A method includes the steps of: providing an electric coffee brewing machine; providing a single-use, disposable brew basket, inserting the disposable brew basket into the electric coffee brewing machine; brewing a single cup of coffee with the electric coffee brewing machine; and discarding the dis
A method includes the steps of: providing an electric coffee brewing machine; providing a single-use, disposable brew basket, inserting the disposable brew basket into the electric coffee brewing machine; brewing a single cup of coffee with the electric coffee brewing machine; and discarding the disposable brew basket after the single cup of coffee has been brewed. The electric coffee brewing machine has a cold water reservoir, an electric heating element for heating the water, and a basket receiving recess. The disposable brew basket has a bottom wall and at least one side wall extending generally upwardly from the bottom wall to define a brewing reservoir for receiving heated water from the electric coffee brewing machine. The bottom wall of the basket has at least one port located in a central portion thereof to permit brewed coffee to flow from the disposable brew basket. The disposable brew basket is inserted into the basket receiving recess of the electric coffee brewing machine before brewing.
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What is claimed is: 1. A one-time, single-use disposable one-cup brew basket and filter pack combination for use in a beverage brewing machine, the combination comprising: a filter pack containing an amount of grinds to brew approximately only a single cup of brewed beverage; a one-time, single-use
What is claimed is: 1. A one-time, single-use disposable one-cup brew basket and filter pack combination for use in a beverage brewing machine, the combination comprising: a filter pack containing an amount of grinds to brew approximately only a single cup of brewed beverage; a one-time, single-use disposable one-cup brew basket comprising a bottom and a wall extending generally upwardly from the bottom to define a brewing reservoir, the bottom and wall being formed with a disposable plastic molded, one-piece construction for only a one-time, single-use, after which the brew basket is discarded, the bottom having a port there through to permit a brewed beverage to flow from the brewing reservoir of the disposable brew basket directly into a beverage cup, the wall of the basket extending upwardly from the bottom to an open top that is configured to receive heated water from the brewing machine, the heated water flowing through the open top during a brewing operation, the brewing reservoir having a size dimensioned appropriate to make approximately only a single cup of beverage during a single brewing operation, the brewing reservoir having a brewing area entirely located within the wall and between the bottom and open top, the brewing area being sufficiently large to hold the filter pack and the heated water while brewing without a level of the heated water rising above and overflowing the open top; and a sealed package containing the brew basket and filter pack, the filter pack being placed in the bottom of the brewing reservoir. 2. The disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 1, wherein the brewing area has first and second areas, the first area being configured to hold the amount of grinds, the second area at least partially surrounding the first area and extending to the open top, the second area holding the heated water without the level of the heated water rising above and overflowing the open top. 3. The disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 1, wherein the brewing reservoir has upper and lower areas located between the bottom and open top, the lower area being located proximate the bottom of the brewing reservoir and being configured to receive the amount of grinds appropriate to make approximately only a single cup of beverage, the upper area being located above the lower area and extending to the open top, the upper area extending above the grinds by an amount sufficient to hold the heated water while brewing without a level of the heated water rising above and overflowing the open top. 4. The disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 1, wherein the wall is tapered outward and includes an integral spacer for limiting the extent of nesting of adjacent aligned baskets. 5. The disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 4, wherein the spacer includes a projection that extends generally inwardly from the wall, the projection being adapted to contact a lower surface of a bottom of an adjacent nesting basket in a manner to space the disposable brew basket from the adjacent nesting basket. 6. The disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 1, wherein the bottom and wall are injection molded to form the one-piece construction. 7. The one-time, single-use disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 1, wherein the bottom and wall are made of vacuum formed high-impact polystyrene. 8. The disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 1, wherein the filter pack contains an amount of coffee grinds to brew approximately only a single cup of brewed coffee. 9. The disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 1, wherein the open top permits a user to place the filter pack in the brewing reservoir before the brewing operation. 10. The disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 1, wherein the open top remains open before and during the brewing operation. 11. The disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 1, wherein the open top permits hot water to flow freely from the brewing machine into the brewing reservoir. 12. The disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 1, wherein the wall has upper edges molded, in the one-piece construction with laterally extending flanges configured to hold the brew basket in a basket-receiving location in the brewing machine. 13. The disposable brew basket and filter pack combination of claim 1, wherein the bottom of the brewing reservoir is configured to be located directly above the single cup during the brewing operation. 