The time needed for a single serving of coffee depends on the brewing time. And the brewing time is programmable in this machine. So it depends upon you how long you want to brew the coffee for.
A "Single Serve" coffee maker generally means that it will make ine cup of coffee. One cup is equal to 8 ounces, so that's about what you'll get. One serving size can vary slightly, depending on the model, but generally speaking, you'll get one 8 oz. cup of coffee.
Personally, I don't feel ANY instant coffee compares with fresh brewed coffee. It's like instant mac and cheese or homemade. Coffee is meant to be brewed. When you make instant coffee, it doesn't have the same effect as the brewing process does. If your problem is time, I would recommend those single serving coffee makers you can preset and the coffee comes in single serving containers. All you do is peel the top off, pop it in the coffee slot and preset it to be ready when you wake up.
The cheapest are the AeroPress Expresso and Coffee Maker, Hamilton Beach and the DeLonghi EDG600B. On the inexpensive end of the scale are Mr. Coffee and the Brew 'n Go, which is sold at KMart.
If you are ever going to make more than one cup of coffee which most of the time you do even for yourself, then I would recommend getting a different one.
Bunn creates small appliances for the home cook and is known for their can openers, coffee grinders, and single serving fruit smoothie blenders and aerators.
The Keurig - Single cup coffee maker can make a single cup in 60 seconds.
Keurig is the pioneer of the single serving coffee makers. It is possible to purchase not only coffee, but also an assortment of teas and hot chocolate in what are called K Cups, to use in a Keurig coffee maker.
Most coffee makers make 12 cups of coffee. A small coffee maker will make approximately 4 cups. There are some coffee makers that will make a single cup of coffee but on average they will produce 4 cups of coffee.
Gevalia coffee pods are the individual, single-sized coffee baskets used in a Gevalia coffee pod brewer. The pods come in several flavors of coffee and make just a single cup. There are several ways to purchase them.
Yes, many coffee makers across the market make coffee by the cup. The advantage to these coffee makers is that on can brew a single cup of coffee in less than one minute. This is time efficient and economically savvy.
You make 40 times the amount of food you would make for a single serving.
Flavia Fusion is a single serving kitchen-top coffee maker, which also has the ability to make cappuccinos &lattes, mochas, tea, and hot chocolate. It uses pre-packaged "inserts" to brew your favorite drinks.