Mr. Coffee 10-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker, Insulated Thermal Carafe, Brew Strength Selection, Brew Now or Later, Stainless Steel

A huge step up from any basic coffee maker, and thoughtfully designed
I have had the normal range of cheap coffee makers, typically replaced when the glass carafe broke. Then I got a thermal maker from Black and Decker, which had numerous flaws (I wrote a less than flattering review of that one). So this time, I made the effort to read reviews. This one has lots and they are really, really helpful.Some are glowing, and some are not, so I appreciate and respect all of the views expressed, and don’t discount anything negative people have said. My perspective is: moving from a low-end thermal maker that had all the issues this Mr. Coffee model claims to resolve, I have in the first few days of use been completely impressed.The water reservoir on the right is easily accessible, even in a relatively tight space to the side, since it lifts straight up. The basket on the right needs about 6″ of clearance on the side to pull out. (So under a cabinet might not be a great place for it). Both are easily filled. Markings on the water reservoir are clear and legible. Several people have complained about the water cover, but it seems simple and fine to me; just resting on top. I live in an area with excellent tap water, so have not used the supplied water filter. Normal paper basket filters work fine for me; I don’t make a full pot (usually 6 “cups”), but no sign of overflowing as reported by others, even with coffee ground rather finely.(My previous cheaper maker would often overflow and was a pain to fill and hard to read)The coffee is hot. Perfectly hot. I like that I can rinse and empty the carafe with a swish of warm water, but even when it was cold the coffee was hot. The coffee stays hot in the carafe as promised, for hours.(My previous maker neither of these were true, even before the gasket seal fell out)Note that there is no heating element to keep the coffee warm, only to boil the water during the phase of making coffee. I looked at several Bunn models; they all had heaters to keep water near brewing temperature, which seems wasteful and unnecessary to me. As advertised, the coffee from this model brews very quickly.The coffee tastes great. This was a total surprise for me. I love a great cup of coffee, and have tried many different makers, methods, beans, grinds and so on over the years, but never was able to get something I loved at home without jumping through hoops. This model has made me a few really exceptionally good pots of coffee, without me doing anything special. I think this is because the water is hot and distributed over the grounds in the filter basket evenly. Several people remarked that coffee was a little weaker; I had a different experience: same grind and amount of coffee/water as my old maker and I get much richer and more flavorful coffee. This is really what is making me smile.The carafe seats nicely into the space for it. It feels solid and “locked in”.(previous maker would often overflow if carafe was not seated just perfectly. Others have said this can happen with this model, but it seems far less likely to me.)Carafe pours cleanly and at a normal rate as far as I can see. Others have said it’s slow because it’s a vacuum seal, and perhaps that’s true, but it’s not remarkable slow to my eye.Front panel controls are nice looking and seem well constructed, as do other parts. It doesn’t feel cheap. We’ll see — I have been so sorely disappointed in so many products made these days, even high-end name brands. We bought a toaster fro Krups and the lettering wore off the knobs in a matter of months. Really? As I mentioned in my review of my old Black and Decker coffee maker, the plastic button pad peeled up and I had to stick it down again. Really? So fingers crossed, but both design and construction seem solid and durable.After a few days, this seems like a very well made, thoughtfully designed product that does a simple job very well.

Bought this 5 years ago. ($79.00 in 2017). Best coffee maker I have ever owned. I can still brew a full pot in the evening and it remains piping hot in the morning and since it has not been on a burner overnight, the flavor is still great. Full pot stays hot (not warm……hot) for 10+ hours. A half pot stays hot for 4+ hours. A quarter pot stays hot for 1-2hours. The removable water reservoir is great. I can’t imagine going back to the days of having to pour water into a built in reservoir.Everything still works after an estimated 3,000 pots of coffee made over 5 years. The flimsy lid to the reservoir broke when it fell to the ground in 2018. Black duct tape fixed it and it has been good since. The rubber seal around the coffe pot lid wore out after a few years. I substituted with an elastic band and it works fine. I have never used the timer feature. The only technical flaw is that the counter used to indicate when you should run a cleaning cycle resets if you unplug the unit, I just run a cleaining cycle once a month instead.

Tengo 4 meses de uso y hasta ahora es una excelente cafetera. Llegó en perfecto estado a casa, requiere filtros de papel yo uso uno de plastico de Mr. Coffee y le quedó muy bien. Cumple con su principal función de mantener el café caliente sin que se re-queme, es de bonito diseño (las visitas la aman) respecto a los comentarios que “se derrama” eso sucede cuando no la utilizan adecuadamente ya nos paso una ocasión y fue porque la persona que la cargó puso café y agua demás. Hasta ahora una muy buena adquisición.

El café se mantiene caliente por 4 horas sin problema, la jarra no me gusta ya que queda liquido dentro por la forma del recipiente y la tapa; el tema de los filtros que se cambian cada mes es un punto a considerar. Se programa muy fácil y se limpia de igual manera.