Hamilton Beach 47214 12-Cup BrewStation, Black
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Hamilton BeachBrand: Hamilton Beach
Color: Black
Product features:
- Easy, one-hand dispensing with no need for a carafe
- Gentle warming heater and enclosed brewing system maximizes flavor
- Double-wall thermal insulation traps heat to keep coffee tasting fresh longer
- Clock and brewing timer with 2-hour auto shutoff
- Measures 10 by 10-1/2 by 14 inches
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Hamilton Beach 47214 12-Cup BrewStation, Black
Customer Review: handy to use - quality of coffee medium at best
Summary: 2 Stars
It is a very convenient to use coffee maker with the single-cup serve of its design. This is done at the expense of the quality of the coffee and durability of the coffee maker. It is a relatively open coffee basin with a lot of air surface and a heating element to keep the coffee warm that is too high and provides the same heat output whether there are 12 cups in the chamber or 2 cups. The result is that coffee quality quickly deteriorates compared to a coffee maker with a carafe design (especially one with a tall and narrow carafe or coffee pot to minimize the surface area of the coffee that is exposed to the air.
The coffee once brewed is in a plastic container that provides very little insulation and naturally the large amount of surface area also promotes cooling which is offset with an oversized warming element that quickly cooks the coffee and removing any possibility of aroma.
This is a great coffee maker if convenience is most important but it is a terrible design if you care about the quality of the coffee and especially if you plan to brew more than a couple cups of coffee and would like to drink it over a period of an hour. It would have been better to have a 4 cup model that was narrower with a basin that held less coffee as making more coffee unless it is drunk immediately makes no sense. The rated capacity should be really how many cups will be drunk inside of 15 minutes which is about how long the coffee keeps. Shutting off the unit so it does not continue to cook the coffee helps and then warming the coffee in a microwave for 20 seconds but this defeats the purpose of this type of coffee maker.
The seal that keeps the coffee from continuing to pour out after the cup is filled is another weak point of the design of this coffee maker. A small coffee ground can block the seal and keep it from closing all the way and then all the coffee in the unit will empty out on to the counter and then to the floor. The more coffee you brew the greater the potential mess to clean up. After a couple years the seal on my unit failed completely and the entire coffee container would need to be replaced - if you can find a replacement (and expect to pay $35 with shipping for this part). I hate to have a coffee maker added to the local landfill just because a small 10 cent seal cannot be replaced.
For most people who want convenience and really like the taste and aroma component of the taste of their coffee a Senseo coffee maker will provide a much more satisfying experience.
Description of Hamilton Beach 47214 12-Cup BrewStation, Black
2 to 12 cup coffeemaker. 1 hand dispensing no carafe, no pouring, and no spills. Enclosed brewing system makes coffee under optimal conditions. Thermal insulation and gentle warming heater. No hot plate to scorch coffee flavor. Programmable digital clock/timer. Automatic shutoff. True cafe flavor that stays fresh longer. Make coffee the way you always have by adding water, a standard filter, and coffee. UL listed. Refer to modelDrip Coffee Machines
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