 My favorite coffee maker I've had |
| Review Date: August 14, 2008 |
| Reviewer: cookiebaker, Springfield, IL USA |
| I have had this coffee pot for a couple of years now. As an avid coffee drinker I have gone thru plenty of coffee makers in my time. This is definitely my favorite of all. The caraffe keeps coffee hot for several hours. Mine has never leaked. You do have to pour water into the reservoir (it's not detatchable) but most are set up that way. Mine is close to the sink so I use the sprayer wand to fill it. It will overflow if you put more water in than its 10-cup capacity (duh). The opening is small but I use a bottle brush or dish brush to clean it and it is very stain-resistant. It has a setting for strong or regular coffee, delay timer (I can set it up night before and set time to brew in am and wake up to ready-to-go coffee!) There is a clean feature so it can run just hot water through very slowly to clean it out. You can set it to beep (or not)to signal brewing finished. Found out my brother has one of these as well and loves his too. I think it is very easy to use and have had no problems at all. I think the other reviewer's problems were the operator and not the coffee pot. In fact I think this one doesn't drip at all when poured (can't say that for my other coffee makers). It does have a tiny hole at one end of the lid to allow air to escape while pouring so if you tip it over too far it may leak out the top, but you'd have to turn it almost upside down to get it to do that unless it was just really really full(sounds like the other person put in way too much water). I'll buy the exact same one if this one ever "poops out." |
Love this coffee maker -- I'm buying a new one
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| Review Date: November 15, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Nightingale, USA |
Mr. Coffee ISTX95 programmable 10-cup coffee maker.
My husband and I have worn out one of these and we are now getting another. We've been using it at least daily for 4+ years. Our experience has been fine:
No leaking
No overflowing
No stray grounds in coffee
Simple to keep clean
Inexpensive water filter replacements at local "Big Box" store
Fairly early on we dropped the carafe onto a ceramic tile floor. We were sure the carafe was ruined but, other than a small ding in the pot, the coffee maker has continued to brew fresh, strong coffee every day and to pour without leaking.
The only time we've had any leakage from the reservoir was when I used the sink sprayer to fill it (sorry guys, I just don't agree with that bit of advice) and I didn't realize I was filling it too much. I find that filling the carafe with fresh, cold water from our water filter and then pouring it into the coffee maker works just fine. That way I know for sure I'm not overfilling it.
The coffee pours a little slowly from the carafe, but if you want to keep the coffee hot, you've got to limit its exposure to cold air. Our coffee stays hot for hours so I feel it's a worthy trade-off -- What? you can't wait another 3 seconds for your cup to be filled?
The only time the carafe drips when pouring is if you take the lid off before pouring -- an unnecessary extra step that results in the coffee cooling off quicker.
Although it's not really necessary, I use the water filter supplied with the unit because I've found that the paper coffee filters are less likely to collapse with the water filter in place -- not sure why, tho. The water filter replacements are really cheap at our local [insert name of Giant Retail Store here]. They also stock an inexpensive permanent coffee filter to use instead of the paper ones -- I just think that the paper filters do a better job.
Our Mr. Coffee is still going strong after over 4 years, but the button on the carafe lid won't push in any more -- I suspect that dropping the carafe (see above) contributed to its early(?) demise. We've decided to replace the entire coffee maker because, after four years, it's just a matter of time...
A reasonably patient person can't go wrong with this one. |
over 3 years old and still working!
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| Review Date: December 14, 2008 |
| Reviewer: M. Royko, Eastlake, oh United States |
My father bought this for me when i moved in over 3 years ago and it's worked every day since without fail.
turning down the variable warmer lets me drink faster :)
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Mr. Coffee 10-Cup Thermal Programmable Coffeemaker Black
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| Review Date: March 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Bruce M. Roberts, Millville, NJ |
| Great product, especially if you enjoy coffee and know what burnt coffee tastes like. This coffee pot does not have a warming burner under it, the thermal pot keeps the coffee tasting like it was just made. |
Owned mine for 4 yrs and love it.
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| Review Date: October 27, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Robin Walker, Georgetown, DE |
| I have owned this model for 4 yrs and love it. I use it daily and find it easy to operate. I have never had it leak and coffee does not dribble when poured. The opening to pour water into is a little small but not a big deal and easy to overcome. My coffee stays hot for a good 2 hours. I have gotten a few grounds in my coffee when the paper filter collapses(a rare occurrence) but that was more an issue of making sure the paper filter is in properly as the same thing used to occur with other models I have owned over the years. I did find the carbon filter replacements hard to find so I did throw mine away after a couple months. You can clean the inside of the carafe with a bottle brush or a brush made for cleaning inside drinking glasses which is what I use. The outside of the carafe is very easy to keep clean and after 4 yrs mine still looks like new. My coffee maker just died on me today after 4 yrs of daily use and here I am on Amazon searching for the exact model so I can purchase another one. The price in comparison to other similar models is terrific. Personally, I don't think you can go wrong with this coffeemaker and the value is exceptional. |
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