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Krups FME2-14 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker with Glass Carafe, Black | 
 enlarge | Brand: Krups
List Price: $100.00
Buy New: $49.96
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Rating:  90 reviews
Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
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MPN: FME2-14
Model: FME2-14
UPC: 010942203186
EAN: 0010942203186
ASIN: B0007Y6BO8
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| Features:
| • | 12-cup fully programmable 1100-watt coffeemaker with cascading brew head for even extraction | | • | 1- to 3-cup aroma setting; brew-pause; 60-ounce water reservoir; 2-hour auto shut-off | | • | 12-cup glass carafe provides sleek easy-pour ergonomic handle and no-drip spout | | • | Built-in water filter; electronic descaling indicator; LED control panel; 1- to 5-hour heating plate | | • | Measures approximately 10-1/2 by 8-1/2 by 13-3/4 inches; 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
12 Cup Black Plastic Time Glass Coffeemaker Programmable Clock Programmable Auto-Off From 1-5 Hours Pause & Serve Built In Water Filtration Descaling Indicator Flavor Control Aroma Switch Duo Filter Water Filtration System Audible Signal When Brewing Is Complete High Visibility Blue Illuminated LED Control Panel
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Plastic smell won't go away July 10, 2008
H. Lanfear (Pennsylvania)
My 15 year old Krups made excellent coffee and gave up the ghost - apparently in the meantime, the company gave up too. The first one I bought, had a strong plastic smell and within 36 hours the clock/'on' indicator failed. A replacement works, but after 3 weeks, the plastic smell remains strong; even after repeated vinegar/water flushes and many, many water flushes. Krups said I could send it in (at my expense) for warranty service. That won't fix it - the only solution is the trash can and I'm now looking at other brands. I'm sorry to see such a previously fine company have a 'junk product'; but I'll never buy another one.
Terrible Product - Broke within weeks July 7, 2008
Jim M (MA United States)
This product broke within weeks of using it. Gotta love quality control here! The level sensor disabled the maker from being used. Not worth the trouble just bought a Cuisinart that appears to be better made.
Gotta love Chinese manufacturing, we are back to the 1970's...must be the GE way!
 Good product for the money June 6, 2008
Peter P (Nashville, Tennessee USA)
I purchased the FME2 to replace a Capresso model that had the glass carafe, which you can't find anymore, so I did a lot of checking and this seemed to have the features I wanted. I didn't want a thermal carafe model, because I make a pot of regular coffee for me in the morning, pour it into a thermal carafe, then make a few cups of decaf for my wife,
What I like:
I wanted a model that had separate 'doors' or covers for the water and the coffee grounds. The reason - I grind coffee for each use and sometimes the static makes the grounds fly all over the place. When you have a machine that opens both the water resevoir and the coffee container, you risk getting some of the grounds in the water - not good. My Capresso worked this way too. This was my #1 requirement, not met by many coffee makers.
It makes a fast, hot cup of coffee which is very good. Coffee temperature is around 175-180 degrees, with suggested ideal about 195-205 degrees, which is close enough. Cone filter - I prefer the brown paper over the gold to keep out the sediment from the freshly ground coffee. #2 requirement.
It has a 1-3 cup brewing cycle, which is great becuase I only make about 2 cups for my wife to take out the door in the morning. The Capresso had this feature too. #3 requirement.
I don't use the auto-brew feature, but I do set the clock and other features. It's not as difficult as some would make you believe.
Has a filter, but I use filtered water, so not sure that's such a big deal and when it comes time to replace it, may opt not to do that.
Auto shutoff of warming plate. You can set the time on this and I set it to an hour, figuring that if the coffee hasn't been drunk by then, you're going to end up with syrup! With the Capresso, which didn't have this feature, sometmes coffee brewed at night would be left on the carafe got scorched.
Relatively quiet, and I like the alarms - both for when the brew cycle is done and when the machine shuts off. You can turn this off though.
What I don't like:
As others have stated, the carafe does seem to drip when you pour it, I think the cover and spout aren't designed correctly. You can pour slow, or what I've found is that if you open the lid slightly when you pour, the drip goes away - just watch out for the steam from the very hot coffee.
The water resevoir is narrow, so you have to be careful when you pour water into it, otherwise you can spill onto the outside of the unit.
There is a cup measuring tube on the outside that is useless. It gets bubbles and you cannot really use it to measure. This is not an issue for me because when I make coffee I measure the water at 3 OZ per scoop so I never use that feature. My wife complains about it though.
I have run into the situation where I've made a pot of coffee and turn around to make another one and the 'empty resevoir' feature won't let it start, even when water is in place. Solution seems to be to wait about 5 minutes before brewing another pot. Not such a big deal. I think you can also unplug it to reset, but you've have to reprogram all your buttons again.
The unit is certainly not built as well as some of the other machines, like the Cuisinart or the Capresso, but my old Capresso was plastic just like this and lasted for 10 years until the carafe broke and it was cheaper to get a new machine than a new carafe. I think I paid around $40 at BB&B - other Capresso machines were 4-5X that.
Electric KRUPS Coffee Maker June 1, 2008
L. Lalli
Good product,coffee is hot. The machine is big so be sure to have adequate space. The drawbacks? pouring the water into the tank is a little difficult,the opening is much smaller than many machines. The glass pot drips quite a bit. I preferred my old BRAUN of 20 years to this one!
Most disappointing May 31, 2008
Peter V. Netland (New Market, MN United States)
I had a Krups coffee maker that was great, and lasted 12+ years, so when it finally died my first choice was to get another Krups. Bad choice.
I ordered and received the FME2 model, and when I opened the box I found the new unit to be pretty smelly (plastic), with kind of "cheap" workmanship. The set up of the clock feature was extremely low-budget, too. I thought I'd give it a chance, though, and used it for about 1 month. Then one morning, it decided that it didn't have any water in it (it did), and sounded it's alarm, refusing to work. No matter what I did, it just refused to "believe" that ot had water in it. Very frustrating, and you know what? After doing some research on the Internet, it seems that this is kind of a common problem with the Krups brand. At that point, I had had enough, and in the trash it went. I get kind of crabby, when I don't get my coffee.
I ended up buying a Cuisinart DCC-1100 Series coffee maker, and I LOVE IT! Do yourself a favor, spend a little more and get a truly wonderful coffee maker.
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