Proctor-Silex 49961 Single Serve Ground & Single Serve Pod Coffee Maker- Black

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1. Lori Speck Verified Buyer – 6 May 2024

   This little coffee maker makes great coffee, especially for the price. You have to read the instructions and make sure you follow them, but I do not see that as a negative. The only problem I experienced with this is that if it is unused for a while, air can get into the system and cause sluggish operation. All it takes is a little nudge to dislodge the air bubble and it’s back in business. This as a minor problem that is easily solved on the odd occasion that it occurs. I bought it when I was working away from home for four months and did not want the expense of a name brand machine when we had a perfectly good one at home. It did the job well and now it goes with us on vacations or business trips.
   

2. MOE Verified Buyer – 16 June 2024

   Brews quickly and easy to use. But, why does the Coffee get cold so quickly ?
   

3. Dancing diva Verified Buyer – 27 January 2025

   I hhave had this product since August. I bought it because the previous one served me for TWO YEARS. this one started giving me trouble last month! It makes noise and seems to be working and NOTHING comes out. I would not recommend it to anyone!! Most of the k pods I’ve ordered don’t even fit!! NEVER AGAIN! DO NOT BUY
   

4. Eric H. Ericson III Verified Buyer – 2 February 2025

   I like the compact size, a little trouble getting the spent K-Cups out, one extra step to brewing, but for one third the price, well worth it
   

5. V. Rose Verified Buyer – 15 February 2025

   It worked after installing coffee pod fully so as not to tear when inserting . First pod ruptured and had grounds in the coffee cup.
   

6. Kim T Verified Buyer – 16 February 2025

   I’ll be a 4-star Vegas hotel soon where coffee makers are not supplied, even if you say pretty please, and I do NOT want to leave my room first thing in the morning for coffee or get room service. This single-serve unit was an impulse $15 sale purchase at a box-type store. Out of the box the machine is 10x9x5 and lightweight. Maybe because I hadn’t had coffee yet and haven’t used a K-pack type machine before, I found its use hard to figure out and was afraid of pushing or pulling too hard. Found the instruction manual at the bottom of the box. Even with that the K-cup at first seemed too high in the basket to make anything possible, let alone brewing, but it snapped into place with a firm push. Simple enough. TThe brew button does not light up, but you can hear the water heating up. There’s a separate little basket for brewing with ground coffee. Having the first cup now, with K-pack, and it’s nice and strong. Holds a 10-ounce mug; wouldn’t hold a taller travel mug. Giving 3 stars because 1) only had 1 cup so far and 2) interior parts seem a bit flimsy in spots. Since I didn’t pay much,I’m willing to cart the thing as carry-on and see if it gets me through 6 days of a conference.
   

