$3,300.00 Fridge makes Coffee

[chad22]

WOW. A fridge that now has a built in coffee maker.

Next thing we know we'll see fridges that will cook the food for you or will bring your beer too you at your command.

Hey MR Fridge. Bring me a beer. You then see the fridge reach out with it's arms and opens it's own door , retrieves the beer and it brings it too you. :thumbsup:

For $3,300, people can take home the GE Café series refrigerator with a Keurig K-Cup brewer inside the fridge door this fall.

Insert the K-Cup in the fridge, slide the brewer back into the water dispenser and choose the size of the coffee you want. In the mood for iced coffee? That option exists.

Over the past few years, General Electric introduced hot water dispensers into some of its refrigerators. The next natural step was adding a coffee maker, according to Mike Mattingly, executive product manager at GE.

With Keurig estimating that their products are on 20 million American's countertops, introducing the K-cup into the refrigerator gives consumers what they want, according to Mattingly.

$3,300 refrigerator will make you coffee with Keurig

 

[orezok]

Big deal! My coffee maker/deliverer only cost $25 for the marriage license 26 years ago. Still works perfect!

 

[EddieWalker]

I've never had a coffee maker last more then five years. Not sure who is at fault, but for $30 I can through away the old one for a new one and not have it hurt too bad. Not too sure what I'd do if the fridge quite making coffee, but I have a feeling it would cost a lot more then just buying another throw away coffee maker

 

[jimmyj]

My wife and I are getting appliances so we were shopping around. I'm amazed at the prices. There were all sorts of refrigerators that were 10,000 to 15,000 dollars. Insane. But I didn't see nary a one that made coffee.....

BTW, the fridge we ordered was no where near those prices!!! LOL

 

[3930dave]

If I were to put extra $ into a fridge, it would be for thermal performance and the option of DC feed.

Like these.....

Energy Efficient Refrigerators - SunFrost.com

Different people have different priorities..... needless to say, I've always valued Function foremost.

Rgds, D.

 

[KiotiKowboy]

Just for general info:

If you buy a Keurig at Bed Bath Beyond, it essentially has a lifetime warranty. You can take it back and exchange it - no matter when it fails. Same brewer is a free exchange, or you can upgrade for the difference. I have replaced my Keurig 3 times. Just last week, since they no longer make the old "Platinum" model, I swapped for a new K550 for about $69. Keep your box and receipt - it makes things easier.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

We have used nothing but the Bunn for probably 25 years; I like it because you can make a pot of coffee in about 3 minutes or so. I can't say that the quality of the unit has improved though.

 

[fordmantpw]

No way would I have a coffee maker in our fridge!
We only got about 5 years out of our Bunn. It started leaking water all over the counter. I really liked the speed and the taste of the coffee though. Now we have a different brand and the taste is almost as good, it just takes a few
more minutes. It's more efficient than keeping the water hot all the time too.

 

[dmccarty]

When my expensive coffee maker died, I researched new ones and was shocked at the reviews, aka lack of quality, and prices.

Thought about it for awhile and thought, "WHY are you going to spend money on another $%^&*() machine to heat water?" For a few dollars I bought a stainless steel funnel and 1 quart pyrex container. Figured out that it takes 7.5 minutes to heat a quart of water to about 190-200 in the microwave. Just pour the hot water over the grounds which sit in a basket, which sits in the funnel which drains into the thermos. Best coffee I have ever had. Might have spent $10 for two things I can use else where in the kitchen.

Later,
Dan

 

[3930dave]

When my expensive coffee maker died, I researched new ones and was shocked at the reviews, aka lack of quality, and prices.

Thought about it for awhile and thought, "WHY are you going to spend money on another $%^&*() machine to heat water?" For a few dollars I bought a stainless steel funnel and 1 quart pyrex container. Figured out that it takes 7.5 minutes to heat a quart of water to about 190-200 in the microwave. Just pour the hot water over the grounds which sit in a basket, which sits in the funnel which drains into the thermos. Best coffee I have ever had. Might have spent $10 for two things I can use else where in the kitchen.

