I had a friend ask me about the difference between a coffee pod and a k-cup so I thought a post would help explain this to both her and my other readers. A coffee pod is basically ground coffee packaged between two layers of coffee filters. They look like this:


There are a multitude of companies who are now making these coffee pods to be used in different types of single serve coffee brewers. The pods are usually less expensive than the K-cups that only fit the Keurig brewing machines and the T-disks for the Tassimo coffee systems. Basically, many people interchange the word coffee pod, k-cups, and T-disks but they are birds of a different feather.

Not all coffee pods as shown above are even of the same flock. There are 3 different sizes so it is important to make sure when you are purchasing them that they will truly fit the single serve coffee system that you own.

There is a small coffee pod (44mm) that fits the Melitta single serve brewing system. The medium sized pod (55mm) is for the Juan Valdez brewer and the largest size of coffee pod (62mm) which fits the Senseo, Mr. Coffee, Krups, Bunn, and other single serve coffee brewing systems. To insure that you get the best cup of coffee from your machine, be sure to read the label to make sure the coffee pod is meant to be used with what you have.

My favorite cup of coffee in the morning is the Caribou Daybreak Morning Blend. I love the citrus tones that balance nicely with the mellow nutty undertones added to the delicate floral notes of this coffee in the morning.

I keep a couple of boxes of k-cups for my Keurig Brewing System as a standard in my pantry. Even my husband who generally doesn't like the lighter roasts prefers the Daybreak Morning Blend by Caribou for his first cup of coffee of the day.

Don't have a Keurig brewing system? Not to worry, you can still start to enjoy this wonderful morning blend with your regular coffee maker. Amazon will soon have the Daybreak Blend in 12 oz bags for you to purchase and have on hand in your kitchen or office.

I think you will be pleased with the great flavor of this light roast coffee for morning or all day long. It has just the right blends to tickle your taste buds.

A little history about Caribou Coffee. The idea for the company was conceived by newlyweds John and Kim Puckett on a trip to the Denali National Park in Alaska in 1990. The couple started their first store in 1992 in a Minneapolis suburb and now the chain is second only to Starbucks across the United States.

If you are shopping for a nice light roast coffee for your morning cup, try Caribou Coffee's Daybreak Morning Blend. You won't regret it!

Coffee Quote For The Day: Mothers are those wonderful people who can get up in the morning before the smell of coffee. ~Author Unknown

Until my husband and I switched over to the Keurig Coffee Brewing System, we made our coffee like many do with a 12 cup coffee maker. We usually made a half pot in the morning, each of us drank one cup and poured out the rest before we left for work. Now that just seems so very wasteful. Rarely did we ever make another pot of coffee when we came home.

What I love about my Keurig Single Serve Gourmet Coffee System is that we are now drinking more coffee and less sodas. Our single cup brews in less than 60 seconds and we don't have to fuss over the type of brew we want. He has a tendency to like the stronger roasts and I usually pick a milder blend. Problem is solved with the k-cup pods.

Now in the mornings I can choose a mild roast and he has a stronger blend for himself with no waste. We are enjoying coffee so much more and find that we have at least one more cup of coffee in the evening. That is usually when I like to have a flavored coffee.

We have the B70 platinum model which also allows us to make a cup of hot chocolate or tea with the k-cup pods and we can make iced coffee with this coffee maker too.

We love the variety and we love our Keurig Coffee Brewing System.