best cheap cone coffee maker I have had
I'm usually a Krupps/Braun fan but after my husband developed a knack of breaking the carafe and those brands being very pricey, one night, after yet another carafe breakage, I found this one and bought it for "immediate emergency" use at a K-mart. I thought it would be cheesy junk but it was only going to be temporary. Well, I've had it for over a year now and still going strong. It brews just as well as any Braun or Krupps I've ever had. I prefer a simple basic coffee maker that has an auto shut off, pour-while-brewing function and must be cone not basket. This model fits the bill and at a bargain-basement price - The first one I bought was 16.99 - and has been surprisingly durable. I'm buying another as an extra to keep on hand for the next carafe incident. I could just get a carafe I suppose but I've seldom had a coffee maker that lived more than 3 years so I will just by the whole thing - at this price and free shipping it is not an issue.
By the way, YES you do need...
The Pinto of cheap coffee makers
Anybody old enough to remember the problems with the Ford Pinto? Supposedly if you hit the car in a rear-end collision it was very easy to rupture the gas tank and cause a deadly fire. Not really a good thing to happen on a car....
Well, I'm sure the deficiencies on this coffee maker aren't going to kill anyone or cause any explosions, but they merit serious consideration before you even think about buying one - no matter how inexpensive it might be. Problems include:
the carafe's top doesn't come off easily at all, making cleaning difficult;
the filter basket is an odd size, so neither #2 or #4 filters fit perfectly; I had a #4 gold permanent filter which I thought would fit, but it didn't, and #2 is far too small;
the machine is set to turn off automatically after 2 hours, probably OK for most but not for me - you can easily hit the button to warm it again though, so this is not a giant issue;
and most damaging, because of...
THE BIG MESS COFFEE MAKER
All of the other customer review comments are true. DO NOT BUY!!
1. I broke the lid off of the carafe so that I could wash it properly and now unless I put the lid back on in original
tiny holes, the coffee spurts all over.
2. After properly inserting the filter basket with coffee grinds, then when carafe is put in place - it causes the filter basket to move to a tilted position and a big mess results.....coffee grinds and water spill out all over counter (and floor).
3. DO NOT BUY,
4. Big dissappointment from HB - they have been making coffee makers forever????
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