Kitchen & Housewares Sanyo SAC-MST6 Coffee/Tea Maker with Built-In Grinder, Black
- Amazing DisappointmentI drink tea absolutely everyday. My whole family and I. We drink all types of tea, red, green, white, black, herbal, etc. For quite some time I have been looking for a quality tea maker that will brew different teas correctly, quickly and with a minimum of mess. This machine is NOT it. The Sanyo is VERY cheaply made and has no input for tea type let alone tea steeping times. The grinder is very small and poor quality as well. The parts do not even fit together very well. Pick the pot up to pour your brew and the top will fall right off into your cup if you are not careful. There is no stop mechanism for the basket so if you remove the pot before every last of drop of water has sprinkled down be prepared for a hot mess.
I am Costa Rican and long before my love of tea developed I was a hardcore coffee drinker and I can tell you that during my coffee only days I wouldn't have touched this machine with a ten foot pole.
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- Really Love it!We just love our new coffee maker. Having the grinder and coffee maker as one unit is a delight. It brews a great cup of coffee and the size is just perfect for my husband and myself. It's worth every penney and then some.
LeiLani
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- Great Coffee MakerI did not really enjoy coffee until I used this maker. I had a Senseo this coffee maker is so much better, hot,Fresh brewed coffee every day!
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- Many Great Features!Purchased this about a month and a half ago, and have been using daily since. Love the capability of being able to grind coffee beans, brew ground coffee, and low and behold, also brew tea! While tea bags are plentiful and easy to use to fix a "spot of tea," loose tea is somewhat more of a challenge, and this unit is ideal since it has its own tea brewing basket. Great unit and really good price!
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- Careful with that carafe!!This is kinda weird, I'm filling out a review before I've even received the coffee maker I've ordered but I did run into what I think is an important point to consider for prospective buyers.
I think we have all broken one of these glass carafes that come with these types of coffee makers. Usually, it's a trip to some discount store and $8-10 later, Bob's your uncle.
Not apparently so with this unit.
This unit isn't one of the "major more widely known" brands of coffee makers. None of the usual discount stores in my town carried just the carafe. I did a quick online search for a replacement carafe and the best deal I could find shipped was $20. That's 1/2 the price of the whole coffee maker!
Perhaps one of the other brands carafes might work as a replacement but since the filter assembly fits inside the top of the carafe with this unit, that complicates finding a like fit with an other than factory replacement carafe.
I thoroughly expect to enjoy this unit and thusly gave it 4 stars as to not adversly skew the ratings but you can bet even more than I would normally do so, I am going to handle that "gold plated" carafe with kid gloves!
Just an important point I think someone considering this coffee maker should consider.