Hamilton Beach 46895 12 Cup Programmable Coffee Maker, Black
October 16, 2016 - Comment
Product Features Coffee the way you like it 12 cup capacity Versatile brewing and warming options:
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You Won’t Find Better Brewed Coffee Let me start off with a little observation/rant. All drip coffee makers are essentially the same. I’ve been through about a dozen over the years, from expensive to cheap and it’s finally dawned on me that all these things do is heat up water to over 200 degrees and then drip it over coffee grounds. That’s it folks. Nothing more to see here. The only possible problem can be if the water head doesn’t spread the water out evenly over the coffee grounds. Once this minimal requirement has been met,…
Coffee does not brew at optimum temp I wanted to like this machine, it has many promissing features that should enable it to make a great pot of Joe. However, I had to send it back primarily because the brew temp is only at 185 degrees. By the time the coffee hits the carafe, the temp has dropped to 160 degress. Optimum brew temp should be between 200 – 205 degrees. You will not get a full flavored cup of Joe at 185 degrees, you need a minimum of 195 degrees. Yes it has a burnt pastic smell, but after you run 3 pots of water…
Makes Good Coffee Makes good coffee. Easy to fill and clean. Carafe pours well. Only caveat is that it appears to only hold 8 cups of water instead of 10. Eight cups fills the tank right to the overflow holes so it is advisable to only put 6-7 cups in. I am using a liquid measuring cup to pour in the water.