works for me!
What I LOVE about my coffeemaker--and why I shop at ebay--is the price.
What attracted me to this coffeemaker is its ability to provide fresh ground coffee that I wake up to in the morning--more on that later.
Likes: built in grinder--but you can pour already ground coffee straight into the filter if you need to; timer; permanent gold filter (no paper ones to buy); stylish looks; feels well made; ability to keep the coffee warm for varying amounts of time, up to 4 hours; makes coffee rather quickly--haven't timed it, but I would say a full pot in under 10 minutes, I usually make 7-8 cups, and it seems like under 5 minutes; the 1-4 cup feature that heats up the water extra to make sure it is hot enough from the beginning to extract flavor from the grounds, The way the carafe feels when you hold it-smooth, sturdy handle; the large capacity--12 cups.
Downers: it drips every time you pour coffee. every time. I read a review about that on another popular online site, and I thought the guy was whiny. But I kid you not, something about the design makes it drip every. single. time. For some reason--and I am picky--this doesn't bother me like I thought it would. Maybe it was getting such a great deal on ebay that mitigated it. But if you were entertaining, you'd want a little cloth held on the front to catch the drippings--especially if over a nice tablecloth. Additionally, it is a little more complex to clean than a "regular" machine, because you are cleaning a grinder (two removable parts, plus you need to wipe the "well" that the grinder parts fit down into, because of residual condensation making coffee is always present, and that is mixed with some coffee dust/grime), and then the coffee basket is made of 3 parts--the basket itself, the gold filter, and a cover that helps funner the grounds into the filter from the grinder. If you don't clean that out right away, it takes more effort to clean, especially for the grinder base part. They are dishwasher safe, but because of odd angles, that bottom part doesn't clean as well. Ideally, you remove it as soon as coffee is made and a simple rinse under the faucet will usually do--but "ideally" doesn't happen a lot at this household. It is not a BIG deal, but just a tad more hassle than you expect coming from more simple machines.
An odd thing happens when I accidentally push the "program" button while cleaning: it makes a continuous beeping noise that can only be canceled by unplugging the unit for a few minutes. That happened several times early one. Once unplugged, then of course you had to redo all the settings. I have no clue why it does that, and there is no way I have figured out to cancel the sound by pushing a button.
Now, to the grinder: you will hear a lot about this thing being loud. Let me say this: when I read in the instructions about now having the ability to "wake up" to freshly ground coffee . . . I found out what that really means: YOU CAN NOT SLEEP THROUGH THE GRINDING PROCESS! Throw away your alarm clock, your grinder now takes its place. While that really has annoyed people, it doesn't bother me: it is a grinder, after all. It sounds literally like a WWII air raid. As the grinder empties the beans, it increases with a whining higher pitched sound. It does wake up some of my kids, but they go back to sleep. As a grinder itself, it is marginal: straight blade grinder with med. grounds.
If I paid MSRP I'd be ticked-but I didn't & I really like itRead full review
