From the Editors

Krups FME2 12 Cup Glass Programmable Coffeemaker
Product Description

Customer Response

Great Coffeemaker
This is my second Krups coffeemaker. It makes great tasting coffee and my first one lasted three years. My only complaint is the lid is attached to the carafe making it a little harder to clean. I wish it came off so I could put it in the top of the dishwasher.

very disappointed
I have experienced each and every annoyance written about by so many other posters:
- water dribbles all over when filling or pouring coffee
- opening lid slightly to prevent releases scalding steam over fingers
- continuous burning plastic smell, even after 2 months
- brew tank opening has a small opening partially obstructed by its lid, so it's very hard to fill without spilling water all over counter and machine.
it's going back to the store. i'm done with Krups.

Lousy coffee
I've had this coffee maker for 10 months and keep waiting for the coffee to taste better...today I gave up! It brews quickly and is easy to use, but the flavor is lousy! I've tried freshly ground beans, and numerous other types of coffee and still the coffee tastes awful. Today I will buy a new coffeemaker and donate this one. Don't bother buying this!

Smells like burning plastic
I've always had good luck with Krups products, but not so much this time. After two days of owning this coffee maker the handle on the carafe fell apart. The handle is apparently made of two molded pieces of plastic, and they have come apart. I had to glue them back together. I could live with that if it wasn't for the strong burning plastic odor this machine produces while brewing. It also imparts a "plastic" taste to the coffee. I thought this was my imagination until I did a little research and found several other reviewers complaining of the same problem.

Oh, well. I should have read the reviews first. I've recently ordered a Cuisinart coffee maker to replace this one. I'm just going to throw the Krups away. The plastic smell and taste can't be healthy.

Back to the drawing board
I've been using Krups coffeemakers for over 20 years, this being the fourth I've purchased. It may also be the last.

Programming the device is moderately frustrating, with less than clear directions. The water gauge is badly placed and too narrow - bubbles form in the gauge making it useless as a measure. The attached lid on the carafe makes it harder to clean. That it took three weeks of use before the smell of new, wet plastic infusing the coffee subsided also makes me wonder what has happened to the quality I'd come to expect.

Krups seems to have decided to let appearance trump function, resulting in a machine that looks better than it works. Unlike its predecessors, I expect I'll be replacing this machine before it quits working.

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