- Brand: Keurig
- Capacity: 12 Fluid Ounces
- Color: Black
- Special Feature: Manual
- Product Dimensions: 4.5″D x 11.3″W x 12.1″H
- FITS ANYWHERE: Less than 5 inches wide, perfect for small spaces
- YOUR PERFECT AMOUNT: Brew any cup size between 6-12oz with Keurig K-Cup pods
- ONE CUP RESERVOIR: Just add fresh water for each brew
- FAST & FRESH BREWED: Coffee made in minutes
- CORD STORAGE: For easy transport and tidy countertops
- TRAVEL MUG FRIENDLY: Removable drip tray accommodates travel mugs up to 7.0 inches tall and holds a full accidental brew for easy cleanup
- ENERGY EFFICIENT: Auto off feature turns off your coffee maker 90 seconds after your last brew, helping to save energy
- COMPATIBLE WITH THE MY K-CUP UNIVERSAL REUSABLE COFFEE FILTER: Brew your own ground coffee (sold separately)
- INCLUDED IN THE BOX: Keurig K-Mini single serve coffee maker
- MATTE FINISH: Sleek simplicity meets modern style the K-Mini coffee maker is available in a variety of matte-finish colors


























rubyslippers46 –
Okay. So late last night I decided to order this smaller version of the Keurig Coffee Maker, because I’m short on counter space and I only make one cup of coffee a day anyhow. My new machine was on my front porch this afternoon. (Shop, select, pay, receive. The good, the bad, and the ugly.) Anyhow, I’ve decided to post a few photos and try to write an informative, helpful review, as I see there are some pretty negative, frustrated buyers of this product, and several questions listed that indicate those buyers did not do the very first thing they should have: READ THE LITTLE INSTRUCTION BOOKLET. Now, I must say, these few instructions could have been written a bit more clearly—but that’s par for the course these days, as practically nothing is made by English speaking people, so the instructions are someone else’s idea of the English language. So, I’ve posted some photos to aid in my attempt to make these instructions more “user friendly.”Before I forget, I do have two negative comments on this product (aside from the less-than-clear instruction booklet): The first is that I feel it’s overpriced for what it is. I paid $83+ (including tax) for a little plastic gizmo that should sell for about half that. If it lasts as long as my “big boy” Keurig, which is at least five, maybe six years old, I suppose it’ll be worth it. The second issue is the cord. I do love the idea of the cord compartment … however, the cord that comes with this machine is only about 18” long. (The cord compartment would have been a lot more useful with the big boy machine, which has a considerably longer cord.) As I don’t even need the full 18”, I stuffed some of the cord back in the compartment, then found that I’d shortened it more than I wanted, but when I tried to pull out a bit longer cord, I could only get another inch or so. Now I have about a 14” cord … which I can work with, but some people might find that they’ll need a longer cord, so I thought I’d mention it.As you can see from my first photo, the big boy Keurig is considerably larger than this new one (which measures 4.5” wide by 10 3/4” deep, the same depth as the big boy). Another photo shows a closeup of the side of the little clear plastic compartment (referred to in the instruction booklet as the “water reservoir”), which shows the amount of water—how many ounces—is being put into the water reservoir. You must put AT LEAST the minimum of 6 oz, or up to the MAXIMUM of 12 oz. This question of how much water to put in seems to have befuddled many purchasers: I cannot understand why. So long as it’s between the low water mark (6 oz) and the max water mark (12 oz), you’re good to go. HOWEVER MUCH WATER YOU PUT IN, IS THE SAME AMOUNT OF COFFEE THAT WILL POUR INTO YOUR CUP. Maybe it’s more easily understood this way: Use your coffee cup—whether it holds 6 oz or anywhere in between six and a maximum of 12 oz (my red and white cup that you see in one of my photos holds 8 oz, allowing about 1/2” to the very rim) to fill the water reservoir—and you’ll get that same amount of coffee in your cup. An 8 oz cup of coffee, using a coffee pod, makes (for me—I drink it black) a perfect, medium-strong cup of coffee.Now, how to use your new machine: FIRST, as I said, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. The very first words printed in the booklet are, “Before You Brew.” You’re first going to make a cup of boiling water only—then your machine is “prepped” and ready to go. So, plug it in, then push the “Power Button.” (See my 2nd photo—the power button is that tiny dot at about the 1 o’clock position from the big, round, silver-colored circle with the big K in the center of it. That silver-colored circle is what is called the “Brew Button.”) When you press the Power Button (the little dot), after you’ve plugged in the machine, that dot will illuminate. Next, you lift the cover of the water reservoir, fill your coffee cup/mug with water and pour that water into the reservoir. (Check the measure on the side, to be sure you have somewhere between 6 oz and 12 oz in the reservoir.) Then lower the water reservoir lid and place your coffee cup on the drip tray.Now, you’re going to lift and lower the handle where you would put a coffee pod—EXCEPT THIS FIRST TIME you’re not going to put in a pod, because you’re only going to make a cup of hot water, just to run some water through the machine to prep it.Now that you have your water in the water reservoir, and your cup on the drip tray, and the “coffee pod compartment” handle has been lifted and lowered, you’re