Smarter - Coffee 2nd Generation Wifi Connected 12-Cup Coffee Maker - Black/Red/Cream

I've had my Smarter Coffeemaker for a couple of weeks so I decided it was time to give my opinion. I LOVE this machine! Let's start with the coffee. I love that you can choose to use the grinder or use pre-ground coffee. I only make coffee for myself so I usually just use the 4 cup setting. And for those of you complaining that you can't set it for less than that, 4 cups does not mean for coffee cups. It brews just enough (well, slightly more) to fill my favorite mug. Any setting less than that would be a waste. I have had to play around with the settings when brewing 4 cups though using the grinder. Sometimes the coffee is too strong even when using the medium setting. I adjusted the grind setting but I still need to play around with it. It's only an issue because of the concentrated amount of water being used. I don't think it would be an issue if you were making a full pot. I also love that you can just fill up the water tank and it uses the exact amount needed. Most machines use however much water is in the tank no matter how many cups you're brewing. Now to the fun part. I absolutely love being able to wake up and say "Alexa, start the coffee" and it does it! I'm sorry but that's so cool. The app is also really nice and easy to use. You can adjust the number of cups, strength, everything right from the app. I also love that the app works not only on wifi but also cellular. I can start the coffee brewing while I'm walking home and it's ready when I arrive. That's amazing! Granted, it's only been 2 weeks. But I can't rave enough about this machine.

This will be my initial review after having 3 days with the Smarter Coffee maker. Pros: -Sleek Design -Grind and brew feature or filter only option -Smart phone app -Google Home and Alexa compatibility Cons: -Coarseness knob for beans is a bit of a guessing game. -40 minute keep warm timer could be annoying if hosting guests. -Water full equals 12 cups possible, but brewing at 4 cups gives me 6 cups left? Where did you hide my two cups?! (Not that big of a deal lol) The real selling point for this device is the automation. I can wake up and either snooze for a few more minutes or get ready for my day and brew coffee at maximum freshness without entering my kitchen. They've essentially eliminated the timer and clock setting you'd have to do with your typical grind and brew maker. The price point for this device is crazy expensive for what it is, but they're the only company on the western market that is offering this capability so why wouldn't they charge what ever they want. I did purchase the geek squad 2 year warranty as my main concern is this product hasn't really been marketed for the US (hence lack of product support from some reviews). It makes strong coffee, don't turn the grinder all the way to fine, you have to play with it. Water goes right through the reusable filter quickly so the grounds at the finest setting won't steep long enough. I've turned it all the way to finest and clicked it back about 4-5 notches. If Google Home or Alexa is integrated into your abode and coffee is a necessity I absolutely recommend this product. If $250 is out of your justifiable budget just get a grind and brew coffee maker, it's not that different. Hopefully in the years to come we will see more of these on the market with a huge price drop.

Imagine rolling over and asking your Amazon Echo or Google Home to start your coffee, then listening to the grinder on your Smarter Coffee Marker making a fresh pot while you snuggle under the covers for a few extra minutes. The Smarter company has produced the perfect partner to the start of my day. After connecting the coffee maker to our home network, we have enjoyed perfect coffee, ground, heated, and perked in one attractive machine. The app is easy to manage and intuitive. While the initial connection was a bit challenging (using light from the smart phone was a new experience), the effort was well rewarded. The maker has performed well, and the coffee is perfect. The app also allows you to set up a geofence for those days when a hot pot of coffee is just what you need. As I get closer to home, my phone asks if I want a great pot of coffee.. When I say yes, the beans are ground and coffee perked when I walk in the door.. We had a small issue early on, and received the best customer service. Our issue was resolved quickly, and everything has been excellent since. Looking forward to new products from the company. By the way, you can also use ground coffee if you prefer. I just like the freshness of newly ground beans.

I was waiting for this product to hit US for over a year. Grinder is working very well, coffee it's ok too. Main reasons I got it it's to control it with alexa. I already created applets in IFTT app so you are more them welcome to use them. Example: Alexa, trigger 2 cups of coffee. If you use Alexa without IFTT. You can only say Alexa, turn on "your device name" in my case it's coffee and machine will start brewing to last setting you had your machine set it up to. The App. If you set auto brew on your schedule, it also works as alarm clock. The bad thing is that you don't have the option to turn alarm off. So every morning your phone will ring when it starts brewing process. Warning: there's no instructions how to replace front face panels. Both of them top and bottom panels have buttons on left and right side underneath you must press in order to remove them. Main problem is with top panel. The button its located between coffee tray and top panel. You must open coffee tray and have very small finger to reach it in between. Overall Smarter is my new best friend.

Coffee is good but limited amount of control if you are going to have it grind the beans. I am not sure how people are complaining of weak coffee because mine is way to strong on the weak setting with the grinder set to course (recommended by support) It uses way to many beans and coffee is way to strong for a weak setting. If I switch it to strong it uses the same amount of beans and is the same strength as weak. The other major issue is that the warmer only stays on for 40 min so if you start it when you wake up you better get to it and drink fast or it will be cold. I am giving 3 stars because I do enjoy the Alexa/phone use and the coffee is good (just too strong). I included a picture of how many beans it used for 10 cup not 12 cup pot on the weakest setting.

The coffee maker is elegant and easy to use. I love being able to control with my phone and Google Home Assistant. The color plates are a nice touch. My only negative about this coffee maker is the post-brew warming time maximum is 40 minutes. I'm used to a standard 2 hours but when I contacted the company this doesn't seem to be something they plan to update as it's apparently a "health and safety regulation" (maybe in europe since the machine is european?) You cant even manually push the button to restart warmer, it will just tell you there's not enough water and will not turn on. Additionally, you have to remove the carafe to access the filter. Which isn't a big deal but a learning curve in process from other machines I've owned.

A week after purchasing this coffee maker, the grinder started becoming inconsistent in quantities of coffee. We cleaned the machine as directed by the company and continued to have the same issues. 3 weeks later the grinder stopped working completely. They agreed to ship a new one to us and after a full week of hearing nothing, I sent another email only to find out that they hadn’t shipped it afterall. Now I’m being told that they will ship one next week. This will be over 2 weeks of not being able to use the product to its full potential. It’s a great idea but needs to have a better grinder and reliable service.

The coffee is really good, but there are definitely some issues: 1) You have to push the bean into the grinder hole when you set up for the next brew. The cover over the grinder is too big and the beans don't flow in well. 2) The water entry is small and you have to be careful not to spill. 3) The warmer stays on for only 40 minutes, despite the box saying 120. I have contacted tech support and they are working to fix this for US customers but it has been a struggle. I feel like I am a beta tester for this coffee maker/app.