Mr. Coffee BVMC-FM1 20-Ounce Frappe Maker

by Mr. Coffee

Product Features

• Frappe maker brews and blends at the touch of a button
• Cross between a coffee machine and a blender
• Removable brew basket; "pulse" button for control over consistency
• 20-ounce dishwasher-safe blending jar; small footprint
• Measures 10 by 5-1/2 by 15-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 5.5 x 15.5 inches ; 8.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 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: B002FWMF8G
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: BVMC-FM1
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (115 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #812 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

A cross between a coffee machine and a blender, this easy-to-use frappe maker brews and blends delicious chilled concoctions all at the touch of a button. Simply fill the removable brew basket with any type of ground coffee, pour water into the reservoir, add ice to the 20-ounce blending jar, and it pretty much takes it from there. Freshly brewed coffee drips down over the ice in the jar, while sharp, spinning blades turn the cubes into slush and thoroughly blend the ingredients. Add in any favorite extras, including milk, whipped cream, ice cream, chocolate-milk powder, and more. The unit's "pulse" blending button offers ultimate control over the consistency, while its sleek jar supplies a generous handle for easy serving. Garnish the beverage with whipped cream, nutmeg, cinnamon, or chocolate shavings, and enjoy. Best of all, the blending jar cleans up easily by hand or in the dishwasher, and the unit's small footprint takes up minimal space on the counter for easy, everyday access. The frappe maker measures 10 by 5-1/2 by 15-1/2 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.

From the Manufacturer

Mr. Coffee Café Frappe is the first and only at-home all-in-one appliance allowing you to create frosty frappes in the comfort of your own home. It lets you stop making unnecessary trips to coffeehouses and cafes, and start making these delicious drinks at home, both for yourself and when you want to entertain guests. Using a process that is easy and consistently delivers great results, this frappe-maker makes it easy to bring coffeehouse-style beverages from brewer to your cup in only 3 minutes. You’ll be drinking and serving delicious drinks in no time.

A Quick and Easy Process

Because the Mr. Coffee frappe maker brews and blends all in one 3 minute cycle, you never have to hassle with the inconvenience of your current "frappe" process, a process which involves brewing coffee first, pouring that into your blender, blending all the ingredients, blending it again to get the right consistency, and then pouring into your glass. This entire long process can now be done with just one machine, automatically, ensuring you get the same great results every time. The dishwasher safe blending jar and brew basket make clean up easy, too. You just need to follow three easy steps: Add your favorite coffee or espresso and water to the top of the machine and add your favorite ingredients and ice to the blending jar Press the Frappe button to start the process Enjoy a delicious drink Save Money and Be Your Own Barista You can create endless varieties of tantalizing icy blended coffee drinks in the comfort of your own home with this one machine. It lets you eliminate costly trips to the coffeehouse and put dollars back into your pocket. The Mr. Coffee Cafe Frappe provides a quick, easy, and affordable solution for frappe lovers. A recipe book featuring more than 20 delicious recipes is included, featuring a wide variety of easy-to-make drinks that are easily customized to your specific taste. From coffee- and tea-based drinks to adult alcohol-based frosty frappes, you are sure to find the perfect recipes to make the whole family happy. You can also avoid the fattening ingredients used by many coffeehouses by using sugar-free substitutes and fresh ingredients and truly make each recipe your own.

Features and Specifications

Brews and blends at the touch of a button Removable brew basket; 20-ounce dishwasher-safe blending jar Pulse button for control over consistency 3 minute blend-and-brew cycle Includes book with 20 recipes Measures 10 by 5-1/2 by 15-1/2 inches 1-year limited warranty

Product Description

Go ahead, indulge. These thick, tasty drinks will perk you up, ravish your sweet tooth, and whip your taste buds into a frenzy. They can even be made with decaf for those who prefer the taste without the jitter. A Frappe is really any sort of icy, blended drink. It’s usually made with coffee, but there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to the ingredients. A Frappe can be wildly imaginative, wonderfully exotic, thoroughly classic, or somewhere in between.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

105 of 109 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Convenient combo machine, November 3, 2009

By	Erica (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Coffee BVMC-FM1 20-Ounce Frappe Maker (Kitchen)

This product doesn't do anything you couldn't do on your own with a blender and a coffee machine, but the combination of the two makes the frappe-making process much more convenient. In the few weeks I've owned it, I've found myself just making my own frappes instead of running to the local coffee shop. The accompanying recipe book offers some great ideas, including tea frappes. As a warning to those who don't keep paper coffee filters around the house, the package doesn't even include a sample filter, so you'll need to purchase four-cup size filters before you can try out the product.

The process is simple. Set up the coffee brewer by placing a filter, 3-6 scoops of ground coffee, and water in the machine. In the blending pitcher, add ice cubes and other ingredients (e.g. ice cream, milk, flavor syrup, alcohol, etc.). Turn it on, and the coffee (or tea) brews directly into the pitcher, which then automatically starts a pulsed blending cycle. There is a separate "blend" button that can be used if you find the drink requires further blending once the automatic cycle is complete.

