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We purchased this when our very basic - but excellent - Braun KF 510 stopped working after 4 years. The coffee is barely warm (not hot) even directly after brewing. Unfortunately for us, the KF 510 seems to be discontinued, and we chose this as the replacement. Our machine is on its way back to Amazon because a) it was broken (the clock "reset" after every brew) and b) the coffee just wasn't very good (which is why it's a return for refund and not a return for replacement). I assume the lack of heat also has something to do with the weak coffee it produced. Pros: Great Carafe design, easy to use, decent price.Cons: Faulty electronics (search the reviews for "clock"), coffee is weak and luke warm, red numerals on the clock are distracting (it makes you think it is "on").
I LIKE this coffeemaker. Easy to fill, to put in filter and coffee. Like all of the features.
I bought this unit based on several positive reviews. This machine made terrible coffee; the water never got hot enough to pull any flavor from the beans. My boxes and packing material were thrown away and I could not make any returns to the vendor or Black and Decker so I threw the machine away as well.Buy the Cuisinart DC 1200 and be done with it.
We bought this device because it supposedly allows one to remove the carafe without having coffee drip onto the warming plate. Thus, almost every time one removes the carafe (not just when the machine is brewing coffee) water drips onto the warming plate. Wrong. The design of the basket and the frame around it allows water to slip between the basket and the frame. Very disappointing. I like the coffee it makes and the time in which it makes it, but I would look for other options before I purchased this model again.
Black & Decker is the only brand of coffeemaker I ever purchase. This one was for a gift, and the recipient loves it.
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