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| Brand: Capresso
List Price: $220.00
Buy New: $179.99
You Save: $40.01 (18%)
Rating:  175 reviews
Color: black
Size: 10-cup
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9
Dimensions (in): 16.7 x 11.7 x 11.4
MPN: 440.05
Model: 440.05
UPC: 794151401136
EAN: 0794151401136
ASIN: B000063XHI
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 10
 Good coffee when it is not on the counter. July 3, 2008
R. Molignoni (Idaho)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had this coffee maker for about four and a half years. Today, I bid it farewell as I watched the garbage truck empty our garbage can!
It made a great cup of coffee; as long as you can keep the brew off your kitchen counter. I would NOT recommend purchasing this product.
Like most of the other poor reviews of this coffee machine, I too had the experience of frequent "counter wetting". Want to set its timer to brew coffee for you so it is ready in the morning? Forget it! You will wake up to a large pool of coffee from one end of your counter to the other.
I have tried everything from more frequent decalcifying of the carafe lid and filter assembly to coffee grind adjustments (I have had the grounds as coarse as the grinder could go- the next step would have probably been to hit the bean once with a hammer). No success on any attempts.
Frequency of occurrence was probably about once a week. It was OK as long as you watched it when it was brewing. Generally, you would start seeing it overflow on the carafe's lid. Repositioning the carafe a bit and tapping the lid (the ball valve sticks shut) would correct the overflow.
In summary, I must be masochistic to have put up with this coffee maker for so long.
 I'm going to be so spoiled ... June 25, 2008
Abigail Johnson (Indianapolis)
After years of using a French press, I decided to go with a drip coffee maker. I looked over the available options, and settled on this one. It came yesterday, and this morning I had the best cup of coffee I've had in a long time. I'm currently on my second cup. I love the water filter -- water quality in my apartment is so-so, and that makes a difference as far as taste. I also am looking forward to the timer feature tomorrow morning ... it is so much easier to get out of bed when you have fresh coffee waiting.
If I had to be critical, I'd say that the one thing I would change is to make the carafe slightly bigger. My coffee mugs hold closer to 10 oz., so really this works out to be about 5 cups rather than 10. But that's really only an issue for dinner parties since I am typically the only one drinking coffee in my house. I'd recommend reading the instruction manual before operating, just so you don't run into problems other reviewers have noted. However, I found that operating the machine is very easy and requires very little brainpower. I like the style quite a bit, and very much love the thermal carafe. All in all, one of my favorite Amazon purchases ever!
Working great for two years June 15, 2008
Motor City Madman (Detroit, MI USA)
I have been using this coffee maker for two years now. It still makes an outstanding cup of coffee. The coffee is always great. Hot, good strong flavor and not bitter.
As for the lid, I'm too impatient to wait for the coffee to come out. I turned the lid to the "dot" for about the first month. It seemed to take an eternity to pour two "travelers" in the morning for my myself and my wife. I soon learned that I could "spin" the lid open real fast with a single flick, pour two cups neatly VERY fast, then spin the lid back on.
Love it! May 31, 2008
Elizabeth Krause
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have owned this coffeemaker for about 5 years. Being a coffee geek, I want to let others know that it still makes the best coffee I have tasted. The price hasn't changed in 5 years and I have never had trouble with it. I only gave it a 4 instead of 5 because of the price.
Superior Auto Drip Coffee Maker May 24, 2008
M. Di Peppino (So Cal)
Pros: Style, design, workmanship, brew temp, no hot plate to burn coffee, stainless steel boiler lining, fast brew, stainless carafe keeps coffee hot for hours and ease of use. Oh, and the coffee is perfect. This machine delivers on all expectations.
Cons: I'm thinking...
I almost purchased the Technivorn, but the Capresso has more features (without having to buy a multi-hole dispersion head- Capresso saturates the grinds completely as is), a lower retail price, is smaller and pretty.
I also took a long look at the Bunn with stainless carafe. Trouble is, there's no gold filter made for it, and I don't like paper filters. Also, far too many reports about poorly designed stainless steel carafe.
Don't be misled about "coffee all over the counter stories" with the MT-500. Just read the brief, adequate instructions, and it will be really hard to mess-up. This isn't rocket science, just great drip coffee in 7 minutes.
One caution: You will not be satisfied with most all other brands ever again because they make sour or bitter coffee from too low brew temp or insufficient power to keep the grinds from over steeping and getting bitter in the process.
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