Customer Reviews With Photos

I waited over a year to get this coffee pot while the manufacturer moved production from overseas to the USA. It was well worth the wait. It’s a little pricey but being able to program a plumbed coffee maker is worth it. My last plumbed coffee machine wasn’t programmable. I love the night light too. Definitely worth the money.

I am loving this! I had long wondered if doing this would work-like when my Mom would make her ‘sun’ tea by allowing the sun to steep her tea. This works beautifully! Once it’s been in the fridge overnight, it tastes great! I love coffee but hot beverages make me sleepy-perhaps too relaxing? Updated to include photos. The 1st one shows all components detached and the 2nd shows the different components put together. Super easy to clean BUT- CAREFUL-the glass carafe is NOT attached to the handle portion.! When dry it works well but I almost broke the glass carafe because I didn’t know it COULD detach from the handle portion.

Worked great for two people, just enough. But I bought it in June and here it is end of September and it just stopped working. On light comes on but no heat on the element and no brewing. I had a no coffee morning 😮 Will be looking for my next coffee pot and hopefully it lasts longer than this one.

Updated - Seller contacted and has corrected description to remove airtight and offered to refund money. Pleased with the customer service. I have upgraded the stars to 4 stars, because the thing I liked the lease was that it was not airtight and that has been corrected. That being said, it is a lovely pitcher and once they revise the instructions this could be a great purchase. (Original Review) I will most likely return this pitcher. 1) It is NOT airtight, as you can see in the picture, the stopper is not deep enough to block the pour spout. Therefore, nothing to really keep the coffee fresh. 2) The shape of the pitcher provides stability, but when you put the recommended amount of water in (see point 3) it fills the base and does not keep but about a 1/4 of the grounds in the water. If I put more water in, I am not sure the coffee:water ratio would be right. 3) Instructions, which are not very clear due to translation issues, ask to fill to 1000ml level, yet the only markings are in ounces. Coffee tasted okay. But the pitcher is not airtight, either with the filter attached or not. Following the instructions results in most of the filter not being in the water.

The picture of the 17 Oz sized French Press is very misleading, as you can see.

Unfortunately the lid may feel seated and screwed down but it may not be. If jar is full and you pick up by handle…it pops off and glass falls to shatter.

This espresso-maker works, though it's unusual that it uses K-cups. The system also comes with a reusable k-cup so you can put your own ground beans into it. Note the instructions say to wash all the parts with soap and water, then brew three times before making coffee to drink. Also the water tank should not be filled up past the safety valve, though it's hard to tell the maximum water level from within the tank unless you look carefully for the safety valve inside while pouring water in. I tried two brews using a popular decaf K-cup, but the unit leaked both times from the center section. I replaced the silicone gasket, as the system came with a spare, but the maker still leaked slightly on my third attempt at brewing. For my third attempt I tried a regular caffeinated k-cup, and reduced the water used to 6 oz from 8 oz. The unit did not leak as much. There was still a leak but only a few drops of coffee. The lower water basin gets real hot, over 220 degrees fahrenheit, and the brewed coffee comes out at 180 degrees in the upper chamber. The coffee completes brewing in about 7 minutes. I tried the coffee and it looked dark, and tasted OK, if not a little burnt. I realize espresso is brewed at high temperatures, so maybe the burnt-like taste is normal. I don't usually drink coffee that strong, so cI ould not really tell if this was a good espresso-quality cup I brewed or not. Ideally one would need to experiment with different coffee roasts in k-cup format to see which brand or blend would work best with this machine. If you like K-cup coffee format and experimenting with different coffee roasts, and like espresso-style coffee then you might like this machine. For me I prefer my regular K-cup coffee maker so will stick with it, instead.

