These Beaniac Organic Donut Shop Light Roast pods were a nice surprise for me. Coming from the brand I was using, I wasn’t expecting the quality that came from them. At first the box looked off-brand because it was similar to an off brand someone once tried to push on me. Also, the look of the pods takes some getting used to. All my doubts were erased when I brewed my first cup from one of these pods. The smell and taste reminded me of fresh ground coffee. Definitely seemed like it was a lot more expensive than it is. They claim “plastic and metal” free taste and I totally agree with that. This is something that I assumed would need to be sacrificed for the convenience of the Keurig. The taste of this light roast was just strong enough and not overwhelming. The 30-count box that I received contained two 15-count foil re-sealable pouches. I know this isn’t completely in line with the 100% compostable goal of the pods themselves, but is probably a necessary practice in order to keep the pods fresh during shipping and storage. I have also read that the larger count boxes have individual wrapped pods, but haven’t seen that for myself. Of course the pods are 100% compostable and the growing practices that they use seems to be extremely environmentally friendly. I only have a couple of minor negatives. 1)It is a little bit of a hassle to open the foil pack everytime a pod is needed – I am considering transferring them into a zipper type bag for storage. 2)Without having a bottom that is pierce by a needle in my machine, the pod gets stuck to the top needle when the lid is raised and has to be removed from the lid with not much to grip on. Of course these are very minor gripes for the freshness you get from these pods. I would recommend them – especially for the nominal increase of cost over traditional pods.