So I got a couple of the individual pods to fill with coffee, but that’s a hassle every night, and I still have to deal with knocking the grounds out for compost, which is seriously messy

If you try to use the same K-pod again, the needle will tear the filter paper, freeing the grounds to go back into the needle and/or the K-cup holder.

(there is a pokey thing inside the machine that can get clogged when poking through the k-cup foil (and/or grounds) at the top - Ive cleaned that 3 times in 2 years.

No messy coffee pots or grounds to dispose of

Had grounds ooze out into my coffee.3) Disappointed that it only brews 10oz even though they claim 30oz.

So, my son in law made coffee and it blew coffee grounds all over - and it showed a very strange screen I had never seen before - finally figured out what he was doing - when he put the k-cup in he pushed it down to fit - the machine thought we were putting in a caraf size k-cup - soooo, don't push the k-cup down into the holder just set it in and let it bob around until you close the top.

This product is great for making a quick cup of coffee and no messy coffee grounds

It dumps coffee grounds at the end of the brew.

While I generally stick to using reusable k cups with my fav ground coffee (pre-ground coffee generally works best with them, unless you have a bean grinder that can control the coarseness of the grind--you get the best cup if your grounds are not too fine), they love apple cider, hot chocolate and cappuccino with it

The bottom does not pierce (hopefully) the cone filter paper which protects the coffee grounds.

My cheap-o Black and Decker coffee pot has a timer on it and can make 5 smallish cups at a time.