerig for me take the credit. Anyhow, the good things here is the reusable filter basket thay it can hold alot of table spoon. In kuerig you can purchase the extra adapter for holding the ground coffee and it fit for the same size of k cup which is only 2 table spoon while ninja having its own filter basket with a good distribution of water through your ground coffee and it can handle upto 7 table spoon and you can go for 24 onces against kuerig which only can take 12 onces and with 2 table spoon only in kuerig the 12 oz will be very light cup of coffee.. so ninja here can take the credit😍

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  Рік тому +3

      Great perspective and comment. Thanks did the information!! Marc

    • @Relatedcoffee
      @Relatedcoffee Рік тому +2

      @@TheAverageKitchen The thanks will always come towards you as well. Without seeing your review, I couldn't know about this great machine..! So thank you for your excellent review for one of the great coffee maker called by Ninja😍

    • @TheBenzoHouse
      @TheBenzoHouse 5 місяців тому +1

      Hate my keirig since they discontinued the 2.0

    • @Relatedcoffee
      @Relatedcoffee 5 місяців тому

      @@TheBenzoHouse yah I can understand this point. It's really horrible to upgrade the technology everytime while discontinued the old version. People cant purchase machine everytime and also very hard to sell the machine since no one will be able to purchase discontinued technology which no more being used. I believe from company points of view they should do a replacement with our old machine with new one buy letting us to pay a little amount of money😓

    • @KellyeR1970
      @KellyeR1970 2 місяці тому

      ​@TheBenzoHouse we've had 3 Kuriegs they just don't last long these days. Just had to trash one after less than a year even after descaling every 8 weeks . Won't be buying another one.

  • @adrianestebanvaquezurgell5178
    @adrianestebanvaquezurgell5178 Рік тому +2

    Does anyone know if the frothing warms the milk?

  • @paulklapperich7520
    @paulklapperich7520 6 місяців тому +1

    There's 3 nozzles, but in the video i only ever saw liquid come out of the center one. Does it ever use the other two?

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  6 місяців тому

      I don't know that there's 3...is there? - J

    • @paulklapperich7520
      @paulklapperich7520 6 місяців тому

      ​@@TheAverageKitchenit looks like it from the product photos and your close-up shots (such as 5:06). Looks like 3 plastic nozzles with coffee coming out of the center. Maybe two are fake nozzles?

  • @mrsdizi1234
    @mrsdizi1234 21 день тому

    Can you use any k cup like the ones from costco?

  • @Pendragon501
    @Pendragon501 Рік тому +4

    You get a thumbs up Just for the Timmy Ho's mug alone!

  • @weho_brian
    @weho_brian Рік тому +2

    how does it taste versus keurig ?

  • @KPtruth
    @KPtruth 8 місяців тому +2

    Heat up the milk so you can get a nice foam when using the frothe

  • @Rcap238
    @Rcap238 6 місяців тому +1

    Did you do the follow up video when it randomly stops working in less than a year?

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  6 місяців тому +1

      lol no. Maybe we should ? Marc

    • @Cream_CurdlR
      @Cream_CurdlR 6 місяців тому

      maybe you forgot to clean it? i know my kerig stopped working and had to clean it

  • @patriciacoughlin1654
    @patriciacoughlin1654 Місяць тому +1

    Oh Lord, what a process to make a cup of brew to get my ambition rolling. Pleazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, I will read the directions and do that myself.

  • @morun29
    @morun29 4 місяці тому +1

    I got this machine and love it, but it ask me to clean it, it takes more than 1 hour then I used it once or twice and it ask me to clean up again!!! Anyone has this issue?

  • @Mnrl8218
    @Mnrl8218 Рік тому +2

    is the coffee hot enough ?

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  Рік тому

      I guess it depends what heat level you like. I know my mother likes it basically boiling for example. Seemed hot enough to me though! - J

  • @missourihoney
    @missourihoney 3 місяці тому

    The little frosted rubber thing came with it goes where lol I don’t see it in your video

  • @daralop
    @daralop Місяць тому

    Can you use nespresso cups?

  • @DebbieLacoste
    @DebbieLacoste 3 місяці тому

    Where do you put the plunger at?

  • @protozee
    @protozee Рік тому +2

    Very enjoyable review and fun to watch and I think you pour the froth over the coffee LOL

  • @tophers3756
    @tophers3756 11 місяців тому +3

    I'm in the States but love my freshly ground Tim Hortons every morning.
    My perspective on this unit:
    Even with only one needle (compared to newer Keurigs having five) the coffee from K-cup pods was much better from this machine than the Keurig I tried and returned. I couldn't get the Keurig machine to brew a K-cup that wasn't bitter and it always tasted "off". The Ninja was much smoother without the chemical aftertaste from the Keurig.
    I didn't like that filter for the grounds in the Ninja was a flat basket type. Unless you're brewing a fairly large batch it spreads the grounds out pretty thin.
    The instructions state that this machine IS NOT compatible with reusable K-cup pods nor can it use paper filters. Both a negative, but I was able to get both to work. I used a reusable pod from Perfect Pod successfully. I just had to make sure it was seated correctly and the lid of the Ninja closed, but YMMV. I also was able to use paper basket filters meant for 5 cup drip coffemakers.(I can't stand mesh filtered coffee.) I put them inside the mesh filter and made sure the sides were gathered and pressed against the sides of the mesh basket. No problems with water flow and coffee was smooth and yummy.
    In the end I returned it because the unit, while narrow, is just too long on my narrow countertop. Plus I really wanted a combined unit that makes a full pot and does single cups instead of using two machines. I ordered the Ninja Dual Brew CFP301. I can't give an opinion on that machine as I have yet to receive it.

