Black & Decker DE790B 8-Cup Thermal Carafe Coffeemaker, Black with stainless carafe
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Black & Decker DE790B 8-Cup Thermal Carafe Coffeemaker, Black with stainless carafe
Customer Review: Simple, Good, Shiny
Summary: 4 Stars
Thank goodness I didn't get a faulty one? In my experience, this is a nice coffeemaker. The basket lifts out easily, everything's very user friendly - I love having a programmable coffeemaker for those really hard mornings when you just can't make it to the kitchen on top of trying to get ready and out the door. Be advised that there's an 8 cup limit, but of course if you needed more, it's fast. I share this with my sister, and our travel mugs are of course bigger than a standard coffee cup, so we generally need around 7 - making this tailored to our needs. It speaks of adequitiquacity.Customer Review: it makes coffee, but...
Summary: 2 Stars
Yes, it makes coffee, yes it is a stainless carafe. No, it does not make a superb cup of coffee and it wastes a lot of very exquisite coffee if you try to make a halfways strong cup of anything.
Basically, the problem is that the water flow through the basket filter (if I had known it was a basket I wouldn't have bought it in the first place) is far too fast to allow for any sort of flavor to come through. It makes for watery, acidic coffee regardless of the bean or the grind.
Very disappointing and ho-hum, but I guess I got what I paid for.
Customer Review: Don't waste your money
Summary: 1 Stars
Unless you like cold coffee, this coffee maker is pretty much useless. Machine functions as do most except there is no heat plate to keep carafe warm. And the carafe does not keep the coffee warm but for a few minutes. Even if you preheat the carafe, which is a nuisance and waste of water and energy, the coffee is still cool within minutes. One must also use a measuring cup for water to accurately determine the number of cups to be brewed as the carafe has no markings for number of cups. Again, a nuisance. Useless and worthless.Customer Review: Poor technology...
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this coffee maker 3 months ago and suspect I will be replacing it soon. The auto-timer/clock display feature does not stay fully lit. Parts of the numbers keep disappearing as well as the indicator light for am and pm. Several mornings it failed to automatically start brewing. Don't waste your money--this unit is garbage in my opinion.
I've owned black and decker products before and have always been pleased with their quality and performance. Apparently they can't make good coffee makers. Lesson learned!
Customer Review: Black & Decker Thermal Carafe Model DE790B
Summary: 4 Stars
Nice looking unit brews fast. Coffee is hottest when carafe is pre heated and a full 8 cups are made. Never had a problem with lid, pouring or leaking. Programing easy after reading directions. This unit has a basket filter holder I would have preferred a cone #4 filter holder and red clock numbers are very bright. Unit leaves a tablespoon or two of water in the reservoir after brewing. After washing then brewing water 2 times it took about 2 more brewing cycles to lose that new smell/taste. Easy to clean.