Customer Reviews

Black & Decker DCM600W 5-Cup Drip Coffeemaker with Glass Carafe, White

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

Black & Decker 5-Cup Coffeemaker is an inexpensive & quick way to a delicious cup of coffee. The size of the pot is perfect for one person or two. So easy to use & easy clean up. Nice, clean lines. Great gift idea.
Note: when filling the water resovoir & pouring the coffee, it's best to use the thumb tab to lift the carafe lid, otherwise the liquid tends to over flow the spout.

This appliance makes just the right amount of coffee for me with all its faults. The water guage is invisible unless you close the lid. If you close the lid how do you pour in the water? The overfill guide is two holes in the water compartment. If by accident, you overfill, you have water all over the counter. After the coffee is made, the entire appliance is dripping with condensation. The price is right but sure has lots of design problems.

This is an update for my original review shown below. After having the pot several more months, I have noticed that the hot plate does get corroded from hot coffee dripping on it. Also, one other problem, which has also been mentioned by other reviewers is that pouring out the coffee can get messy - it tends to drip and dribble unless you pour slowly and keep the lid raised while pouring. However, considering how much use I get out of it (at least three pots of coffee or hot water a day), I'm still happy with it and my original rating of four stars stands. If B & D can come up with a better, non-drip carafe and a hot plate that doesn't corrode, they'd earn five stars from me.


The Black & Decker 5-cup coffeemaker is a good little basic pot for those times when you only need to make enough coffee for one or two people. I generally use a 16 oz. mug for my coffee and with this pot I get almost two mugs full. One of the other reviewers mentioned that the hot plate portion of their pot had corroded from the coffee dripping onto it. I haven't had that problem but I've only had my pot for about three months. There are no bells and whistles with this machine - no timers, automatic shutoff, etc. It's just a good basic coffeemaker for people who don't want to make a big pot of coffee when all they want is a cup or two.

This will be the THIRD one of this particular B&D model that I will be purchasing. OK, call me "insane" but I have liked the way it makes coffee and will just put up with its drawbacks which I wish B&D would fix:

(1) Without a Pause(to stop drips) it still can drip and any water/coffee that falls on the hot plate WILL corrode it over time. On my second one of this model I even covered the hot plate with foil at the outset to prevent the corrosion but over time (a year or little over) the foil corroded and, thus, the hot plate;

(2) On/Off button broke. On this second model, the On/Off button simply cracked and then fell off. I had to discard this coffeemaker due to the danger of electrical shock.

Other than that, I've been pleased with its size and the coffee it brews.

I read a lot of reviews of other coffee makers before deciding on this one.Very easy to use. I'm the only coffee drinker in the house, but this baby can make enough for 2. I like simple efficient products.Brews in less than 5 minutes. Easy to clean.You can spend more money on timers,swing out baskets, exotic warmers and all the other extras.It doesn't leak, drip, have a clock that doesn't keep time or do any of the other weird things that you might get with a more expensive product. There is a 25 oz. carafe. It has an on/off switch. A light to show when its on or off. It has a "Keep Hot Plate" and a place to store the cord.It uses 4-cup or 8 to 12 cup basket filters.
Bottom line, it makes great coffee and is simple to use.

Black and Decker DCM600 5 Cup Drip coffeemaker without serve and pause AND I LOVE IT FOR THAT REASON. Old fashion simple design . The serve and pause feature is one feature that breaks easy. The 5 cup capacity is unique . It's not too small and not to big. But the biggest draw for this model is that I don't need to use the carafe if I only need a small 16 oz of coffee , all I need is to put my mug instead of the carafe. Most mug will fit under this model. with pause and serve model , it is not possible . The newest single serve coffee will cost $35- $150 dollars like the Kurig but we will have to buy a coffee that will fit in the machine which in the long run could cost more . So overall by price and convenient Black & Decker DCMM600W is the winner. I am ordering my 4th one. I give one as a gift . I put one at work and I gave away one to my daughter so Ineed one at home for myself.Hopefully black and Decker will continue this model. I called this the classic one .Unfortunately they are hard to buy . Not too many are available in store. Specially the Black Model.

I'm pleased. It makes decent coffee for the price. I learned to always hold the lid on tightly in order to prevent water or coffee spillage.

I recently purchased the Black N Decker Coffee maker and it is just perfect. It brews a great cup of coffe ,very simple to use, small and well made product.

I could really love this little coffeemaker if it would last longer. Sadly, the first one I owned faded and died, gasping and spitting steam, at four months of age. I tried to keep it alive, cleaning and vinegaring its little innards, but there was nothing I could do to save it. Assuming it was a lemon, I foolishly bought another one two months ago. It's now showing the same symptoms, working slower and slower and making more and more noise in the process. I'm giving it constant encouragement and keeping it clean as a whistle because it's such a great size for a one coffee-drinker household, and it makes a pretty decent cup of coffee. But I don't hold much hope for it. When it's gone I'll bid it a sad farewell and find a more reliable replacement.

No complaints about this little coffee maker. I've had it over a year now and it works perfectly every day. I wanted a small, easy-to-use coffee maker and this one had the features I wanted at a great price. It makes excellent coffee and is easy to clean. The glass carafe seems a little more fragile than some other coffee makers carafes, but I'm careful with it and it hasn't broke. It keeps the coffee hotter than the previous brand of coffee maker I owned. Couldn't be happier with this purchase and would recommend it to anyone who wants a small, inexpensive, good quality coffee maker.