Cooks Essentials CETCM2C Coffee Maker with Two Stainless Steel Mugs & One Carafe

by Synapse Micro

Product Features

• Convenient coffeemaker made of durable metal and plastic; measures approximately 15 by 8 by 7 inches
• Brews directly into 1 or 2 16-ounce thermal travel mugs or 32-ounce thermal carafe
• Stainless-steel lidded mugs with non-slip grips fit standard car cup holders
• LED power indicator light; automatic shutoff; cool-touch exterior; dishwasher-safe mugs
• Includes 1-year limited warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 7 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0007GDLJ4
• Item model number: CETCM2C
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,579 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

For coffee on the go. This handy coffee maker brews directly into one or two travel mugs or into the thermal carafe. Travel mugs and thermal carafe are included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Coffee Maker for a Great Price..., March 9, 2005

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Allan Freetage (Hemet, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooks Essentials CETCM2C Coffee Maker with Two Stainless Steel Mugs & One Carafe (Kitchen)

After doing alot of looking I finally decided to buy this coffee maker. I comes with (2) 3 cup stainless-steel mugs and (1) 9 cup stainless-steel carafe. The coffee is nice and hot and stays that way to the last sip. This coffee maker is well built. It's cheaper since it dosn't come with all the extra features you won't use anyway. You can't buy a coffee maker this good for under $50. This is a great deal.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not THAT bad ..., June 20, 2005

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Z. Jennings "kitchen putterer" (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooks Essentials CETCM2C Coffee Maker with Two Stainless Steel Mugs & One Carafe (Kitchen)

I feel like I'm pretty well qualified to comment on this item: I have actually used two of them for long stretches. I have one at home, and shared an office with someone who owned another.

To address some of the comments in the previous negative reviews, neither leaks (well, more on that later), and the heating elements on both are still going strong. Also, the plastic doesn't seem much cheaper than 99.9% of the other home coffee makers out there, which are also made with plastic.

And now for the positive comments. Somebody said it keeps coffee piping hot until it's done. That's nuts, unless you're gulping it directly from the carafe, or sharing it with four or five other people. That's the primary problem with this coffee maker - the carafe loses heat very rapidly, at least compared with other carafes. Coffee is lukewarm at best after two hours - I expect it to still be hot after four.

The other significant problem I've had is that it overflows occasionally. This could be because I make a strong pot of coffee. But on five or six occasions, after much hissing and burbling, I've realized that the water is not making its way through the filter into the carafe. Instead, it's dripping out of the basket that holds the coffee and filter, back in the chamber where the water is heated. Big pain in the butt, requiring much cleaning and hassle. The lesson seems to be to make sure your filter is aligned the right way, and also to fold the seams of the filter (the conical, No. 4 kind) over before putting it in the basket.

If I hadn't paid a ridiculously small sum (less than this price BEFORE rebates) on another site, I would give it two stars. But it gets another star for value, and the fact that I'm considering another one for work (I'm not sharing an office anymore).

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst products I've ever ordered., June 17, 2005

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Ken W (Buford GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooks Essentials CETCM2C Coffee Maker with Two Stainless Steel Mugs & One Carafe (Kitchen)

I didn't order this from Amazon but got it from another on-line retailer. This coffee maker now resides in the local dump. Both of the coffee mugs leaked slow leaks. The Carafe leaked so badly it barely held water. The coffee maker itself was cheap plastic. Extremely low tech device.

Coffee is heated and then dispersed from two small tubes. If you want to use just one leaky coffee mug be sure to place it so both the tubes will drip into the leaky coffee mug. If you want two leaky mugs of coffee then be sure to position both leaky mugs so they each get their own tube to leak from.

If you want a leaky Carafe, grab hold of the cheap plastic housing, turn it over and turn the cheap plastic knob on the back. This extends the cheap plastic housing a couple of inches so the leaky Carafe can fit under the two tubes. Now your ready to make a BIG mess !!!

Did I mention this thing leaks?