So much coffee, so little time. INSIDER / Madeline Diamond
The INSIDER Summary:
We tried K-Cups from 11 major brands to see who makes the best brew.
Starbucks was the clear loser, since it was overly bitter and artificial tasting. Eight O'Clock was also on the losing end because it had an intense aftertaste.
Green Mountain was in the middle of the pack because it lacked an authentic coffee shop flavor.
Newman's Own came in second place because its flavor was strong but not overpowering; however, it wasn't as good as the bold flavor of Barrie House, which came in first place.
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There's no question that a good cup of coffee can help start your day on the right foot.
But a good cup of coffee doesn't need to mean grinding your own beans and weighing them before arduously making a pour over — sometimes convenience trumps taste.
For the sake of this taste test, we compared each of the brands based on four categories: Flavor, aroma, aftertaste, and freshness, ranking each coffee out of 40 points in total.
We sampled K-Cups from the following popular brands:
Starbucks
Barrie House
Wolfgang Puck
Donut Shop
Green Mountain
Newman's Own
Eight O'Clock
Barista Prima
Tim Horton's
Marley Coffee
Tiziano Bonini
K-cups generally come in packs of 24, and these cost anywhere between $7.99 and $19.99.