Braun - BrewSense 12-Cup Coffee Maker - Black

The Braun Brew Sense was unboxed and set up today, and we made a test pot of coffee. Some of the best coffee we have had in a long time. Setting the machine up is easy if you follow the very good directions in the manual that comes with it. It produces no steam so can sit under cabinets to save space. It comes with all the whistles and bells anyone would need in a coffee maker, and we'll see how it lasts. We also bought a two year Geek Squad replacement warranty, and recommend it for everyone.

We are very happy with our new Braun. It is the best coffee maker yet.

This coffee maker is absolutely fantastic. This coffee provides crisp, clean, strong tasting coffee. The filter provides a very clean tasting drink. I've tested it using water from a filter and then water from the sink. The water here in Florida has chlorine in it which provides a horrible taste usually. This machine made my drink taste incredible. I would have to say that it has a better taste than when I use bottled water. This product is very, very simple to set-up and use and the instructions are very straightforward and easy to comprehend. Like any product though, this has both Pros and Cons: Pros: Easy to Set Up -- This machine didn't need any complex setting up or putting together. The instruction booklet showed how to set up the filter and run it through the initial cleaning process. After that, the coffee maker was ready to go. Under $100 -- It maker provides terrific quality without breaking the bank. I've used many coffee makers that have cost well over $100 and I would have to say that this coffee maker out-performed them. Easy to Make Drinks -- This maker does not require any complex processes to make your drink. You put the water in the reservoir that is located on the side of the maker and measure one scoop (with the scoop) per cup of water. You measure out how bold and how hot you want your drink to be. That's it! You press the button to brew it and it will brew. Nothing complicated about it. Attractive Design -- It is very ergonomically designed. It does not take up much space at all. Overall, it takes up a little more space than a Pickle Jar. The square design makes it easy to slide onto the counter and it does not have a funky shape or have pieces that hang over. The black and white make it meld into the rest of my kitchen appliances and it flows with my kitchen. Cons: The Karaffe -- It feels cheap. The glass feels very thin and I am afraid that I will break it when I use it. I know that it is sturdy glass and it will not, but I feel like they could have made the glass feel more secure and not as thin. The Filter -- I love the filter on this product but I feel like rebuying the filter multiple times a year makes this a hassle. It also bothers me that there are no extra filers included. So when my product expires I'm automatically going to be out of pocket because I will have to buy more. It's also a bigger problem because the filters do not have a long lifetime. It's one thing to have to continuously keep on buying an aspect for this product, but 6 times a year is absolutely ridiculous. More Features -- I feel like this product puts too much on the filter aspect. There are other products that have more features that sell for the same price. For example, the Ninja Coffee Bar sells for the same price and has a plethora of features. I feel like this coffee maker depended too much on the filter. I feel like it should have a mug feature. Now, this product does have one to four cup brewing, but you HAVE to use the Karaffe. I am spoiled to other brands, they have the feature to where I can set my mug down and it can fill up my mug directly. I do not have to dirty two dishes. Overall, I am a fan of this product, I like that I can get hard-filtered water and experience the full taste of my coffee. I do loathe the fact that I will have to continue to buy filters. I would like my products to be a "One and Done" type of thing. I feel like if you value the taste of your coffee and really want to let the full flavors come to life this is for you. This is not a bad product whatsoever, I just feel like in this day and age that there is some real competition in the coffee maker market. The fact that this does not have more features does low a blow. Excluding those two things, this is an amazing maker that I have put away my other products for. I love that this has made me taste the full flavors of my coffee and it is a delight drinking from it each morning.

Let's put it this way: I used to use a french press. I bought this because I needed to make a lot of coffee for lots of guests and it makes the same coffee taste way better than it did from the french press! I'm pretty much JUST using this now. Plus it's got lots of nice features: self-cleaning, auto on, auto off, water hardness settings, water filter with changeable charcoal packs, and no-drip brewing where you can take the pot out and pour a cup while it's brewing as long as you put the pot back within 20 seconds so the reservoir doesn't overflow inside the machine. I absolutely love this coffee maker!

I have been using my Braun BrewSense KF7150BK for a couple of weeks now. I was really exited! This is my first new coffee maker in a long time. I still had an old one that I would use paper filter with and had no timer. I've been wanting to upgrade for awhile now but just didn't know what one to but when the Braun BrewSense KF7150BK fell into my lap. It was very easy to set up. The coffee tastes so much better than my old coffee maker. It must be the built in water filtration system. It has an easy to set up timer so it's already brewing when I get up in the morning. I love the anti- drip feature. Sometimes I'm up before the timer finishes so being able to grab a cup of coffee without having to wait for the whole pot to brew was a big win for me. I like the gold built in reusable filter. So much better & cost effective than paper filters. However, when you get to the bottom of the pot of coffee there is a thick sludgy substance mixed with coffee grounds. I never had that while using paper filters. The coffee makers sleek design & the two tone black and stainless steel finish was nice. It matched perfectly with my other appliances in my kitchen. If you love coffee, then you'll love this coffee maker! "This product has been put at my disposal for no compensation and in order to share my honest and unbiased opinion. Once I have completed my testing it will be returned to the manufacturer."

really happy so far with this coffee maker for the price. Happy to not have to buy filters and make more trash. Only thing I dont love is the pause doesn't work well, still drips for quite a minute so spills will happen, not too big of a deal since we rarely use that feature. Also a little hard to see into the chamber to fill the water and tell what level it is in a morning kitchen thats a little dark even with the lights on. a side window would be more useful.

When I first received this to review, I was afraid of its size, as the box was huge. When I took it out of the box, it fit under my cabinet perfectly! I love the square, clean cut design, and love the fact that the carafe is protected in the casing. Set up was easy, I love the charcoal filter. I have not used the auto feature yet, but I feel that it will be awesome as well. It brews in an acceptable amount of time and stays hot, without burning and getting strong. The only thing so far that has been not perfect is, when the warming plate times out, you can't just turn it back on. Yes, sometimes we have coffee longer than two hours. This is not a game changer though. I seriously think when our trial runs out, I will be purchasing this unit

I really like this coffee maker and have used it for about a month. It's easy to program and has real buttons and an easy to read display, it brews pretty quickly and delivers a solid cup o Joe. This Maker brews up to 12 cups without being obtuse, it will fit anywhere neatly in my small kitchen without taking up too much space. The included filter will pay for this brewer in no time so it's a great value, also it has a strength button so I can kick it up a notch which I like a lot. It also has a temp setting for the lightweights who don't like their coffee too hot, if I had my way it would be even hotter and that's why I didn't go the full 5 stars but I would have selected 4.5 Stars if I was able too. All things considered most people will be very pleased with the KF7150 as I am.