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  11 місяців тому

      Thanks so much for that wonderful comment and perspective! - J

    • @davoncci
      @davoncci 10 місяців тому +1

      Hi. How is the Dual Brew Pro compared to this? Is it worth the extra money?

    • @Cream_CurdlR
      @Cream_CurdlR 6 місяців тому

      @@davoncci curious too! cheers!

  • @donwald3436
    @donwald3436 14 днів тому +1

    lol priming, that tells me stale water sits inside of it between uses.

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  14 днів тому

      Same as water sitting in the reservoir, no? Thanks for watching! - J

    • @donwald3436
      @donwald3436 14 днів тому

      @@TheAverageKitchen You don't dump it out before the next use?

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  14 днів тому

      No that's not how it's designed. I suppose you could if you wanted to. - J

  • @janicepgi
    @janicepgi Рік тому +3

    US Ninja has a new toy! Woodfire 8 in 1 outdoor oven! $399.99

  • @nikwright2842
    @nikwright2842 Рік тому +2

    You should have used warm milk

  • @Midej
    @Midej 4 місяці тому +1

    The k cup doesn’t work well at all if you like the cappuccino drinks, it doesn’t saturate and remove all the mix in the pod. It just flows over and your cappuccino drink is mostly water. The coffee pot etc is great, if you like pods take hard pass on this unit.

  • @alicem6420
    @alicem6420 5 місяців тому +4

    The reason why someone who doesn't like coffee shouldn't be reviewing a coffee maker is because you can't tell people if it makes a good cup of coffee. As far as the latte, you are supposed to froth up the milk hit the specialty Brew button, which only allows you to make a 4 oz cup, and then it makes a beautiful latte.

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  5 місяців тому

      Well the coffee is just K-cups, so it's not going to taste any differently than usual. And we should the frother works, so I respectfully disagree. Thanks for watching! - J

    • @alicem6420
      @alicem6420 5 місяців тому

      @TheAverageKitchen Well, you showed that it did not make a correct latte. Someone who doesn't do extra research may choose not to buy the unit because of that. As far as the K-Cups, some machines make it weaker than others. A coffee drinker with no all of this. This is just my constructive and honest review of your review. Edit, I forgot to mention in the video I believe you even say, "That doesn't look like a latte, or it doesn't make a very good latte" or something similar

  • @Scorpio75
    @Scorpio75 Рік тому

    Thanks for another great review! Were you guys grillin a ton a food a few days ago? All your smoke was in Iowa. 😂

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  Рік тому +2

      Hahaha good one !! Never been to Iowa, heard it’s beautiful. Gotta get there someday. Marc

  • @sharyndj7404
    @sharyndj7404 3 місяці тому

    Frothed milk goes ON TOP of the coffee, not the reverse.

  • @parkersbrain3764
    @parkersbrain3764 11 місяців тому +1

    Stopped working after one brew

  • @reccemik
    @reccemik Рік тому +1

    Thanks for review - very good

  • @Davey_plays_guitar
    @Davey_plays_guitar Місяць тому

    $59usd

  • @MirjalolOrazimbetov-mj5wx
    @MirjalolOrazimbetov-mj5wx 7 місяців тому

    .

  • @thenextcountry
    @thenextcountry Рік тому +2

    Yeah, you should definitely have an actual coffee drinker help you with the features and use of this coffee maker. Oof. That being said, thank you enlightening us on the use of the frother because I do not see myself actively holding the cup up to the frother for 40 seconds and staring into space while my life ticks away (jk, a little). I think I'll go with the Keurig with the frother cup. Thanks again.

  • @MentorMoments
    @MentorMoments 11 місяців тому +2

    Tim Horton's is no longer Canadian and has not been so for many years. It is owned by a Canadian corporation which is owned primarily by a Brazilian investment firm. Besides, their coffee sucks.

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  11 місяців тому +2

      Lol. To point this out, is to miss the point... Thanks for watching! - J

  • @EpicConspiracy
    @EpicConspiracy Рік тому

    K Cups 4 life

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  Рік тому

      Haha word to big bird.

    • @armymom20
      @armymom20 Рік тому

      How do I get the pods to stop leaving grounds in my cup? Any help is appreciated!

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  Рік тому

      I’ve never seen that, it’s there a hole or tear in the mesh ?

  • @CrazyAboutVinylRecords
    @CrazyAboutVinylRecords 9 місяців тому +1

    Stop giving your viewers the finger. Lol.

  • @abrahamcastro222
    @abrahamcastro222 Рік тому +5

    YOU SHOULD NOT BE REVIEWING THIS PRODUCT IF YOUR NOT A COFFEE DRINKER, WHAT A JOKE.

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  Рік тому +5

      Why not? We're not reviewing the coffee. It is what it is and that's subjective anyway. Just because we don't drink coffee doesn't mean we can't see if the thing works or not. Thanks for watching! - J

    • @CQNova
      @CQNova 11 місяців тому +3

      ​​@@TheAverageKitchenexactly! Non-coffee drinker here and I appreciate your insights. We were considering this as a gift for someone who does drink coffee. Also, we are a tea household so I was curious about this anyway. Two great reasons for anyone, coffee drinker or not, to review this product.

    • @TheAverageKitchen
      @TheAverageKitchen  11 місяців тому +2

      Thanks so much! - J

  • @cardboardbox9977
    @cardboardbox9977 6 місяців тому

    This thing is a piece of trash. Stopped working after one month