Hamilton Beach Scoop Single Serve Coffee Maker

Let me first tell you that I am an extremely picky person who is not prone to gushing over anything. I can always seem to find something to fuss about. I give this machine a triple 10!! I was suspicious of everything. My husband and I are both coffee drinkers. I don't always drink reg coffee. Sometimes half caf. You can make a cup of whatever kind you are wanting with absolutely no fuss whatsoever. And quickly & quietly. And there are 2 scoops so that if I make a cup of whatever kind I'm wanting that day, I can rinse out the scooper and then use the other scooper to make the kind he wants without putting a wet scoop in the container of coffee. I tend towards a regular size mug, but he likes a bigger man size mug. And sometimes one of us wants to use one of our travel mugs to take a taller cup with us when we have errands to run. No problem there either! In the blink of an eye you can flip over the silver plate that the cup/mug sits on and it becomes shorter so that you can use it for a shorter container. I tend to get frustrated with all the different machines in the house. It seems like a person needs a college degree and a 5 pound instruction manual to learn how to operate them. This one is as easy as it gets. You do need to learn how much coffee to put in the scooper to make your coffee the way that you like it, but that's about it. After you put your scooper with the appropriate amount of coffee in it, you fill your mug with water and pour the water in. Push the button. I always push bold. And by the time you do your next little morning chore. Feed the dog, open the blinds, etc. there's your coffee. I have read many of the reviews of this item and usually I will decide to purchase or not based on reviews. Glad I didn't let the reviews make my decision this time. The things that people are complaining about I don't see what they are seeing. I am very temperature sensitive and the coffee comes out quite hot. And someone wrote about a plastic taste?? Huh?? And there were several complaints about weak coffee. Now I will tell you that you will need to use a different grind of coffee for this machine. You will need to use one that grinds the coffee very finely. Like powder. Because of how quickly the coffee is made the water and the coffee spend very little time "together". Maybe that is their problem. You can't use the grind type that we are all used to using. The automatic drip grind. You won't get the flavor out of the coffee that you are used to. Take a few minutes. Go on a few of the sites that sell the different brands like Caribou, Green Mountain, Paul Newman, etc. and learn about the different grinds. It's no different that having to learn about the auto-drip versus the old percolator coffee grind that Grandma used to use in her old coffee pot. Remember those? I asked quite a few of my friends and no one has one of these so I went ahead and took the chance and bought one. I couldn't be happier. I just got done cleaing up our Cuisinart coffeemaker and putting it in the cabinet. We will save it for when we need to make more than a couple of cups of coffee. Maybe if company comes over. This wonderful machine is about 60% smaller than the machine it replaces so it takes up a ton less counter space. It also doesn't have a water resevoir that uses electricity constantly to keep the water warm 24/7. Why is that necessary? So you can save like 10 seconds cause the water is already hot? That sure doesn't help the electric bill. And frankly. I like my coffee to be made with fresh water. Not water that has been sitting around for days. My husband has been bugging me for about a year that he wanted a Keurig, but I refused to succumb to all the hype and get locked into having to use the ridiculously expensive per cup cost K cups. Even on sale, the cheapest I could find K cups were about 55-60 cents. And that was extremely rare. Now yes. That is much cheaper than going to your neighborhood _______ (you fill in the blank) but I just wasn't going to do it. I did find that there are now some companies that make reusable plastic cups that look like the K cups and you fill them with your own coffee, so that would have been okay. I guess. Those refillable cups were $9-10 each so I don't know what you save there. But somehow I just knew that if I kept looking I would find what I wanted and I did. An inexpensive machine to buy. Easy to clean and use. No stupid K cups. Doesn't take up a lot of space on the counter. Simple to use. Inexpensive to buy and use daily. Made by a company that has been around for decades so if heaven forbid there is a problem, my guess would be that you could call them and get it solved quickly and to the satisfaction of the customer. All in all, a rare thing. Good value for your money & a machine that is totally geared towards the customer's satisfaction. Go get one!

I was looking for a one shot coffee maker, but didn't want a K-Cup unit because of the outrageous cost and somewhat limited choice of coffee products. I saw this unit, read the reviews, and decided to give it whirl. I definitely made the right choice, this is a really nice unit. Well built, well designed, and it performs as advertised. I tested it using the usual DD product that I had on hand at the time, and it turned out as expected. My daughter gave me some her Nicaraguan blend coffee to try however and that was that... the DD product will no longer be needed. As others have already stated, you may want to play around with this a bit, familiarize yourself with the units behavior, and find your perfect settings. I can tell you this much, common sense stuff really but something to remember non-the-less. Number one, a little water is always left in the reservoir of the unit (about 4oz). This has no effect on anything of course, but if you were to pack it up and take it with you someplace you might want to empty it first.... common sense. Number two, about 1-2 oz of the water that you put in will not be returned because it gets soaked up in the coffee grind, so always add a little more than required. You could alternatively fill the unit with water and simply push the button to shut it off when your cup reaches the desired level... again common sense. Number three, the water left in the reservoir will evaporate relatively quickly... that said, I like to prime my unit at the start of the day by cycling 6-8 oz of water through the unit first. I do this while I'm actually preparing to make my first cup, putting the coffee in the basket etc. The water cycles through faster than I can prepare so this isn't slowing me down any. Of course, if your just filling the unit and shutting it off manually this wouldn't be a concern. Number four, no paper filters are actually required with this unit. The two built in strainers are more than adequate. None-the-less, for those purist out there, there may be some super fine form of powdered grounds left in the bottom recesses of your cup. That;s all I'm going to say for now... It's a great unit, well built, easy to use, super easy to clean, and it doesn't take up a lot of space. Sure beats using those pricey K-Cup products!!! I picked mine up as a (New) Factory Refurb for $23... I love refurbs! Cheers!

