Trusted Reviews Likes the K-Supreme Plus SE’s Strength and Heat Controls

Trusted Reviews published a full review of Keurig’s K-Supreme Plus Special Edition today, and its reviewer, a drip coffee person who had long steered clear of Keurigs, came away impressed by how much say the machine gives you over a single cup.

The controls come in fives: five strength settings, five temperatures and five cup sizes from 4 to 12 ounces. Per the review, the regular K-Supreme has a single strong button and no temperature choice outside of its iced mode. Trusted Reviews found the hot and hotter settings about right, the two warm settings too tepid to drink without a trip to the microwave, and extra hot too hot to sip. A 12-ounce cup took 1 minute 16 seconds. The 78-ounce tank is bigger than the regular model’s 72 ounces, though it gives up the reservoir that can sit on either the side or the back.

There are also three programmable favorites for different people in the house, back-to-back brewing without a reheat wait, and a brew-over-ice setting. The reviewer couldn’t taste a clear difference between all five strengths, but intense was noticeably stronger than balanced. On the downside, the grey trim looks cheaper than the black on the regular K-Supreme, and the needles need an occasional clearing with a straightened paper clip. The review says to descale every three months or when the machine prompts you.

Our take: those strength and temperature dials are the reason to pay for the Plus over a basic K-Supreme. If your coffee always seems weak, try a stronger setting and a smaller cup size before blaming the pods; our guide to weak or bitter Keurig coffee covers the other usual suspects, and cleaning the needles takes five minutes.

Check the K-Supreme Plus SE’s price on Amazon