Mr. Coffee® 5-Cup Mini Brew Switch Coffee Maker, Black

Sailors2United States

Love this little coffee maker!

Arrived so quickly. It arrived 2-3 hours after i ordered it which was great because my current coffee maker suddenly quit working that same morning. It was a Mr. Coffee 12-cup that lasted for 13 years so I figured that i got my money's worth. So I thought I would go with Mr. Coffee brand again. Anyway, this time I decided to try the 5-cup because I no longer need a 12-cup as I now live alone. I've only had it for 3 days but so far I love it. It works great. I don't like warm coffee and this little coffee makes makes hot coffee, but not too hot to burn you. It stays hot until you turn it off. It is not programmable but that is not a feature that I'm crazy about anyway. The handle on the carafe isn't too small, just the right size. The carafe has a wide opening which makes it easy to clean and the glass carafe is just the same glass as a 12-cup, only smaller. The basket uses the 7" filters which I was already using in my old unit so I didn't have to buy new ones. I don't like the cone filters and I'm glad this one doesn't require them. I especially like that it doesn't take up as much counter space because I have a small kitchen and don't have much counter space to spare. It doesn't brew as fast as a large coffee maker but that is no problem for me. I turn it on when I get up, then go get dressed. By the time i get back to the kitchen, it is finished. It does have the pause feature if you are in a hurry. So far, I'm very pleased with this little coffee maker and don't share any of the negative reviews. I did run plain water through the unit before making my first pot of coffee to clean it through and through. There was no bad plastic smell, no smell of any kind, and no bad taste of any kind from my first brew of coffee as others have mentioned. I don't grind my own coffee beans but I use Folgers pre-ground coffee, so i don't know anything about grinding your own beans and how this would be any different. i know some people are really picky about that kind of stuff, but I am not. I am more concerned about convenience. If you like stronger coffee, just add more grounds or less water, or both as there is no adjustment on this unit to make the coffee stronger or weaker. As I have only had it for 3 days, I don't know anything about the lifespan of this unit, but so far, I am very pleased and loving the little coffee maker. I will update the review if it doesn't last long. It is perfect for small kitchens, dorm rooms, etc., and is very light wright. It looks just like a 12-cup coffee maker, only smaller, without lots of bells and whistles- just a basic coffee maker. ( I've had 2 Keurigs in the past and neither one lasted more than a year- too expensive to keep replacing every year. I won't buy anymore of those) This little unit is perfect for me. Glad I found it and hope it last a long time.

ALDOCanada

Reliable machine

If you like to make good coffee at home this machine is perfect. It's reliable, I had it for over a year, makes good coffee in short time, less than 5 minutes for a 5 cups, easy to clean, not remember if it came with the container for the coffee or not, but easy to clean and reuse. It just a simple machine without timer just to make good coffee while you do something else. I am very satisfied with it.

Jim SwanseaUnited Kingdom

Its makes good coffee.

Its terrific and if you are careful and rinse the grounds out of the filter paper one can last 4 days, its got a hole for the coffee to drip through on the side of the filter holder which is weird. When loaded I turn in on for 10 seconds then turn off the machine for 3/4 minutes to make the coffee swell otherwise the water comes out too fast rather than a slow drip. Its makes good coffee.

EJ PECHUnited States

Mt. Coffee is the best

I haven't had a trip coffee maker ever since keurig came out. However, with all the recent talk about mold in coffee and K cups I decided to switch back to a drip coffee maker. I make four cups and that fills up one decent size coffee mug. This product works fantastic. So easy to use. The coffee taste phenomenal. And I will never go back to a keurig again. Recommended.