Customer Reviews

Miallegro 1090 Coffee Maker 12-cup Automatic Drip

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I recently changed colors in my kitchen from red to blue & looked for months for small kitchen electrics in blue. After many tries I chanced upon the Miallegro products and, because they were so inexpensive I decided to give them a try. I purchased 3 products, the stand/hand mixer, the blender & the coffee maker. All three products perform as well or better than the expensive name brands I have used for years...Cuisinart, Kitchen Aid, etc. The mixer can be used as a stand mixer or just pop off the top & use it as a hand mixer. The bowl is a little smaller than other brands, but I have some older mixer bowls that will fit if I need larger. The blender container is much larger than other brands which is nice for making larger batches of drinks & it crushes ice great! It's a little loud, but takes much less time than others I have had, especially if you're using a lot of ice. The coffee maker makes a full 12 cups & has a permanent filter which is so much nicer than using paper filters, and the coffee tastes great. It doesn't have a clock or a programmable feature but I don't need those, so it's not a problem for me.

All in all, I am very pleased with my purchases...by buying 3 at the same time I saved a lot on shipping charges...the total for all three items, including shipping, was under $130! You can't even buy 1 of the big name brands for that. And they're really cute, too, and look great on my kitchen counter!

Recently, my Black & Decker coffeemaker was on its last legs, and before buying a replacement I thought I'd do some research so I wouldn't have to buy another one for a long time. I have a Consumer Reports account so the first thing I did was check their coffeemaker ratings/reviews. Unfortunately, I came away more confused than when I arrived! So many brands, models, options, prices, and ratings. I just wanted a basic coffeemaker that would be reliable and make a great cup of coffee. No need for fancy bells and whistles; my only real requirement was an automatic shut-off feature.

Then I decided to look at what actual consumers thought about coffeemakers they owned. I liked what I read about the Miallegro 1090, and after narrowing down my choices to a handful of coffeemakers I ended up deciding to go with it.

This was my first experience with the brand and the company. I was pleased right away with the company--I placed the order on a Saturday, got free standard shipping, and received the order five days later. As luck would have it my B&D coffeemaker died the same day the Miallegro arrived, so I was very happy to see it!

I ran it once with plain water as instructed. If I had it to do over again I'd run a plain water cycle twice--the first pot of coffee had a bit of "new coffeemaker" taste, not bad enough to make it undrinkable, but I'd recommend running two plain water cycles just to be sure.

The coffee itself is great. It's taken a little experimenting to get the coffee-to-water ratio just right, but now that I have I'm very pleased.

One caveat: If you're expecting 12 cups like *I* was expecting 12 cups, you'll be disappointed! The first thing that struck me when I took the carafe out of the box was how SMALL it looked. I knew it couldn't possibly hold as much as my 12 cup B&D, and it doesn't. Turns out that 12 cups in the Miallegro is equivalent to 10 cups in the Black & Decker.

I absolutely LOVE that the carafe does not drip and/or spill all over the place. I can pour quickly and even a bit off center without spilling a drop.

I also appreciate the permanent filter that came with the unit. I always use permanent filters [no sense wasting paper!], so I would have bought one anyway but they saved me the bother.

All in all I'm very pleased with this coffeemaker and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a no-frills machine. It looks great and it makes a great pot of coffee!

The coffee maker arrived yesterday, and I followed the directions for running a full carafe through it, water only. That was fine. Then I made myself a mug of coffee. So far so good.

HOWEVER: Today I went to make a full pot and when I poured the water in, all the water leaked out the bottom. Tried again. Same result.

I'm sending it back and buying a Cuisinart.

I was looking for a blue and white coffee maker for a while now and was so happy when I found this Miallegro 12-cup Coffee maker. I couldn't wait for it to arrive and it looks so great. I right away realized that the size of the pot looked small and filled it up and poured it into my old coffee pot, it only filled it up to 8 1/2 almost 9 cups. I was so dissapointed, I have no use for it, I am in need of a REAL 12 cup coffee maker. On the box it says that it makes 32 small cups, that is just a joke. Maybe 32 child tea party cups. If you don't care about the amount of coffee it makes then buy it, but for anyone that wants really 12 cups, don't buy it, it will not work for you.

The pot met are expectations. However it was used for making 16 pot of coffee and then it quit! It is impossible to get hold of Miallegro. They have not responded to e-mails at their support site or to telephone messages. The coffee maker is warranty for 15 months. That is good if you can find some one to deal with?

Holy toledo was this coffeemaker terrible. The filter holder area pops out whenever you pick up carafe, the whole thing is made of cheap plastic, and now the heater element seems to be turning itself off. Awful. Don't waste your money.