There are lots of small k-cup coffee makers on the market these days and the K-Mini and K-Mini Plus are Keurig’s smallest units in their lineup. Naturally, it made sense to me to compare them against each other and to their predecessors, the K15 Mini, K10, and the ancient B31 Mini. Overall, we prefer the K-Mini Plus, as it offers better value for money and brews better-quality coffee. However, if you prefer a larger water reservoir, the K-Slim may still be the best option for you.
Same great taste as brewed coffee but quicker and cheaper! Keurig Mini’s Reusable Filters are the best choice for a productive morning. And it has a removable drip tray that makes it big enough for travel mugs up to 7.0” tall.
The bottom line is that the Keurig Mini is very simple. This is mostly a good thing, especially if you need coffee to function in the morning. There are only two buttons — a power button and a brew button — plus a curved light that blinks to tell you the machine is ready to brew. The Keurig Mini is a sleek, compact machine that will fit on even the most crowded kitchen counters. It’s available in four colors, including pink and green, and operates using a single silver button on the top.
This gives you the ability to fill the water up at the sink rather than at the machine. Both the K-Mini and the Plus version use identical internal components Hamilton Beach and styling. They both give you cord storage, needle and funnel removal, drip tray removal but the Plus version gives you a couple extra features.
Before we get into the nitty-gritty specifics of this review, we’ll go through a few of the pros and cons of this coffee machine. Basically I have to pull the new models out from under the cabinet to put water in them whereas the older K15 model didn’t have to be moved for me to use it. Other than these three points the two units are identical. Most importantly the inner workings of the two machines are 100% identical so they should have the same expected lifespan and should make the same exact tasting coffees. For me the storage compartment is annoying but I know full well a lot of people will like this added perk.
The power cord can be coiled into the back of the machine for easy transportation. If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.