14. A beverage brewing system, comprising: a beverage brewing machine having a housing, a water reservoir, a location to receive a brew basket and a platform configured to support a beverage cup from which the brewed beverage is directly consumed, the brewing machine heating water from the water reservoir; a plurality of filter packs, each filter pack containing an amount of grinds sufficient to brew approximately only a single cup of beverage; and a plurality of one-time, single-use disposable one-cup brew baskets utilized with the beverage brewing machine during separate brewing operations, each of the brew baskets being inserted into the location during an associated single brewing operation, each brew basket comprising a bottom and a wall extending generally upwardly from the bottom to define a brewing reservoir, the bottom and wall being formed with a disposable plastic molded, one-piece construction for only a one-time, single-use, after which the brew basket is discarded, the bottom having a port there through to permit a brewed beverage to flow from the brewing reservoir of the disposable brew basket directly into a beverage cup, the wall of the basket extending upwardly from the bottom to an open top that is configured to receive heated water from the brewing machine, the heated water flowing through the open top during a brewing operation, the brewing reservoir having a size dimensioned appropriate to make approximately only a single cup of beverage during a single brewing operation, the brewing reservoir having a brewing area entirely located within the wall and between the bottom and open top, the brewing area being configured to hold the filter pack, proximate the bottom, appropriate to make approximately only a single cup of beverage, the brewing area being sufficiently large to hold the grinds and the heated water while brewing without a level of the heated water rising above and overflowing the open top: a plurality of sealed packages, each sealed package containing one of the brew baskets and one of the filter packs. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the brewing area has first and second areas, the first area being configured to hold the filter pack, the second area at least partially surrounding the first area and extending to the open top, the second area holding the heated water without the level of the heated water rising above and overflowing the open top. 16. The system of claim 14, wherein the brewing reservoir has upper and lower areas located between the bottom and open top, the lower area being located proximate the bottom of the brewing reservoir and being configured to receive the filter pack appropriate to make approximately only a single cup of beverage, the upper area being located above the lower area and extending to the open top, the upper area extending above the filter pack by an amount sufficient to hold the heated water while brewing without a level of the heated water rising above and overflowing the open top. 17. The system of claim 14, wherein the water and brewing reservoirs are sized to brew approximately only a single cup of beverage. 18. The system of claim 14, wherein the platform is not heated. 19. The system of claim 14, wherein the brew basket is held in the brewing machine directly above the platform and a beverage cup. 20. The system of claim 14, wherein the bottom of the brew basket is spaced above the platform by a distance corresponding to a height of a beverage cup. 21. The system of claim 14, wherein the side walls are tapered outward and the wall includes a plurality of side walls, and wherein at least one of the side walls includes an integral spacer for limiting the extent of nesting of adjacent aligned baskets. 22. The system of claim 21, wherein the spacer includes a projection that extends generally inwardly from its associated side wall, the projection being adapted to contact a lower surface of a bottom of an adjacent, nesting basket in a manner to space the disposable brew basket from the adjacent nesting basket. 23. The system of claim 14, wherein the bottom and wall are injection molded to form the one-piece construction. 24. The system of claim 14, wherein the bottom and side wall are made of vacuum formed high-impact polystyrene. 25. The system of claim 14, further comprising a water permeable pouch containing an amount of grinds to brew approximately only the single cup of brewed beverage, the pouch being placed in the brewing reservoir through the open top. 26. The system of claim 14, further comprising a coffee filter pack containing an amount of coffee grinds sufficient to brew approximately only the single cup of brewed coffee, the pack being placed in the brewing reservoir through the open top. 27. The system of claim 14, wherein the housing of the brewing machine and platform cooperate to define a brewing cup receiving area and dimensioned to receive a single brewing cup during the brewing operation. 28. The system of claim 14, wherein the open top permits a user to place a coffee filter pack in the brewing reservoir before the brewing operation. 29. The system of claim 14, wherein the open top remains open before and during the brewing operation. 30. The system of claim 14, wherein the open top permits hot water to flow from the brewing machine into the brewing reservoir. 31. The system of claim 14, wherein the wall has upper edges molded in the one-piece construction to laterally extending flanges configured to hold the brew basket in a basket-receiving recess, the recess constituting the location in the brewing machine configured to receive the brew basket. 32. The system of claim 14, wherein the bottom of the brewing reservoir is configured to be located directly above the single cup during the brewing operation. 33. The system of claim 14, wherein a first brew basket of the plurality of disposable one-cup brew baskets is utilized in the beverage brewing machine during a first brewing operation and a second brew basket of the plurality of disposable one-cup brew baskets is utilized in the beverage brewing machine during a second brewing operation. 34. The system of claim 14, wherein each of the plurality of disposable one-cup brew baskets is utilized in the same beverage brewing machine during a corresponding plurality of single brewing operations.
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