Mr. Coffee Occasions Coffee Maker

Our previous coffee maker was starting to have issues a few months ago so I did some checking and found this machine. I saw this all in one machine and I really liked the idea of being able to brew a k-cup, pot of coffee, and make espresso. I researched machines for a couple of months before eventually deciding to go with this one because it had all of the features that I wanted. I was a little hesitant to purchase it because it didn't have the best reviews but I am so glad that I did. We have had it for a couple of months now and use it daily so I wanted to address some of the "issues" that people have mentioned they had with the machine. 1. I noticed that a lot of people complain about the noise. Yes, it is very loud, but so are professional espresso machines and our kitchen is at the opposite end of the house away from our bedroom so that doesn't really bother us. 2. No, it is not programmable. If that is something you use then you may not want to buy it but I don't think that I have ever used the program feature on a coffee maker in my life so I don't really care about that. 3. If you are getting a 0 and your machine is not brewing, switch it back over to the standby mode and give it a few minutes before switching back to brew. I noticed that the standby mode acts like a reset function for the machine and releases pressure. I have only had the 0 error once and putting it in standby mode fixed it in a couple of minutes. 4. If you are using a reusable k-cup pod then the k-cup attachment will leak. It isn't a big issue because the drip tray does catch the drips but the reusable pod does cause the attachment to leak because it doesn't fit very well inside the attachment. I don't think that this is a design flaw in the attachment. I think that the k-cup attachment would work better with an actual singe-use k-cup or a reusable pod made by the company. Overall, I'm very happy with this machine and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. This makes the best espresso and the only problem that I have with this machine is that my caffeine consumption has increased considerably since I bought it.

The first unit I purchased came damaged, the top was broken but NO damage to the box!! The second replacement unit arrived in good condition. We brewed two pots of coffee successfully however the unit is VERY noisy as I had read in other reviews. If you want a first cup in the morning while others are still sleeping, forget it! After the second pot of coffee we noticed water all over the counter. Cleaned it up and read through the manual to troubleshoot. Brewed a great cup of espresso! Still more water coming out of the bottom of the unit. Next morning, water all over the counter! The All in One Mr. Coffee is a great idea but needs perfecting!!! Not ready for prime time for sure!!!

We've used this machine for a few months and really enjoy it. It has been a solid coffee maker so far, but there are some annoying things about it that we're able to look the other way on because of the overall value it offers. It is loud, as others have pointed out. The water reservoir is in the back of the machine, so it's a little weird to remove to fill back up. It also leaks a little when removing (a few drops). And there's no low water indicator... so if you don't check before brewing and water runs out, it gives an error mid-brew and doesn't resume where you left off... so you have to start over.

Update: We've had this coffee maker for about two months now and I'm happy to report that it's been problem free. We make espresso quite regularly and it comes out perfect every time. I also make occasional coffee and tea pods. I did just today accidentally let it run out of water which of course gives the "0" error to indicate it's empty. Just like when it was new it was stubborn to prime again. Again I reseated the tank a few times then cycled to steam and back a few times and it primed right up and is working just fine again. --------------------- Alright, if you're reading these reviews you'll notice either 5 stars or 1 star and that's all because of the infamous "0" error. Let me tell you, this error is very easy to fix and once you do it rarely comes back. So you go to brew a pot, run a clean cycle, make some espresso, etc and it starts flashing 0 and stops brewing. What's happening here is that it's not pumping water properly. There are two reasons this could be happening. The first is when the machine is new it needs to be primed. The way you prime the machine is simply lifting the tank off and reseating it a number of times. I found that doing this while it was in a cleaning cycle would cause the water to prime the quickest. Once primed it brewed just fine. The second reason relates to brewing espresso. If you grind your espresso really fine and pack it in really hard it won't be able to push the water through and it'll throw a 0 error. If you notice it's trickling very slowly then stops, that's likely the culprit. When I ground my first batch of espresso at the store I used the finer of the two espresso settings (closer to turkish grind), I probably should have went with the slightly coarser grind. I scraped that out and refilled it and tamped it a bit lighter and it brewed just fine. It's made espresso perfectly every time since. The reason for the priming issues relates to the valve on the bottom of the tank that opens when it is seated on the machine. When the tank is seated it basically opens that valve and lets water flow in, when it's new it doesn't open very well. If the machine is primed with water all the way to the tank the suction basically forces water out of the tank. They could have used a weaker valve on the tank to prevent this but it would likely mean water would leak out more when removing the tank. So I'm happy they went with what they did. Otherwise I've been making espresso daily, steaming lattes, making k-cup coffee and tea with zero (no pun intended) issues so far.

