I can’t decide if this is the best or worst thing to happen to Keurig coffee machines. The Keurig, as you might know, is the popular single serve coffee maker sold everywhere from Costco to Macy’s to Walmart. The accompanying K-Cups are pretty diverse as well, with an array of anything from Caribou Coffee and Starbucks joes, to hot apple cider and Snapple iced teas. These machines don’t make the best coffee in the world, but it’s useful for those who don’t mind sacrificing quality for the convenience of a one-touch dispense.
But readers, pray tell, if you wouldn’t mind sacrificing the quality of soup if it meant you could now make some with your Keurig machine?
Soon enough, you’ll find yourself at this crossroad. Campbell Soup Co. has officially announced that it will begin manufacturing K-Cup versions of its infamous soup line designed to be brewed over a packet of dry pasta and vegetables. Campbell’s says the portion is more of a snack size, so don’t start falling back on these when you’re too lazy to make real dinner … or rely on them as zombie apocalypse food.
According to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Keurig’s manufacturer, the machine is designed to clean the brewing system each time it makes a new cup, so the soup and coffee won’t mix in the machine if you make them back-to-back. Phew, no clam chowder-hazelnut coffee here. Campbell’s CEO Denise Morrison says K-cup soups represent the company’s push into higher-growth areas, just like it has with its portable “Go” soups which can be consumed with just one hand. Whether there was actually a big mobility problem with soups before this design solution is, of course, another discussion.
Campbell’s plans to release three variety of its K-Cup soups by next year, including the classic comfort staple: Chicken broth and noodle. Little details are available about nutritional facts, but I mean, instant Campbell’s chicken noodle. Surely someone will find the added convenience worth the strangeness of making soup in a coffee machine.
Needless to say, if we get the chance to taste test, we’ll keep you posted on the matter.
Few things ruin a quiet evening faster than a robot vacuum roaring through the living room. Most of us end up pausing the cleaning run, which defeats the whole purpose of owning one. Matic thinks it has the answer with its new Serene robot vacuum, and the big selling point is how little noise it makes.
The Matic Serene runs at 52 decibels even when cleaning at full power. To put that in perspective, Matic compares it to the hum of your refrigerator. It is available now for $1,695, which is $200 more than the original Matic’s current price.
Outdoor security cameras are not always practical if you live in an apartment or rental. Drilling into an exterior wall may be off-limits, while pointing a regular indoor camera through a window can create another problem once reflections start showing up after dark.
Baseus is trying to solve both issues with the new PrimeSentinel W1, a $69.99 security camera designed specifically to monitor the outdoors through glass. It mounts directly to a window without drilling and uses a 4K Starlight sensor with an F1.0 aperture for full-color monitoring during the day and at night.
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