Kitchen & Housewares Krups KM7000 Grind-and-Brew 10-Cup Coffeemaker, Black
- Quiet, reliable, and piping hot, delicious coffee!This is a wonderful machine! The grinder is much quieter than other grind & brew's I've owned. With so many settings, you are sure to be able to make coffee to your particlar taste. The grinder works very well, the machine is easy to clean between uses, coffee is piping hot when it finishes (something my old g&b would refuse to do), the flavor is unmatched, and I have't yet used the "Aroma" function!
There are a few caveats, however. This is a nicely-designed piece of engineering, but there's some attention that needs to be paid to prepping the unit for the next pot. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS and FOLLOW them to the letter! None of the issues posted have cropped up with my machine, going on 2 weeks of twice-daily use. The grounds don't spray all over the counter, as long as it is prepped correctly. That's why these machines have these manuals.
The ONLY issue I can think of is that the coffee comes out so hot that the steam condenses on the filter basket enclosure, drips the water down the edge of the carafe, and onto the hot plate. That's not even worth complaining about, IMHO.
The program auto works very well, and it's easy to set. The brew time for a pot is around 13 minutes, so it's not lighning fast. I set it to start 15 minutes before I get up; that way, when I stagger down the steps, I have fresh coffee to greet me.
There's a lot of imitators, and a lot of competitors, but this is easiest to clean (toss old paper filter, rinse the filter basket, rinse carafe, and DONE!), and that's what sold me on the Krups over a Cuisinart model.
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- Died after 6 monthsI bought this coffeemaker in March. I was happy with it, but it just died on me -- after less than 5 months of ordinary use. Disappointed!
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- Great Coffee/Lousy carafeI love this coffee maker. It makes absolutely the best coffee I've ever had at home--hot, great flavor, not a lot of work to get there. Some mentioned that they had a problem with "coffee dust" after grinding but I haven't seen any evidence of that. The only thing that is "off" with this coffee maker is the carafe. There is absolutely no way that you can get water into the coffee maker or coffee into your cup without major spilling. I have learned to use more water than the number of cups I need and to always pour my coffee over the sink. Other than that, this is a terrific coffee maker (need to read directions before using the first time) and I highly recommed it.
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- Wish it were a 12 cup makerMakes a good cup of coffee, I wish it was a twelve cup maker and had more flexibility to make the coffee stronger.
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- KRUPS KM7000Enjoying the ease of using this machine, which was a replacement for a Cuisinart Grinder/Brewer. However, the glass carafe is very flimsy and highly breakable, and replacements are hard to find due to backorders.