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Gretchyn
February 01, 2026
Awesome! Exceeds expectations!
Exceeds expectations for price! Better than our high end brewer that we replaced after less than a year. Simple & easy to set and brew! Water well & coffee ground basket are simplistic and easy access. Takes regular, inexpensive filters you can find in any store. Has a single-brew side car for travel mugs, which does come with a reusable filter. Brewing is QUICK. Coffee is especially HOT. GREAT (better) results using our same ground coffee, as compared to the one we replaced. May buy another to keep on hand or for a gift.
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Ben Powell
March 15, 2019
Great coffee maker- single cup or full pot
This the best coffee pot I've ever owned, seriously. I appreciate good coffee and regularly buy beans from a local roastery. I am not a barista nor do I claim to be a coffee expert. I enjoy good coffee and a drip coffee maker is good enough for my daily habit.This maker can be used to brew single cups on one side or a full pot on the other side. Typically, I am the only coffee drinker in my house. Sometimes we have guests. This coffee maker allows me to serve both situations easily.To use the single serve side, I fill the cup that I'm planning to use with the correct amount of tap water and add it to the single serve side of the maker. This is accessed from the top under a small lid that flips up. This side is designed to only hold enough water for a single serve amount of water. I don't use manufactured pods as I prefer fresh grounds but this maker apparently can handle pods too. I grind my beans or use pre-ground coffee and add that to the slide out tray on the single serve side just above the cup location. There is a metallic mesh screen that holds the grounds on the single serve side and I find that I waste less coffee than when I try to make only 1 or 2 cups in a large pot. The single serve side has a nested set of plastic circles that sits under a tall mug when not needed. These little circular risers can be un-nested and stacked to allow a shorter cup to be closer to the dripping coffee (see photos). This allows the maker to accommodate a variety of sizes of cups. The single serve side takes about 2 minutes to brew. I think the coffee tastes great and I can control the strength of the brew based upon how many grounds I add.The full carafe side is much like any basic drip-coffee maker. There’s a small reservoir that holds enough water to brew a full pot of coffee. There’s a flip lid and a basket for coffee grounds. You can use paper filters or buy a separate metallic, re-usable mesh filter that fits inside this basket. I like these baskets as it’s less wasteful than using paper filters daily and I don’t have to remember to constantly purchase filters. I’ve used the same mesh filter for over 7 years now. It doesn’t filter as finely as paper filters do and the last sip of coffee contains a small amount of grit / sediment but this seems normal to me now. If someone doesn’t like this idea than I would warn them not to drink the last sip. It’s pretty easy to avoid.The coffee maker has a very obvious and easy to use manual switch that selects whether you are brewing a full pot or a single serve. Only one side can be used at a time. You simply move the switch to the left or right as the illustrations show to select which side you wish to utilize.I frequently use the timer feature. Prior to work I have one 16 oz metal travel mug filled, warm and waiting for me when I wake up in the morning.The display is bright when you touch a button and dims to normal again after about 30 seconds so it doesn’t light up the kitchen at night like a beacon. There is a single bright green LED light that indicates that the timer is set and ready to go. Personally, I like this feature as it is an obvious acknowledgment that the timer is ready to go at the time that I programmed in. Some might find this too bright but it’s hard to imagine it being a nuisance to most people.Other reviewers have indicated the their carafe broke instantly upon the first use. I’ve used my carafe several times without issues. I also noticed that a new pot is around $10 so if it does break down the road, I can probably replace it easily. Some said that it tastes like plastic, I haven’t experienced this. Some said that it leaks after 3 months – I’ll try to update this review later but so far so good – no leaks. Others say it takes too long to brew. I think it takes about as long to make coffee as every other coffeepot that I have owned and if you set it up the night before, you won’t have to wait for it. It can be ready for you whenever you tell it to be ready. I even read that some people were annoyed that they had to slide the coffee pot out from under a counter in order to add water to the top of the coffee maker. I once added felt pads to the bottom of a coffee maker to make this process easier. Without a dedicated water line and a commercial coffee apparatus, I’m not sure how the manufacturer would avoid this overly burdensome task. You have to add water somehow; that’s how coffee works.I have not had any negative issues at all with this coffee maker and I’ve been using it daily for over 1 month. It’s easy to use, it’s easy to program and I like that I can make a full pot or single cup depending on my needs. I definitely recommend this unit.
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The Confederate Artist
January 07, 2026
Hamilton Beach 2-Way Programmable Coffee Maker
We've had this for over a year now.. We bought this to replace the two Keurig Duo Essentials that quit on us, the year before, and they're not cheap. This has held up extremely well.. longer than either of the previous Keurig's Hands down better than Keurig in my opinion. This is a great product, nowhere near as fast as a Bunn. But it is a sturdy reliable coffee maker that works well and does what it is supposed to do. Very easy to clean. My wife loves the single cup maker, you can make a very strong single cup.
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Erica Godsey
January 21, 2026
Great concept and versatility — just needs a small design tweak
This coffee maker is a great all-in-one option. I love having both a full 12-cup carafe and a single-serve option in one machine. It’s well made, looks nice with the stainless accents, and works reliably for everyday coffee.I specifically wanted a single-cup option without using K-cups. I hate wasting money on K-cups that cost double what the same coffee costs in a bag—and usually with less coffee. The idea behind the single-serve side is genius for that reason.However, the single-serve brew time is extremely slow. It honestly feels like you’re waiting forever for one cup of coffee. The setup is also awkward, and the basket can easily fall out if it’s bumped, which adds to the frustration.Overall, this is a solid, versatile coffee maker with a smart concept. With a few small tweaks to the single-serve design, it would be close to perfect.
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Carolyn M.
January 11, 2026
This is my favorite coffee maker !!
My favorite coffee maker! This coffee maker allows for the convivence of a 1 cup brew using a traditional filter & coffee ground; or you can brew a whole pot. This coffee maker does NOT use K-cups or anything similar! There is a smaller water chamber & smaller filter that you can opt to use for a 1 cup brew. I personally do not care for the K-cup brew or even the tiny K-cup 'filter' that you can smash grounds into. The one brew system in this is perfect and makes great coffee.
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