Melitta, Smart Mill & Brew, 10-cup coffeemaker.

by Melitta

Product Features

• Melitta ME1MSB Smart Mill & Brew
• Happens automatically without the guesswork
• incorporates the MSN Direct service to receive regional weather information
• Simply plug in the coffeemaker and receive current conditions
• Built-in clock is automatically set by radio signals

Product Details

• Item Weight: 11.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds
• ASIN: B001C705VE
• Item model number: ME1MSB
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,553 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

We're sure that coffee lovers have keen interest in the weather. So Melitta puts it all together in a unique 10-cup programmable grind-and-brew system. Just add water and beans, choose one of seven grind selections, set the time and it's all automatic from there. You'll wake up to the aroma of fresh-brewed coffee. The coffeemaker features a permanent stainless steel filter, pause-to-pour function, warming plate with auto shut-off and water reservoir with large view window. The user interface is fluent in French, Spanish and English. The MSN Direct feature is plug and play with no set up, no subscription and no Internet required. Instead, you get specific regional, up-to-the-minute weather data via FM signal right to the coffeemaker! The info includes forecasts, NWS warnings and alerts, UV index, sunrise/sunset time and more. The built-in clock is automatically set by radio signals and restores itself after power interruptions. It even springs forward and falls back all by itself!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible machine and parts, June 14, 2009

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Happy Kat - See all my reviews

This review is from: Melitta, Smart Mill & Brew, 10-cup coffeemaker.

I had a Melitta MEMB1B for a few years and loved the coffee and machine. When it finally started leaking too much, I replaced it with the "smart" mill and brew. Smart machine maybe, but I was a stupid idiot for buying it (and paying WAAAAY more than my original wonderful Melitta. After only 3 or 4 weeks, the plastic posts on the carafe lid broke off. After about 1 1/2 months the weather and everything else stopped working, giving me error messages that something was not functioning and no info could be obtained. After 3 months, I turned it on, and....nothing. It won't brew.

AVOID this machine like the plague. I wrote to Melitta and no answer. I threw it in the trash.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good choice, March 30, 2009

By 

Allen Lucas (Maple Grove, MN.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Melitta, Smart Mill & Brew, 10-cup coffeemaker.

We have owned several Melittas over the years and loved their previous Mill and Brew. When we had to replace our model after two years the style was no longer available. We purchased the Smart Mill and Brew and are not happy. Too big in size, too complicated to operate between grind and ground, warmer turns off to soon, and what a waste addding the weather station in it. I have replaced it with another mfg model. I would not recommend this brewer.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Won't Buy it Again, July 25, 2009

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elorac51 (Harrisburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Melitta, Smart Mill & Brew, 10-cup coffeemaker.

We've had the Smart Mill & Brew for over a year. My husband purchased it, and now that I'm searching for replacement baskets and seeing how much the darn thing cost in the first place ... he's in trouble. We love the coffee it makes, but within a few months we had to replace the carafe because the cheap plastic lid broke. He called the manufacturer for a replacement. We had a black machine, they only had white replacement carafe, so they gave us free shipping. Now the filter material on the basket is pulling loose, so in searching for that replacement I find the product is no longer manufactured, and I can't find a basket for it. It's worked for much longer than some other purchasers' machines, but not being able to find parts for it is annoying. And the weather station is an absolute joke. Another reviewer said it ... look out the window. This review is probably a waste of time since the particular product is no longer manufactured, but I'd be wary of buying another Melitta product just because their customer service is hinky at best.