Saeco Easy Fill 12-Cup Automatic Drip Coffee Maker, Stainless Steel

by Saeco

Product Features

• 12-Cup coffee maker with glass carafe
• Removable coffee/water drawer
• All features of the machine are accessible from the front;no need to pull machine out from under cabinet to use
• Pause n' Serve features allows you to pour a cup of coffee while coffeemaker is still brewing
• Programmable control panel and auto shut-off

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 9 x 15 inches ; 9.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B003O68ESM
• Item model number: 104359
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,082 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

The Easy Fill drip coffee machines from Saeco have been designed with a traditional shape, but unconventional features and advantages. The fully brushed stainless steel housing highlights the sleek and modern shape of the machine. With full front access there is no need to pull the machine out from under the cabinet. All features, including the water tank and filter basket, are full accessible from the front of the machine. The water tank, filter basket and gold tone filter are housed together in one full removable drawer. No other machine is as easy to clean on a regular basis, ensuring the water is always clean and fresh. The programmable control panel is oversized with blue backlit LCD display that indicates all functions and setting of the machine, including 1-4 cup option, adjustable aroma settings and programmable keep warm time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This One Leaves the Pack Behind--Perfect Machine!, November 11, 2010

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D. McCannel (Lemon Grove, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saeco Easy Fill 12-Cup Automatic Drip Coffee Maker, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

I had tried three different machines before purchasing this one, and I am completely satisfied with it. The equivalent Cuisinart machine, which has excellent ratings on Amazon and elsewhere was a huge disappointment: the place where you fill the water is this tiny area on the back right of the machine when you lift off the cover...getting the water in there at 5AM when I am half asleep was NOT easy. That is why that machine went back to the store. Then I tried the Krups, and thought is was a little better, i.e. the space to get water in was somewhat larger, it was still not ideal, and after a couple of days the indicater for how much water is in the tank seemed to have air bubbles in it so the reading was completely inaccurate. I tried to refill a number of times and put unit upside down...but could not fixt the bubble problem, so that one went back to the store. Then I tried the Kitchenaid coffee maker with the romovable water tank...great idea and super easy, BUT, this coffee machine had a basket filter area and not cone, and I almost overflowed the filter area making only 7 cups of coffee (because we like our coffee strong). There is NO WAY I could have made the full 12 cups with that machine. The Saeco has removable tank and cone filter and is super-easy to use, very quiet, it's a front loader so you don't have to pull out the machine every time you make coffee...I am extremely satisfied with its design and performance...I have had it for a month now and thought I would write a review because it only had one!! I highly recommend this coffee maker!!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleased so far, October 23, 2010

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unhappy mammy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Saeco Easy Fill 12-Cup Automatic Drip Coffee Maker, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

Bought Saeco Easy Fill coffeemaker to replace another brand w/ same features (don't have to move coffeemaker from under cabinets) that quit working after 5 months. Waited a couple weeks for it to be released - pretty happy so far. Just made my 2nd cup w/ the Saeco: machine has been on for an hour and coffee is HOT. Directions in manual aren't very clear, but it was fairly easy to figure everything out. Push a button on the front and the water/coffee "hopper" pulls out of machine. Fill w/ water, set on counter and fill w/ coffee, put back in machine & hit "start". Comes w/ permanent filter, but I've never liked those: even the manual says you'll end up w/ grounds in the carafe. I didn't realize it took "cone" filters, and I have about 200 "basket" style left: I just lifted out the permanent filter, put a basket filter under it, re-inserted permanent one, and filled w/ coffee. Machine is really quiet too, no gurgling and sighing! This is the first pot of coffee I've brewed, so brand reliability is still in question (never heard of Saeco before), but I'm pleased so far. Can't believe more companies aren't designing coffeemakers that can stay put under the cabinet!!
UPDATE: Have now had Saeco coffeemaker for a couple of months. Still very pleased. LOVE that it beeps when coffee's done brewing (for those times I get busy and forget I started it), and beeps again when it shuts off (so I can get one last cup while it's still hot - and it's still hot after 2 hours!). So far the ONLY thing I don't like is when I pull the hopper out to empty the grounds there are drops of water on it that inevitably roll onto the floor/counter. Not a huge deal if you're careful, and it's only a few drops. Could easily be solved if they changed the design to slope the top of it slightly towards the center. That is honestly the ONLY thing I don't like about this machine. Very satisfied, definitely recommend it! Thank you Saeco!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars good concept - but poor quality construction, March 8, 2011

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Matthew Cooper - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Saeco Easy Fill 12-Cup Automatic Drip Coffee Maker, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

We have had item for only 3 months. First problem was the spring loaded basket broke and needed to be replaced. Intermitantly the electronics go haywire and the unit has to be unplugged to reset. The carafe has beenl leaking around the rim and is now being replaced. On the plus side Saeco customer service has been very responsive and quickly replaced coffee basket and is now replacing the carafe.