Later,
Dan

I like the MTBF of that approach.

Years ago, when my sister got her first apartment, I bought her a manual Melitta cone "machine". It made great coffee.

Good to see they still make 'em

https://www.melitta.com/en/Products-1790,69402,72527.html

I like that Thermal Pour-Over, will keep that one in mind for our next one....

Rgds, D.

 

[MossRoad]

With the frequency of coffee machines breaking, I gotta wonder how long this will last? Also, "smart" appliances in general disturb me. Think about how fast that top-of-the-line iPhone lasted? They're obsolete in 3-4 years. The software and technology in smart appliances (and smart cars, for that matter) will do the same thing. Give me plain and simple stuff, please!

 

[TomSeller]

Big deal! My coffee maker/deliverer only cost $25 for the marriage license 26 years ago. Still works perfect!

There you go. As long as it works out. My $25 didn't get me such benefits.

But all I do is boil water, pour coffee grounds directly in the water, turn the heat down and let it roll over a minute in the boil. Then filter it into a cup.

No fancy refrigerator coffee making machine for me.

 

[chad22]

Give me plain and simple stuff, please!

Me too. The simpler the better.

A neighbor bought one of those load sensing washing machines that was all computerized, he paid $1,000.00 for it and it only lasted a few years.

He was glad to get rid of it. It stopped sensing the load of clothes within the first year and he even had repairmen out to fix it. It kept breaking.

He said he was going back to a simple washing machine.

I think he said the tech said it was a bug in the software in the washing machine. lol

I'll stick with my plain old washing machine that requires no software. I just hope they still keep making simple washing machines.

I like technology. But I do think we're going too far with technology.

Not everything should be run by software. If it worked fine/better the way it was then leave it be.

All I need a fridge/freezer to do is keep food and other things cold, I don't fancy technology on it.

There's a fridge that has an lcd screen on it. Samsung RF4289HARS Real Stainless - Build.com

Just something else to go wrong with something that only needs to keep your food cold.

 

[MossRoad]

This past summer we bought a SpeedQueen AWN432 washer and gas dryer. It was the last mechanical dial washer they made, now discontinued. I really like it. No digital anything on that sucker! :thumbsup:

 

[sseelhoff]

My wife has had the same dishwasher for 25 years. I make strange noises every once in a while, but still function ok.

 

[dmccarty]

I like the MTBF of that approach.

Years ago, when my sister got her first apartment, I bought her a manual Melitta cone "machine". It made great coffee.

Good to see they still make 'em

https://www.melitta.com/en/Products-1790,69402,72527.html

I like that Thermal Pour-Over, will keep that one in mind for our next one....

Rgds, D.

That is pretty much what I have done with the funnel and coffee basket/filter. The only problem with my approach is that it takes me a few minutes to pour the coffee over the grounds but I can live with that issues. The "machine" aint gonna break anytime soon. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[EddieWalker]

Too many extras seem to take away from what the main purpose of it is for. Take cell phones for example, mine does everything except allow people to hear me clearly when I talk on it. I've turned it in under warrantee and four months later, its hard to hear me talk on it again. Camera, internet, texting, and all the extras work find, I just have trouble talking on the stupid thing

 

[fordmantpw]

Using cell phones for talking is so 2000!

I'm typing this on my cell phone.

 

[MossRoad]

My wife has had the same dishwasher for 25 years. I make strange noises every once in a while, but still function ok.

Worst kitchen appliance mistake we ever made was to replace our dishwasher rather than repair it. The new ones that are "green" don't use as much water, require soft water, and generally don't clean the dishes as well as the old one. We'be been through two new ones in 10 years. Grrrr....

 

[MossRoad]

I frequently find a bunch of pocket lint in my iPhone5 ports for power, earphones, speaker, mic, etc... have to clean them out fairly often.