ready to “push the Brew Button.” Remember, the Brew Button is the big silver-colored circle. It depresses. I finally figured out that I had to hold it down with three fingers (I have small hands) for 2 or 3 seconds … and then the “Brew Indicator Light” (a rainbow shape just above the Brew Button—see photo four) will “illuminate solid, then begin to pulse while the water is heating.” It will take a minute or so for the water to heat … during which time the “rainbow-shaped” light will come on and fade, come on and fade, several times (what the booklet calls “pulsing”). Eventually, that Brew Indicator Light will stay solidly lit, and then the hot water will begin to pour into your cup. When that’s done, toss that water out, and you’re ready to make your first cup of coffee. Repeat all the steps, except this time, of course, insert a coffee pod before lowering the handle.In summation, I don’t think it takes any longer to make one cup of coffee in this new single serve Keurig than it did in my larger water capacity model. Yes, you do have to put water in it each time and you do have to wait for that water to heat up … but I had to wait a longer time for more water to heat up in my big Keurig. And the amount of time it takes for the coffee to pour into your cup is the same as in the larger model machine—also, the sound is about the same, not loud enough to wake anyone up in another room.I like the extra space on my counter, and if this machine holds up as well as the other one, I think I’ll be happy with it. I do see some reviews that state their machines didn’t work after a short while … if that’s the case with this one, I’ll be writing an update on my review.
GBarrington –
Like most Keurig machines, it is reliable and feels well built. I bought it when my Mr. Coffee K-cup machine inexplicably started leaking. However, it IS a bit different from other Keurig & Keurig compatible devices I’ve had/used. And oddly, my Mr. Coffee device has mysteriously ‘healed’ itself. I don’t know if it is a product failure, or a user failure!For one thing the Keurig is significantly slower to brew. With most machines like this, you pour the water into the reservoir, put a capsule in place, push a button and it starts brewing. It heats the water as it is pushed through the device.With this machine, you pour the water into the reservoir, put a capsule in place and push a button. At this point, the operation differs a bit from my previous experience. The water in the reservoir is emptied into an internal reservoir, where the entire amount is heated at the same time before it pushes the water through to the receiving cup.It does add one to two minutes to the overall brew time. However, I DO think the water temperature seems more consistently hot than with other devices. I suspect this is an effort to improve brew consistency.It’s very skinny and takes up MUCH less countertop space than my previous devices.I got the grey color, and I’m sorry I did. The cabinet is dull and while it clearly is not cheap plastic, it does look cheap in my eyes. To be fair, when I touch the machine, it is clearly not cheap, but the visual detracts from the overall effect.I’d buy it again, but I do think I’d have tried a different color.
Cat Paws –
Over the years I have owned several Keurigs, all of which have been the original (classic) model. They have generally lasted a long time, but I live alone and wanted the space-saving convenience of a mini model, so I purchased this one about a month ago. FYI, the forest green model looks significantly less impressive in person; the plastic has a dull sheen that just makes it look ugly compared to the photos. But, at least the darker color hides splatters a bit better. And yeah this thing definitely splatters, but so did my older Keurigs too. It’s annoying, but I expected it. Also, it motivates me to keep my countertop clean because now I have to wipe it down regularly. All in all, just be aware that it will happen and work around it. I got this mini model at a pretty good sale price that made it comparable with off-brand single-serve coffee makers, so of course I will stick with Keurig when it makes financial sense. The quality is just more predictable, in my experience, than the off-brands. I do wish it would make my coffee a little hotter, but it still comes out pretty hot. It is louder than my classic Keurig, so don’t expect anyone to stay asleep if they’re on your living room futon.
Spatula –
The product worked well for me, going through about a dozen K-cups per week. The coffe was perfectly fine, and the machine was very convenient.After 28 months it failed and no longer activates.I have no idea whether 28 months is a good or a bad lifetime to expect of a product of this type, or compared to other products or to the expected design lifetime of this product. I will say that I would have hoped for a longer life, and don’t like that it wil now result in plastic and e-waste as it is too inexpensive to be worth attempting to repair.
Susie-Q –
I bought my first mini to use at my office desk. It took a few minutes to understand the brewing sequence at first, because nothing seems to happen right away when you press the button. But I quickly learned that patience is key. It brews a nice cup and, aside from the occasional gurgle (fixed by “burping” the pump after brewing), I am very happy with the unit. The small footprint is a plus. For that reason, I just bought a second mini at the sale price to take up north to our camper next spring. It will replace a larger, older Keurig and free up some counter space.