I love the fact that it has multi functions. I refuse to buy a Keurig since I love coffee and drink a lot of it. However, a guest might want one cup of a different kind of coffee so it’s good for that. Pros: multi functions Good carafe that has tight seal Carafe keeps coffee hot and can use it as a serving pot Nice hot coffee that tastes good Looks nice and professional Has beautiful tray on top to hold parts Cons: the carafe should be 12 cup, not 10; Also, it is difficult to get all the coffee or water out of it when cleaning it since it is like a well and doesn’t all come out by tipping it The beautiful tray on top has no cover! Why would someone design it that way so dust and other things can get in it? The expresso and K-cup pieces are difficult to get in -you really need to Watch the video or you’ll go crazy trying to figure it out When u put the tray down for a cup and Put the k-cup in, the coffee cup doesn’t fit….better off not using the tray to hold up the coffee cup Making expresso makes a mess K-cup doesn’t hold as much water as u think. I tried 10 oz and it looked more like 6 You can’t use re-usable k-cup pods No timer on machine No coffee grinder Due to all these glitches and not well thought out problems, I think it should be much cheaper (under $100) unless they revise it

I bought this for my wife for a Christmas/birthday present as she's wanted an espresso maker for a long time. Since we can't afford many of the espresso makers on the market I settled on this unit. My wife said it was one of the best gifts I've ever given her, with a little practice we can make coffee drinks every bit as good as a coffee shop. Pros; 1. This one unit can replace your drip coffee maker, milk frother, k-cup maker and espresso machine. Of course it can do only one function at a time so if you're in a hurry you can't, say, brew espresso and froth milk at the same time. 2. It makes very good drip coffee (my favorite) but is limited to a 10 cup (I usually had a 12 cup glass) insulated carafe. 3. The insulated carafe prevents coffee just sitting on a burner resulting in getting a burnt taste. I've come back several hours later to still hot coffee in the carafe. 4. It makes very good espresso with the proper beans. 5. K-cups taste how you would expect them and are brewed quickly. Cons; 1. The unit is a little noisy when brewing, I would equate it to sizzling bacon in a frying pan related decibels. Not a wake the sleeping children loud but louder then a regular drip coffee maker, due to an actual pump to force the water through instead of relying on convection. 2. The milk frother is not silent and might wake children if they're in the same room so take that into consideration. It's not overly loud, just somewhat shrill because it's steam hissing out. I would equate it with you whistling to get someone's attention that's already near you. Yes it's not quiet but if no one is sleeping in the same room they probably won't hear it. 3. To make a k-cup drink it's a tad slower since there is an extra step to change out the k-cup pod. 4. No clock or timer. If you are used to waking up to coffee already brewed you will need to plan on pressing the brew button 5 minutes before you want the coffee. To me it wasn't a big deal, I incorporate it into my daily ritual. 5. No built in grinder for which I consider fresh ground beans essential to good coffee. If you already have a grinder this is a non-issue. Overall I am glad I purchased this machine as I can save quite a bit of money and have more control by making my own drinks. It also opened my eyes to how much sugar coffee shops put in their drinks when I'm trying to match the flavor profile! I would definitely pair this with a bean grinder to get the full coffee flavor.

I really never leave reviews, and am generally a very positive person and forgiving to companies because I know it's hard to run a business. But, this product had an amazing concept but the design execution and quality control seems to be way off. We've had a Mr. Coffee maker for years and love it. Always worked great, never had an issue, so we like Mr. Coffee. But this particular combo maker was a big miss on their end. A few tweaks it would be amazing! 1. The coffee maker never worked once we got it. Like a lot of the reviews said, it buzzed, started putting coffee out, then 3 seconds later stopped and flashed "0" on the display, which is the code when water is out. But the unit was full of water each time and we removed the red plug like the instructions said. We went through the troubleshooting and moved it to other outlets, turned it off and on, etc. It errored out each time. Must be something wrong design / quality wise that is tripping the error. So we never got a chance to taste the coffee or really try anything. 2. The water reservoir is in back of the unit which makes you have to pull the whole coffee maker out from the wall to swap out the water. It's a heavy unit since it has the espresso part on it so it was a pain just in the few times we had to do it. 3. The unit is very loud as well. I did see this mentioned in other reviews before we bought but I wondered "how loud can it be?". But it was quite loud and when we were turning it on to test it at 9pm, I was afraid the kids would wake up it was so loud. If Mr. Coffee could bring the water reservoir up to the front / right so water can be swapped without moving the whole unit, improve the quality control, and improve the water pumping system to make it quieter... I'd easily pay $250 for this unit vs. the $200 and we'd be pumepd about it. Just seems like they were trying to fit too much into a small budget and quality / design suffered along the way. Avoid getting this unit and wait until they take a 2nd pass at a combo maker in the future. (this is my first ever Amazon review after prob 1k purchases)

