Customer Reviews

Toastmaster 576 10 Cup Coffeemaker with Digital Timer

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

 

 

This machine is excellent if you want to wake and have that "hot, fresh" cup of coffee waiting for you. I've been shopping around for coffee makers and this is the only one that I've come across with this wonderful option, at such a reasonable price. The only reason I didn't give the product 5 stars was because it was a bit cumbersome to learn how to use in the beginning. But after about a week, it's OK. Overall, spendid machine. Highly recommend.

The unit looks and performs as advertised. It has ease of operation, and the controls are very simple. I bought the black one, and it looks great. The charcoal filter unit is a nice touch also, and makes for a great cup of coffee. I would recommend this unit to anyone.

This is a very nicely styled coffee maker. That is the main reason I bought it. It has a very good brew stop for when you want that quick cup before it finishes brewing a full pot. No drips. The coffee tastes good and it is easy to clean. It contains a replacable charcoal water filter which will get rid of the chlorine taste that is in the usual tap water. It really does make the coffee taste better. It also has a two hour shut off so you won't get a burnt pot if you forget to shut it off. The cup indicator has a very nice feature where the water in the resevour magnifies the number of cups markers which makes it easy to see exactly how much water you have. My only complaints with the unit is that it is designed to be used on a counter top. The timer and clock are facing up on the base of the unit and can only be seen when you look straight down on it. When used on a shelf, it can be difficult to read the timer and fill the resevoir. You have to be careful when filling it with water from the top. It is very easy to spill water all over if you pour too fast. Over all it is a good unit and a good value.

When opening the coffee maker, I realized that part of the carafe handle is missing, after taking everything out of the box; I saw the piece of plastic on the bottom. The handle of this carafe is made up of 2 plastic pieces that are supposed to snap together, however they dont, the outer handle keeps coming loose, so I had to resort to my super glue and glued the sucker in permanently. I have used this machine for about 5 times now and noticed that if you do not pour the water in VERY SLOWLY, it will overflow. Using Starbucks® Whole Bean House Blend coffee, I noticed that the coffee tastes like it does in any other drip coffee maker and not close to the coffee served at my local Starbucks. The last disappointment about this coffee maker is that the LED clock/timer is extremely hard to read, you literally have to stare down at it to see it, even then, if you dont have bright light nearby, you will have a hard time determine the time.

This coffeemaker has served my husband and I for several years, though we aren't daily coffee drinkers. The timer feature is great, as you can set it up the night before and wake up to the aroma of coffee (if that's your thing). It brews quickly though, so if you forget to put in the coffee, you can still have great coffee in a short amount of time. I have started using it more frequently as our little one is getting up earlier and earlier and it's just as functional on a daily basis rather than weekly as we'd mainly used it on the weekends. We love the fact that there is a water filter built into this machine, although then that's one more filter in the house to monitor and replace...