Black & Decker TCM300 Thermal Select Coffeemaker (000217)

by Black & Decker

Product Features

• 8-cup thermal carafe
• auto off
• Sneak-A-Cup interrupt
• Brew-Thru carafe lid
• water window

Product Details

Product Manual [88kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 10.3 x 9 inches ; 5.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00006IUVY
• Item model number: TCM300
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,115 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This eight-cup Thermal Carafe Coffeemaker features a brew-thru lid that brews coffee directly into the thermal carafe to seal in the heat and flavor. For grabbing a cup before the brewing is done, there's the Sneak-A-Cup interrupt feature that stops the drip while you pour. When the coffee is completely done brewing, a lighted "on" button goes out and the coffeemaker shuts off automatically. With the convenient cool-touch bottom, the Carafe can safely go from the coffeemaker to the serving table. The Thermal Carafe Coffeemaker features a water window with easy-to-read cup level markings and a swing-out, filter basket that is removable for easy cleaning. The filter basket and brew-thru lid are dishwasher-safe.

Product Description

Black & Decker Thermal Select coffeemaker in white. Includes 8-cup Thermal Carafe, lighted on/off switch, auto off, Sneak-A-Cup interrupt, removable brew basket, water window and Brew-Thru carafe lid.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy Coffee Maker, May 12, 2003

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A. Vegan (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker TCM300 Thermal Select Coffeemaker (000217) (Kitchen)

This is a pretty good coffee maker. It's fast and it keeps the coffee warm for quite a long time. The only downside to it, is that it's a 8 cup instead of the regular 12 cup. It automatically shuts off so you don't have to worry if you left the coffee maker on. I think the carafe pot is the way to go. The coffee stays warm and it doesn't break like the glass ones.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars no bells and whistles, nothing to go wrong, December 25, 2006

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David A. Baer (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black & Decker TCM300 Thermal Select Coffeemaker (000217) (Kitchen)

Let me begin this brief review with an awkward confession. When I wake up each morning, I stare into this little Black and Decker contraption before and for longer than I stare into my wife's eyes.

My morning coffee is the essential precursor to conscioius life. Nothing can go wrong or I'm screwed.

Once I had the good sense to move over to the thermal carafe, it was a no-brainer to get this inexpensive, dependable, very basic coffee-maker onto my kitchen countertop and to get on with the complexities of life that awaited on other fronts.

It has no alarm clock. It doesn't grind your coffee for you. It will neither paint your office in earth colors nor walk your dogs.

It just makes coffee. Previously ground coffee. It then puts it into a carafe, whence you can pour it directly down your throat or partake (the recommended option) via the mediation of a coffee cup.

Greatest feature: won't complicate your life.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars has some problems, May 14, 2004

By 

James Liedeka (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Black & Decker TCM300 Thermal Select Coffeemaker (000217) (Kitchen)

I received one of these as a Christmas gift a few years ago. While I prefer the thermal carafe style machines, I can't recommend this one. Like most lower end machines, the brew temperature is too low and the coffee doesn't taste right.

Another problem is that the overflow is desgned to go back into the reservoir. Most people won't run into this problem. I did because I was using a #10 SwissGold filter basket in it. That particular basket is not cone shaped and the coffee needs to flow out the sides.

This exacerbates another problem which is that most coffee makers aren't designed for brewing fresh coffee. There isn't much extra room under the shower head. The stale canned stuff would probably work okay but fresh ground, freshly roasted beans bloom when water first contacts them. I tried to make a strong pot with some freshly roasted beans and had huge mess on my hands. That was too much to deal with before my morning coffee.