Customer Reviews

Mr. Coffee DR4MC 4-Cup Coffeemaker, White

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I am a self proclaimed coffee snob with the tastes of Starbucks, coffee and high-end Cuisinart and Krups makers.

The price was so good at walmart on this one, I had to try it - and I'd been looking for a cute little 4 cup, so I could have caffinated in one pot and decaf in another.

Had tried Mr coffee in the past and not liked it. Got it home an made my 1st 4 cups. It brewed a perfect pot, without leaks. The caraffe poured with no spills on the counter.

Cheap, small, cute, lightweight and brews a good pot. I am pleased

You will hate yourself in the morning if you buy this Mr. Coffee coffeemaker. IT LEAKS - HORRIBLY!
One full cup of water runs out of the base of the coffeemaker onto your counter top and down the front of the cabinet. I purchased two of these coffeemakers, one for my son and one for me. They both leaked. I threw mine in the trash and replaced it with a Cuisinart. Save yourself some grief - don't buy this coffeemaker.

I got my little 4 cup brewer as a high school graduation present. This thing has made it through the dorms, through several apartments and terrible roommates, and finally into my new home! I have had this thing for over 6 years and it is still completely fabulous. It is so easy to use, and has never given me any problems. I don't even clean it as often as I should and the quality of the coffee is still excellent. I am going to be sad when it comes time to stop using this, because it's so easy to use and makes great coffee! I would definitely recommend this to anyone. It was perfect for the small dorms and perfect for a home.

This is an amazing little pot. It brews fast, no leaking and the coffee tastes great!! I have been using it for 3 months now and no problems so I got my mom one and she loves it!! Great for those days when you only want a little coffee.

I looked a long time before finding this coffee maker. It is one of the few (if the only) that you can modify slightly so you don't get steam burns on the top of your wrist. We Americans have the unusual motor habit of bending our wrist in an unnatural way to pour something, so coffee pots are made with the spout 180 degrees from the handle. To be able to pour by rotating your wrist instead of bending it, you can loosen one screw and relocate the handle so is 90 degrees from the spout. You can relocate it right or left depending on whether you are right- or left-handed.

It makes good coffee, too.

One caveat: Make sure you get the one with the straight vertical sided carafe and not the one with the tapering sides. You cannot modify the one with the tapering sides. Amazon uses both pictures for the same pot.

I am a modest coffee drinker. I drink 4 cups a day, and I require little of a coffeemaker other than an on/off button. My last perfectly servicable Mr. Coffee 4-cup machine bit the dust, so I replaced it with this one, because at least I could re-use the carafe.
Well, the internal design guys have been at the guts of this one. First, you can no longer remove, rinse and/or wipe down the internal chamber condensation from your last pot. You have to insert a papertowel into the new internal resevoir, scraping your hand on some internal parts that probably weren't meant to be messed with. They have likewise redesigned the basket, and it barely fits the standard coffee filters anymore, without crinkling and leaving grounds in your pot, and, hey, the internal water resevoir, where it has no business backwashing anyway. And god forbid you should try to make 5 cups in your 4-cup machine, for which there is plenty of room in the carafe, and in the resevoir, and which works well in many other 4-cup machines. My coffee maker lives on top of my microwave on a little shelf, by the toaster oven, because I have no counterspace for it. I have to lift it out some 10 inches, fill it up, insert the basket, and put it back on the microwave to process. I have mastered the art of moving a fully water loaded machine the little bit required. This one sloshes water everywhere. From the top of the machine? No! There's an engineered HOLE in the back of the reservoir to keep you from overfilling the chamber that last little bit. Water fountains everywhere from the center back part of the machine. I suppose I could put a piece of duct tape over it, but who wants duct tape in their coffee. Good God.

I will be replacing my machine shortly, then gleefully smashing my carafes on the driveway.

Mr. Coffee's main feature is the brew temperature is right, its not excessively hot, so coffee is not bitter. While Mr. Coffee's are made cheaply, its reasonable to get 5 years or more from each. Since the unit moves hot water around, its only a matter of time past its design life before a hose fails, a heating element burns out, the plastic body crack from age or the power switch reach its designed lifetime.

I've seen other drip makers with friends or hotels, and the same beans I use on my Mr. Coffee taste's sharp in their machines, is too hot to drink at times, suggesting its overheated and thus, over extracted.

I had this coffee maker for over 7 years and unlike others, it never leaked.

In its 5th year, the power ON light died. 2 years later, the switch would make light sparks, until one day, the switch fell apart, exposing the metal connectors. A switch like this costs about 50c, but it can only be found in specialized electronics stores with $5-10 S/H costs. Consumer grade switches are typically rated for 10,000-50,000 activations, and for the 7 years I used it 2-3 daily, or 4-6 actuations [one for on, one for off], that's 15,000, within its ball park.

The heating pad did flake off much of its black colored paint, to expose a bare aluminum color, but it didn't stop it from working. They should just leave it uncolored! It looks better.

This design has a swing door that is functional, but less convenient. Newer Mr. Coffee designs Mr. Coffee TF5 4-Cup Switch Coffeemaker, Black have removable grind baskets which have a spring trap so you can pour a cup before the final drips are done; its also easier to clean and load.

Commercial grade coffee makers last over 20 years, and I'd rate those 5 stars. So 4 stars for Mr. Coffee isn't too bad.

I bought mine from the local Navy Exchage. This thing has lasted through three government moves. It doesn't get much more basic than this. Just fill the pot to the line, pour into the resivour in the back, add coffe and filter into the basket and flip it on. Better yet do it before bed, and flip the switch on when you wake up. The only bad coffee I've had out of this was when I bought a bad blended coffee.

I would highly recommend this to someone who doesn't need alot of coffee or the extra bells and whistles.

I've seen reviews on here about coffee grinds getting into the resivour and the pot. This is either a result of the basket being in backwards (I learned it the hard way), accedently putting in more than one filter, or simply spilling the grinds when loading the filter.

This this is just the stripped downed bare essential basic coffee maker, and it performs great as long as you don't expect it to do more than make good coffee.

I bought this for a friend of mine because they know how much I like mine. I take this "mini" Mr. Coffee every time I go on vacation. I know my friend will love it too.

I've been messing with a French press coffee maker for about 6 months and have been disappointed with the results and the lack of "hotness". I saw this little 4-cup coffeemaker on sale at Meijers for $9.95 and picked it up on a lark. Had to buy a box of filters because none were included. When I got home I washed it out as directed and immediately brewed a mug (2 cups). Couldn't be more delighted with the results. The coffee was just the right temperature and brewed to perfection. Have been using the Mr. Coffee for about 3 months and have had no trouble with it what-so-ever. Therefore, I highly recommend this machine. I boxed up the French press and will give it away.