Mr. Coffee FTTX95-1 10-Cup Thermal Coffeemaker, Black
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Mr. CoffeeBrand: Mr. Coffee
Release Date: 2010-07-12
Model: FTTX95-1
Color: Black
Product features:
- 10 Cup double wall thermal carafe for counter to table serving
- Removable filter basket lifts out for fast and easy filling and cleaning
- Brewing pause 'n serve lets you pour a cup of coffee while the coffeemaker is still brewing
- Special cleaning cycle makes cleaning your coffeemaker quick and easy
- 2-Hour auto shut-off keeps your coffee hot for 2 hours, then automatically shuts off.
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Mr. Coffee FTTX95-1 10-Cup Thermal Coffeemaker, Black
Customer Review: Worst coffee pot EVER.
Summary: 1 Stars
When our last coffee pot died, we looked at many models, since my husband and I drink a lot of coffee. I wouldn't call us coffee snobs, but we do have definite opinions on good versus bad coffee. Our previous coffeemaker, which we loved, had a thermal carafe, and the only problem we ever had with it (until it finally expired after years of faithful and trouble-free service) was that pouring out of the carafe always ended in a few drips. Mildly annoying, but certainly not a deal-breaker.
We got this one because of the features and the thermal carafe. Here's how it works:
First, you can't pour the water into the reservoir at any rate faster than a drip without having it splash all over the place. This is because they handily placed a flat panel in the middle of the grill over the reservoir, apparently just to splash the water back in your face. So, having splashed about a quarter of your coffee water onto your counter, you wipe it up, get more water and pour it S-L-O-W-L-Y into the grill. Then you put in the coffee grounds and turn it on. I didn't time it, but it felt like about 20 minutes to get that water through the grounds and into the pot. I once made the mistake of moving my hand near the top of the coffeemaker during this process (intending to turn on the disposal), and discovered serendipitously that quite a lot of steam escapes from the top where the edges of the lid don't quite meet the sides. Ouch.
Another ouch: don't -- DON'T -- try to remove the carafe and pour the coffee before it's finished. The stop-pour feature simply does not work. You'll get burned and make a mess. But not to worry; it's just the beginning of the mess.
Ok, now you try to pour your coffee. You tilt the carafe forward while pressing a button on the handle with your thumb. No matter how hard you press, you will get --- a trickle. If you are like me and drink from a mug that holds closer to 16 ounces than eight, this means you are holding the d*** carafe for a full two minutes, with your thumb losing circulation all the while. And the less coffee in the carafe, the slower it comes out. And to add to the fun, the spout is not designed to inhibit dripping, so you now have coffee drips all over the counter you had just wiped to clean up the water that splashed back on you from the grille.
So. You bite back the language you don't want your kids to hear, and simply unscrew the lid of the carafe to pour the coffee. Right? Wrong. You unscrew the lid alright, but here's what happens: coffee goes everywhere. There are copious, large coffee drops hanging off the bottom of the lid. I can't figure out how they designed this lid so that there is a good ounce hanging there. And it goes all over the counter, which (by the second or third time you've used this wonderful product) you now have covered with paper towels. The lid is finally off, the counter is protected, but your coffee cup is still empty. You tilt the unlidded carafe forward, carefully, and observe a flow of liquid that more closely resembles rafting-grade whitewater than anything that should ever come out of a spout. Lots of coffee goes into your cup, and lots more goes on the paper towels.
You wipe the drips (there are several) off the sides of your cup, and put the top back on the carafe. Here's where the thermal carafe should keep the coffee warm. Well, I have to agree with someone else here who posed the question: what idiot thought that stainless steel is a good insulator? This carafe has no glass. Buyer beware. The coffee wasn't even that hot in the first place because I had ignored the printed instructions to fill the carafe with hot water and empty it again BEFORE I brew the coffee, so that the carafe won't suck all the heat out of the coffee immediately. They MUST be kidding, right? Ahhh -- apparently not. Hear me now: ignore this instruction at your own risk, unless you like lukewarm coffee. And if you have to keep taking the lid on and off to pour your coffee without getting carpal tunnel syndrome from that d*** button, the carafe insulates even less.
My final note on this was about something so stupid as to be hilarious. That notorious button on the handle, the one you press to allow the coffee to flow -- no, correct that, trickle -- has a picture on it. It is an icon showing the carafe in a forward-tilted position. No, really! I guess if, like me, you were stupid enough to buy this thing in the first place, you might need that icon to understand that if you hold the coffee pot level, nothing will come out of it. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!
My husband, who is a very peaceful and non-violent man, was threatening to take this THING out into the driveway and run over it with his car before we got a replacement. We now have the Zojirushi, and all is once again well with the world.
Description of Mr. Coffee FTTX95-1 10-Cup Thermal Coffeemaker, Black
Form follows function with a sleek coffee maker, and the double-wall stainless-steel thermal carafe that keeps coffee piping hot. The brushed chrome accents pair perfectly with today?s stainless-steel kitchens.Drip Coffee Machines
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