Bryan Hale
Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2025
Does not work, at all. Right out of the box it says there's no water when the water is full.Returned it and that was pretty difficult! I had to pay to return their junk!!!
Axeman
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2024
While the space-saving design may seem practical at first glance the engineering of the product is very sub-standard making it much too expensive considering the cleanup required after every cup.1. Portions are never correct and either overfill or mostly underfill the cup (flow meter), which affects flavor, with no discernable difference between standard and strong mode.2. Overpressurizing the pod often blows coffee all over the machine or causes a failure in the brew cycle. Reseating the coffee basket often resolves the latter.3. Excessive leakage during and after the brew cycle sprays coffee all over the machine and adjacent surfaces. Post-brew cycle leakage often exceeds the capacity of the overfill reservoir.4. The carafe is inadequately insulated resulting in cold coffee in under 30 minutes.5. A static water reservoir means an additional container is required for filling.6. Due to coffee leakage the buttons located in the base of the coffee maker gum up regularly.
Vet Tech
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2021
I waited to give my review because I really wanted to know I had used it fully and could answer honestly. It's a smaller footprint than my old Hamilton Beach Flex Brew and makes better coffee. TIP: If you like your coffee even stronger than the strong brew button makes? Use a Columbian blend or dark roast blend. Fill the grounds basket for a 10 cup pot but fill reservoir to only make 8 cups/strong. That will give you that stout cup of Joe. I love the steel carafe that keeps it drinkably warm without getting that burnt stale taste from sitting on burner plate all morning. TIP: To make your carafe keep warmer do as you do with all thermos/ carafes - the night before? Or a couple of hours before? Fill with your hottest tap water and close. It will - the thermal and your coffee will stay hot all day! Empty it out just before you make your coffee. If you are using the single k-cup style? Use the strong setting or the coffee will be weak. These are all the pros. The only con is the water filter in the reservoir... most of us already have water filters (either on our cold water from our refrigerators or from our taps) However..twice filtered water is not really that. bad now is it? All in all ? I LOVE this coffee maker and feel it makes great coffee and offers flexibility and is therefore a great buy.Had to come here and update my review - here I am a more 7 months from purchase and the coffee maker leaks water all over the counter and the carafe leaks and does not keep coffee warm. VERY DISAPPOINTING.CAN NO LONGER RECOMMEND.UPDATE: Contacted Mr.Coffee ..corresponded with a very nice and concerned customer service rep named Rhegie , who listened to my grievances and made it right. So A + Customer service and I really loved this coffee brew system when it worked right have me changing my review back to 5 star.
Kiera D
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2021
This item replaced a Better Homes & Garden (BHG) coffee maker w/built-in grinder (can use grounds), reusable filter, stainless carafe & hot plate (no pod adaptability). About $90 in 2013.I bought the Mr Coffee stainless steel carafe & pod model 1 month ago. BHG grinder went rather dull (~2019) so I already had a separate bean grinder♡ Included a reusable pod filter, pod holder apparatus, water reservoir Charcoal cartridge Holder, 1 Charcoal cartridge$ separately purchased 1 gold, reusable basket filter (~max $12)$ will need to buy charcoal filters (monthly or bulk)☆ Everything Dishwasher safe EXCEPT carafe & lid, charcoal holder, water reservoir; Top rack only wash Brew basket, pod holder apparatusProsExcellent space saving design for a carafe and pod comboEasy to use and coffee is HOT!5min full 10cup carafe brew, 7min for strong setting carafeQuick pod brew, even if on strong setting (mugs & 12oz travel)Low volume beep sound when completeRemovable but easily reinsertable water reservoir (10 cup line, max is probably 12 cups for system cleaning)Easy change charcoal filter and monthly tab reminderNo carafe heat plate but then no burned coffee taste; carafe temp holds a couple hrsCarafe lid has an easy press dispense button (can hold carafe 180° for complete empty, no spill) & easy 30° turn removalBrew Later = set time when to begin brewingSeparate Strong brew option allows hot water to percolate the grounds for flavor and intensityClean white LED display and reservoir light but not intense in the dark (less than newer fridge dispense light)ConsIf you hate any listed prosNo built-in grinder but those blades dull over time anywayInitial set-up took about 3 tries to trigger water in reservoir before self-cleaning could beginNotes: I have not had basket (12tbps) or pod (full) grounds spill over bc I click it securely in placeUPDATE Jan2023: I'm still using this and LOVE it! Working the same as day one. Btw water reservoir filter only needs a change every 3 months.