I wanted an inexpensive coffee maker to put in my shop so I didn't have to run in to the house to get a cup of coffee. I like the convenience of pods so it had to be K-cup compatible. At $47 this Proctor-Silex machine seemed to fit the bill. It arrived quickly and was very well packaged. I ran two cups of water through the machine just to make sure it was nice and clean. Here are the pros and cons: Pros: 1. Price - at $47 it was the least expensive K-cup compatible machine I could find that had a decent size water reservoir. 2. Water reservoir: A generous 40 ounce reservoir. Enough for 4 cups of coffee without having to refill. 3. Dual usage - can handle K-cups or ground coffee with two adapters provided. Both work well but you do have to clean the ground coffee adapter after every use and it can let very fine grounds get in the coffee. 4. One button convenience. Very simple control. No options for amount of coffee brewed, 10 oz, that's it. 5. Size: Relatively small, easily fits in to small spaces. 6. It's quiet - my regular K-cup machine is loud, this one is significantly quieter. 7. Probably most importantly - it brews a good tasting cup of coffee - nice and hot. Cons: Only one - the metal grate on the spill plate has very sharp edges and pops out of place very easily. It strikes me as a cutting hazard if not careful. I'll either grind down the sharp edges or fashion a different spill plate from some old teak wood I have in my shop. Summary: I like the simplicity of the machine. The K-cup machine I have in my office is nice but it's expensive and has options that I never use. For a straight forward machine, this can't be beat. If it wasn't for the sharp edges on the spill plate, this would be a clear 5-star product. I've had great luck with Proctor-Silex products in the past and expect a long-life out of this machine. Recommended.

Had a great deal of trouble the first time the clean mode was activated. At that time help came from googling the the problem. I unplugged it and then plugged it back in and cleared the glitch. The second time the program ran the clean cycle there was no way to get it to make coffee again, no matter what I did. I followed all the directions carefully, using vinegar and rinsing. It would never move from the "clean" cycle. Since this was the second time I had trouble with this machine and it seems to be a problem others had, I threw it out.

This is the first pour over for me. There was no sediment at the bottom after pouring. Makes a great clean cup of coffee. I love it it. Very easy to use.. I only have one suggestion, that is to handle it very (gingerly). It being glass.

Shockingly good coffee but what I got is not what I ordered. The curved spout in the advertising is pretty but the straight spout is kind of plain. Also the copper color fades out around the top of the body of this pot sonits kind of cheap looking. To summarize, great tasting coffee but cheap looking bait and switch if aesthetic is important to you. Sharing some pics-the first is the ad pic, the rest are the box/pot I received.

The holes of filter is tooooo large. Coffee grounds leaking everywhere can’t drink.

This is the second time I’ve purchased this product. The first time I purchased it, I bought it in store and that one was perfect. I ordered this one from coffeemakers.us.com and first of all the cup that came with it was defective because the inner wall of the insulation was filling up with water without any visible cracks in the cup and not able to get the water out. I only had it for 4 months and it quit working. The button would light up but it wouldn’t stay lit. So I held the start button down and the machine caught on fire. So for anyone wondering, don’t do that lol.

This is an amazing product made from quality materials. I’ve bought several products trying to find something like this only to be disappointed. The price seemed high until I got it and now I feel it’s definitely worth it. The metal spigot is a feature that I have been looking for and have not found. The glass is ver strong I am attest to. While washing it I lost my grip and it hit my metal sink with dishes in it as if I had thrown it. There was not a single chip or crack. I bought 3 so I could keep cold brew, herbal tea, and caffeinated tea, on hand all the time. I was worried about the investment but I’m so glad I did it. I have already started recommending them to people! 100% satisfied but I will add this is the 1st use so I can’t speak to how it holds up with time.

This is an exceptional coffee maker with a not-so-exceptional design. If you've become discouraged over all the reviews that describe this unit suddenly dying, you can overlook them. There is indeed a very easy fix. And it took my 5-cup unit crapping out on me before I discovered it. If you remove the 5 screws on the underside and remove the cover, you'll see my "Before" image. The brown wire has two fuses beneath rubber tubing. These tubes are clamped to the rounded heat pipe and tucked beneath a bar that presses the heat pipe against the hot plate. When these units "die," most of the time they've just blown a fuse like mine did. The fuses are made to withstand heat, but maybe not when they're clamped to a heat pipe. The rubber (silicone) tubing is probably getting just as hot as the aluminum. Anyway, you won't have to deal with fuses if yours is working or if you haven't bought one yet. Now look at the "After" image. You'll see that I removed the clamps and rerouted the wire outside of the pressure bar that runs across the pipe. That's all there is to it. Just get that wire away from the heat pipe and you're golden. This takes about 4 minutes to do and can be done by anyone who can pick up a screwdriver. Bear in mind that doing this will likely void your warranty. But this is hardly a complex machine and one that any 14-year old can fix by following along with a YouTube video.