Hamilton Beach 49933 2-Way 12 Cup Programmable Drip Coffee Maker & Single Serve Machine, Glass Carafe, Auto Pause and Pour, White

So, like you all ,I've been a coffeeholic for many years. Like you ,I've struggled to have a decent maker in my kitchen. I recently finished up with my Cuisinart mod#CHW-12. Had it for 5yrs. It got to point of no longer producing a well tasting cup. We did the Vinigar cleaning etc. So, i spent MANY hours searching online for a decent Maker. Problem was the abundance of poor reviews encompassing many manufacturers! It's now 2018 and we have trouble creating a Kit Coffee Brewer thats decent! I did a switch and desired a maker that will produce a single cup as wife n i both have coffee at different times and mostly need the one 16oz cup. In searching for the 12cup Carafe / or single cup Maker ,my choices became limited. Read the reviews and pulled the trigger on this. It's only been 1wk now but i can honestly state that it is the BEST maker I've ever used! I ran a full 12cup Carafe first off, thn dumped. Then did same for the single cup side. ( full 14oz). Then ran 12cups clean water through for both. Then did the Coffee that I'll drink. No issues. Had to play round wth the exact amount of grounds for the single side so to get the outcome i desired. Has clock, easy to pre prog., and, the single side will turn off when done. The Carafe side will stay on (hot plate) for 2hrs after brewing complete. You can simply press On/Off button to turn off anytime. For those who have an over-spilling issue with the grounds within the gold filter basket?, you are using TOO MANY grounds! The single side comes with a gold reusable filter which also encompasses two - Level markers. One is min and the other is Max. If you fill above the Max level, WELL, overflow of grounds will prob. occur. On the Amazon site you'll see the Reusable filter for the Carafe side in " frequently ordered with". I also ordered that as i don't like paper filters. It performs well. Water level for Carafe is helpful. It's towards the right rear, on the side. It's accurate. Brew time for 12 cups was good. I've learned to warm up my Mug when using single side as it is not as hot as Carafe as no hot plate for the Mug. I use single side to run water for tea as well. What would make this model perfect? If it sounded out a tone when brewing is complete. It also has No charcoal filter as with my Cuisinart. No biggie as i always have used filtered water to begin with. Coffee is better when there's no Chlorine in the H2O! Filling either the Carafe or single side is easy and Max level markers are visible enough to get it right. Carafe pours very well and i like that the Carafe lid stays attached as u simply press thumb to open but it's not required to pour. Single side grounds chamber pulls out easily. Single side has a bottom (under mug/cup) that reverses to then become a elevator to bring cup higher if you'd like. I brewed a cup at lowest level without any spill or splatter. It drips slow enough that i don't believe i need to elevate my mug. This model also looks fantastic, Beautiful! Has a "Bold" brew mode for both Carafe n Sing. The brewing is slower, so u gt a richer brew. Light on clock only on when unit is ON. Has seperate green light that indicates you are using "Program" mode. I don't use "Pods" but if i did the manual states that "Senseo" Pods will work. Note that unit will only brew one side at a time. It cannot brew both sides at once. Very pleased so far. If any issues I'll update here. P.s. if Manufacturer reads this, you may want to consider modifying so to have an end of brew audible tone! Jst a thought. Update!; 1/5/18. Jst did 2 Lg mugs for me ( nine- 8oz cups), using Carafe of course. Wife then needed to do her single 14oz using of course the Single serv side. When throwing the slide switch over to Single, it turns off the Carafe side. So, yeah, hot plate under Carafe is still hot, but, it's now off. So, in future, wife does her single, first, then i do Carafe. UPDATE ; 1/22/18- 3wks now and NO ISSUES! When removing coffee filled Carafe, absolutely no spilling onto hot plate. The spring loaded valve above, performing well. Reviewers having the Hot plate discoloration or burning may be turning unit on with a Hot plate thats dirty. I make sure plate is clean /dry before and after ea. use. I make sure bottom of Carafe is clean/ dry as well. Wife using single serve ea. day and says " best cup of Coffee ever"! Update; 4/17/21. NO issues, all still good. UPDATE!!! - 10/10/21- So, finally I'm now considering buying a new one of these as this one is intermittently not pumping enough water up and into Coffee basket. About 12× now in past 6mon's I've had to pour out Carafe into another cup, place Carafe back, then pour my Coffee,(that looks like Tea), into the grinds basket and do a Double Drip, sometimes twice to get color I wish. I got roughly 3.5 years out of this Maker. I guess that's good considering Everything's made in Cheapo China. If/when I buy a new one, I'll post back. Have a good Coffee! UPDATE: 11/14/21. So, I purchased this exact model once again on 10/12/21. After 1 month, I can honestly state that it's a great difference between original and new. New machine brews perfectly as did the original one up until the 3yr mark. No issues to report with this New Maker( Same model as first one). Pictures here are of 2nd maker,(2021).

