BLACK+DECKER CM2045B-1, 12-Cup

Bought this to replace an old glass-carafe Mr. Coffee that was burning the bottom inch of every pot. The warming plate would basically cook whatever was left after the first hour, and by 10am the coffee tasted like a tire. So the thermal carafe was the whole point. It works. I set the auto-brew for 5:45 and by the time I'm in the kitchen at 6 the pot's done. Five hours later there's still coffee hot enough to drink without microwaving, not piping but hot. By 1 or 2pm it's warm and still tastes like coffee, not like the sludge from the old machine. Vacuum carafe doing what it's supposed to do. The coffee itself is better than I expected from a sub-100 dollar machine. I run a medium-dark Costco bean and the brew comes out clean, no bitter aftertaste. The strength selector actually makes a difference if you bump it toward bold. I can tell when my wife runs it on regular vs when I push it up. Auto-clean cycle worked the first time I ran it. Dump vinegar and water in, hit the button, walk away. Beeps when done. One real gripe: the digital display is small and the contrast is not great. Programming the start time means leaning in and squinting if the kitchen light isn't on. Once it's set you don't need to mess with it, but the first night I had to redo it twice because I couldn't tell if I'd hit AM or PM. Would buy again. If you've been living with a glass carafe and a warming plate, the upgrade is real.

I have owned many coffee makers who price’s ranging from $50-$200 dollars. This does as well as a job as the others. Coffee comes out piping hot every time. It was really funny that I was ready to send it back when I was putting through the first run. The water wasn’t going into the carafe it would just stay where the grinds were and it turns out you can’t brew the coffee without the lid on the carafe for it to work properly. I just wished it had an automatic shut off but for $65.00 really can’t complain. Recommend using Bunn filters, fit great. Carafe has a wide enough opening to clean the inside. Definitely worth the money.

I bought this coffee maker to replace our Cuisinart coffee maker that gave up the ghost after many years of service. I wasn’t sure about my choice to go with the Black & Decker because it was quite a bet cheaper than a new Cuisinart but I have to say it’s been great and I don’t regret my choice at all. My biggest gripe with the Cuisinart was how small the opening on the carafe was that made it difficult to clean. The Black & Decker has a large opening making cleaning a breeze. It also has a better pour spout than the Cuisinart. The only downside is that the carafe doesn’t keep the coffee hot as long as it predecessor did but that’s rarely a problem in our household. The programming display is also a little Hard to read with my old eyes. I doubt it would be a problem for younger users. All in all it makes a great cup of coffee in under 10 minutes and I often use the scheduling feature so I wake up with that first cup waiting for me in the mornings.

Coffee pot carafe versus glass I will always go with carafe. Coffee stays hot long time. Perfect size, easy settings. Super easy to clean, great quality. Looks great in kitchen area. Carafe prevents burning coffee taste unlike coffee glass pot sitting on hot surface.

This thing is an A+ for us. This is the same one that we have at out winter home and have had it for years. I makes great coffee and keeps it hot for hours. I am not sure if it is induction or what but there are no hot surfaces and if you turn it back on it heats the coffee in the thermos. The on thing I would change on it is make the display darker so you can read it. You need a magnifying glass to read am or pm. Still doesn't stop me from buying it again. My older one is a little noisier than the new one. I really have to listen to make sure it is brewing. I love the appearance and you can see the water level, holds a little over 6 cups of water. Looks exactly like my 15 year old one, if it ain't broke don't fix it.

I bought this after having experienced 12-cup thermal-carafe coffee makers at two of my stepkids' homes. The ability to not have a glass carafe, and have hot coffee for my typical consumption of the full 12 cups, over a typical ~2-hour period, without having to worry about scorching the coffee appealed to me greatly. Both of those households liked their coffee considerably stronger than I, and so very fully filled their (in both cases) gold-mesh filters, one each round and cone style. So it was with considerable surprise that my 4-heaping-tablespoon-scoops coffee load (first picture) resulted in: Every single time, my brew basket came out looking like the second or third picture. I brewed every single day I owned this machine (returning it for refund on the last possible day, 34 pots later). Never was there no grounds in the basket. Sometimes a few, and ... Sometimes a lot, resulting in the top of the carafe looking like the 4th picture. I can't imagine what the outcome of putting in 12 tablespoons (nominally at least twice the load of my heaping tablespoon-scoop) would have been. Never was any potful free of drips. Sometimes, a LOT of drips. The most egregious of them looked like the last two pictures. It got to the point where I was NEVER without a folded paper towel next to my mug in order to catch the drips. I did everything I could think of to eliminate the drips. Tilt the pot, and THEN push the pouring seal. Push the pouring seal and THEN pour. Scrub the gasket between the top and the pot, and the gasket between the on/off pouring seal. The best I ever achieved was a few drips down the front of the pot. The worst is in the pictures. That's all the negative stuff. The coffee was great. The pot, lid, and basket were easy to clean. If I didn't mind the occasional instance of grounds in my coffee, or having to clean up every single time I brewed, sometimes several times in the 4 pours (my mug is a full pint, also insulated), the inevitable drips, I likely would have kept it, as the coffee was fine. A minor nuisance was that the water tank was a bit difficult to fill accurately without paying very strict attention, as the spray unit divided the width exactly in half, making a relatively small target for the full carafe. As I followed the recommendation of the owner's manual and preheated the carafe before brewing, I never actually used the preset/overnight-ready setup; in fact, I stowed it in the cabinet directly over where I brewed, so it always displayed a flashing 12:00 - but I expect it would have worked as intended. I (obviously) have no idea why the carafe leaked or whatever-other-mechanism caused my drip issues. But I'm certain I could not have improved the coffee grounds issue, given my care in leveling my load, and the fact that it was perhaps a third of the normal load for the 12-cup brew I did each time. The only way I can conceive for that failure is that the drain wasn't sufficiently large. I admit that, not having had an endoscope to sneak in during brewing I never got to see the effects of the multi-directional spray bar; I'd thought it a fantastic idea and it was one of the reasons I purchased this model. It may have been that the pressure was a bit too much and caused splashing of the grounds, but the very even level of the empty-of-water basket suggests otherwise, and that it simply overflowed the filter paper. One other niggle. As you can see, I have a wide-bottomed insulated mug. It's a leftover from my 15 years of cruising on a sailboat. So old that it's unobtanium now, and I've made it safe to use with an electrical tie reinforcement to the handle. But I digress... The subject pot gave me 4 cupfuls - the usual "12 cups" - if you count leaving a half-inch or so space at the top on each fill. So, this carafe, spiller though it was, wouldn't deliver a full 12 cups, despite my filling it to the brim, and being rewarded, most times, with spillover (overfill as far as this one's water reservoir was concerned). For whatever it's worth, Amazon immediately refunded my purchase, for which I had already used up the credit to my 'wallet' by ordering the other version I'd considered when ordering this one. It's the very similar-looking https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2JK9Y8V - which I've used several times since my return of the subject unit, and found the resulting coffee grounds' level as expected, which is to say the dark line went only about halfway up the edge. And furthermore, it delivers an honest 12 cups - 4 fills of my ancient mug, with only space enough left to put on the sipper, no-spill lid - every time. And the water reservoir fill opening is massive by comparison. If you're considering the two, I'd definitely recommend the link immediately above, and give THIS one a pass.

