Mr. Coffee HCLF Café Motion Hot Beverage Maker

by Mr. Coffee

Product Features

• Removable 32 oz. Pitcher for take-to-table serving
• Non-Stick Coated Heating Surface makes clean up simple
• Easy Lock Lid twists and locks into place for pouring ease
• Auto Shut-Off turns your hot beverage maker off after the cycle is complete
• Time to Heat Dial allows you to personalize your beverage experience

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000CFG1BA
• Item model number: HCLF
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,556 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Create tasty, creamy gourmet beverages in minutes using the Mr. Coffee Café Motion Hot Beverage Maker. Heats, mixes and froths any combination of: milk, syrup, spices, powder mixes (cocoa, coffee, cappuccino) and more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hassle-free Perfect Hot Chocolate, December 22, 2007

By 

Franko (North Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Coffee HCLF Café Motion Hot Beverage Maker (Kitchen)

I am completely pleased with mine. I had no problems with it whatsoever. It made a perfect cup of hot chocolate. I can see that it could be possible for the lid to seep if you make a full pot, but I never make more than two cups at a time, so not a problem with me.

It blended the ingredients (powdered cocoa and milk) perfectly with no lumps and put a little bit of froth on the top, just as I like it. It beats the heck out of a microwave or stove-top and stick blender with ten times less mess and clean-up.

I did not find any of the claims deceptive. It is a twist timer. The longer it runs, the hotter it gets. I never expected it to keep a pot of hot chocolate hot. For $28 it is a bargain that works.

43 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Misrepresented, December 13, 2006

By 

Stephanie (Pendleton, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Coffee HCLF Café Motion Hot Beverage Maker (Kitchen)

This just showed up tonight and I am very disappointed with the product. For my birthday, I had received a Back-to-Basics Cocoa Latte machine, but we had problems with the beater on multiple machines, so we settled on the Mr. Coffee HCLF. It seemed to have everything the Cocoa Latte had except the dispenser spout.

Well, it's not what it appeared to be. Here are the issues I have with this machine:

"Easy Lock Lid twists and locks into place for pouring ease": The lid does lock into place for pouring, but it just sits on the top when "closed". Also, it doesn't close tightly, creating a gap at the pour spout. When you turn the machine on and it starts to blend and froth, the liquid seeps out of the top.

Before addressing the other two issues, I want to discuss how this machine heats . On the front is an on/off timer (like a standard kitchen time) that you can set infinitely from 1 cup to 4 cups. The machine runs so long as the timer is ticking, when the timer reaches "off" the machine shuts off.

"Auto Shut-Off turns your hot beverage maker off after the cycle is complete": Because of the way other hot chocolate makers work, I assumed that this feature gauges the temperature of your drink and turns off when it gets to the right temperature. This is sadly not the case. By "cycle" they just mean where you set the timer and by "auto shut-off" they just mean when the timer reaches "off" the machine turns off.

"Time to Heat Dial allows you to personalize your beverage experience", or as the actual Mr. Coffee website says, "Multiple heat settings to control the temperature of your drink": Now wouldn't you assume this means you can tell the machine, "Heat my drink to 110 degrees," or "Heat my drink to 150 degrees," and so on? No, it just means if you set the timer to 1 cup, it doesn't run as long as if you set the timer to 4 cups.

Another problem is that it doesn't mix very well. I just finished my cup of hot chocolate and there is lots of cocoa mix in the bottom (even more than when I mix it by hand).

I will admit, the timer heating feature isn't bad, it's just not what the marketing says it is. If I found the machine in a thrift store, with no packaging, I would think the timer heating feature was just fine, but with the marketing, I was sorely disappointed in the actual product.

Overall, I expect a quality product from Mr. Coffee, and this is not that.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Unit, June 19, 2008

By 

Charles E. Mitchell "Charles7" (Las Vegas, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mr. Coffee HCLF Café Motion Hot Beverage Maker (Kitchen)

I have used this hot chocolate maker for several months now after being ordered not to drink coffee. This is very easy to use. I fill my cup with milk, pour it in the maker, then add the powdered coccoa mix. Turning the dial half way makes a hot cup of hot chocolate two minutes after I start. Clean up is important. I purchased a wide brush and a pointed brush from Wal Mart. I follow them with a sponge and two minutes of work, immediately after pouring my cup easily cleans up. A good buy for the money.