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I wish I had purchased this one a long time ago.Far better than the Braun, Krups and Cuisinarts that I had previously used. Do you try to put 15 gallons of gas in your car's 14.5 gallon tank. The coffee is both rich and smooth. I tested the unit with plain water before brewing coffee and I just want to quickly address 2 criticisms.Overflowing - Only if you overfill it. This is a 10 cup coffee maker and the gauge on mine is dead on accurate. Difficult to align the carafe - I haven't tried this while totally drunk but otherwise I don't see how you can screw it up.If you appreciate exceptional drip coffee (and you want a timer for early mornings) this is the product to buy.
I've had it for months now and it's never leaked, never clogged, never overflowed. The only complaint I can agree with is that it pours slowly.
This machine is a beauty. I just don't understand all the negative reviews.
As for the carafe, it's has kept our coffee drinkably hot for hours. Coffee comes out scalding hot and amazingly smooth compared to any other machine we've had.
Very nicely designed and constructed with easy to use features. Boo hoo.
Then again, I've never filled it past the 'max' mark either.
This is a great product. It keeps the coffee hot for hours and you don't get the "burned" coffee taste as it has not been on the heat; It cleans up really well after use. The only thing is I wish it held a little more coffee. But it brews the next pot quickly.
All of us imagine the perfect coffee maker, but this is the only one that comes close. the best coffee maker on the planet. I'm on full-caf.
The design is perfect. I get my four oversized cups-in-the-morning and they're all perfect over a two-hour period. The necessary carafe and the appearance if you have a stainless steel kitchen.
Any negs you hear about the carafe not keeping the heat are nonsense. My wife and I purchased an extra carafe. she's on half-caf.
good enough for me.We have no regrets. The priority is taste and this machine delivers.
Our new Capresso MT550Plus was an unplanned replacement for a much-used 471 "breakfast coffee-maker" that went belly-up a few days ago. Three uses of the MT500 so far (two "trials" and one "for real") and no dribbles.Drawbacks. I suppose the proprietary charcoal filter would be expensive, but as we pre-filter all our drinking water, we'll just not bother. Between my wife and myself we drink six cups in two separate sittings. The cord storage receptacle; the 3-5 cup mode; the placement and operation of the controls (compared to the 471).Yes, the MT500 is not cheap, but if you demand well-brewed daytime coffee, the unit is an excellent choice.Our nightime espresso and latte brewer is a large Kitchenaid unit. We can't stand the taste alterations of coffee that's warmed on a hotplate after brewing -- hence the desire for a carafe-based unit. After one morning of use, the MT550 has shown itself to be an excellent upgrade.We are fussy about our morning coffee. The 471 had bigger "elephant ears" on the carafe lid, making it easier to open by someone with short fingers.
We are also fussy about our bean blends and brewing -- hence the desire for a quick and hot-brewing unit. Having used the 471 for something like six years, we are aware of the need to center a Capresso carafe "ball" under the brew spigot, so we don't expect any problems with this aspect of the design. Nice touches. It brews well, but based on our Capresso experience, and the positive experiences of friends, we are considering a high-end Capresso.
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