The Elite Brewing System is Keurig’s gourmet home brewing made affordable. The Elite Brewing System, the most affordably priced Keurig kitchen brewing system, offers K-Cup® coffee, tea and hot cocoa brewing as the elite choice to any drip coffee maker. The Elite offers two cup sizes for brewing options with the programmable feature of Auto Off. The 48-ounce removable water reservoir holds up to 6 cups before refilling and for the removable drip tray allows for easy cleaning and the use of travel mugs.At initial set up, once the machine is filled with water, it will take approximately 4-minutes for the water will be heated. During the heating period the red light next to ‘HEATING’ on the LED Control Center will become illuminated. Once the water is heated, the red light will turn off and the Small Mug Button will flash. Press the Small Mug Button to start a cleansing brew. Pour the hot water into the sink. The Brewer may take 15 seconds to reheat water between brews during which time the red light next to ‘HEATING’ on the LED Control Center may be illuminated. When the water has heated, the red light will turn off. The one-time set-up process is now complete and you are ready to brew!
Product Features
- Brews a perfect beverage in under one minute
- Choose from three cup sizes with a removable Drip Tray to accommodate travel mugs
- 6-count K-Cup Variety Pack. Brews coffee, tea, hot cocoa, specialty, and iced beverages. Brews 6 oz., 8 oz., and 10 oz. sizes, Always ready and brews in under a minute, Removable 48 oz. Water Reservoir.
- Auto On-Off feature, Indicator lights
- Includes a K-Cup variety pack, Removable Drip Tray
Do your research, then use your head. I read every single Amazon.com review for this item. And then read them again. I went to the Keurig website and researched the B40. Came back to Amazon and read the reviews one more time. If I was going to pay $100 for a coffee machine, I wanted to be sure I knew as much as possible about it. I finally purchased the B40, and after getting it today and having brewed four cups of coffee so far, I offer the following review (from a BLACK COFFEE drinker, no milk, no sugar):
Makes great coffee, and doesn’t have all the “smart technology” … I got this to replace a used Keurig K40 that I had been given, our large family used constantly, and finally quit after several years. This one is the same, except for having 3 cup sizes, rather than the 2 on my old machine. Makes great coffee, and doesn’t have all the “smart technology” of some of the other Keurig models, which to me only serve as additional points of failure, or prevent you from using “unauthorized” K-cups. Nope, this one is simple, takes any K-cup, and brews…
Clean the Piecer Occationally If your K-Cup is leaking, it’s because you need to clean the small hole in the top piercers inside the K-cup compartment. They are clogged, causing the water that usually goes thru the small hole to find another way thru, thus the leaking…