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Black & Decker DCM500 SmartBrew 5-Cup Coffee Maker

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List price: $18.99
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Manufacturer: Black & Decker
Overall customer rating: Rating 6/10

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  • Contemporary-looking coffeemaker brews five 5-ounce cups
  • Perfect Pour carafe with dripless spout for easy serving
  • Easy-to-read fill/brew marks; convenient "on/off" switch
  • 1-piece cover; water-level indicator, non-stick Keeps Hot plate
  • Measures 10-1/2 by 7-1/8 by 9-1/2 inches

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Rating: Rating 2
Although this coffee maker doesn't drip when pouring coffee I can't find anything else about it thats up to par. The Gold Tone filter basket doesn't fit this model and the standard filters are too big. Compared with coffee makers I've own in the past its very slow to brew and the quality of its coffee is not very good.

Nearly Perfect Small Coffee Maker
Rating: Rating 10
I am very pleased with this coffee maker. I am not a coffee drinker. I bought this smaller-sized, 5-cup coffee maker to make tea a few times a week, and I've been using it for about a month. I use the carafe to fill up the reservoir, put a tea bag in the filter cup and turn it on. A few minutes later I have 2 or 3 cups of tea ready at the perfect temperature.

The machine's lid covers both the tank and filter cup and is hinged in the back. The steam hose and hinged nozzle are attached to the lid. It's a little difficult to get all of the water out of the carafe and into the tank, but this is a minor issue. There is a translucent plastic window that lets you see the water level in the reservoir, but I just use the carafe(after rinsing it out) to fill it, so I haven't actually needed to use this feature. The cord is about 3 feet long, but that's plenty for me.

The carafe is a really nice design. It has a comfortable handle and a detachable, hinged lid. The spout is wide, but when you pour, it directs the liquid in a manageable stream. It also has a small ridge below it that collects the drops that would normally drip. The glass is pretty thin, so I try to be gentle with it, and I haven't had any problems yet.

One feature this coffee maker lacks is a valve under the filter cup. If you remove the carafe while it's brewing, your beverage will pour directly onto the warming plate. I just wait until it's done brewing, and there is no problem. The brewing cycle is quick and relatively quiet. This coffee maker doesn't go on sputtering forever like some others I've used.

I did have one issue where I couldn't turn off the machine. At both positions, the lighted switch would stay lighted. I think this MIGHT be intentional. Maybe it had to fully evaporate all the water in the reservoir or something. I never read the manual, so I'm not sure. I just waited a few minutes and then was able to turn it off, and I haven't had that problem again after many uses, so I'm not worried.

The bottom line is that this maker is cheap, simple, nice-looking, functional, and easy to use. There is a larger capacity model for those who need more beverage, but for me this size is perfect. If you don't need extra features and don't want to pay a lot, this would be a good choice. I got mine at the evil Mart of Wal for little money.

Very dispointed
Rating: Rating 4
while true it doesn't drip like others when pouring coffee, but nothing else about it is up to par. First it doesn't use a gold-tone filter basket, or will one fit. The standard filters I got were a bit too big. Okay those are things that are livable, but it took very long to make a pot of coffee compared to my other 4 cup makers I've had. Last the coffee it made was not very good. I would say continue looking.

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