| KitchenAid? Javastudio Series 10-Cup Thermal Carafe | 
| Brand: KitchenAid
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $59.90
You Save: $90.09 (60%)
Rating:  12 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.5
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MPN: KCM515OB
UPC: 050946967387
EAN: 0050946967387
ASIN: B000G2Q1WS
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| Features:
| • | Model No.: KCM515 (OB) | | • | Capacity: 10 Cups. | | • | Width: 8.5-in. | | • | Height: 14-in. | | • | Depth: 14-in. |
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Product Description
Wake-up bright and early with a cup of rich, delicious coffee from the high-tech JavaStudio. Clad in stainless steel, it features a 1,100-watt heat pump and patented JavaSpa(tm) showerhead that distributes water evenly into the flat-bottom brew basket for a perfect brew every time. One-year replacement warranty. Model KCM515OB.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Too Cool Cuppa July 20, 2008
CRINKLEBUG (PORTLAND, OR)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I gave it a star because a) I have to in order to review it, and b) it's pretty. I have this coffee maker, or should I say coffee GLUTTON, in red. I refer to it as the glutton because it takes twice as much grounds to make half as much coffee! I have to actually fill the ENTIRE basket with coffee grounds in order for the brown water to have any coffee-ish flavor!
What a waste.
Also, when you fill the reservoir for ten cups of coffee, you get about 4 regular size cups of TEPID coffee. Tepid may be too harsh, but if you like coffee straight, as I do, you can drink it immediately after brewing. But, if you like creamer, as my husband does, you wind up with luke warm café au lait.
While complaining about this to my mother, she suggested the water may not be hot enough to draw the coffee from the grounds. SHE WAS RIGHT! I microwave a cup of water to a boil and add half the grounds (what I would use in any other coffee maker), and allow it to steep, like I do in my french press. After 3 minutes, I stir and pour it into the basket, shut the lid, fill the tank to "9 cups" and brew as usual. The result: A normal cuppa! Now, the problem with the warmth of the brewed coffee is still unsolved, but this extra step allows for a well-flavored cup of java.
The machine has lovely features and alerts you at time intervals to let you know how long your brew has sat, but it doesn't matter, because by the first beep--30 minutes, your coffee needs a jolt of microwave radiation!
KitchenAid? Javastudio Series 10-Cup Thermal Carafe
Poor in every way July 8, 2008
Steven Katz (New York, NY United States)
The helpful guy at Bed Bath & Beyond told me this was the best coffee maker on the market. He must be getting kickbacks or something. The first one I bought didn't work and the company helpfully replaced it at no cost. But the truth is it never worked all that well: the coffee isn't hot enough and the machine is poorly designed--try to clean the place you pour the water into and you'll see what I mean. Finally, after owning it for a year, it has started breaking down. I highly recommend you avoid this coffee maker.
cold coffee May 30, 2008
GayleV (CT)
This coffee maker made tasteless, luke warm coffee. The thermal carafe was good quality, but the coffee just didn't brew hot. Every mormiing we heated the carafe and our mugs, but still the coffee marginal. I finally had to go out and buy a second coffee maker. For $50 I got a Cuisinart maker that brews excellent, hot coffee. It doesn't have a thermal pot, but it is 100% better.
 good quality April 30, 2008
P. Su (Torrance, CA United States)
This coffee maker is well built. We bought it becasue of stainless steel the thermo carafe, becasue we have broken a couple of the glass ones :)
At first, I was also having problem figuring out what the water level is and found that if you pour the water from the back (like most of the coffee maker), you would need to close the lid and open the front lid (which opens also the back one) to view the water level on the ruler above the water filter).
We also like the wire filter basket, so we don't need to buy the paper filters. The only complaint I have is the coffee temp not hot enough (around 130 F). I called Customer Service and was told to warm up the carafe with hot water for at least 5 minutes before starting the brew. This works, but it sure is a hassle. Since the carafe is insulated, the hot plate that keeps the coffe hot also is less effective. But, what I d o now is to setup auto brew 20 minutes before hand to brew a 10 cup water. This would keep the carafe wwarm enough to bring the coffee temp up to around 145 F.
Overall, we still believe that this is a good product, easy to use/program and no more broken carafe :)
Very disappointed in this Kitchenaid product ! February 16, 2008
M. McDougall (Windsor, Ontario CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Don't waste your hard earned money on this coffee maker. This item was given a fair test drive since it was purchase back in May 2007.
Pros:
Nice stylish appearance. Love the stainless steel look.
Steel carafe, nothing to break in a clumsy moment.
Steel carafe stays cool to touch.
If you make small quantities of coffee, taste is satisfactory.
Love the gold mesh coffee basket, no more messy paper filters to deal with.
Auto clean light will illuminate to let you know when cleaning is required, due to mineral build up.
Easy to read graduations inside to see water level.
Plastic measuring spoon supplied, to scoop fresh coffee grounds.
Cons:
The coffee maker does not brew enough coffee. 10 cup feature brews really only 2 1/2 mugs - they are normal size.
If you try to brew 10 cups , really anything over 7 cups, you end up with coffee ground spillover, and that is using their suggested coffee ground measurements. Crunchy coffee... Mmm...Delicious - NOT.
The coffee comes out luke warm and needs to be reheated in the microwave before drinking.
There is NO heating element to keep the carafe warm over time.
The carafe had a very deep inset lip and makes it difficult to pour coffee out from carafe.
Must use alternative container to fill water station, carafe too difficult to pour from.
The "minute" setting of the LED time clock broke,(won't pop back out) and can not be adjusted. This occurred after only 3 trials of resetting time, due to power outages.
Overpriced due to lack of quality of product.
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