Ninja 12-Cup Programmable Brewer (CE251)

So happy with my purchase. Easy to use & because of the removable fill it’s easy to clean & it’s ALWAYS clean which is very important to me. Makes great coffee & the many features gives you the personal preference taste. Attractive, good quality & better than my $300 Kitchen Aid that only lasted 2-years & was returned twice for repairs! I’m sticking with Ninja ‼️

A great coffeemaker. It does everything you need it to do, works dependably and - most importantly - gets the water hot enough to make actual good coffee. It's as good as my Melitta pour-over, which I used for years. The water carafe can be a bit awkward to fill all the way, but it doesn't spill if you use the top to carry it between the sink and the coffeemaker. After we got the right amount of coffee for us (9 scoops, using the measure that comes with the pot) we've been set for years. Unless you have truly delicate taste buds - or, more likely, are a complete coffee snob - the Ninja is all you need.

I have had this Ninja for several months now and I LOVE this coffee maker so much that I’m writing a review, which I don’t normally do. I have been through several coffee makers, including, Cuisinart 14-Cup Coffee Maker, that just I threw out, ultimately because the design of the machine. Many times I was cleaning up messes, either water, coffee grounds or leaked coffee. My countered was stained due to the malfunctioning makers. But this Ninja coffee maker? It is clean, efficient, easy use, has all of bells and whistles I need (including delayed brewing and up to 4 hours warming setting) and makes great coffee! Don’t be fooled by the exterior water container…. It looks different but is a life saver! Easy to fill and clean! I just wish they’d make this into a 14 Cup machine so my whole family could enjoy it in one run! 😄

We were devoted to the Cuisinart brand for a longtime, but finally realized their products were getting too cheap and crappy and we were going through them every other year. Decided to give this one a try and we've been very happy with it! It's simple to use and a really nice, compact size for the countertop. We like the option to brew a classic or bold style brew. There's a coffee scoop that attaches to the side, which is a nice feature. It also has a small batch (1-4c) option that allows you to make a single cup without having a big K-cup style component on the side of the machine. The other thing we really like is the detachable water reservoir so you can fill that directly at the sink instead of having to pour water into the top of the machine like our old Cuisinart one. If I was being picky, the two pitfalls of this machine are: #1 the coffee scoop is the equivalent of 1 cup of coffee, so if you're doing a full batch you have to do 12 scoops. Wish it was bigger so the scoop was the equivalent of 2 cups of coffee, meaning for a full pot you only have to measure out 6 scoops instead of 12. #2 when you fill the reservoir for a full batch of coffee (12c) the water is basically at the top edge of the reservoir. Just makes for a precarious walk from sink back to coffee machine. We've spilled a bunch. Again, these are nitpicks, but I know people like to hear all the details. Would hands down recommend this coffee machine to anyone.

. I searched for a long time for a machine Apparently, no drip is great. I looked at the most expensive, top names, went through all the reviews, and all of them were terrible. Of course some people loved them. So it’s what kept me from buying an overpriced coffee maker that I would find mediocre. I’m a coffee snob. I use French press, being my favorite, have the chimex pour over, and percolator. Now the percolator makes pretty good coffee and I have a big one. Just takes a long time. I have a Moka pot too. Which I love. I drink a lot of coffee and the others were just getting to be a pain to clean. They are actually extremely easily but some days I just want to press a button. Or wake up and coffee made so I’m not running around like a psycho getting my kid to school. So, I love my coffee. It came quick, easy to take out, set up. Cleaned the water base with soap, water, rag like it says. Then ran a cycle of water. Someone complained how long this took to make. It brews pretty fast. My single keireg takes longer and drips all over 🙃. So I make my first pot. The small one. I’m not sure if the robust button works The light didn’t seem to go on when I pressed it messing around. That will be what I use. So I made a classic small cup. It’s ok. But I’m also not used to machine. But I do use kuereg. I’d say probably the same. It’s not bad. I hate that all coffee makers are all made with plastic. Even the ones that say they don’t. There is plastic somewhere in there. Maybe less. Tomorrow I’m goin to try the stringer brew. So I will be updating the difference. If it’s so so, then I may just make a moka pot daily, and just pour that in for more volume and flavor. I think if you like pour over coffee you may like this more than me. Tastes closer to that than my French press or moka. Maybe the same as my kerug. I’ll update tomorrow Update: I went to 4 stars. I used the rich button to brew. It was nice to have it ready in the am. I must say this makes a pretty good cup of coffee. The temperature of coffee is perfect. Definitely better than kuerig. Pods are terrible. Even if I use my own coffee with reusable cup. So being a person that uses French press, moka pot, also percolator. I’ve done pour over also. French press being my favorite along moka pot. Nothing can beat making coffee that way. It will always be better. So for that reason only I take a star off. This is a good drip machine. I’m happy I didn’t waste money on an expensive machine. I read review after review. And since nothing will ever compare to making it the old school way, this machine does a great job. An espresso machine may be a good buy. But I wanted a drip machine that I can program the night before and didn’t need much cleaning after bc I drink a lot of coffee. Not that it’s difficult rinsing the others out. But I’m lazy sometimes. So I’m definitely a coffee snob. Every machine even the expensive ones have plastic parts. So I’m happy with this purchase. I’m hoping it lasts, so when issues come up I will edit. I would like to get a good 10 years if not more out of this machine. I prefer to never have to buy one ever again. But things are made to not last unfortunately. So I expect this to last at least 10. It’s not asking much. So will see

Oh man, this coffee maker is good. I will say, the only things that bothers me at times is that one you start a brew it takes a few seconds to actually start. The instructions say that is supposed to happen but there have been a couple to few times that i press start again because I forget that's what happens. The rich brew setting is pretty nice. Really comes out with a rich flavor. Worth the price.

Great coffee maker. Easy to fill with water, simple to clean. Brews coffee quickly. Very easy to set a scheduled brew. I like how the scoop snaps into the side of the machine. It’s a well made machine that looks good on the counter, too.