Customers are satisfied with the KitchenAid 12 Cup Drip Coffee Maker's coffee quality, ease of use, and convenient features. Many appreciate the removable water tank and the warming plate's ability to keep coffee hot for an extended period. The reusable filter is also a plus for many users. Positive feedback consistently highlights the machine's simple operation and delicious coffee output.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works Well
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Have had this coffee maker for several weeks. No issues.
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I have been having issues finding a replacement pot since my Cuisinart started leaking a couple months ago. I went through a Brewville, and Mr Coffee. This pot is better than both (may never compare to my classic Cuisinart from 2002, but a close 2nd)
The pot is easy to setup out of the box (I'd recommend rinsing or running through the dishwasher). Plug and go.
There are several function keys, two filter types, and two ways to fill.
The pot has 2 auto time settings, two heat plate settings, and strength settings. The water fill tank is removable to refill or you can just pour it in from the pot. Also the filter allows basket and cone.
You can set the plate to hot or medium and how long it stays on.
You can set the perk time/temp to control brew strength.
I great pot, I would recommend it.
The main benefits of this one over the other two I tried are the glass carafe w/ heating plate keeps coffee hotter than the insulated carafe w/ no heat, and there is no excessive condensation I had from the Mr Coffee, so no drips all over the counter when I open it up.
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Matches the other appliances, makes great coffee. Only knock on this product is that the brew time is a little slow. I just set the timer 10 minutes earlier in the morn and it done when I get up it done. Best Buy did a great job in packing it up and shipment time .......
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This coffee maker makes awesome hot coffee! It’s consistent and makes a hot cup of coffee and keeps it hot for the full two hours it remains on. Took a couple of times to figure out setting the time but once we did it was a piece of cake.
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Attaching the water reservoir can be tricky, you must pay attention because if not seated all the way it will leak overnight.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Stylist
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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My other name-brand Coffee maker to a dump on me after a year an a half. I step up to the plate an decided to go with KitcheAid. KitchenAid is known for quality... and value..
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KitchenAid - 12-Cup Coffee Maker - Onyx Black
The KitchenAid 12 cup coffee maker is just a bit on the larger size compared to other 12 cup coffee makers. It has features that most others don’t have. Like dual timers, they can be used in the same day, or set to different times of the morning for week days or weekends, you pick the timer you want to use at any given time. Dual temperatures for the warming pad, as well as dual temperatures for the brewing cycle. The best feature I see is the time allowed on the warming plate. It is adjustable between 1 and 4 hours. The buttons seem to crunch a little if you don’t press them straight on, they still work, just make a crunching noise. Must be something to do with the mechanism behind the button itself. The water reservoir is removable and easily filled with your sink or the carafe. Replacement is straight forward and it slides in place. I must add here, my wife filled it once and placed it back in place. In a matter of about 15 seconds, while she wasn’t looking, it dumped 8 cups of water all over the counter. I have not been able to replicate this event no matter how badly I tried to mess it up. It just slides in place and seals correctly. Just keep that in mind. I can’t recreate it, but it happened.
The temperatures of the coffee on the warming plate after 1 hour (I am using 1 hour because that’s the time between my first and second cup of coffee) are as follows. Warming plate on low, coffee 153 degrees. Warming plate on high, coffee 160 degrees. Coffee being brewed temperatures are as follows (coffee being brewed are measured immediately after brewing stops, and measured in the carafe). Brewing on normal, coffee 170 degrees. Brewing on bold, coffee 163 degrees. It also takes longer to brew on bold. I have found that the sweet spot for me is brewing on bold with the warming plate on high. Also note that all temperatures were taken with a standard kitchen digital thermometer.
It can use a #4 paper filter, but comes with “gold” screen permanent filter. For me the paper filter was the only real option. The screen permanent filter allows a kind of coffee mud to pass through and end up in the coffee. This has nothing to do with the coffee maker or filter, it is a by product of the coffee I use. A paper filter removes the mud.
It has a built in timer to let you know when it’s time to be cleaned.
And here’s the very best part. The carafe pours coffee without any dribbling down the side. Just pour your coffee without any cleanup after. I have probably used 20 coffee makers in my life. Maybe 2 of them have been able to do this correctly.
Please read the spec sheet to see if this coffee maker has the desired functions for you.
For me this is a big win.