Remington Opus – Great Tasting Coffee From a Single Serve Brewer

I have been using a Keurig® single serve brewer over the last few years since I usually have one cup a day and my husband only brews tea in the winter.  If you do not want to look for coffee near you, you can give a try to this brewer. Remington has now entered the market of single serve brewers.  I received the Remington iCoffee Opus™ to try out, which was released this year.

Remington Opus™ features the following:

• Dial-a-Brew™ so you can easily select 4-12 ounces in half ounce increments
• 75 ounce water reservoir
• Energy Saver mode
• Automatic shut off
• Removable drip try to accommodate larger mugs
• BPA free
• K-style cup storage (4 cups)
• Brews in less than a minute
• A patent-pending SafetyLock™ two-step safety system.   During the first step, a mechanical lock secures the single-serve brew head during the brewing process to ensure that the brew head will not open at any time during the brewing cycle. If the brew head is tampered with during brewing, a secondary electronic safety device instantly shuts off the flow of water, helping prevent burn-related injuries due to hot liquid escaping from the brew head. SafetyLock™ is a standard feature on the iCoffee Opus™.

The Opus™ features patented SpinBrew™ technology.  This means it spins, steams, and stirs inside a single serve cup.  The process practically eliminates any bitter or acidic aftertaste. 🙂  

This brewer works will all K-style cups, including K-Cup®, OneCup™, RealCup™ capsules, plus every private label brand and maker.  This is pretty cool because I have seen some discussion regarding the new Keurig® models only reading their bar coded single serve cartridges and not those from other companies.

After the Opus™ has been plugged in and the reservoir is filled, turn on by pressing the power button.  Then it takes several minutes for the water to be pumped into the internal tank and be heated.  The LCD screen with show “ready” once the water is heated.  

The button with the steaming cup symbol opens the compartment where the cartridge will sit in the machine.  Select the size of beverage you wish to have and then to press the button that says “Brew” on it.  The brew button is located inside the turn knob for Dial-A-Brew™.  A test cup of just hot water should be prepared by the Opus™ before brewing your first cup.  Then the brewer will display “heating” on the LCD screen after brewing your beverage in preparation for the next cup.  

The Opus™ can be used to create hot water for hot chocolate, cooking, and more.  Iced beverages may be brewed by adding ice to your cup and decreasing the number of ounces produced by the brewer.

Dial-a-Brew™ makes it easy to control the size with 0.5 ounce increments starting at 4 ounces and topping off at 12 ounces.  

The drip tray easily slides out so you can use large cups/mugs.

As a bonus with the Opus™, a reusable iCup was included plus a six cartridge starter pack.

Now probably the biggest question on your mind is, “Did the Remington Opus™ produce a beverage that was different from that produced with the Keurig®?” My husband and I would both answer with a resounding “yes”.  

We both thought the coffee wasn’t as bitter.  We tried a couple of the same brand/flavor cartridges we had used in our Keurig® and also used the reusable iCup with ground coffee we were familiar with.  The brewed coffee smelled differently and was much smoother in taste.  

We had cartridges of Snapple lemon flavored tea and could actually smell the green tea that we did not sense before when brewing with the Keurig® and the flavor was lemony and much more herbal.  Remington did a sensory test at Ohio State University to compare the Opus™ with a Keurig® 2.0.  You can download the full results at www.icoffee.com/sensorytest.

The suggested retail for the Remington Opus™ is $139.99.  It can be found at Bed, Bath, and Beyond currently.  To learn more about the Remington iCoffee Opus™, please visit http://www.icoffee.com/.

Disclosure:  I received a Remington Opus™ to review.  No other compensation was received for this post.  The thoughts and feelings expressed are my own.