Krups FMF514 Programmable 10-Cup Coffee Maker with Double Wall Thermal Carafe and LED Control Panel, Stainless Steel
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Krups FMF514 Programmable 10-Cup Coffee Maker with Double Wall Thermal Carafe and LED Control Panel, Stainless Steel
Customer Review: Disappointing water level malfunction
Summary: 1 Stars
This is our second time we have this coffee maker as the water level sensor malfunctioned the first time. It seems that we have another coffee maker that has the same problem within 4 months (no water indicator although the reservoir is full). Purchased the second time due to easily being able to clean the thermal carafe; however, considering going back to the old fashion method of glass pot. The beeping of the "no water sensor" and the machine not working due to the sensor makes it useless to pay such money for a coffee maker.
Wide opening allows for cleaning the carafe so that no coffee deposits/discolorations are seen inside. Had previous carafes that discolored due to difficulty cleaning it which made the coffee taste differently. Not worth purchasing this coffee maker. If anyone else knows of a large mouth opening of the thermal carafe for easy cleaning please let me know. Thanks.
Customer Review: It's a Sturdy, Reliable Machine
Summary: 4 Stars
Granted, I have only had this coffee maker for a whopping three months, but so far, so good.
Positive things: it really does brew a nice cup of coffee, and very quickly at that. I have yet to see if it stops dripping if the pot is removed while brewing, because it simply hasn't been necessary. The little "ding ding" it gives when it's finished is a nice touch for me, as it tends to help me snap out of my morning trance.
Not so great things: it's solid stainless steel, so you have to rely to a certain degree on the water mark area to see just how much water you're pouring in, and it can bubble up and become useless. I've gotten pretty good at gauging it, though, so it's not a big deal. Also, again, it is stainless steel, which means it gets marked up pretty readily. If you are a clean freak, you'll be rubbing it daily.
At this point, though, I'd buy it again.
Customer Review: Dan from Bartlett
Summary: 5 Stars
Hello, I purchased this coffee maker 3 years ago and it works GREAT. Coffee flavor is great, we especially like the insulated stainless steel coffee pot! My cousin bought the glass one he broke the pot twice in a year. The insulated coffee pot keeps coffee warm. The setting buttons are a pain in the butt if you don't use often but we never use it. I also use reverse-osmosis water we have so i do not buy the "charcoal filters" anymore (they are over rated). I also use natural paper filters, not the washable filter (hated the washable filter) and the coffee tastes much better. TIP: We add 4 ice cubes to water 5 minutes before brewing and the coffee always tastes better. The Cuisinart brand is junk, each model I hear endless stories from people I know that paid top dollars and the Cuisinart's break within a year or two! This is a good reliable coffee maker, love it.Customer Review: Pleased Overall
Summary: 4 Stars
I must say - the negative reviews seems to be more of a defective issue and the others more a personal preference and subjective view. I mean, really, the complaint I read about the cone filter basket not standing on its own??????? Well, what I do is just leave it hanging on the door and put the filter in the basket then the coffee. I have yet to find a cone basket that stands on its own. I've had every type and brand of coffee makers from percerlators to french presses and I find this one to be pretty good. I would just ask for a hotter brewing temp of the water, but its about average as is. The other issues such as leaking water, power problems and stench of plastic, well, it goes back to it may just be a defective item, which happens in manufacturing products......and that is why I use the heck out of a product the first 30 days in case I feel the need to return it.Customer Review: Design of the controls is unintuitive, confusing, poor
Summary: 2 Stars
The best one can say about this Krups is that it makes coffee. Whether the coffee is "worse" or "better" than other brands probably depends more on the coffee than on the coffee making machine. For anyone accustomed to, or a fan of, good user-griendly modern design this Krups is poor. As the Krups' designers
moved from the good old "analog", i.e. physical, controls, to "software" controls (i.e. " first push button A then button B for 3 seconds, etc.", the
the usability plummeted. It's ridiculous that the customer has to continually go back and consult the (good old analog) paper manual to remind ones self
what buttons to press when. Finally, there is nothing graceful about the object itself; It is a big, chunky, squarey, black-and-stainless steel, lump.
I am comparing it to the previous graceful Krups slim, curvy, graceful, mostly white designs.