Hamilton Beach 43253 Ensemble 12-Cup Coffeemaker with Glass Carafe, Red
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Hamilton Beach 43253 Ensemble 12-Cup Coffeemaker with Glass Carafe, Red
Customer Review: Best. Coffee. Maker.
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, so after searching around for awhile I finally decided that the two most important features for me were that it was programmable and made a great cup of coffee.
The fact that it's red is just an upside :)
It is amazing! All the features work great and the coffee it makes is awesome! It's also SUPER not drippy. Which is really awesome. It's also appropriately sized - I was looking for something that wouldn't be too large for my dorm room.
Anyways - summarization - GREAT coffee, great features, great machine, and it's pretty too :)
Customer Review: Great, except for the coffee pot cover
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this coffee pot because it's supposed to be quiet. Believe me it is. It makes good coffee and is easy to use. My only gripe is the lid. Most coffee pot lids snap onto two pegs on the pot. This cover has closed up holes, so the pegs on the pot have to bend some before the pegs will slide into the holes on the lid. Well, it didn't take long (3 weeks) for one the pegs to fall off. I'm not sure how loose it will be when the second peg falls off. It's too bad to have such a goofy lid attachment scheme on an otherwise great coffee pot.Customer Review: it is good!
Summary: 5 Stars
yes it does have a short cord; yes it utilizes extra counter space; yes the water arm has to be moved before filling it with coffee; and yes, it is a 12 cup pot with no extra BUT, this hamilton beach is the BEST auto-coffeemaker i have ever owned -- going back 40 years and many different brands and models.
it's fast, programmable, pretty and makes great coffee. who could ask for more?
2/2/11 - UPDATE - having this wonderful coffeemaker since 10/07, i have only two words to say: TRULY WONDERFUL!!
Customer Review: Very disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
First of all, this machine is enormous. I had to rearrange my countertop to accommodate it, and it's so tall that I have to pull it all the way forward and turn it to the side in order to fully open the lid. The housing is cheap, bendable plastic. The worst part is that the carafe leaks badly between the red plastic rim and the glass. Could this thing be any more cheaply made? I doubt it! I really like my Hamilton Beach blender and thought the coffee maker would be of equal quality. NOT. I wouldn't recommend it.Customer Review: A Non Preformer
Summary: 2 Stars
When asked about this coffee maker all my wife could say is "bad, bad, bad it leaks when pouring. I couldn't believe that the carafe was never checked for leakage at the point of manufacture." The pause and pour feature was also a non performer. Last but not least the water receptacle part of the maker was too small to be easily accessible. Perhaps the only positive feature of the Hamiliton Beach Coffeemaker was it did keep the coffee hot in the carafe. It was also attractive looking.