Customer Reviews

Toastess DLFC381 Coffee Maker, Stainless Steel

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

 

 

I love that you can remove the water tank, makes it easier and less of a mess. The coffee comes out hot and fresh and there have been no leaks. I also appreciate the permanent coffee filter that it comes with. All in all a great buy.

Just got this the other day. Yes, it is dark gray color, and not black. The dark gray actually compliments the stainless steel accents very well. Enough of the cosmetics, how well does it brew coffee? Great! The removable water tank is neat, but I still just pour in filtered water from a pitcher. Although it comes with a screen filter, I prefer to use the paper filters and they fit the basket just fine. It brews quickly, and a full 12 cup pot from start to finish (IE adding coffee, water, etc) takes around 10 minutes. The carafe is nice in that you can pour your coffee without it spreading around the lid and spilling over like my Braun carafe used to do. The programming is super simple and the auto cycle works as it is supposed to. It cost half as much as my Braun cost, it makes 2 more cups of coffee, and it looks better. I am happy!

I have been using my Delfino coffee maker for a week now. It replaced a Braun. They were about the same price. The removable water tank of the Delfino makes this coffee maker very convenient. But more important, the coffee tastes so much better. The maker itself is easy to clean, and the stainless steel casing of the housing makes it look neat and sharp. I like the gray plastic part of the housing because it keeps the maker from shouting out on the counter, like my white Braun and the black Black and Decker of old. I give this maker five stars.

This coffee maker is grey and stainless. Based on other reviews some were disappointed that it was grey rather than black. That didn't bother me. It has a small foot print so if space is an issue, it's a good fit. It makes good coffee.

Now for the reason I'm going out to buy a new coffee maker this weekend after only having used this on for a few months. It is impossible to pour a cup of coffee (until it's half empty) without coffee dribbling down the front of the carafe all over the counter. Sick, sick, sick of this.

Additionally this is a 12 cup coffee maker but it sure doesn't seem to hold as much as the old one. Maybe because so much of it winds up on the counter.

Done, done, done with this hateful machine.

I bought this particular model because it had a removable water container and was under $50.

It's not as solid/heavy as high-end coffee makers, but frankly, I like it. It's probably worth no more than about $35, but I was willing to pay another $15 for the removable container. It turns out I don't even remove the container, because the opening for pouring in water is so generous.

So I'm content with the coffee maker. Since I've had so many, across the price spectrum, I know that none of them last forever anymore. So I buy them under $50 and replace them when necessary.

I like this one for now. I've used it nearly 3 months now. So far, no problem. If a generous space for pouring water into is important to you, or removing the water container to clean it, this is the pot for you!

On the positive side it has an easy to read water line and it looks really nice on the counter, but I have yet to get 12 cups from it. I am not sure where all the water is going but I do use paper filters. It is very easy to fill even without taking the chamber off. You can't fill it (even just a little) past the 12 cup mark or the water will run out a hole in the back and all over the counter. I don't think it comes out that hot either and even though I never timed it, I feel like it takes a really long time and mine never stops dripping when I pull out the carafe. Keep looking - I am.

The maker works great in the morning and is very easy to use. The whole thing cleans very easily and is reliable. As most others have noted, the picture does not do the maker justice re: color; the plastic is a dark grey, not black. I was expecting this so as long as you are two, the coffee maker will not disappoint you.

I got this coffeemaker today. Good price, fast shipping, but....I am very, very disappointed.

Though it looks well built, this coffee maker is NOT BLACK W/STAINLESS STEEL as the pictures all over the web show! The only thing the description here (and all over the web) mention as far as color is that it is Stainless Steel, the picture(s) lead you to believe that it is black with Stainless Steel!

It is a very ugly GREY with Stainless Steel and it sure does not match all my other appliances in my kitchen. I am sure they do not mention this ugly grey color anywhere, here on Amazon and on the web, because people want Black w/SS or all SS.

But, since I need a coffee maker now I will have to keep it instead of returning it. As far as function and the taste of coffee, I will update this review after I have used it for a week.