I had a coffee maker from another well-known brand that was more expensive. The power button developed a mind of its own, so I replaced within the warranty window and the replacement developed the same issue a year later. I decided to go with this brand for the price and simplicity. The power button is on the side instead of the top where condensation may have caused the issue on my other machine. In general, it's simple, but REALLY well made with a smart design. I'm hoping this lasts us forever. We're a fan of the carafe style because I wake up much earlier than my partner. The coffee stays fresh, hot, and doesn't burn. It's perfect! One note - It doesn't come with a filter basket, so be sure to purchase one!

I've had this coffee maker now for about 3 weeks. I don't love it, but I don't hate it. I'm also not 100% sure if I would recommend it either. Here's why. PLEASE READ ENTIRE REVIEW FOR IMPORTANT INFO. Before purchasing this, I read lots of the reviews, and watched all of the video reviews before I decided on this one. Because everyone seemed happy with theirs, I went ahead and bought it. It was pricier than others, but I always go by the old saying, "you get what you pay for". It shipped very quickly and arrived the next day. When I got mine, I went through the setup procedure and I was ready to enjoy my first pot of coffee. The first thing I noticed was the lid was very loose, and I knew it was supposed to "lock" into place. After all, that's how the coffee is supposed to stay hot, in the carafe, and not on a warming plate, right? Even the description states: • 4 LAYER VACUUM SEALED THERMAL CARAFE: keeps coffee hot for up to two hours with the 4-layer vacuum sealed thermal carafe. On mine, I quickly discovered that there was a plastic seal missing from the carafe lid, which supposedly makes the carafe air tight. I reached out to Black+Decker and they quickly sent me a replacement lid (thank you Black+Decker). Finally, after getting the new lid I would be able to enjoy nice hot coffee. And I did...sort of. After using it for a few weeks now, I've noticed that the first cup of coffee that comes out is piping hot. By the time I get my second cup (maybe 45 minutes later) the coffee is what I would describe as "very warm", not hot. By the time I get to my 3rd cup, (don't judge) the coffee in the carafe is just lukewarm, (hello Mr. Microwave). I think I expected it to remain closer to hot much longer. BUT, while writing this review, I noticed in the product description it says: • IMPORTANT PRO TIP: To help coffee stay at brewed temperature, warm the carafe by filling with hot tap water and then discarding before brewing. So, I tried that this morning, and, it did help somewhat to keep the coffee in the carafe hotter, longer. I'm going to keep doing this and experiment to get the best results. My feeling on this is that it's just an extra step in the morning I wouldn't have to do with a traditional coffee maker with a glass carafe. One thing I do like is that the carafe does stay cool to the touch on the outside and also the no-drip spout feature. What I used to like about my old coffee maker is being able to use the glass carafe to measure the water and pour it right into the reservoir. With this carafe, there's no way to do that so I have to use a measuring cup. This is a minor inconvenience though. One other feature I wish this coffee maker had is that the clock display does not illuminate when power button is pushed (see picture) or while brewing coffee. It seems like a very dim display. Bottom line, typically if I don't like something I buy, I return it. However, I'm not going to return this simply because I don't want to go through the hassle of packing it all up and returning it, and I still get my coffee every morning.

I Love my new Black and Decker Coffee maker

I brought this coffee maker because I am looking for a coffee maker with a thermal carafe, but had to return it immediately as it was a 110V machine, something that isn’t mentioned on the product description and I did not want to get involved with a step down converter. Cant rate it really accordingly.

Por el precio recibes más de lo que pagas, la jarra conserva adecuadamente el calor y el sabor, con el beneficio de que no tomas un café recalentado, sella debidamente la coladera para aquellos impacientes que no pueden esperar.

Received it completely broken and facing difficulties to return it till now!

Love it! No burner and no fear of it shorting out and causing a fire because it was left on! Keeps 12 cups hot and we can choose to may as many cups as we need