Have now purchased 3 of these units in the last few weeks, this is how much I love it. [ One for home, for work & for my mother.] This is the ultimate single cup coffee maker I have tried that does not need pre-made capsules. [ K-cups etc.] I have purchased others, and this one by far is the best. All of the finishes are top notch, as well as the double filtration coffee grind feature works very well. I also appreciate the strength selection option, which was not available on the others I had purchased & tried. It does not take up too much room, and the higher podium option is great with mugs because the coffee does not splash all over. The coffee tastes great, and I no longer feel that I am contributing to K-cup garbage waste. Also I am saving a lot of money by being able to use regular ground coffee instead of the K-cups I used to buy. I just hope that they never stop making it, I love my coffee !

I’m surprised that along with so many positive reviews, there were also many unreasonably negative reviews on Amazon.com. If you can sense a plastic smell like a dog’s nose would, or if you are that picky, go get yourself a $5,000 espresso maker, then you have a good reason to pick on them. For a $50 single serve, this one is perfect if: 1. You like to make a single serve 2. You like a beautiful and sturdy design 3. You like it simple and easy 4. You like to directly rinse and wipe down all parts that need cleaning, away from the machine in a sink 5. You like it super hot and super quick 6. You like a permanent filter Learning from other positive reviews, here are all the tricks to avoid those negative complaints: - Grind your own beans at fine setting (I use Capresso Conical Burr 560 ordered from Amazon) - Use filtered or bottled water - Press a bit on the grounds using the back of a spoon Why so many complaints? - Using pre-ground coffee, too coarse for this machine - Using tap water - Never used a French Press, so cleaning this simple beauty becomes a chore A funny complaint was about making a mess around the counter area by using this machine. All filter parts are specifically designed as removable, that means you can put in coffee grounds or clean them away from the machine, in a sink, or over a cheap plastic tray, whatever. If you make a mess out of a tiny scoop, it is not fair to blame the machine. All in all, thanks to all the negative reviews, the price has been down quite a few notches, go get it before everyone realizes the truth: this is the best single-serve coffee maker on the market right now. Then it could be out of stock all of a sudden.

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注文してから海外へ発送の手配をかけるらしく、手元に届くまでかなりの日数がかかりました。 日本語説明は付いていませんが、なくても操作を間違うことはないと思います。 商品は見た目も操作もとてもシンプルで、そのままコンセントを差し込み、カップ1杯分の水を入れてスイッチを押し、入れた水がなくなれば自動的に電源は切れます。(※2回ほど水だけで出してからコーヒーの粉をセットして飲んだ方が良いみたいです。) 途中で止めたいときは、スイッチをもう一度押すだけ。 カップを置く高さが変えられるので、高さ11.5cm/18.5cmまでのマグカップ/タンブラーなどが置くことができます。 スイッチは縦に REGULAR/BOLD と表示されたものが付いています。 何が違うのか？試して見ました。 REGULAR：一般的なコーヒーメーカーと同じようにポコポコと音をたてて断続的にお湯が落ちコーヒーができます。 BOLD：同じようにポコポコと音をたててお湯が落ち、しばらくすると止まります(蒸らし？なのでしょうか？)。そしてまたお湯が出てまた止まる。この繰り返し。当然BOLDの方が抽出時間がながくなります。 特別な機能がついているわけではないので、値段を考えるとちょっと高いような気もするのですが、日本製では見た目がスッキリとシンプルで、置く高さが変えられ、ちょうど1杯分が抽出でき、ペーパーフィルターを使わない！メッシュフィルターのコーヒーメーカーがなかった(T ^ T) 多少高くても気に入ったものが欲しかったので納得の買い物でした(^^)

Ideal para los amantes de una excelente taza de café sin complicaciones. Este producto prepara una taza de café de 8 oz en solo 3 minutos y una de 14 oz en 5 minutos. El café sale a la temperatura perfecta para disfrutarlo de inmediato. No necesitas filtros ni estar comprando nada más que tu café. El manejo es muy simple y la limpieza también. La función Bold y Regular permite ajustar el sabor a la amargura deseada, ofreciendo una experiencia personalizada y deliciosa. El material es de alta calidad y el diseño refleja la superioridad del producto, asegurando durabilidad y elegancia. No la recomiendo si piensas preparar usualmente más de una taza a la vez.