After getting the error flashing zeros again, my 'fix' stopped working, I returned it. Thankfully I was still within the return window. Mr. Coffee... you need to do better. I settled on an old fashioned way to make a perfect cup of coffee.. a Moka Pot for the stove. This was beyond irritating First off, this is an awesome machine! Okay, its a little larger than just a coffee pot or my old single cup brewer, but it makes much better coffee using the single cup brew option than my previous one (name brand, not cheap either!). I was yearning for a good cup of coffee that I did not have to pay at a coffee shop.. and now I have one at home! So.. its a little loud. Not sure what that's all about, but, I'm not complaining. Its actually our morning joke.... you can pretend you are preparing a flight for takeoff or maybe contacting NASA. Next oddity happened this AM and I thought.. great... the day after my dog dies and I cried my eyes out all night... try to start my work day and the coffee pot won't work... flashing zero ???? I just filled the water reservoir. What is going on??? tried turning off.. turning on.. etc, etc... then..... Found a 'tip/trick' from another review and did that: Hold the reservoir tank over the sink while its full, depress the valve from underneath on the bottom (on the outside of the reservoir, not reaching into the water) and let the water flow through. I did this a few times and then put the reservoir back on the coffee maker and it was fine. I think either something terribly small (like a coffee ground somehow?) was causing it to stick or the spring just needed to be loosened up. Voila! Coffee again! I have used all modes including single/double shot espresso, pods both packaged and refillable, and the regular drip coffee... all wonderful What a great Christmas present I gave myself :) Our 'wild' New Year's party was toasted in with some delicious Caramel Macchiatos as shown in the picture! Salut!

Love...love...love this machine. I have made a full pot of coffee and it brews amazing. I have made iced coffee and love them. Also has a feature to use k cups. It even has a milk frother. I love this machine.

it worked for about 60 days. then would not pump water.

I needed a replacement for my lower end 15 bar DeLongi that served me well. I've returned 2 other models. After reading so many negative reviews, I was skeptical about buying this and wouldn't have based on the reviews. I saw a unit in the "Scratch and Dent" area for only $90 and thought I'd give it a try. Worst case scenerio is that I'd have to send it back. Upon delivery, The delivered by "Amazon" driver left it in the lobby of my high rise. After clearly stating that "Signature required" and "Don't leave anything in the lobby" instructions were ignored once again. I brought it up and opened the package. Realizing that there were a few items missing. A couple of filters but the main item missing was the stainless steel metal caraffe. I called Amazon and they gave me a credit for 50$ for the missing items. Bottomline is: "I ONLY PAID $40 FOR THIS UNIT" Unfortunately, Mr. Coffee could not sent me a replacement caraffe. But this is not the reason I gave it a 4 star review. The 4 star review is about the unit itself. As mentioned earlier, I've been through 2 machines previous to this one. My Delongi was a 15 bar espresso machine and it made decent coffee and it was quite loud. Remember that these are espresso machines, not drip makers, with strong pumps. They are suppose to be loud! The Mr. Coffee is "A Lot" quiter than the DeLongi. Although, the drip portion of this machine uses the same pump. So, if noise is a factor, then move on. But you won't know what you are missing. The previous unit that I returned was really classy looking and stated it was 20 bar. The gauge went "upto" 20 bar but the needle never pointed higher than 8. It looked like it was really nicely painted but was very light weight and almost 100% plastic. The whole unit would move when placing/removing the arm. It felt cheap and I sent it back immediately. The Mr. Coffee is large and fairly sturdy. It's a coffee machine, not a children's toy! So, don't waste your time returning units. Just spent the few extra dollars and get a better product. The pros: 1. The espresso that comes out of it is Amazing! It has a beautiful head and plenty of froth. 2. The coffee is great tasting. I noticed the difference right away using the same coffee with 3 other methods. Drip, Stovetop Moka and French press. 3. Looks classy The cons: 1. I didn't like the fact that there isn't any kind of float in the water tank. It's hard to see the water level. The water needs to be filled everytime you use it for pots of coffee. 2. There is neither a burner on the bottom nor cup warmer on the top. (I never used the warmer anyway) I suppose that with the metal thermos, a burner wouldn't be needed. TIPS: 1. In case anybody is wondering, the espresso tamp size is 51mm. 2. To avoid the "0" error. Make sure resevoir is full. Lift and reseat it a few times until there are no bubbles. Sometimes, you may have to turn on the steam want to pressurize/prime it if you run it completely dry. Cheers

An amazing machine , I bought as a gift for my husband and he told me that's the best machine he ever had, it worth every penny!!!

Good coffee maker but very noisy when making drip coffee. Can’t use reusable filters as they do not fit.