KitchenAid KCM055 4-Cup Ultra Coffeemaker, Empire Green

by KitchenAid

Product Features

• Makes 20 ounces of coffee; ideal size for a single person or small group
• Expanded-contact warming plate holds flavor and prevents overheating
• Extra-long heating element ensures optimum brewing temperature
• Includes measuring spoon and disposable unbleached paper filters
• Measures 11-2/7 by 7 by 10-1/2 inches; 1-year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 7 x 10.5 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SGE0
• Item model number: KCM055GN
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #530,404 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Despite its diminutive size, this KitchenAid coffeemaker brews full-flavored coffee. If your kitchen is tight on space or you only need to make a few cups of java at a time, this is the ideal coffeemaker for you. Its advanced brewing system's extra-long heating element ensures water reaches the optimum brewing temperature before passing through the ground beans: the result is richer coffee. Its warming plate has an expanded-contact element that distributes heat evenly across the plate's surface, so coffee does not overheat and keeps its flavor longer. And, for those of you who are in a rush in the morning, the automatic pause-and-pour valve allows you to pour your first flavorful cup without waiting for the entire pot to brew. --Marcela Broussard

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dribble, Dribble, June 8, 2002

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Kerrie McLaughlin (Everett, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KitchenAid KCM055 4-Cup Ultra Coffeemaker, Empire Green (Kitchen)

I purchased this coffee maker to coordinate with the other Empire Green KitchenAid appliances that I have, and was really pleased with the way everything coordinated. Sadly, that's the best thing about this coffee maker. It does an adequate job of brewing hot coffee quickly, and the 4 cup size is very handy if you're not a full pot of coffee drinker. However, this coffeemaker dribbles more than any other maker I've ever used. With every cup of coffee poured, at least an ounce of coffee would splash all over the counter, and stain the counter top. I became very adept at pouring over the sink, just to avoid the drips. Eventually, the drips ended up ruining the coffeemaker. I would pour a cup, the coffee would dribble down the sides, and when I put the carafe back onto the hot plate, the residual coffee on the bottom would burn and create a bit of sticky seal between the carafe and the hot plate, and the next time I lifted out the carafe, the non-stick coating on the hotpot would peel off. It eventually pulled off most of the coating on the hot plate.
So, after 4 months of using this coffee maker, I got fed up, and replaced it with a free coffee maker from a mail order coffee service. What can I say - the coffee's not the best, but at least I have a green coffee pot that doesn't dribble all over my kitchen. I would have sent the pot back to KitchenAid, but I don't want a replacement; I want a redesign.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Looks Nice On My Office Desk, November 29, 2000

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"thepam" (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KitchenAid KCM055 4-Cup Ultra Coffeemaker, Empire Green (Kitchen)

I purchased this coffee maker for my office, and in Empire Green, it looks lovely on my credenza. It brews fast, and it is easy to clean. I like the very large reservoir opening. I only gave it four stars, though, because the carafe doesn't slide easly out from under the basket (it has a tendency to catch because of the no-drip feature), and condensation builds around the edge of the basket, dripping to the warmer below. But if you need a small, sturdy coffee maker which comes in all sorts of fasionable colors, you can't go wrong with this one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Little Coffeemaker!, March 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: KitchenAid KCM055 4-Cup Ultra Coffeemaker, Empire Green (Kitchen)

I ordered this coffeemaker for one reason--its color (empire green) matched my kitchen and the rest of my KitchenAid appliances. But it does a lot more than look great on my kitchen counter. It quickly brews the best tasting coffee I have ever had; the carafe is truly no-drip while pouring; the swing-out basket makes it easy to insert and remove the filter and coffee grounds. My only complaints--the pause-and-pour feature sometimes works and sometimes keeps dripping(but as fast as this machine brews a pot of coffee, this is not really a problem)and I cannot figure out where the cord storage is supposed to be. Overall, this coffeemaker is a great value. And did I mention how great it looks on my counter?