Hamilton Beach 12 Cup Programmable Drip Coffee Maker with 3 Brew Options, Glass Carafe, Auto Pause and Pour, Black Stainless (46293)

In my book, Hamilton Beach makes the best coffee makers. This is my 3rd one in some 30 years, replacing the one I got in 2010. And it follows Suite. Was delivered on time, packed securely, and works great. Since I'm 78, I assume this will be my last. It's like a warm friend every morning.

I once owned a Hamilton Beach coffeemaker 50 years ago when I first married my wife. I remember how the coffee brewing smelled just like it tastes, wonderful! Over the years, as a coffee enthusiast, I've tried many different brew methods, electric percolator, pourover single cup, Italian Mika brewer, and they all price exceptional tasting cup of coffee. The negative aspect with some of these is cleanup and maintenance. I wanted to get back to a 12 cup brewer because of my need for my coffee and simplified brewing method. This coffeemaker fills that need. It has simplified buttons easy for a senior to operate. Even though it is mostly plastic, like most items we use today, it is adequately durable with proper care. The 12 cup size meets my requirements, and it functions as advertised. Water flow has two speeds, normal, and measured /timed. Meaning, the choice for regular brew or bold. I tried a regular pot with 1 cup of ground coffee. It came out slightly weak tasting. Next, I tried the bold setting, same measures. It came out strong and a bit bitter tasting. So, following a suggestion from the owners sheet and reviews, I next tried a pot with 3/4 cup of coffee. Voila! A perfect pot of coffee! Now, my personal suggestions for making that pot last all day without getting blacker and Muddy tasting. (1) Immediately after brewing is finished, turn the unit off. As you pour a cup during the course of your day, put it in the microwave and reheat it. My wife always did this, and would even drink a cup of this coffee the next morning, using it all before making a fresh batch. I thought she was nuts, but, it does taste pretty good, and, it saves a LOT on rapidly rising coffee prices! (2) Once brewing is completely finished and dripping is done, remove the carafe, open the lid and gently stir the coffee for 5 seconds to mix it. Really? Well , while brewing, stronger coffee settles in the bottom of the pot while toward the end the water coming out is almost clear. It's stratified. So stir before serving, you'll enjoy your coffee all day long with these tips. Give a thumbs up if these worked for you. 😎 PS: After a couple months use, I've learned a thing or two about the brew cycle. Choosing the Bold cycle allows you to use much less coffee, but it takes experimentation to accomplish your expected results. I began experiencing acid stomach from this process, so I switched to regular brew, put in half cup of coffee plus one tablespoon and brewed on regular cycle and got a perfect pot. Folks had claimed that either the coffee was weak, or the brew basket would overflow. You just need to break in this coffeemaker. Overall, it's a darn fine product, and once you make friends with it, I believe you'll like it. 😎

good quality for the price

We got this to replace a low end Hamilton Beach that was a bit too small and didn't hold up well. This model is just the right size, easy to use & program, and makes a nice, hot pot of joe. Looks nice on the counter too.

I use this at work. It’s great at making coffee and does an excellent job of it. But the magic that happens when you brew a pot from this maker is amazing! It might be dreary out and a slow day - no one in the parking lot or even driving by - just make a pot with this and walah!! Customers will appear and you will be so busy you will not get a drop of coffee to drink! It brings the business in like flies to - well you know ! Highly recommend

Easy to use. Setting time and program is very simple.

My wife and I love this coffee pot. I don’t understand why anyone would give a review of less than five stars.We’ve had several coffee pots over the years this is by far fantastic, especially for the reasonable price.What we like about the coffee maker it has a nice wide tank to easily fill with water.We set the coffee maker at the bold setting, which means it takes a little longer for the coffee to brew. That’s great because it allows just enough water to filtrate through the coffee ground slowly, a big plus because you never have to worry about coffee grounds spilling over the filter.Very easy to use, once we set the clock and also the time to turn on in the morning.Once you set up your coffee pot hit the button with the green light you’re ready to go for the next day.The timer is set to maintain the heat for two hours.Once in a while before it shuts off, I just tap the button with the red light off and then turn right back on and you get another two hours!

I've been using this coffee maker for a little over eight months. I purchased it because it gets overall good reviews, and the price here on Amazon was hard to beat. But it hasn't been a good buy for me.First, it doesn't make very hot coffee. As soon as I pour a cup, I have to heat it up in the microwave in order for it to be hot. I'm not looking for blazing hot, but straight out of a fresh pot, it's just warm. I realize one person's "warm" is another person's "hot", but even my family and friends agree with me.Second, it doesn't taste good. That's probably related to the fact that the water doesn't get hot enough, but I don't find the taste to be very good. You may have better luck, but I'm disappointed with this coffee maker, can't recommend it. If it were a more expensive unit, I'd probably have returned and exchanged it to see if another one worked better. But as inexpensive as it was, I just don't feel like it's worth the effort. As I'm writing this, the price is $34.99, but I believe I paid less than $30.00 for mine.