The media could not be loaded. I needed this two in one coffee maker. I have a keurig coffee maker. I had it for so long. I'm a coffee lover I need a full pot of coffee when I want more than one cup through out the day. And I enjoy just one single cup on the go or just feel like just a cup. My daughter loves ice coffee. So she will make a single cup serving or just pour her a cup from the brewed pot. My coffee gets piking hot on both sides. If you using the single side you need a tall coffee cup or just flip the try cup hold over to stand you cup on to make it sit high when the cup is brewing. No mess I have experienced . You need to fill the basket for the single cup only to the mark showing in the filter basket. Now, the full brew side I use paper filters and I use 1 tablespoon per coffee ground to how many cups ( ounces) of coffee to make. Example; if you going to make 8 cups,fill the glass coffee pot to the 8 mark with bottled or filtered water (no tap water)then pour the water in the reserve water tank. Fill your paper or filter basket with 7 to 8 tsbp of coffee ground . You will not have an overflow of coffee ground. Get to know your product read full instructions. Also, I have set a scheduled to perk coffee using both sides. I awake in the morning smelling fresh brewed coffee .Or, I schedule any time of the day.This machine works very well. If you don't have a good cup of coffee then you didn't follow instructions or you need to switch your coffee brand. I'm just saying!! Also, the green light that comes on when you schedule time for coffee to brew is not as bright like some reviewers say. I had this coffee maker for months before giving a review. I wanted to try the product for a period of time to make a direct review. So, I'm a happy coffee lover!! It took me 3 weeks to decide on what coffee maker to purchase reading reviews. Try for yourself people have their own opinions! Positive or Negative. I just wanted a good quality product to serve my purpose and I'm glad I gave this product a try. And Hamilton Beach is known for since my great great great grandparents ages lol

I love this coffee maker. 99% of the time, I am the only one drinking coffee here at home, so the single brew option is perfect. I had a Keurig and a Nespresso, but can't handle the taste of the k-kups or the pods, so having a single serve REAL brew option is great. I can still grind and use my own beans, but no washing up a carafe, just the little single side filter. But, I also need the large carafe for company and when our kids come to stay. No more putting the small one away, taking the large one out, etc. This is the best of both worlds and so convenient. The "bold" Button is great too...takes a little longer, but makes a nice bold cup of coffee. The only thing to be aware of, is if you brew the single side into a shorter mug rather than a tall tumbler, you will get a lot of splatter on the counter and coffee pot, but it's easy to wipe away if you do it while it's fresh, so no complaints here.

I have been using a Keurig for years, a long time ago I stopped using k cups and bought something to use my own grounds because the coffee was a lot better. This coffee maker allows much more adjustment with the amount of grounds you can use for a single cup. I made my first single cup this morning and it was a big improvement over the Keurig, much less watery. And… it allows you to make a pot if you want. Since I’m the only coffee drinker in my house that will only be used occasionally but it’s an option. If I had anything negative to say so far it would be that this is much slower than a Keurig. Not a big deal though. Oh, no more k cups either!