NEW OXO Brew 8-Cup Coffee Maker with Single-Serve Capability

So after my beloved National brand coffee maker (which I bought off a guy leaving Japan three decades ago) finally died at age 30, I went through the hell of trying to find a simple coffee maker to do the same great job. Yup, it took another five years to find one after failing with several costly others. This one by OXO was rated by several people on the web so of course it's easy to be skeptical, but one review convinced me to try it. Lo and behold...delicious coffee SO simple to make is BACK! Keeps the coffee HOT without burning it like my beloved National used to do, so it one upped it lol. Yeah it's great, Alice. Worth every penny. Get one.

I have had this coffee machine for two years now and it has made two pots of delicious coffee per day since I bought it. It has not leaked, dripped, failed to brew, or had any issues. This is the perfect machine for brewing full pots of coffee. We were not interested in using the smaller 2-4 cup filter basket so my review cannot speak to using this machine for smaller amounts. Keep in mind when it says 8 cups it means tiny 5oz cups - the pot actually holds 4 -10oz cups, which is sufficient for our needs. We use our grinder to decide grind and coffee amount and this machine does the brewing, which is consistent and delicious every time. The carafe keeps the coffee very hot for at least 1 hour, and hot for two. Some tips for new users: -Use the "12 cup" Bunn or commercial filters - they are taller and help prevent grind spill-over when brewing. Dollar-store filters are particularly short and can cause this issue, particularly if not placed in completely level. -Fill the water to the very top of the clear part of the reservoir - ignore the 8 cup water mark - as some water stays in the grounds, this will give you a full pot every time. -Experiment with grind and coffee amount at first to figure out your favorite strength of brew. -Ensure carafe lid is on tight and threaded on properly all the way before brewing or pouring. -Clean the machine whenever the cleaning light comes on - I just use vinegar water but any coffee machine de-scaler can be used. -Run the brew-head (it's twist-off-see arrows on brew-head), filter basket, carafe & lid through the dishwasher as needed. Carafe lid has an internal valve that rattles when lid is shaken - this is by design and not a flaw. Hand-wipe other areas of machine as needed. I hope you enjoy your machine and that my review may be helpful to you. For my use case, it's 5 stars all the way!

El café sabe espectacular. Yo lleno casi toda la cuchara por cada taza. Pero eso depende de como le guste a cada uno. La jarra completa tarda 5 minutos en hacerse.

This machine makes coffee taste like it came from a coffee shop - complex, dimensional flavor with lots of aromatics. It brews in about 5 minutes or less, which makes it fine that it's not programmable. The carafe keeps it nice and hot. I don't know for how long - I've always finished it within an hour and it's always piping hot during that time. Two important features: 1. it brews coffee at the exact right temperature and 2. it uses a "bloom" feature where it wets the grounds and waits for a moment then continues brewing. These are the two biggest factors that upgrade the taste from good to great. I also got it because it has a special basket for brewing single servings, which also turn out great. I have had no problems at all with the spilling that other reviewers mentioned. Maybe that's because I put the lid on correctly when I use it? Not that hard.

Prepara rapidísimo el café. (menos de 4 minutos para 6 tazas) Además, ahorra energía con su jarra, pues conserva el calor por más de dos horas...

I got this for replacing a 16 year old Cuisinart coffee maker. So far this Oxo coffee maker has been doing a good job. The coffee does have slightly better flavor than my old coffee maker. It's easy to use. Of course I had to fiddle with it at the beginning but it is easy to use. After trying out the carafe for my first batch of coffee just to check how everything works. I've been using it primarily with the single cup filling feature. This lets me fill my coffee cup directly. I really like this feature since I use an insulated coffee mug so the temperature is well maintained so I can enjoy the coffee. This coffee maker as many others uses 5 oz as a standard for a cup of coffee. I've been filling up my water tank for three cups and used three scoops of coffee ground. I pour in water to bring the water level right to the 3 cup level line. So I'm starting with 15 oz of water and I end up with 13 oz of coffee in my cup. The final 2 oz of water won't drip out. There's a sliding switch to use when I'm making a single serving of coffee to a cup. The position is pushed to the left so that it will hold open the valve on the coffee ground basket. I also push the switch to the right to close the valve to make sure no coffee leaks out after I take my cup away to close the valve. One thing I don't like about the carafe is that coffee can drip from the pouring sprout and it drips coffee onto the body of the carafe and the table. I took off one star for that. There's a power button and two buttons to chose if you're making 1-4 cups of coffee and the other button is for 8-12 cups of coffee. I tried 8-12 for my single serving of coffee and it doesn't seem to make time difference. Over all I like this coffee maker. It looks simple and modern and is easy to clean. If fits easily under my cabinet. I was able to buy this at under $150 as there was some deal going on so I bought it. I'll have to see how long this one will last. June 13: I noticed after making a cup of coffee that at the hole where the water drains in to fill the holding tank. There was a slight bit of water backing up. I was curious so I used some descaling solution and did a cleaning cycle. This happened before the cleaning light turned on. After the cleaning cycle the water wasn't visible anymore at the end of a brew. So now when ever I see water backing up a bit I do a cleaning cycle. It may be too early but I guess it depends on how hard the local water is. I'll do it this way instead of the letting machine time it and give a signal to run a cleaning cycle.