BLACK+DECKER 12 Cup Thermal Programmable Coffee Maker with Brew Strength and VORTEX Technology, Black/Steel

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve only started to use this coffee maker. I like it, however not sure about having to heat the carafe first. If it’s on brew timer it will come on early in am I won’t be up to heat the carafe

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have had this wonderful coffee maker for YEARS. No broken glass, safe carafe, mostly easy to clean, with patience. Still cannot figure out how to clean inside of lid. But with patience, it can be done. CLEAN !!

Ery happy with my purchase. The ease of use and quality of the coffee is excellent. I would’ve given five stars except for the design of the coffee pot. In order for the buttons to face me, the pot is at an angle.

Great coffee maker. Have had it for a while. We were alarmed when we noticed that the interior coating of the carafe started pealing off. Not good!! How much black stuff did. We ingest?

This could be fantastic, but there is a translucent rubber piece on the bottom of the carafe lid that won't stay on. Unfortunately, that means the carafe doesn't seal while pouring, so it spills terribly. Very unfortunate design. I've had to reset to using a thermos, so the carafe is just for brewing.

I wanted a quality coffee maker and spent more tha usually, but in the meantime I regret this step bacause my B & D 12-Cup* Thermal Programmable Coffeemake already after 4 months is nit working good anymore. It looks as if part of the already heated water is flowing back into the cold water reservoir - something's really wrong and the machine will shut off several times during the brewing process. The bad thing is that I took this item with me to Belize, Central America and there is pretty much no chance to try to repair. - I am very much disappointed

I love this coffee maker but noticed that the “hot plate” doesn’t heat. WHY then does it stay on for two hours before shutting off? Asinine!!!

The coffee maker will not do anything but flash the word clean on the screen. Will not brew and will not run the cleaning cycle. There is nothing in the instructions that tell how to reset it. I do not recommend this to others.

The coffee maker makes great coffee. It was easy to set up and easy to use. Read the directions for the strength of the coffee.

Bought this to replace the one I had for a little over 8yrs. Had my first cup of coffee this morning and it was perfect. Super easy to use!

I bought the coffee maker Jan 28 received it Feb 1 , and my first cup of coffee is very good . I have to say it is a perfect machine .

I chose the product and it was given to me for Christmas. It has been an excellent product and I am pleased with the choice. It does a great job of making a full carafe of coffee with no filter run over. That is the problem I have been experiencing with my old machine.

Beautiful looking; pot is somewhat heavy to lift & pot when full; Biggest concern is that it is lacking a warmer! My bad for overlooking this feature…but have bought many coffeemakers over 50 years and all had warming feature. Even with putting hot water in pot before brewing does not get coffee warm enough. Not happy

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We chose this coffee maker over the similar Cuisinart thermal coffee maker. We actually purchased the Cuisinart to replace a discontinued Cuisinart model (very sad to see it no longer available). The Cuisinart makes very good coffee, but the ergonomics of the new design are disappointing. The Cuisinart basket is located in the middle of the water reservoir. This makes it very difficult to fill the water reservoir from the thermal carafe. Every time I would spill water into the grounds basket. The carafe on our old model was taller and more slender than the updated model. The new model is shorter and wider at the top. This design makes it difficult to pour our the water and it results in a good amount of coffee left in the carafe when you believe it is empty. We chose the Black & Decker model because the water reservoir is located to the side of the grounds basket. Very easy to fill the reservoir from the carafe and I don't spill water. The B&D carafe is tall and slender at the top. I have no problem pouring the coffee and pouring out the entire pot. Nothing is left inside. Negative: VERY slow brewing. The regular mode takes 16 minutes and the strong mode takes 25 minutes. The Cuisinart took only 12 minutes in the regular mode. (I did not test the strong mode.) Both units heated the water to 180 degrees. After two hours the Black & Decker is still 160 degrees. The Cuisinart was hotter after two hours - 171 degrees. But we often have the pot empty within two hours so that's not a problem for us.

This B&D thermal carafe coffee maker is the best one I have ever owned. I’ve had a couple of Cuisinart thermal carafe coffee makers previously and they always rusted heavily on the bottom from water dripping down the side from the steam condensing on the lid creating a rusty mess on the counter. It was also extremely difficult to read the water fill line on the side of Cuisinart machines. The B&D machine has none of these issues due to the wonderful engineering. It is very easy to see the water reservoir level when filling as it is visible from the front of the machine. The stainless carafe is also easier to clean due to the wide opening. Additionally, a lip around the top edge of the reservoir lid keeps water from dripping and leaking down the side of the machine when the steam condenses on it during brewing. If the bottom of the machine does get wet it will not rust since it is made of plastic. I’ve been using it daily for over a year now and it still works and looks brand new, I couldn’t be more pleased! Not to mention the fact that the B&D machine is MUCH less expensive than its inferior competition. Thank you B&D for doing the work to design a great machine at a great price!

Haven’t used it yet, just received it. I’m a little skeptical about it, it seems cheaply mad. Time will tell. Very disappointed that the clock is not illuminated.

I am very pleased with the 'safe' thermal stainless spill-proof carafe, 'vortex dispenser' brew, and its sleek profile. Good job of design! Thank You

Just got my coffeemaker used it today very happy with it

I keep breaking glass coffee pots so I purchased this one. I am vey happy with how convenient the purchase was (on Amazon). Purchased at 5pm and order was delivered before I woke up the next morning. I just cleaned it and brewed my first pot of coffee and it's delicious! My only complaint is that there is no beep/sound to let me know when it is finished brewing.

Exceeds current coffee makers in keeping the coffee hot.