7. VJJohn Verified Buyer – 5 April 2025

   I received this free to review from another place, so if you see a review somewhere else similar to this by VJJohn, it’s me & my review. I was surprised how good the coffee came out from this coffee maker using ordinary regular coffee grounds. Most single serve or mini-pot makers are inefficient & waste coffee, so you need a lot more grounds to make it strong enough. That was not the case with this one. With just 1 heaping teaspoon of coffee grounds, it makes 10-12 ounces of delicious hot good coffee. Put more coffee in if you like it extra strong. It was incredibly easy to use. From the time I started un–boxing it to the time it was ready to make its first cup took around 5 minutes without reading any instructions. The very first cup came out perfect. It took only a couple minutes to make the coffee. It comes with a fine mesh strainer coffee filter so you can make coffee with regular coffee grounds (not fine ground), without having to worry about buying coffee filters or costly “pods” of coffee. Only a slight trace of a fine powder of grounds was found at the bottom of the cup. With occasional stirring it just adds to the flavor, & can be drank. The filter appears to be a fine nylon mesh rather than metal, so you don’t have to worry about corrosion, or a reaction to cleaning chemicals & bleach. I choose just to rinse the strainer with hot water, then occasionally washing it with soapy water after several cups. Any permanent coffee permanent staining of the strainer mesh will be irrelevant, but vinegar or bleach should remove it if you must. Hard, aggressive scrubbing will probably ruin it. It’s actually large for a single serve maker… larger than most 2-3 cup coffee makers. Still, being a little narrower than most makers, you will save a little counter space. Don’t even think about packing it in a suitcase for travel because it’s way too big. A single-serve maker is usually not a kitchen counter appliance, but more of an office, dorm, or room device, which is a problem because of its incredibly short cord at only 23.25 inches long. It might just reach a counter top outlet, but in an office or room where one would most likely use this, the outlet will be too far away without an extension. My favorite 12 ounce tall insulated cup (to keep it hot longer) is just 3/4 of an inch too tall to fit under it. So I have to use a wider shorter cup for it. I just fill the same cup with a little more water than what I would need (the grounds will absorb about 3-5% of it), pour it in, put in the grounds, & push the button. It shuts off automatically when done. There is no warming plate in the bottom, so you don’t have to worry about a plastic or disposable cup melting. Yep, you can use or re-use plastic or Styrofoam cups with it. The coffee will be hot, but not scalding hot, so will not melt a plastic cup or burn you. Some mention a strange or unusual noise while it makes coffee. To me, it sounds just like most coffee makers & not unusual at all. It’s actually almost silent until it’s almost done, which is a handy alert that it’s almost finished. Originally I reviewed this with only 4 stars because of the short cord on what is more an office or room device rather than a kitchen counter appliance. But after a couple months of using it, I really love it & gave it an extra star. Update April 25, 2016: Downgraded to 1 star because it’s dangerous! I loved the coffee this thing made, & it was very convenient. But 1 out of every 2 or 3 times I’d use it, it would leak clear water. I never saw it leaking, it would seem to only do it when I wasn’t watching it, so it took me a long time to figure out where it was coming from. I thought maybe I could fix it. Sometimes it would leak just a tablespoon of water, other times, almost a half a cup. The problem is, if it only leaked a little, I wouldn’t know at first because the puddle was under the thing, so would only be discovered if I moved or lifted it. At first I thought maybe I used too much water, then too little water, maybe the water was too cold going in, or too warm. Nope, it seemed random. If I only used it once a day in the morning, it wouldn’t leak or leak much. If it was used a second or third time in a day it would leak. I think it was leaking & puddling inside the base on EVERY use, & the puddle inside would overflow onto the counter by the second or third try. If I didn’t use it for a day or 2, the puddle inside the base would evaporate, leaving more space inside for it to leak again before it overflows out of it. It turns out it’s leaking right out the bottom inside where the AC power & electrical high voltage is. Due to the shock & fire hazard of getting the high voltage wiring wet inside, I’ve discontinued use until I can take it apart to try to fix it. It made no difference if I only used 8 oz of water or 10oz. Indeed, the last time I used it, I used only 8oz, only to discover almost half of it leaked out the bottom all over the counter. It got used only about twice a week for a little over a couple months. & leaked during making its second cup ever.

   

8. N. J. Scott-Smith Verified Buyer – 5 April 2025

   I have had two one-cup coffee makers; a Toastmaster which I had for 20 years then gave to a friend two years ago (and she is still using it), then a Bella which lasted only two years before it puked. Of course I also had a Keurig somewhere in there which I hated due to the cost of the pods. I also gave that away after a short time. Neither the Toastmaster nor the Bella units turned off automatically, so I am very happy with my new Proctor Silex which turns itself off when it’s done brewing my perfect cup of coffee. I love this little gem and hope it lives at least as long as the Toastmaster (which is still performing perfectly well for my friend). Thanks for creating a great product.
   

9. gizmo Verified Buyer – 5 April 2025

   It lasted only 4 cups of coffee.then it stopped working,when do I get my refund?