Mr. Coffee - Single-Serve Keurig K-Cup Brewer - Black

So far this maker has perform great. I just need to see how it is doing in 6 months, if it remains the same I will give it 5 stars for now I give it 4 1/2 as it has not been tested over time.

My first machine lasted 6 yrs I wore it out thousands of pods later Love this model so much I bought it again

The good: Has a small footprint Inexpensive Bad: Takes a while to heat up. Small water tank

This unit makes coffee, tea, whatever is in the K-Cup. period. It does it well. No frills, or thrills. We have a unit at work which is the next model up which has a larger reservoir, 6, 8, 10 cup choices, and a water pre-warmer. Without pre-warming the water it takes usually 3 minutes for one brew. I've tried two different generic cups to use regular ground coffee but they don't quite fit. The top piercing needle JUST nicks the side of the opening on the top. You can force it and it will work, but you take the chance of damaging the piercing needle if you aren't extremely careful. I've read that you can buy an after market cup receptacle but I haven't looked. I've seen posts about the unit deciding to make 10 or more ounces even when set to 6. I tried duplicating this and succeeded. I have a go cup that doesn't like 16 ounces so I do two 6 ounces. If you do not lift the top piercing cover in-between brews, the next push of the brew button seems to trigger the purge function. If you lift the top section for a couple of seconds in between brews, it works fine. Overall, good solid coffee maker. The only cons (which are surmountable) are the small reservoir (non-removable), no 8 cup selection. LONG 3 minute brewing time.

This brewer is much quieter than the two Keurigs we have previously owned and the units we have used when visiting other family members with Keurig brewers. The unit vibrates very little when brewing, unlike Keurig brewers which have vibrated two or three mugs off the base when we weren't paying close enough attention -- admittedly, this was a bigger problem for the tall mugs I use which can not sit on the provided base, but which must be placed on the shelf on which the base sits without a lip that might have kept the mugs from vibrating off the unit. Also, unlike the Keurig 2.0 models, but like the earlier units, any K-Cup may be used. This feature alone was enough for me to justify buying the Mr. Coffee unit over another Keurig unit, though sound, vibration, and the disappointing reliability of the Keurig units we have owned made it an easy choice as well -- too early to judge the reliability of the Mr. Coffee unit, but so far, so good. On the downside, the unit takes longer to heat the water before beginning to brew and the water reservoir is smaller leading to more frequent refills. Still, all in all, we are very happy with the Mr. Coffee single-cup coffeemaker.

We're not big coffee drinkers in our house, but do enjoy occasional cups of coffee and tea. This fit our needs perfectly. Much less expensive than Keurig and works really well. We have an assortment of Kcups and there's always something to satisfy each of us and any guests. I love that we can just brew one cup at a time. A whole pot would go to waste!

It works just like my old Keurig maker did, same satisfying cup of coffee every morning on my way to work. The only issue I can say I have seen is it is a slight bit slower than the Keurig was but other than that it has been great and was $40 less so I can get up a couple extra minutes in the morning for that kind of saving

This machine is a little slow to heat the water, but it brews a cup just fine. The only drawback I have found is the size of the water reservoir, it holds enough for about 3-4 cups of coffee. This should be plenty for one or two people, but three to four might do better with a larger water reservoir.