Keurig K-Supreme Plus how to clean the exit needle and K-Cup pod holder
When grounds get into the coffee or the coffee maker brews a partial cup.
Steps
- Turn off and unplug the coffee maker.
CAUTION
There are sharp needles that puncture the K-Cup pod above the K-Cup pod holder and in the bottom of the K-Cup pod holder. To avoid risk of injury, do not put your fingers in the K-Cup pod holder.
Marked CAUTION by the manufacturer Source: Caring For Your Coffee Maker: K-Cup Pod Holder, p. 3
- Lift the handle, grasp the top of the K-Cup pod holder with one hand and push up on its bottom from underneath with the other until it releases.
- Pull the funnel off the K-Cup pod holder until it pops off.
- Find the exit needle on the inside bottom of the K-Cup pod holder and insert a straightened paper clip into it to loosen coffee grounds.
- Snap the funnel back on, orienting its snaps to the indent.
- Align the K-Cup pod holder with the opening using the two front ribs as a guide and snap it into place from the top.
Source: Caring For Your Coffee Maker: K-Cup Pod Holder, Funnel, Exit Needle Source: Caring For Your Coffee Maker: K-Cup Pod Holder, Funnel, Exit Needle, p. 3
Used for
Other K-Supreme Plus procedures
- How to descale the coffee makerWhen the DESCALE notification turns on, or every 3 months. Allow 15 to 20 minutes.
- How to run a cleansing brewAt first setup, and twice after cleaning the entrance needles.
- How to clean the entrance needlesWhen grounds get into the coffee.
- How to purge the coffee makerWhen the coffee maker brews only a partial cup.
- How to turn on High Altitude Brewing ModeAt altitudes of 1,500 metres / 5,000 feet or higher.
Sources
- K-Supreme Plus Use & Care Guide. Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. Document DC0000005009, revision REV A, 6 pages, en-CA. dam.keurig.com (PDF). Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.