Kalorik CCG-23785 Magic Bean 750-Watt Personal 4-Cup Automatic Drip Coffeemaker with Burr Grinder

by Kalorik

Product Features

• Drip coffeemaker automatically grinds and brews up to 4 cups of coffee
• Grind-control dial programs the amount to grind; strength selector
• Dispenses into a 9-ounce stainless-steel cup; brew-pause function
• Stainless-steel filter; "ready" signal; travel-cup base attachment included
• Measures 11 by 9-4/5 by 16-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 16.5 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• 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: B0018A7RUC
• Item model number: CCG-23785
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,412 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Equipped with a built-in burr grinder, this personal drip coffeemaker automatically grinds and brews up to 4 cups of exceptionally flavorful coffee. The unit's grind-control dial makes it easy to program the amount of coffee to grind, while its strength selector offers a choice from strong to mild coffee flavor. Freshly brewed coffee dispenses into a 9-ounce stainless-steel cup. For sneaking a quick sip midbrew, just remove the cup from the machine--its automatic non-drip valve prevents coffee from dripping onto the base. In addition, user-friendly push-button controls ensure simple operation. Push the "auto on" button for automatically grinding and brewing, push the "grind" button for grinding only, and press the "brew" button for brewing with pre-ground coffee. Other highlights include a permanent stainless-steel filter, safety photo censors that stop the brewing process if the cup or filter holder are out of place, and a "coffee ready" signal. The grinder removes for easy cleaning, and a travel-cup base attachment to fit into a car cup holder comes included. The cup, filter holder, permanent filter, and coffee grinder should be washed by hand, and the plastic parts of the appliance and the base can be wiped down with a soft cloth as needed. Designed in Germany, the sleek-looking 750-watt coffeemaker measures 11 by 9-4/5 by 16-1/2 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.

Product Description

This sleek coffee maker lets you choose your favorite flavor ,from fresh beans to finished brew .With its patented grinder and brewer combination. Simply grind to your chosen volume and fineness and enjoy a perfect brew that's just your taste. One-year warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Major disappointment, January 6, 2010

By 

Alan D. Mckirby - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Kalorik CCG-23785 Magic Bean 750-Watt Personal 4-Cup Automatic Drip Coffeemaker with Burr Grinder (Kitchen)

Regretably, I ignored the mostly negative reviews that I read here and elsewhere and decided to purchase this product from Amazon. As an Amazon Prime member, I was happy to get the coffeemaker in just 2 days so I could start my long Christmas vacation with a freshly ground, rich and bold cup of coffee (that i roast myself). As others have suggested, the instructions are pretty much useless. It's my guess that the instructions were translated from the original German to Chinese, then to Sanskrit before ultimately being rendered in English.

Despite the poor instructions, I was able to get the brewer up and running pretty quickly. I filled the grinder with beans, added water using the fairly nice mug that was supplied, pressed the "auto" button and heard the pleasing rumble of the coffee being ground. After a couple of minutes, I had a very nice, though fairly weak cup of brew. I cranked up the boldness setting on the left side and tried again, but it didn't seem to make much difference. I speculated that the grind may be off a bit, but since there are no settings on the other adjustable knob, i couldn't really tell.

These minor shortcomings notwithstanding, i was actually quite happy with my purchase. On day two, however, the gremlins came out. That morning, I happily filled the water chamber and again hit the appropriate button. The grinder started and then began to make a sickening, high pitched whirr...the grinder was stuck. Clearing the jam was not easy and created a huge mess. After cleaning it, the grinder started fine, but jammed again within seconds. I tried a different blend (my Ethiopian beans were a bit small), but ended up with the same result...a jammed grinder. I fiddled with it while my wife scowled at me for wasting money on yet another coffee pot, but each time, the darn thing jammed.

I whipped out my handy krups burr grinder and proceeded to grind some beans so i could at least have a cup of coffee. I filled the filter and started to brew...within seconds, i noticed a nice puddle of light brown liquid puddling around the base...my nice new brewer seemed to have sprung some sort of leak. I cleaned everything up..refilled the resevoir and tried again, this time watching more closely. I immediately noticed that the brewed coffee was leaking at the base of the filter. I fiddled with it a bit more and discovered that a small rubber gasket that is part of the brew pause function was dislodged in the mechanism. I repositioned the washer and it brewed fine...til the next cup. It seemed that everytime i inserted the mug, it dislodged the gasket. I finally removed the gasket completely to resolve the overflow issue, but of course created an annoying drip when the cup was removed.

Ultimately, I grew frustrated with the whole experience and neatly packed everything back in the original packaging, printed the convenient return label from Amazon and bid farewell to this conceptually nice, but fatally flawed device.

I am very happy that Amazon accepted the return and refunded my purchase. I am still on the look out for the perfect, single serve with grinder brewer...hopefully someday i will find it. Meanwhile, my trusty Krups grinder paired with the simple, but effective Aeropress have been forced back into action.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Suitable, fits some needs, but falls short in others., January 27, 2009

By 

Jeffery M. Parks (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Kalorik CCG-23785 Magic Bean 750-Watt Personal 4-Cup Automatic Drip Coffeemaker with Burr Grinder (Kitchen)

This coffee maker is over-priced, but it is a quality product. If my frustrations below were corrected, it would have earned a 5 instead of a three. It is ideal for the person who enjoys an occasional cup of freshly ground coffee, without a need to make 2-12 cups at one time.

One is suppose to be able to adjust the coarseness of the coffee, but turn after turn of the dial to adjust the coarseness yielded little difference. Eventually, I stripped the knob, after only about 4 sessions, trying to make the beans more coarse.

A major of frustration is a single line in the manual that left me misunderstanding how the grind feature worked. The manual indicated, "... add the right amount of beans." What does that mean? It led me to believe that I had to add the appropriate amount of beans given the number of cups I wanted to make. Which, I just figured out is not the case at all. You basically fill the hopper to the top and it grinds the number of beans based upon how much water you put in and whether you want mild or strong coffee. Outside of that one line in the manual, I applaud the company for the simple instructions in the manual.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works Great With The Right Amount of Coffee, September 28, 2010

By 

Edward I. Wallick "ewallick" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

I read the reviews of this coffee maker, and was afraid that I had made a mistake in ordering it. One of the most serious problems seemed to be the grinder, which would jam up, and require tedious cleaning to make it work again.

The instructions that come with the machine state that you should load the grinder with an amount of beans equal to 80% of the volume of the coffee container. I did this, and guess what? The grinder jammed. Then, I tried something really brilliant: I used the recommended amount of coffee beans for a single cup of coffee: 2 level tablespoons. Lo and behold, the grinder worked perfectly, and I got a great cup of coffee. Try it yourself.