Hamilton Beach 2-Way 12 Cup Programmable Drip Coffee Maker & Single Serve Machine, Glass Carafe, Auto Pause and Pour, Black (49980R)

Why did you pick this product vs others?:HAS ONE-CUP OPTION WITHOUT HAVING TO USE K-CUPS.Coffee quality:GREAT; NOT QUITE AS STRONG IN THE ONE-CUP OPTION, BUT I STILL REALLY LIKE HAVING THAT OPTION AND IT TASTES FINESpace saving:NOT SUCH A SPACE SAVER, BUT STILL REASONABLE. CERTAINLY BETTER THAN HAVING TWO COFFEEPOTS FOR SINGLE SERVE OR A POTWater capacity:12 CUP IS PERFECT FOR MULTIPLE PEOPLE Coffee grounds:NOT SURE WHAT THIS MEANSL GROUNDS DO NOT GET INTO THE COFFEE POT; NO SPECIAL GRIND REQUIREDBuild quality:NICE LOOKING KITCHEN APPLIANCEBrewing capacity:4-12 CUPS

So, like you all ,I've been a coffeeholic for many years. Like you ,I've struggled to have a decent maker in my kitchen. I recently finished up with my Cuisinart mod#CHW-12. Had it for 5yrs. It got to point of no longer producing a well tasting cup. We did the Vinigar cleaning etc. So, i spent MANY hours searching online for a decent Maker. Problem was the abundance of poor reviews encompassing many manufacturers! It's now 2018 and we have trouble creating a Kit Coffee Brewer thats decent! I did a switch and desired a maker that will produce a single cup as wife n i both have coffee at different times and mostly need the one 16oz cup. In searching for the 12cup Carafe / or single cup Maker ,my choices became limited. Read the reviews and pulled the trigger on this. It's only been 1wk now but i can honestly state that it is the BEST maker I've ever used! I ran a full 12cup Carafe first off, thn dumped. Then did same for the single cup side. ( full 14oz). Then ran 12cups clean water through for both. Then did the Coffee that I'll drink. No issues. Had to play round wth the exact amount of grounds for the single side so to get the outcome i desired. Has clock, easy to pre prog., and, the single side will turn off when done. The Carafe side will stay on (hot plate) for 2hrs after brewing complete. You can simply press On/Off button to turn off anytime. For those who have an over-spilling issue with the grounds within the gold filter basket?, you are using TOO MANY grounds! The single side comes with a gold reusable filter which also encompasses two - Level markers. One is min and the other is Max. If you fill above the Max level, WELL, overflow of grounds will prob. occur. On the Amazon site you'll see the Reusable filter for the Carafe side in " frequently ordered with". I also ordered that as i don't like paper filters. It performs well. Water level for Carafe is helpful. It's towards the right rear, on the side. It's accurate. Brew time for 12 cups was good. I've learned to warm up my Mug when using single side as it is not as hot as Carafe as no hot plate for the Mug. I use single side to run water for tea as well. What would make this model perfect? If it sounded out a tone when brewing is complete. It also has No charcoal filter as with my Cuisinart. No biggie as i always have used filtered water to begin with. Coffee is better when there's no Chlorine in the H2O! Filling either the Carafe or single side is easy and Max level markers are visible enough to get it right. Carafe pours very well and i like that the Carafe lid stays attached as u simply press thumb to open but it's not required to pour. Single side grounds chamber pulls out easily. Single side has a bottom (under mug/cup) that reverses to then become a elevator to bring cup higher if you'd like. I brewed a cup at lowest level without any spill or splatter. It drips slow enough that i don't believe i need to elevate my mug. This model also looks fantastic, Beautiful! Has a "Bold" brew mode for both Carafe n Sing. The brewing is slower, so u gt a richer brew. Light on clock only on when unit is ON. Has seperate green light that indicates you are using "Program" mode. I don't use "Pods" but if i did the manual states that "Senseo" Pods will work. Note that unit will only brew one side at a time. It cannot brew both sides at once. Very pleased so far. If any issues I'll update here. P.s. if Manufacturer reads this, you may want to consider modifying so to have an end of brew audible tone! Jst a thought. Update!; 1/5/18. Jst did 2 Lg mugs for me ( nine- 8oz cups), using Carafe of course. Wife then needed to do her single 14oz using of course the Single serv side. When throwing the slide switch over to Single, it turns off the Carafe side. So, yeah, hot plate under Carafe is still hot, but, it's now off. So, in future, wife does her single, first, then i do Carafe. UPDATE ; 1/22/18- 3wks now and NO ISSUES! When removing coffee filled Carafe, absolutely no spilling onto hot plate. The spring loaded valve above, performing well. Reviewers having the Hot plate discoloration or burning may be turning unit on with a Hot plate thats dirty. I make sure plate is clean /dry before and after ea. use. I make sure bottom of Carafe is clean/ dry as well. Wife using single serve ea. day and says " best cup of Coffee ever"! Update; 4/17/21. NO issues, all still good. UPDATE!!! - 10/10/21- So, finally I'm now considering buying a new one of these as this one is intermittently not pumping enough water up and into Coffee basket. About 12× now in past 6mon's I've had to pour out Carafe into another cup, place Carafe back, then pour my Coffee,(that looks like Tea), into the grinds basket and do a Double Drip, sometimes twice to get color I wish. I got roughly 3.5 years out of this Maker. I guess that's good considering Everything's made in Cheapo China. If/when I buy a new one, I'll post back. Have a good Coffee! UPDATE: 11/14/21. So, I purchased this exact model once again on 10/12/21. After 1 month, I can honestly state that it's a great difference between original and new. New machine brews perfectly as did the original one up until the 3yr mark. No issues to report with this New Maker( Same model as first one). Pictures here are of 2nd maker,(2021).

Quería tener algún tiempo con ella para poder opinar. Soy de las personas que se tarda en decidirse para poder comprar algo. Me gusta indagar y ver entre muchas opciones. Y les puedo decir que esta ha sido una de las mejores cafetera que he comprado. El café sabe rico, puedes programarla para que encienda sola muy temprano en la mañana o para el café de la tarde. También me gusta porque la temperatura del café es la adecuada. En fin se las recomiendo mucho, no se arrepentiran.

4 stars to start, for now. Sadly, I am comparing it to our previous Keurig Duo-plus, which was nearly perfect. One thing I did not realize was the water reservoir was built in, like an old style Mr Coffee or others. While not bad, it does make cleaning a bit tougher, since you can not easily see build up. Time to brew a 12-cup pot is long as well, nearly 15 minutes and it very loud. Another water issue is that the single serve size has it's own water reservoir. One plus is that you can adjust the boldness a bit, though we have not tried it yet. Lastly I will add that when you add water to just below the max fill level, you get about 11.25 cups.

This is a great coffee machine! I was tired of other pots overflowing during the brewing process, ruining the coffee with all the grounds and the mess of cleaning it up. Where the filter sits in it, it’s nice and deep and the pot fits snug underneath. No more mess! Love the option to make only one cup and the bonus is no pods required.