Hamilton Beach 12 Cup FrontFill Programmable Coffee Maker

I must have one of the good ones because I've had this for 5 years and no problem with leaks, smell, brew, or low temp coffee. It functions perfectly. The coffee is the hottest I've had from a coffee maker. I really like the front-load water tank because I keep it on the counter under an overhead kitchen cabinet. When this one kicks the bucket, I'll buy another one just like it. I've been drinking coffee for over 50 years and it's better than a lot of specialty coffee. Just make sure you buy good quality beans and measure them out for consistency.

Excellent coffee maker. This is a simple, purpose built, coffee brewing device. It does not connect with your phone via Bluetooth, play music, nor dance a jig. It simply makes coffee and it does the job very well! I recommend this product.

I have tried two of these. They both worked well. 2nd one was hard to put in carafe. Taking off a star because they don't last. First one failed after about 2 years from steam hitting the display circuit board. The 2nd one failed after a few months with the heating element on the burner plate breaking. It the race to enshitification, they omit a clean cycle reset button. So to reset the clean light you have to unplug the pot, which of course forces you to reset the clock. (Would it have been too hard to do this by holding a button for 3 seconds instead?) Upgraded to the Taylor Swoden which has some nice fixes, a clean reset button, a simpler design, and should last longer.

This is a great coffee maker. Would fit under counter because it features 2 ways to add water..1 lid opens horizontally and the other opens vertically...which is the one we love because it now can fit anywhere under the counter. We ❤️

Just got it . My last one by same maker - HB - made great coffee but after couple of years the burner always goes . But it does make good coffee .

First one I ordered was smashed, but the deliver box was not damaged, so it had to have been broken before it was shipped. The actual coffee maker box was crushed and the coffee maker was broken. I got a refund and ordered another, the coffee maker looks nice, takes little space, and brews quickly, it is easy to clean and use. The clock display is blue, it is bright and easy to set, does not have military time that I can see, but has am and pm on it and you can set 1 pre set time for it to brew at a later time. The carafe is the same as the old maker I had in this same brand that I got about 6 years ago, so I'm going to save my old one in case I accidentally break this one. The cord is very short. I always set my coffee maker on a wooden cutting board to protect my laminate counters just in case it gets hot on the bottom. The plastic body does not have a shiny finish, it is matte. But the handle on the actual pot has a shiny finish.

I used this machine daily for 17 months. Then, quite suddenly, it died: it wouldn't pump water or heat coffee. 17 months is a very short lifespan for a coffee machine. (Another of my Hamilton Beach machines also lasted a little less than 18 months. Perhaps the entire brand suffers from durability issues.) This machine's coffee is as good as the coffee I've had from $50 Hamilton Beach machines. But I regret buying this machine, and indeed, I am never going to buy another Hamilton Beach product. In so many ways, this machine's features are limited or poorly implemented: 1) Extremely prone to spilling coffee all over your countertop. This is not a problem with the carafe; instead, it's a problem with the spring-loaded nozzle that transmits coffee from the machine to the carafe. About once every three months, this Hamilton Beach machine (and others that I've had) floods my countertop. Many other reviewers have detailed this problem: see "Hamilton Beach strikes out again" (which has the best detail), "flow cutoff sucks, leaks", "Coffee Goes All Over the Counter", and more. See also the picture at the bottom of this review. A recommended solution is to use a little less ground coffee than you normally would, and then to use the machine's "bold" setting. But this hasn't stopped my machine from flooding on occasion. This alone is a fatal or near-fatal flaw. But there is more... 2) Water reservoir: not removable (and thus difficult to wash). Also, the water gauge, which lets you see how much water is in the reservoir, appears on only one side of the reservoir -- rather than both sides, as with many other machines. Depending on how you position this machine on your countertop, you may need to bend at an odd angle to see the gauge. 3) Carafe: before making coffee, you push it into the machine so that it sits atop the holder, just as with most other coffee machines. But if you push it in as far as it can go, you have gone too far; the carafe won't be well positioned, and your coffee will spill outside the carafe. (But the carafe itself is better than the carafes from Hamilton Beach machines of a few years ago, because it's less likely to spill when pouring.) 4) LED indicator lights: they're white, which makes it a little more difficult to see whether they're on during the daytime. Any other color would have been better. 5) Power cord: not retractable, as it is on other low-cost coffee machines. As a result, the power cord will spill out over your countertop at least a little. 6) Buttons: they are very shallow and stiff; they require too much force to press. Again, it's not a huge problem. But to press the power button or any other button when the carafe is less than half-full, you need to firmly hold the machine itself with one hand, while pressing the button with a finger of your other hand. If you just attempt to press a button without holding the machine in place or otherwise anchoring it, you'll simply tip the machine over onto its side. 7) Battery backup: there is none. If you lose power for a second, or unplug your machine just for a moment, you will need to reset the current time, the time at which you want coffee-making to start (if you use that feature), and any special settings that you have. This isn't easy, as Hamilton Beach doesn't make it simple for you to set the time or, especially, the time at which you want coffee-making to start. The lack of a backup battery for these features seems like great cheapness on the part of Hamilton Beach, given that ordinary consumers can buy 3V lithium batteries for less than $1. 8) Coffee-filter holder: it has no handle, and to use it, you must slide it into the machine just so. All of this makes it a little difficult to manipulate. 9) As mentioned at the top of this review, the machine died in less than 18 months. This machine is worse than you would hope, even given the low price. And the flooding problem, while it happens to me only once every three months or so, is terrible when it does happen. Avoid Hamilton Beach.

I really shopped a lot for a new coffee maker and let me tell you, this one fits my needs perfectly. It even makes pre-ground coffee taste good. I love being able to load this with coffee and water from the front. The coffee basket swings out and can easily be removed, cleaned and filled. To add water, simply flip up the door and pour it in. Fitting under my Microwave shelf allows easy access to what I want to do. Now all of those logistics are great but what is the most important thing about a coffee maker? Great tasting coffee, Right? I have often longed for a cup of coffee at home that rivaled a restaurant or coffee shop. (Now I've got that) I grind my own beans and that helps but after recently entertaining some folks, they were amazed at the flavor this machine dispensed. One guy didn't believe it was just a coffee maker. I use the bold setting that requires a little more time but it is worth the wait. Of course you can use the timer option so it is ready when you are but I can now enjoy a cup that is delicious. I compared it to a cup from my French press and have to say, "Why bother with the French press mess and clean up?"

I love this coffee maker.... Both Water(generous receptacle ) and Coffee (swing out basket)can be loaded from the front of the machine without having to move the coffee maker..Low profile fits under the kitchen cabinets ..It brews nicely with 3 brewing options ..Everything is simply easy to enjoy a great cup of coffee

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Makes great coffee. Unlike our previous model, the coffee is hot. Easy to load, program, and clean. Nice looking. Very happy.

Una cafetera confiable y fácil de usar. Es la segunda vez que compro una de estas.