19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Gives a new name to "Drip Cofee Maker", July 8, 2005
This is an adorable little coffee maker, makes delicious coffee. Love the "brew pause" feature. But it always makes a complete mess on my counter, both when pouring water in and pouring coffee, therefore I can only give 3 stars. I came on Amazon today to find another 4 cup coffee maker that does NOT spill coffee all over my counter when I go to pour it. When I saw this on here, I decided I ought to write a review and warn those poor souls who might be tempted to order one. I give 5 stars for cuteness factor but just 1 star for practicality. Therefore, a total of 3 stars. Buyer beware.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Has a couple of design problems, April 27, 2005
This review is from: DeLonghi DC50W Twenty Four Seven Drip Coffee Maker, White (Kitchen)
As the previous reviewer stated, I was also initially impressed with this coffee maker: it makes a decent cup of coffee. However, two things about this coffee maker are quite annoying, so much so that if I had kept my receipt and the box, this would be going back to the store. 1. If the grind of the beans is too fine, the water backs up in the filter after the brew should be completed. 2. The carafe will spill coffee all over your counter top about every time you go to pour a cup, unless you use your thumb to hold down the plastic lid and then you can easily burn yourself from the steam. My advice: avoid this coffee maker.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works fine for me, no idea why others have had problems., May 3, 2010
This review is from: DeLonghi DC50W Twenty Four Seven Drip Coffee Maker, White (Kitchen)
I've read the other reviews and can only say:
1) If you lift the lid while using the carafe to fill the reservior, you won't spill any water on the counter.
2) If you slide the carafe out of the machine slightly and wait a few seconds for the "brew pause" valve to
close and drip a few times, you won't drip coffee onto the hotplate surface.
3) If you pour slowly you won't spill coffee all over the countertop.
4) If you use paper melita filters in the basket, you will not only stop fine grinds from clogging the filter
and causing a backup, but you'll improve the taste.
5) It has no automatic shutoff because it is meant to keep the coffee hot after brewing. The hotplate has a
thermal switch that cycles on and off to keep the coffee hot but not burn it. This is what makes a click every
few minutes after brewing is completed. There is also a thermal safety fuse that would blow if the element ever
really overheated. Nothing intrinsically unsafe about this design.
My wife uses our every day and has had no problems with it.
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