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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
smart brew has dumb clock, April 10, 2008
I read the other reviews and bought this coffee maker anyway because I didn't need a timer. I like it because it has the best pouring pot of any that I have owned. Its easy to set up, simple to use, and makes hot coffee. That being said, the clock has never kept the right time. It jumps all over the place, making the programmable timer useless.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Black & Decker DCM2500 - Good Buy!, July 31, 2008
My wife and I were in the market for a programmable coffee maker, and, after reviewing them on Consumer Reports, we went with their recommended Black & Decker DCM2500B (black) machine. Now, we read the mixed user comments on this machine on Amazon.com as well as other locations, but decided to go ahead with the purchase. We're NOT sorry. This was a good buy and value for a coffee maker that's, for us, as advertisd. No problems with the clock, good coffee, and solid workmanship. Some people mentioned that it's "noisy" while brewing. Certainly it does make some noises, but it's mostly a gently "gurgling" that sounds normal during brewing. Admittedly, we've only had the coffee maker a relatively short amount of time, but we're giving it a thumbs up!
UPDATE: After several months of using this coffee maker every day, multiple times a day, as well as programming it every evening in order to wake up to the wonderful smell of coffee wafting through the house each morning, I have to say: This is one terrific coffee maker! Very pleased with the purchase and we would definitely buy it again.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Unimpressed. Should have gotten another Krups., July 21, 2008
I owned a Krups coffee maker for 7 years, the kind with the round, 10 cup aroma carafe. You can't find that coffee maker anymore, but you can still find the carafe. The water reservoir was getting pretty funky, and the clock finally burned out so I could not program it anymore. It made a damn good cup of coffee, though. I was going to buy another Krups, but after reading up on this one, and because it is a Consumer Reports best buy, I decided to get it.
I'm not that impressed, and regret not getting another Krups.
The carafe is sturdy, has a nice pour, but otherwise the Krups design is better. The Krups carafe is round, and just as sturdy with a good pour. When I pour the first cup of this new one tons of condensation pour off the lid first watering down that first cup of coffee. That never happened with the Krups. I never had condensation on the lid because the round design prevented that.
The filter is your basic, round filter. Coming off of a cone filter, I have to say I like the cone filter much better. It makes stronger coffee with fewer grounds. I have to use much more grounds to get close to the same flavor I was getting from the Krups #4 cone. I'm going through ground coffee much faster, now.
Programming works like it should. No surprise or disappointment, here, though the clock is BRIGHT.
Here is the BIG disappointment. The Krups could be programmed to keep the coffee warm for up to 5 hours, then the warmer plate would shut off. 5 hours is excessive, but it was nice because I work from home and drink coffee the entire morning. It's also nice because my wife or I could get up at 5 and have 2 mugs of coffee before work, and then the other could get up at 7:30 or 8 and have fresh tasting, hot coffee from the same pot. NOT ANYMORE! The warmer plate is limited to 2 hours, and 2 hours only. You can not set it to stay on longer or shorter. If you turn the maker back on after it shuts off, it really burns the coffee. Solution? Get a separate carafe or make a new pot. What a waste. So, even though I saved $20 compared to buying another Krups, now I'll probably spend another $20 for a carafe.
If keeping the coffee hot for more than 2 hours is a big deal, spend a little more money and get the coffee maker with the thermal carafe.
Overall, the Krups was a much better value, makes much better coffee, and has better features. It lasted 7 years, made great coffee, and kept the coffee tasting fresh and hot for up to 5 hours. Also, after 2 years I just stopped buying replacement water filters and went "water filterless". It still worked great.
I will probably not have this coffee maker for that long, but I am so disappointed I can't get the round, aroma Krups anymore.
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