Comments on: Calphalon Coffee Maker, Programmable Coffee Machine with Glass Carafe, 14 Cups, Stainless Steel

By: Buster

Buster — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:50:31 +0000

Best Coffee Maker !! NOT!
Iâve used this pot for almost 2 years. I love my Joe and have owned several pots. None compare. Excellent hot coffee with adjustment for strength, hot plate temp. And time. Iâve tossed my Brauns (had 4), cuisinart, Krups and Hamilton beach. When it dies I will get another. Heck I might just buy an extra one now.UpdateI bought 4 of these Calphalons. 2 burned out within a short time (months). I put the third into service. It leaked water from the bottom immediately. Makes great coffee but service life is very poor. Do not buy.I have a 30 year old Braun backup that I put back in service. Great pot, but only available on eBay. I ordered a cuisinart rapid brew today with a warranty.

By: Amazon Customer

Amazon Customer — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:50:31 +0000

Its a great coffee maker, but don’t expect it to be perfect!
Nothing wrong with this coffee maker, but it was designed for a low price point. I’m using with the very fine, easy to clean, metal filter. My recipe: I add 1 tsp. of ground turmeric and 1/4 tsp. of fine ground black pepper on top of my coffee in the basket, simple, but at 77 years old, I don’t feel my aces & pains after drinking my morning coffee/turmeric tea mixture. I’ve been drinking my morning coffee this way for a couple years now and life has been worth living again that whole time!! I set this coffee maker on the “bold setting”, extracts all the good stuff, and I get to use less coffee too! As others have said, the warming plate is quite hot, but on low setting I’m doing ok with that. I like that I can control the warming plate time, up to 4 hours, I just turn it off after I pour my last cup of coffee. Maybe after more time I will be dissatisfied with how it held up/maybe not, but at this price, it is doing everything I wanted, and I’m completely satisfied with it.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:50:31 +0000

Makes great tasting coffee, but has lots of issues and broke in less than 3 weeks
I have really tried to love or even put up with this coffee maker because in my opinion, it has made the best tasting coffee from any coffee maker I have owned. It looks nice, has program features, warming time and temp controls.The good:1) It makes really good coffee. I have been using the same coffee brand for years and this coffee maker just makes it taste better for some reason. Maybe the water is hotter when it hits the grounds, allows the water to stay in the grounds longer, who knows… it just tastes better.2) It looks really nice.3) Warming temp and timer settings are really nice to have.4) Programming helps when you want it to be ready when you want it ready.The bad:1) The most annoying part of this is the carafe cannot be slid in without having to open the lid. There is a rubber piece above it (to prevent splashing?) that catches it each time. You have to fight with it to put in the carafe. If I had a full pot, it would likely spill out because you have to force it in. The only easy way to get it in is to lift the lid each time.2) So now you have to lift the lid each time to get the carafe in, but when you pull it out the stopper doesn’t seal well enough so you always get many drips (especially if it’s still brewing). Again, trying to like this coffee pot… I pull out the carafe, put down a paper towel so the drips don’t continue to burn on the warmer, fill my cup, then open the lid to slid in the carafe.3) Not terrible, but annoying… the beeps when you turn it on / finishes cannot be turned off and they are kind of loud4) Like others have said.. the carafe is poorly designed. The plastic part makes it very easy to pour a cup of coffee, but it makes it very hard to clean the carafe and you cannot get all the water out because of it.5) Speaking of the carafe… not sure what it is about this one but it’s very hard to clean. It’s like the glass gets stained very easily and you have to scrub it, a lot, daily to keep it looking clear/clean… which isn’t easy due to the plastic piece blocking part of the carafe opening.6) Whatever causes the coffee pot to actually brew never turns off. You will hear random gurgling sounds when condensation builds inside and drips back down into the water reservoir. The gurgling is pretty loud… I can hear it upstairs.7) And finally and most importanly… today while brweing, I heard a loud pop. The plastic around the warming plate cracked. I have used this less than 3 weeks. I have never had a coffee pot do this… even cheap $15 coffee makers never literally broke while brweing.So… if you can deal with the issues above… and if yours does not break… it does make great coffee. I am returning mine.

By: MEVP

MEVP — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:50:31 +0000

NEW MODEL
I accidently cracked the carafe of my calphalon coffee maker BVCLDCG1 10 Cup against the sink while washing it. Come to find out the carafe has been discontinued ! I couldn’t believe it. My coffee maker is in excellent condition. Anyhow, although this new one is more streamline I still prefer the one I have/had.This new carafe 14 cup is heavy and you have to be careful when you remove it from the plate because the drip area gets stuck and the coffee maker moves. Especially if you have hand issues. Also, the coffee is extemely hot, for me that’s great. But this is another reason why you have to be careful when you remove the carafe.

By: Susan Tedford

Susan Tedford — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:50:31 +0000

Great looking coffee maker, easy to use buttons
I wanted a more substantial looking coffee maker for my counter. This product does just that. I like the big spray head it gets all the coffee grounds and makes for a great cup of joe. I wanted a strong brew option, as my hubby likes his coffee strong. He used it once to test it out and decided that it makes coffee perfect without using the button. I wanted the buttons instead of digital ones, because they are easier to use and see than the digital readout function. It has a sound it makes when the brew is ready and also when it shuts off. I like that feature very much. My complaint is I haven’t figured out how to get the lid off so I can put it in the dishwasher on the top rack. Also it is a little noisy like gargling, when it finishes brewing, I think it’s pushing the last of the water through to the pot. Overall I really like the maker. I would buy it again.

By: jezaz

jezaz — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:50:31 +0000

Me gustÃ³ mucho. La comprÃ© para mÃ oficina y luce muy bien, ademÃ¡s de su funcionalidad y un rico cafÃ© caliente por horas.

By: Abraham Gad

Abraham Gad — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:50:31 +0000

El filtro permanente en realidad es desechable acabe cambiandolo por uno generico.Otro inconveniente es que no tiene mecanismo de parado que si tienen otras cafeteras de su tipo. Salvo eso todo bien y ha cumplido su propÃ³sito. ActualizaciÃ³n :tuve un detalle con su funcionamiento que se arreglo perfectamente con un litro de vinagre. No olviden darse ese mantenimiento siguiendo el instructivo.