Customer Reviews

Hamilton Beach 40616 Stainless-Steel 12-Cup Electric Percolator

5 star:		(43)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(25)

 

 

Before I purchased this coffee pot about a year ago, I read reviews by others who said 'good coffee but lasted only a few months.' I thought to myself...'oh, those people must have been the unlucky few who got bad units...or they emersed the pot and ruined it.' I should have listened to their 'don't buy' pleas, and hope others will listen to my message of warning.

I loved this coffee pot. Rich, strong, hot coffee, and great classic looks. My only complaint was that compared to other percolators I've used, this one is noisy. It makes a loud popping sound while brewing. I never emersed the unit, and was always very careful to avoid letting any water get near the base of the unit when washing it.

I bought this pot a year ago, and used it about twice a MONTH. Yesterday morning, I attempted to make coffee but got only the same 'beige water' that others have reported. Tried again today thinking maybe it was just a fluke, and got a second pot of luke warm 'beige water.'

I suspect that others who posted initially positive feedback about this pot have had the same experience, but just haven't returned to update their reviews. In any case, I would strongly caution against the purchase of this pot. It's just not durable.

This made the best coffee...for about two and a half months. One morning my husband woke me up at 2 in the morning to tell me thanks alot for forgetting to put enough coffee in the basket as he waved his cup of beige, lukewarm beverage under my nose. He was mad, I was madder! I can't believe I paid $40.00 for this thing.

Other pitfalls...I don't grind my own coffee, I just buy the cans. I found that they were a bit too fine and more than the usual amount of grounds ended up in the coffee. To correct the problem, I bought the paper filters which only made matters worse because the basket clogged completely. And the nut at the bottom of the pot pitted within a few weeks. I'm not sure why this happens, so maybe it is something that I did, but I can't imagine what.

Very dissatisfied with this product. And to go a bit off topic and be honest I'm not thrilled with Amazon's return policy. 30 days?? Yes, I know it's stated clearly in their policy (and no, I never checked because I never thought I'd have to return this), but heck, even WalMart gives you 90 days. So not only will I not buy a Hamilton Beach product again, I am going to look elsewhere for replacing my vacuum because 30 days is just not long enough (I was actually on here searching for one when I remembered that I never left this review). I will stick to books and cd's from Amazon as I will know within 30 days if those are bad.

scalding hot flavorable coffee. I will not use an automatic drip coffee maker again

After just 4 months of minimal use (Monday mornings only), our attractive Hamilton Beach 12 cup suddenly quit. I should have listened. It produces only weak, warm clear coffee as of yesterday.

Irreconcilable differences. The required $9.95 shipping to return to the manufacturer is an insult. Good bye Hamilton Beach

The Hamilton electric percolator is a well-priced, effecient coffeemaker that looks good in the kitchen as well. I enjoy not having to use paper filters that give a paper taste. The brewing is fast and just the right temperature. Only downside is that the outside becomes very hot.

Same experience as many others. Lasted a couple of months and now makes weak luke warm coffee. My wife and I both really liked the coffee and its small footprint, but it has let us down.

We are currently using our third Hamilton Beach percolator, the previous two having failed after 6 months each due to defective thermostats. The first two were replaced under warranty, but obviously the long term prospects for this coffee pot don't look good.
We had the same problem with the Farberware percolators which is why we switched to the Hamilton Beach. Perhaps they are made by the same Chinese company?
Does anyone make high quality, made in the USA consumer appliances?

My wife and I purchased the 40616 Hamilton Beach Perculator at K-Mart. After only 8 months of service the perculator would not keep the coffee hot--only luke warm.K-Mart refused to do anything about the problem because they only warranty the coffee pot for 90 days. This should give you an idea of what K-Mart thinks of the quality of the Hamilton Beach 40616 perculator.When I called Hamilton Beach customer no-service I was told to send in the cord from the coffee pot and a check for $9.95 and they would replace their defective equipment. The $9.95

is 25% of the original price of the perculator so I will decline their offer. If their perculator only last for 8 months I don't even want to pay the $9.95 to get a new one. I feel that it should have been replaced for free! In their warranty booklet they tell you that the 40616 perculator has a limited 2-year warranty but that is only if you are willing to pay $9.95 to ship their defective equipment back to them. Because of this experience with the Hamilton Beach 40616 coffee perculator I will never purchase any Hamilton Beach equipment in the future.I will also not purchase anything else from K-Mart.

the coffee tastes great

the coffee pot looks great

it perks fast

it's easy to clean

but ...

there are little bits of coffee grounds in the very bottom of the pot - I guess leaking from the basket (years ago they made little round paper filters - with a hole in the middle for the pole - to go in the basket of a percolator but I can't seem to find them - at least where I live)

I do recommend this product, giving it 4 stars

Product is very well styled and adds to any kitchen. Unit works well and makes coffee in a short time. The price is very resonable and I would highly recommend it.