Hamilton Beach 12 Cup Programmable Coffee Maker, FrontFill Drip Coffee Maker

I must have one of the good ones because I've had this for 5 years and no problem with leaks, smell, brew, or low temp coffee. It functions perfectly. The coffee is the hottest I've had from a coffee maker. I really like the front-load water tank because I keep it on the counter under an overhead kitchen cabinet. When this one kicks the bucket, I'll buy another one just like it. I've been drinking coffee for over 50 years and it's better than a lot of specialty coffee. Just make sure you buy good quality beans and measure them out for consistency.

Excellent coffee maker. This is a simple, purpose built, coffee brewing device. It does not connect with your phone via Bluetooth, play music, nor dance a jig. It simply makes coffee and it does the job very well! I recommend this product.

I have tried two of these. They both worked well. 2nd one was hard to put in carafe. Taking off a star because they don't last. First one failed after about 2 years from steam hitting the display circuit board. The 2nd one failed after a few months with the heating element on the burner plate breaking. It the race to enshitification, they omit a clean cycle reset button. So to reset the clean light you have to unplug the pot, which of course forces you to reset the clock. (Would it have been too hard to do this by holding a button for 3 seconds instead?) Upgraded to the Taylor Swoden which has some nice fixes, a clean reset button, a simpler design, and should last longer.

Excellent coffee maker, very fast and efficient

Neither my husband nor I are coffee drinkers, but we have many family members who are. We had an old Mr. Coffee who should have been called, "Mr. Reliable." Since he was getting on in years, we felt it wise to invest in an economical, low-tech, potential work-horse of a coffee maker primarily for guests and entertaining. Enter Amazon, research, and reviews finally deciding on this model. Now please do not mourn for Mr. Coffee, he is still with us residing in the pantry for emergency service when needed. This particular Hamilton Beach model fit the bill of reasonably priced, low-tech, easy to use and clean, and hardworking from a well established and reliable company. Mr. Hamilton Beach has been in our employ for almost 3 years now, and what an outstanding employee he has been. He has served at multiple parties and family gatherings; he has hosted many, many house guests, and has reliably made coffee when asked to do so. We have no complaints about this faithful servant. The programmable feature, the Select-a-Brew component, the attractive look, and certainly not least of all the delicious coffee others always comment upon when served have all contributed to the enjoyment and functionality of this attractive, unobtrusive coffee maker. The 24 hour preprogramming coupled with the 2 hour shut off give peace of mind whenever it is in use. The swing out basket makes cleaning simple and easy. There have been no malfunctions, leaks, discolorations, or chips or cracks in the carafe. All in all, Mr. Hamilton Beach Programmable Coffee has been a great addition to our kitchen staff! Top 3 Likes: -Reliable, functional, and practical -Easily programmable with safety shut off -Easily loaded and cleaned Top 3 Dislikes: -No Dislikes!

I used this machine daily for 17 months. Then, quite suddenly, it died: it wouldn't pump water or heat coffee. 17 months is a very short lifespan for a coffee machine. (Another of my Hamilton Beach machines also lasted a little less than 18 months. Perhaps the entire brand suffers from durability issues.) This machine's coffee is as good as the coffee I've had from $50 Hamilton Beach machines. But I regret buying this machine, and indeed, I am never going to buy another Hamilton Beach product. In so many ways, this machine's features are limited or poorly implemented: 1) Extremely prone to spilling coffee all over your countertop. This is not a problem with the carafe; instead, it's a problem with the spring-loaded nozzle that transmits coffee from the machine to the carafe. About once every three months, this Hamilton Beach machine (and others that I've had) floods my countertop. Many other reviewers have detailed this problem: see "Hamilton Beach strikes out again" (which has the best detail), "flow cutoff sucks, leaks", "Coffee Goes All Over the Counter", and more. See also the picture at the bottom of this review. A recommended solution is to use a little less ground coffee than you normally would, and then to use the machine's "bold" setting. But this hasn't stopped my machine from flooding on occasion. This alone is a fatal or near-fatal flaw. But there is more... 2) Water reservoir: not removable (and thus difficult to wash). Also, the water gauge, which lets you see how much water is in the reservoir, appears on only one side of the reservoir -- rather than both sides, as with many other machines. Depending on how you position this machine on your countertop, you may need to bend at an odd angle to see the gauge. 3) Carafe: before making coffee, you push it into the machine so that it sits atop the holder, just as with most other coffee machines. But if you push it in as far as it can go, you have gone too far; the carafe won't be well positioned, and your coffee will spill outside the carafe. (But the carafe itself is better than the carafes from Hamilton Beach machines of a few years ago, because it's less likely to spill when pouring.) 4) LED indicator lights: they're white, which makes it a little more difficult to see whether they're on during the daytime. Any other color would have been better. 5) Power cord: not retractable, as it is on other low-cost coffee machines. As a result, the power cord will spill out over your countertop at least a little. 6) Buttons: they are very shallow and stiff; they require too much force to press. Again, it's not a huge problem. But to press the power button or any other button when the carafe is less than half-full, you need to firmly hold the machine itself with one hand, while pressing the button with a finger of your other hand. If you just attempt to press a button without holding the machine in place or otherwise anchoring it, you'll simply tip the machine over onto its side. 7) Battery backup: there is none. If you lose power for a second, or unplug your machine just for a moment, you will need to reset the current time, the time at which you want coffee-making to start (if you use that feature), and any special settings that you have. This isn't easy, as Hamilton Beach doesn't make it simple for you to set the time or, especially, the time at which you want coffee-making to start. The lack of a backup battery for these features seems like great cheapness on the part of Hamilton Beach, given that ordinary consumers can buy 3V lithium batteries for less than $1. 8) Coffee-filter holder: it has no handle, and to use it, you must slide it into the machine just so. All of this makes it a little difficult to manipulate. 9) As mentioned at the top of this review, the machine died in less than 18 months. This machine is worse than you would hope, even given the low price. And the flooding problem, while it happens to me only once every three months or so, is terrible when it does happen. Avoid Hamilton Beach.

I love this coffee maker.... Both Water(generous receptacle ) and Coffee (swing out basket)can be loaded from the front of the machine without having to move the coffee maker..Low profile fits under the kitchen cabinets ..It brews nicely with 3 brewing options ..Everything is simply easy to enjoy a great cup of coffee

Adorei pratica e linda

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Makes great coffee. Unlike our previous model, the coffee is hot. Easy to load, program, and clean. Nice looking. Very happy.

Una cafetera confiable y fácil de usar. Es la segunda vez que compro una de estas.