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Before Keurig, the coffee in your office was almost certainly terrible. Old, burned, made by someone who would rather poorly eyeball than properly measure. Just altogether gross. After Keurig? You could make your own coffee, a cup at a time, exactly when you needed it. The single-cup brewer was an elegant solution to an extremely common problem. At least, that\u2019s how it started.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On this episode of Version History<\/em><\/a>, we dig into the history of the Keurig, and the ways in which the idea got vastly bigger than anyone expected. K-Cups and Keurig machines became ubiquitous in offices all across the US, then quickly began to invade our homes as well. But as David Pierce, Eater\u2019s<\/em> Melissa McCart<\/a>, and creator and champion barista Morgan Eckroth<\/a> discover, ultra-convenient coffee comes at a cost. To us, to the environment, and to the whole notion of \u201cgood coffee.\u201d Keurig has spent years trying to reckon with all those things, while also trying to catch up to a coffee culture that might be leaving it behind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is the fourth episode of the fourth season of Version History<\/em>. If you haven\u2019t yet checked out the story of the Harmony remote<\/a>, the Roomba vacuum<\/a>, or the Nest thermostat<\/a>, make sure you catch up! It\u2019s smart home season this season, and we\u2019re having a blast. Here\u2019s how to get every episode, and all our other fun stuff, as soon as it drops:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you want to know more about the early days of Keurig, here are some links to get you started:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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