Hamilton Beach 5 Cup Drip Coffee Maker with Easy FrontFill Basket, Compact Design, Programmable Clock, Glass Carafe, Auto Pause and Pour, Black & Stainless Steel (46111)

DELICIOUS HOT ☕☕☕☕☕This little coffee maker is almost perfect. It makes good, hot coffee fast. I don't use the timer so I can't comment on that. The pitcher works fine. I think Hamilton Beach only has a couple of things to consider further with this one, which aren't really that big a deal for me so far. To address these things in a model update would make it even nicer.It needs a bigger water receptacle; the inside of the water chamber at the top where the water is poured is made in such a way that the water has to be added slowly enough so none will spill out over the sides while you're pouring it in - a minor inconvenience for me in a small coffee maker (I only make 1 or 2 cups at a time). If you have unsteady hands it could be a bigger problem for you, especially if you make a full pot every time. Hamilton Beach would have to make the opening big enough so water for 5 cups could easily be poured in with little overflow risk.The graduated water viewport would be better and easier to see if it was in front and not on the side, and made of clear plastic. It's awkward to pour the water and then have to crane your neck or turn the coffee maker to make sure you've got the right amount of water inside. The coffee maker is designed small enough to fit conveniently under kitchen cabinets and to have the water view in front makes more sense. Also with the port in front, it's a quick reminder if you like to set up your coffee maker the night before, that you already have water in. If the coffee maker was a little wider I think they'd have enough room to place a nice clear viewer in the front of a newer model - I personally have eyesight issues.Overall I really like this coffee maker. It performs very well and makes coffee very fast. I have a reusable filter basket for it I purchased separately on Amazon which fits perfectly, is durable and works fine, and is not expensive (search for 4 Cup Reusable Filter Basket by BRENSTEN, on Amazon; you can buy just one if you want).I'd tell anyone it's a good coffee maker but would explain that it still isn't perfect, but close.

I love this little thing! It has every feature I could want in a drip coffee maker and the perfect size. I have never gotten the programming feature to work but it’s just as easy to set up your grounds and water the night before and click “brew” as soon as you get up. It brews very quickly.One thing to note, most grocery store bags of ground coffee are very fine so if you use too much grounds, the water will filter through it too slowly and get backed up and you’ll end up with grounds in your coffee and a mess. The easy way to fix this is use a little less coffee per water, OR grind the coffee yourself and make sure it’s not as fine.

The Hamilton Beach 5 cup coffee maker is just what the doctor ordered. It does make a great cup of coffee, but as the title says … read the instructions very carefully. They are written or transferred to the site by a person whose first language is NOT ENGLISH. I can understand why some of the purchasers couldn’t get the machine to operate, or co-operate. Some of the instructions are not clear … such as, how to get the clock started. I had to play with it for a “few” frustrating minutes before it dawned on me that I needed a thirteen years old to get it working. [A Thirteen Year Old with a computer mentality]. When that light came on, it was clear sailing.As compared to the single serve Kuerig coffee maker it replaced, it makes a CUP OF COFFEE. For instance … I used three (3) LEVEL coffee scoops with four (4) cups of water … on regular, NOT robust … and the coffee was COFFEE! And, the brew was HOT, not lukewarm.I paid a fair price, and got a good coffee maker. You won’t be sorry for the purchase. But, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY and you’ll not get frustrated.

Love this little coffee maker. I live alone and got rid of my Keurig pot because it was so big on my countertop. This little pot is perfect and I wanted it to be one that I could set a timer to have coffee when I get up in the morning. It works great. Takes up very little space on the counter. Perfect for me.

Very nice coffee maker. Easy to clean. Coffee nice and hot. The clock does not work at all doesn't even light up. We do not need it going to keep it instead of returning it. Makes great coffee.UP DATE Clock works great. Just need to be smart enough to remove the plastic sticker on face of clock. Dum on my part going to give it 5 stars.