Krups Simply Brew Stainless Steel and Thermal Carafe Drip Coffee Maker 12 Cup Programmable, Customizable, Digital Display, Insulated Coffee Filter, Dishwasher Safe, Drip Free Silver and Black

LOVE this coffee maker -- it is easy to use, compact, and makes better coffee than a previous much more expensive one -and the silver is a stylishly fit with my stainless appliances A critical reason I chose this maker is that the hot plate stays on for 2 full hours -- double what most coffee makers will do. I also like the compact size-- it's several inches in all directions smaller than similar ones I compared. Other reviews indicate it's slow, but it doesn't take any longer than my 5 cup pot (brewed both on medium), and I like that I can set the brew strength. Unlike some folks, I also found it easy to pour water into the reservoir and coffee into my cup. Great value for the cost, ability to adjust brew strength , and programmability. I used a paper filter instead of the permanent one -- #4 worked great and only brew only 5 cups most days -- tastes great either way.

Simple like it says on the box. Make coffee and that's it. Push the button and bam there's an awesome cup of coffee. That's all it does outside of cutting it's self off after an hour. I saw some people talking about the light weight carafe. Love the fact that it's light weight. Perfect. I don't like using a permanent filter but the #4 filters work stupid good. The only thing I'd like is a front fill so I wouldn't have to pull it out from under the cabinet to use it. Not a deal breaker though I'd buy it again.

This is a good little pot. I searched a long time for a 5 cup pot that has the cone filter instead of the basket because I believe it makes better coffee. My only complaint is that the lid only opens to a 90 degree angle and the water reservoir is along the back. That makes pouring into the small reservoir area a little tricky. I can't turn the coffee pot up enough to completely empty it into the back. I either use a different container to fill the reservoir or I just dump the little water left in the pot when I'm refilling. The small inconvenience is worth the effort since it has all my other requirements. It brews adequately hot, quick, and has an auto-shut off.

Not too big so it doesn’t eat up counter space. Nice design makes a good cup of coffee. The filter is pretty basic though. Likely will buy an upgraded one. Overall pretty solid.

This is a great coffee pot, programmable brew and power off. Brews 12 cups in about 6 minutes. Charcoal filter helps with water filtration.

I love that it auto stops coffee if I need to pour a quick cup on the go before it is done brewing. It brews just enough for my wife and I to have a big cup of coffee to start our day. Much better than the similar coffee maker I got from Walmart that didn’t even last three months.

I purchased this coffee maker based on my experience with an excellent coffee grinder by the same manufacturer. The taste of the coffee and the excellent carafe would earn 5 stars, however, I find the soft touch buttons a little gimmicky which wouldn’t affect my rating much if the warming plate wasn’t almost impossible to clean. It has a somewhat coarse finish and seams to trap burnt coffee and water scale which transfers to the bottom of the carafe. I clean the coffee maker after each brew but the warming plate still gets a mottled whitish brown and puts a burned coffee ring on the bottom of the carafe. I have to use a baking soda paste to clean it off . If this doesn’t bother you the coffee is good and the carafe is as close to dripless as I have found.

We got this through the Vine program and spent a good amount of time with it before posting our review here. First item arrived in a damaged internal box. External box was fine, but the inner boxes were crushed a bit. When we unpacked the coffee maker, it had a dent right in the front. So, we exchanged for an undamaged one. Second one arrived in perfect shape.We used this coffee maker for about 2 weeks. We were using a Bunn coffee maker (20 years old, built like a tank, and no frills) and the only reason we considered a new one was for the timer feature. This coffee maker looks nice, but feels like a significantly lesser quality than the Bunn. But, it works well.The good:- Timer function works great.- Strength adjustment (not sure if it's a gimmick, but it can be adjusted).- Reusable/washable filter basket.- Looks nice.- GREAT customer service by Krupps (explained below).The bad:- Lightweight, made with a lot of plastic.- Reusable filter works OK, but you get very fine grit at the bottom of each cup of coffee.- Easy to overflow (explained below).So, the second unit we got was flawless and we used it for about a week with the reusable filter basket. We noticed a bit of 'sludge' or very fine grit at the bottom of each cup of coffee. We decided to try without the reusable filter basket and use a paper filter instead. That's where we had another (and much bigger issue). Came downstairs about 1/2 hour after the coffee should have been made to hear the coffee maker gurgling and still brewing. That seemed odd, so when I went and checked on it, I noticed that there was very little coffee in the carafe. The filter basket had been lifted up so that the plunger to release the coffee was NOT depressed. The carafe should push the plunger in the bottom of the filter basket. In this case, the whole basket lifted up and therefore was not letting brewed coffee flow out the bottom into the carafe. Instead, the filter basket overflowed and spilled partially brewed coffee and grounds all over the counter and back down into the reservoir! So, it was constantly sending partially brewed coffee back up to the overflowing basket and back down into the reservoir.I examined the coffee maker and the basket has a raised tab on it. I assumed that the lid should contact that tab to hold the basket down. The lid is curved or warped, so there was a 1/4" - 1/" gap between the underside of the lid and the tab on the filter. I called Krups and they were VERY helpful. They sent a return label and I mailed the coffee maker back to them. They tested it and could not get the problem to happen again. They said the gap between the lid and the tab on the filter basket is supposed to be there. The returned the coffee maker and followed up with a call and explanation of what was tested. We agreed that it must have been a fluke. I still wonder why they put a raised tab on the filter basket if it's NOT supposed to be held down by the lid, but it is what it is. The only thing I can think is the time it overflowed, maybe the filter with the grounds was not all the way down into the notch causing the carafe to NOT depress the plunger. It has worked fine since.Top notch customer service, nice coffee maker. Could use some improvement, but overall works good.