Product Features

• Designed with trademark Michael Graves touches, this programmable coffeemaker brews in distinctive style
• Optional FlavorPlus cycle produces a stronger taste for the more daring buds
• Features pause and serve, a large digital display, removable water reservoir and push-button controls
• Includes 5 paper filters and a scoop
• 13.9Hx8.9Wx10.6D"

Customer Response

Pretty decent coffee maker - unique design
Pros:

I've had this coffee maker for about 3 years now. It' does a good job of brewing coffee. The strong button does work to let the water remain in the grounds longer to make a stronger cup of coffee.

Unique design!

fairly easy to clean.

I like the innovative feature where the entire water tank can be removed & filled rather than having to worry about rinsing and filling the coffee carafe.

Cons:

No automatic shut off. I prefer this safety feature on my small appliances

Temperature not quite hot enough for me. I generally put my brewed cup in a microwave for 30 to 40 seconds to get it to the hot temperature I like. (May be hot enough for your taste) Krups coffee makers do a better job with coffee temperature, but are generally more expensive.

Notes: Make sure that the filter basket is firmly seated into the coffee maker or you will get leaks and such. Don't over fill - don't go above the 12 cup mark on the water resevoir

Possible Mold Hazzard
I bought the highly rated and lovely Michael Graves coffeemaker. As soon as I started using it I became aware of a serious design oversight. The flip up lid above the coffee basket has a lower surface with a number of holes in it to distribute the water evenly to the coffee in the basket. When you have finished brewing, you can remove the coffee pot and wash and dry it. you can remove the basket and with great difficulty can dry it although the deeply ribbed interior holds water that won't evaporate and it takes a lot of effort to get the water out. But there is no way to get the water out of the sealed compartment above the filter basket and that is the oversight. Water can stand on plastic at normal humidity for days and days. Further, you can not see what is going on inside and if mold forms, you will only know it from your resulting illness. Unless you live in Arizona, I would advise you to be wary of this appliance.

Pretty but beware that finicky filter basket!
This looks elegant on my kitchen counter, and I really like the readable clock display. However, I would not recommend it because the filter basket must be seated EXACTLY RIGHT -- or you wind up with a nasty-overflowing-wet-coffee-grounds-disaster. In my experience with every other coffee maker, you just drop in the filter basket and proceed. With this model, the basket MUST be inserted to line up with a little notch, so that it drops into position. If you just drop it in, the drip process backs up and overflows the filter. Big mess! This is a design flaw you wouldn't find on a $15 model from the drug store.

LOVE THIS COFFEE MAKER!!!!!!!!
After much searching on the internet, reading reviews of various coffee makers, I decided to purchase the Michael Graves Design coffee maker. As soon as I got it out of the box, I just knew that i was going to LOVE it, and I DO!!!!!! The removable water reservoir is awesome~so easy to fill and replace onto the coffee maker. No more pulling the coffee maker across the counter so that I can use the spray nozzle to fill it! The long pour spout makes for a no-spill, smooth pour every time. The clock and programmed start are simple and easy to set. Brewing time is longer than I am used to (about 10 minutes), but i am convinced that it is resulting in a better cup of coffee (more time for water to steep through the ground coffee). The coffee is hot and strong, just the way I like it! To top it all off, the design of the coffee maker is really fun and funky~looks great in my kitchen:)

terrible carafe
I purchased this coffee maker 6 months ago. so far I have had to replace the carafe twice. I have had drip coffee makers for years and understand the necessity of waiting for the pot to cool before you clean it.
no matter how gentle I am the bottom just seems to develop these little cracks.

BTW, yes, the coffee is very good, but the replacement cost for the carafe is high so I will no longer use this product.

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