Mr. CoffeeCoffee Maker, Programmable Coffee Machine for Single Serve or Carafe Coffee, 10 Cups, Black

I read all the recent reviews and was a little hesitant to reorder the same model from Mr. Coffee but I did. I replaced the same model of coffee maker that I had purchased 6 years ago. I make coffee at least once a day so that is a lot of usage over the 6 years. It started to leak water and also stop in the middle of brewing saying to add water. I have had this one for almost a month and so far, absolutely no issue. It is a space saver on the counter, the slot for coffee is front loaded so I don't have to pull it away from the cabinet to be able to lift the lid to load the coffee. Admittedly I do not use the single serve option. The carafe keeps the coffee very hot and it doesn't have that burnt taste from when you have a glass pot on the hotplate. If this lasts as long as the last one did I'll purchase it again!

First, the good.1. It's easy to program.2. I love the carafe.3. It saves space and looks nice on my counter top.Now, the bad.1. The coffee tastes bad compared to my old Keurig, but I learned to live with it by adding more coffee.2. The K-cup part is a big pain to use. If you CAN get it to work properly, the coffee/tea/hot chocolate/whatever tastes watered down and has no flavor.3. Yesterday - the day before I submitted a return/refund request for the coffee maker - it stopped brewing after only about 2 cups. I cleaned it, ran clear water and vinegar through it, but it still took 3 tries (and a lot of wasted coffee) for me to get a full, 10-cup pot of coffee. Even then, it was super weak.4. Today - the day I submitted the return/refund request - it started pouring water all over the place during the brewing process. This wasn't a simple leak. It POURED all over my counter top and would've ended up all over my floor had I not been standing there watching it. By the time I got it cleaned up, there was nothing in the carafe but lukewarm brown water. I won't even call it weak coffee because it was simply what I stated - lukewarm brown water.5. If the manufacturer has to add instructions on what to do with regard to certain situations (re: water leaking and/or ‘add water’ notifications when it has water, I think? I didn’t get any instructions), there’s probably a defect. I’m basing this last one on reviews I’ve read today.The only good thing about all this is that if it was going to screw up, it happened before the return window disappeared, but barely. Had I waited even 24 hours I would've been stuck with a useless coffee maker I spent $100-plus on.So, now I'm stuck waiting on UPS to pick it up, then I'll be waiting for the refund from Amazon before I can purchase a new one - NOT like this one. I'm a big coffee drinker so it looks like I'll be digging out my old stovetop percolator until this is straightened out and I can (most likely) just go ahead and buy another Keurig Duo.I don't recommend this to anybody. There are too many reviews mentioning how it leaks - reviews I wish I would have paid more attention to before ordering it. Don't waste your money. Seriously. When I buy something, I expect it to last longer than 3 to 4 weeks.

I waited to give my review because I really wanted to know I had used it fully and could answer honestly. It's a smaller footprint than my old Hamilton Beach Flex Brew and makes better coffee. TIP: If you like your coffee even stronger than the strong brew button makes? Use a Columbian blend or dark roast blend. Fill the grounds basket for a 10 cup pot but fill reservoir to only make 8 cups/strong. That will give you that stout cup of Joe. I love the steel carafe that keeps it drinkably warm without getting that burnt stale taste from sitting on burner plate all morning. TIP: To make your carafe keep warmer do as you do with all thermos/ carafes - the night before? Or a couple of hours before? Fill with your hottest tap water and close. It will - the thermal and your coffee will stay hot all day! Empty it out just before you make your coffee. If you are using the single k-cup style? Use the strong setting or the coffee will be weak. These are all the pros. The only con is the water filter in the reservoir... most of us already have water filters (either on our cold water from our refrigerators or from our taps) However..twice filtered water is not really that. bad now is it? All in all ? I LOVE this coffee maker and feel it makes great coffee and offers flexibility and is therefore a great buy.Had to come here and update my review - here I am a more 7 months from purchase and the coffee maker leaks water all over the counter and the carafe leaks and does not keep coffee warm. VERY DISAPPOINTING.CAN NO LONGER RECOMMEND.UPDATE: Contacted Mr.Coffee ..corresponded with a very nice and concerned customer service rep named Rhegie , who listened to my grievances and made it right. So A + Customer service and I really loved this coffee brew system when it worked right have me changing my review back to 5 star.

Full disclosure, this is my first time buying a “fancy” coffee maker. I’ve always been a fan of the Mr coffee brand because it always seemed reliable and well made compared to other brands. I primarily bought this because I wanted a coffee maker that was space saving but I also wanted a K cup function so I can on occasion have a single cup of coffee.The thermal thing is awesome. Don’t worry about not having a burner, this thing is plenty capable of keeping your coffee warm without giving it a burnt taste. Since there is no burner, the thermal thing keeps my coffee warm. I have it brew at 550am and sometimes don’t get around to having a sip till 7am.One thing I noticed is compared to my cheap mr coffee maker, the coffee in this is higher end model is hotter and tastes fresher. I’ve definitely have noticed a more crisp taste.So why 4 stars and not 5? Because the K cup thing can be a bit messy. It’s definitely not as well refined as a Keurig in terms of an even drip out, the taste is fine, but you’ll notice the coffee doesn’t come out in a straight line like it does in a keurig machine. You can overcome this fault by using a travel mug and a taller coffee cup. If you use a small standard size coffee cup, there will be a tiny amount of splatter on your counter. Not a big deal, but something to note. The other fault, is when it beeps it’s done in the k cup thing, the coffee continues to drip which does not happen at the Keurig machine I use at work.So although the k cup function falls a bit short, if you primarily brew a pot of coffee like I do it won’t be a big deal. I’ve had this for 6 months at the time of writing this and it still works great.

This coffee maker started off as a pain. Nowhere in the instructions or the troubleshooting does it say that the coffee maker need to be primed. It was a pain in the butt to force water in to the system to stop that annoying "add water" alarm. Once I got that finished which was accomplished by removing the filter, filling the water reservoir, and putting placing it on and off of the coffee maker repeatedly(probably 10-15 times), the coffee maker began to pump water. Mr Coffee that needs to be addressed and fixed.Lets get in to the actual coffee making process. as a coffee maker making pots of coffee this is one of the best. It's probably the closes to the coffee house style carafe brewers on the market for the price. It makes a good pot with no grounds in the carafe. The carafe it self in of great quality. It has good seals, and the double wall construction makes for a sturdy quality coffee pot. the push button makes for a drip free experience when pouring your cop of coffee.Now lets get to the pod. It foes the job but first thing in the morning it requires some fine motor skills to get the pod in the basket, and snap it close. and if you are not the first one to the coffee pot your going to have some burnt fingertips making your coffee.This is a much better coffee maker than it is a Keurig. Which you use more often should be the deciding factor to get this. To me the Pod part is a little gimmicky.I took a star away because of the priming factor and the flimsy wonky pod basket that looks like the retaining clip will brake any minute. My suggestion to Mr Coffee is to fix the the way the consumer uses the pod and you have yourself a solid machine. You will then have a solid machine that I would spend $120-150 for. For sub $100 coffee maker it's good enough though.