Not a butler, but makes good coffee
This will not turn itself on at 5:57 AM on Wednesday morning, keep your coffee hot, grind your beans, iron your shirts, or draw your bath. If you want that, hire a butler. What this does do is make a darned good cup of hot coffee in a quick amount of time.The footprint on this is tiny, which is a requirement in my studio apartment with it's 34" x 27" of counter space. The water volume tank is easily filled and clearly measured, so if you try to put more water in than your cup will hold, the spillage is your fault. I'm not having any sputtering problems. It's easy to access the coffee area. The water is hot enough unless you prefer burned-tasting coffee. I don't buy the individual serving cups, but I do buy the disposable filters by Perfect Pod and use them inside the metal filter to avoid sediment. Using 1.5-1.75 T of coffee in the filter with 8 oz water makes a rich and sturdy cup and doesn't overflow the paper filter, so you can just tip the metal basket into the trash and not have one ground to clean up. You can use more grounds if you don't mind cleaning the basket. I enjoy the ritual of making the coffee, so making the cups one at a time isn't a down side for me.On to the first world problems people seem to have.Yes, it drips. Never met one that didn't. There's no drip tray. But I'll bet you've got paper towels or a washcloth or a fancy paper doily you can put beneath the mug to catch that drip. If you're old enough to drink coffee, you're old enough to figure this out. If you put in 12 oz of water and a 10 oz mug, it will overflow. Your mug cannot be larger than 3.5" across and 5.25" high. If you want 20 oz of coffee, make two 10 oz cups (or a 12 and an 8 -- do the math) and pour them into your monster mug. Or stop drinking so much coffee; it's bad for you and it costs way too much money. Listen to Mom. Put that money into savings, along with everything you save by not buying avocado toast or fancy coffee drinks at coffee shops. Soon you'll be a millionaire. But I digress. You cannot set it for a dark or a light brew, you have to adjust the amount of coffee to water.So buy this inexpensive coffee maker that makes a good cup of coffee. You're still going to have to clean beneath the drip tray in one that costs more. And remember -- you've come so far from having to perk coffee in the metal basket on the stove for 20 minutes, which actually made wonderful coffee and made the house smell yummy, plus you had to develop the ability to delay gratification until it was ready. It built character. Ah, for the days of bacon and eggs and percolated coffee...
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Super good and low wattage K-cup coffee maker
Love this little k-cup coffee maker. You get what you pay for in the quality of the item but it works great! It doesn’t take a lot of space. It is so simple to use with just one button to push to brew. Coffee is hot and fills my cup perfectly. I chose this specifically as I live off solar. It’s very efficient. This maker only uses about 760-790( peak wattage) for maybe 2-3 minutes. It only uses power when actually brewing. Not when in idle mode after the on button is pushed. It turns itself off as soon as the coffee has finished. I would buy this again due to this feature alone.
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Alina M.
December 20, 2025
Compact with good quality and tasty brew.
I bought this Coffee Maker a week ago as an early Christmas present to myself. I haven't owned any coffee makers before, and I decided to buy one. So far, I am quite happy with this product, and here is why:Pros: Nice compact size that fits on the shelf. I don't have a huge kitchen or table space, and usually don't have free space. The coffee maker is very light and has a handle to move around the house, which makes it very useful. I chose it over other similar models with a close price for one very important reason—the on/off button located on the top of the device (essential if you have a busy table in the kitchen and can knock something down when trying to turn the device on). The water level indicator is very visible, and the device has overflow protection.It takes 3 minutes to brew 12 oz from the moment of pressing the power button till the last drop lands in the cup. SO you can go to the bathroom and return to a cup of tasty brew. The quality of coffee it make is very good, you cannot make it manually in the cup or in a french press. My mom loves the coffee quality too, and she is a coffee expert. The cord is about 1 yard.Cons: When I received it, it was sent without a shipping box with a shipping sticker on the side, and it can be easily damaged. This is why I am taking one star down.I use this coffee maker twice a day every day. The doctor does not recommend me to drink more then that.
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Great little coffee maker
I purchased this little coffee maker to use at work. We are limited to the wattage that we can use at our desk, and this one is only 800 W so it’s within the acceptable range. It makes a quick cup of coffee, and there is no mess. It automatically shuts off when the brew is done. You can use coffee grinds, or a K cup, although I haven’t used the K cup feature yet so I don’t know how well that works. But using with the coffee grinds work fine.I also use it to heat water for hot tea. It’s fairly small, so it doesn’t take up much space and is easy to move if needed. I wish the cord was a tiny bit longer, but that’s not a dealbreaker. I would absolutely purchase this again.
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