Hamilton Beach Eclectrics 40111 All-Metal 12-Cup Coffeemaker

by Hamilton Beach

Product Features

• Coffeemaker brews in less than a minute per cup when brewing 12 cups
• No-scorch heater maintains just-brewed temperature for fresh flavor
• Brew-pause function; programmable clock/timer; 2-hour auto shut-off
• Drip-free, spill-free pouring with specially designed carafe
• Measures approximately 8 by 11 by 14 inches; 3-year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 11 x 14 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14 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: B00030890U
• Item model number: 40117
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,052 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Color: Licorice

Amazon.com Product Description

With its sleek contemporary styling, this 12-cup coffeemaker features an advanced no-scorch heater that maintains coffee's just-brewed temperature for fresh flavor, cup after cup. This high-performance appliance is handy when serving a small crowd with its ability to brew in less than a minute per cup, when brewing 12 cups. And for pouring a cup before the brew cycle is complete, the unit is designed with a handy brew-pause feature. Other conveniences include its programmable clock/timer that allows for waking up to fresh coffee, as well as its two-hour automatic shut-off function for worry-free brewing. The included carafe is specially designed to prevents drips and spills when pouring a cup or filling the reservoir. Available in a variety of fashionable colors, the contemporary-looking coffeemaker measures approximately 8 by 11 by 14 inches and carries a three-year warranty.

Product Description

The Hamilton Beach Eclectrics Coffee Maker is a high performance appliance that makes a fashion statement in your kitchen. Coffee is brewed at the optimal temperature and kept warm by a secondary heating element that does not scorch the coffee.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Coffee!!! No Spills!!!!, November 1, 2005

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Michele D. Kimball (VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hamilton Beach Eclectrics 40114 All-Metal 12-Cup Coffeemaker, Apple (Kitchen)

To say that am I picky when it comes to coffee makers is an understatement. I finally settled on this one after looking at them all!!

Pros:

Dripless. Unbelievable! No matter how fast you pour it won't spill. It makes it very easy to fill the resevior in the back with no mess (and we have limited counter space).

Cone filters - Prefer the taste over basket shaped ones.

User interface - Very intuitive!!! If you want to change the time, just press hour. So many others require you to hold down a combination of buttons, etc. This is the easiest system I have ever seen.

Material - Solid! Metal machine is very sturdy.

Cons:

No variable heat - We thought this would be a minor inconvenience, but the pad keeps the coffee perfect for us so it is not an issue.

No variable flavor - Again, we thought it might be an issue, but this makes great deep rich coffee (adjust strength by quantity of grounds.)

Residual liquid in carafe - Yes, the design keeps about 1-2 tbsps of coffee/water after you pour everything out. We just hold it over the sink and turn it upside down. Very minor inconvenience.

Overall a great coffee machine!

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Old Style...Not so New Functionality, May 2, 2005

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Tombo "mukkimon" (Santa Cruz Mountains, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hamilton Beach Eclectrics 40114 All-Metal 12-Cup Coffeemaker, Apple (Kitchen)

The style and durability of this coffemaker meets the expectations of this retro-coffeemaker. Remember that it is mostly all-metal and you can tell when you lift it out of the same-color-as-the-coffeemaker box. I was not disappointed with its durability, color and style. I enjoy keeping abreast of the different style of makers that come out and this has not disappointed me yet. The metal housing is extremely well made and nice looking.

However, there are things that I will be watching out for and you should also. The plastic top of the carafe may be the type where it discolors from coffee drippings remaining on it after the brew process. I will be rinsing this off each day to slow or prevent this discoloration -- it has not happened yet. I bought the apple color...the bannana color may show this more.

There is a rubber gasket that prevents brew drippings from splashing out and this may wear out over time.

The claim on the no-scorch hot plate. Well, this is where Hamilton Beach may be behind the times as most coffee makers have this now. The hot plate is in fact pretty hot, so don't misinterpret this. But it is as you expect...easy to wipe clean like most coffee makers today. An advertising boasting probably.

Hamilton Beach has "American-ized" the cup markings. Each cup marking is actually two demitasse cups instead of the common Braun and Krups one demitasse quantity. So expect a close to full "cups" of coffee. I actually like this.

In terms of speed, I did not witness any faster brewing as it claims in the advertisement, but it is not slow at all, so you won't be disappointed. The water temperature and taste of the coffee is as you would want and expect.

The carafe top is not removable, so cleaning is only a bit challenging. The seal for the top of the carafe works o.k., but water does collect in the seam a bit. But again, rinsing this daily will prevent any problems of staining.

All in all, if you maintain this unit, by wiping/rinsing it down daily, it looks like it will hold up and keep its excellent look and functionality for a long time and I recommend it if you are interested in this new retro look.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Iintrigue Blue is Country blue from the 80's, November 12, 2005

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Blueday (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hamilton Beach Eclectrics 40113 All-Metal 12-Cup Coffeemaker, Intrigue Blue (Kitchen)

UPDATE ADDED 2009...I have only had this coffee maker a few days and I like how it works. It really does not drip when pouring. It has the three-prong plug in, auto shut off, and I have had no problems so far. The only thing I would like to point out is the color. I looked at several different web pictures of the Intrigue Blue color and none of them was a very good representation of the real color. I can best describe it as the "country blue from the 1980's." I know this color well because I had it in my kitchen back then. So I was disappointed in the color. I thought it looked like a brighter bolder shade of blue in the pictures than it really is. This looks to be a really well made coffeemaker and the warranty is for 3 years!!........ I am adding this in 2009........... My coffee maker died one month after the 3 year warrenty was up. I made 2 pots or more of coffee almost everyday of those 3 years. Some of the plastic on the inside of the lid had bubbled in the last year. The paint was wearing off the warming plate from use. Good pot, trying to decide if I want another one, but in some other color.

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