The machine has worked great for me, but there are a few reasons I'm not giving it a full five stars. The coffee flavor is a bit weak, so I sometimes also add my own shot of espresso in the blending pitcher, which sort of defeats the purpose of the product (though I'm someone who prefers the darkest straight espresso shots, so I realize others might find the by-the-book frappes fine as is). Ideally, the product would have a built-in coffee grinder so I wouldn't also have a grinder to clean, but that would obviously increase its cost. In regards to cleaning, it's worth mentioning that the components of the machine aren't dishwasher safe.

If you're like me and tend to keep a collection of gimmicky small kitchen appliances to inspire you to make things you might not otherwise think to make, this is a great item to have around. It operates well, and some of the little details like the automatic pulsed blending as well as the option to perform extra blending as needed render it truly functional.

57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Item, Saves Time, November 13, 2009

By	John Anderson "Frappe Lover" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mr. Coffee BVMC-FM1 20-Ounce Frappe Maker (Kitchen)

I recently purchased the Mr Coffee Frappe Maker after seeing an ad for it. I thought of the times I have had to stand in the long lines at the local coffee house, how many times they have made my Frappe wrong because they were in a rush to deal with the long lines and of course the cost they charge. I figured for $[...] it was worth a shot. The Frappe Maker gives you the control of strength of coffee or other goodies you may want in your drink, syrup, sugar, etc. The ad claims in delivers the product in 3 minutes and it does! I was personally delighted with the end product. It will have paid for itself after a mere 20 visits to the local coffee house. I am pleased with the ease of use and the convenience it provides. I can make myself a Frappe in my own home saving time and money, this is a great product for those that do not have a need to impress others by drinking coffee house Frappes. I anticipate many other copycat products following suit. Every so often a product comes along that is affordable and does exactly what you want it to do.......this is that product and it's affordable. Try it, if you don't like it, return it, you will be surprised how convenient it is however.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm in LOVE!, May 24, 2010

By	Bobbie - "Andromeda's Grandma" (United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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This review is from: Mr. Coffee BVMC-FM1 20-Ounce Frappe Maker (Kitchen)

Length:: 4:33 Mins

Many people buy this machine to save money from the expensive coffee houses.

I bought it because the nearest location I can buy a Frappe is 25 miles from home ...
I also bought it because I like coffee in the afternoon, and I could use decaf ...
And then there's the fact that I'm diabetic and need low carb choices ...

So for me, it not only saves money, but it makes the impossible possible.
I've been using the Gevalia Dark Chocolate Truffle Ground Coffee, Decaffeinated, 8-Ounce Packages (Pack of 3), with 1/2 cup water in the top. Then in the blender I add 2 cups of ice, 3 TBS low Carb chocolate syrup, Equal, and 1/4 cup nonfat milk.

Three minutes later I have a scrumptious frappe, fully approved by my doctor! Because of the low calorie count and the lack of caffeine, I can have as many of these as I want at any time of day. Right now I'm whipping one up for breakfast and another one in the evening as a low calorie substitute for ice cream.

Everything on this is easy to use and easy to clean. It made no more noise than the blender I was using to try to make my own (unsuccessfully), and not a drop leaked anywhere. Everything locks tightly for a safe and mess-free experience.

I love the recipe book included (which even has some alcoholic options), but the best part for me is being able to substitute what I like to make my very own perfect frappe. I like mine light (like McDonalds), but if you want a heavier coffee flavor, you simply add more grounds to make it your way.

I've put my coffee maker away for the summer (maybe forever), and moved the blender back under the counter. Since this is smaller than my blender, it hardly takes any counter space.

Fortunately, I opened the box before I brought it home and realized it needed the 4 cup basket filters, so I was able to grab them while I was still at the store. I bought the 2-4 cup size which fit perfectly. But other than wishing the information on the filters was included in the details on the outside of the package, it was a wonderful purchase for me.

I bought this locally on sale, and as a result this will more than pay for itself in about two weeks ...

*** NOTE *** The video is "real time" so you can see exactly how long it takes to go from beginning to end. It actually took me longer to upload the video to Amazon than to make the Frappe - and in the time it takes you to watch the video, you could be sipping yours!

*** Edited Review *** I purchased a second Frappe machine for my daughter which we used about 5 times a day for a week. She is using ice cubes from her freezer, and even though we were sure her lid was secure, one of the ice cubes caught the lid wrong (or is it right) and loosened it, causing the "kitchen mess" others have reported occurred. This happened once in about 35 times of use.

I am using smaller crushed ice and ice from an ice machine (small and round) and have not had it happen on my machine yet, even though I have made more than 70 frappes in my machine - but I have removed a star, Mr Coffee really does need to make sure the lid is secure and locks.