CHULUX Single Serve vs. Keurig K55

A single-serve coffee maker is a must-have appliance for every coffee fan in a hurry. Besides the fact we’re all in a hurry, single-serve coffee makers work like a charm. Insert the pod, push the button, and your cup of coffee is ready in a minute.

Besides coffee, everybody knows single-serve coffee makers offer a possibility to make a whole range of drinks, like tea, hot chocolate, even a fresh cup of soup. That’s what makes them so popular.

In this article, we’re going to compare two very popular single-serve coffee makers. It’s CHULUX Single Serve vs. Keurig K55.

Even if “single-serve” suggests that this kind of coffee maker would suit best for the singles, both CHULUX Single Serve and Keurig K55 are powerful enough to satisfy the whole family of coffee lovers.

First, let’s take a look at these two coffee makers’ main features and other specifications.

Coffee Taste

Coffee taste is the most important experience one coffee maker can offer to you. CHULUX Single Serve, as well as Keurig K55, is compatible with 1.0 and 2.0 coffee pods. Thus, the coffee taste depends mostly on the coffee pods you prefer. However, even if you opt-in for a CHULUX Single-Serve, you’ll still be able to use any K-Cup pods by Keurig.

If you still haven’t made a choice, we recommend you purchase Keurig Coffee Lovers’ Collection Sampler Pack, containing 40 genuine Keurig pods of all varieties.

Both CHULUX Single Serve and Keurig K55 go even one step further, offering you using ground coffee. To make coffee this way, you’ll need to purchase a pack of reusable coffee filters, suitable for both coffee makers – CHULUX Single Serve as well as Keurig K55.

If you were opt-in for the CHULUX coffee maker, take a look at our Capresso 560 vs. 565 coffee grinder comparison. You might need a decent coffee grinder at an affordable price, and the grinders compared in this article will surely satisfy your needs.

Keurig K55 offers you to choose between 6,8 or 10 ounces cups. Logically, 6 ounces cup will result in the strongest flavor, which is, I presume, the most preferred choice for the early birds.

Ease of use ( Interface and Programming )

Both coffee makers, CHULUX Single Serve and Keurig K55 are extremely easy to use. Both of them work on the “one-push-of-a-button” principle. To be true, you’ll find more than one option when it comes to Keurig K55, but all of them are self-explanatory.

Speed

Speed is one of the most important characteristics of single-serve coffee makers. In the end, you want your first-morning cup of coffee as fast as possible. CHULUX Single Serve will brew your coffee in about 3 minutes, while Keurig K55 will need 5 minutes to get your coffee ready to drink. It’s good to know that Keurig K55 requires 4 minutes to heat the water and an additional 1 minute to brew the coffee. Thus, you’ll be able to make 4-8 cups of coffee in about 5 minutes.

To conclude this paragraph about speed, both coffee makers promise to brew your coffee in about one minute, which is pretty impressive, you must admit.

Capacity

When it comes to capacity, these two coffee makers are incomparable in some way. Even if they both belong to the single-serve category, the CHULUX coffee maker has a capacity of 12 ounces, while Keurig K55 comes with a capacity of amazing 48 ounces.

Design

CHULUX Single Serve is designed as a “travel-size” coffee maker. It’s of smaller size and footprint than most of its competition, especially Keurig. Keurig K55, on the other side, has already become synonymous of single-serve coffee makers in general. It will take far more space on your counter than CHULUX Single Serve, and it doesn’t fit into any “travel-size” coffee makers.

CHULUX Single Serve is a sturdy-built personal coffee maker. When it comes to materials, the housing is made of BPA-FREE plastic, while the inside of the water tank is made of stainless steel.
On the other side, Keurig K55 is wholly made of BPA-FREE plastic, but that doesn’t mean it’s less sturdy than CHULUX Single Serve. On the contrary, Keurig is more than a serious brand, and their coffe makers, including K55, are built to last. It’s simply a different design approach.

Features

Keurig K55 is an obvious winner over CHULUX Single Serve, at least when it comes to features. With 48 ounces of water reservoir capacity, you can choose between the capacity of the cup – 6,8 or 10 ounces. Also, Keurig K55 comes with an auto shut-off feature after it has been idle for 2 hours.

Another interesting feature is Descaling. It would help if you descaled your Keurig K55 regularly every 3-6 months. Descaling means cleaning your brewer. Then, when you push Descale button, the coffee maker will try to remove calcium deposits or scale that may build up over time, improving your Keurig K55 performance.

In addition to everything listed above, it’s compatible with Keurig Classic Series My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter, which makes you able to enjoy your ground coffee flavor.
On the other side, CHULUX Single-Serve does come with an auto shut-off feature and removable filter basket and drip tray. But that’s the end of its features list.

Overall Performance

No matter which of these two coffee makers you purchase, you’ll be pretty satisfied with their overall performance. Both these coffee makers can provide you joyful cup of coffee in about a few minutes. In addition, both of them are made to last and will serve you for a long time.

Pros and Cons

Final Verdict

As we wrote above, Keurig K55 has become synonymous of a single-serve coffee maker. The winner of this battle is CHULUX Single Serve. We appreciate space-saving kitchen appliances, and you won’t find a smaller coffee maker with such functionalities and at such an affordable price.