Hamilton Beach One Press Programmable Dispensing D

OUTSTANDING VALUE: Nothing to Break, Very Affordable, Functional & Fun
(*Update, 1/1/25: I’ve had this for half a year now, and I still love it. It works flawlessly, and continues to deliver great coffee. However, that little bit of extra resistance at the pushbar/button continued to bug me, so I MacGyvered it (look it up, ye kiddies) and just trimmed the spring at the plug valve under the pot. Check my last pic- it was easy. Just a screwdriver and a pair of wire cutters, with a good brushing of that little filter (it gets grimy, and this is also a good time to clean the machine- use 1/3 distilled vinegar to water, and run a couple of cycles.) Anyway, presto! She is not so resistant now, is she? A caution, though- if you cut that spring too much, say more than 1/3, it won’t have enough force to keep that rubber seal pushed shut, and your unit could drip. Finding another spring would mean a trip to Home Depot. Just go easy. It was a good mod, though, and the pushbar is more accommodating. Try it if you’re like me- annoyed by the little things, with too much time on your hands. Ta, and happy New Year!)I first encountered the Hamilton Beach on a vacation, and was captivated by a machine that automatically dispensed coffee; why hadn’t anyone thought of this before? I’m also a sucker for gadgets and buttons, so I couldn’t wait for an excuse to get one.The excuse presented itself soon after, when I broke our second Ninja pot. At $25 a pop, I was already in for $50, and number three was gonna make it $75. I didn’t like the math, and Ninja didn’t make a steel carafe. If they had, I would have stayed with it- it’s a nimble little machine that makes tasty coffee. But like printer cartridges, they soak you. And my trusty old Cuisinart finally gave up the ghost after one too many spills where I forgot to put the lid on. I kept the steel carafe, though, and I poured my coffee from the Ninja into the carafe. It stays hot and fresh longer, something no glass pot can do.Segue to the HB. It’s pretty simple, with only a reservoir (the base unit) a “pot” (the plastic unit on top that the coffee brews into) and the filter. You fill up the reservoir (I use the pot to do this, which is easy to hold and has a pour spout that actually pours without dripping all over), grind your beans (medium to fine), stick it back together and press the button. The BOLD and 1-4 settings work well, and you can adjust the pot to stay hot for 0-4 hours (which is does because of the conductive heating plates which meet at the pot and the base). The zero hour setting is for cold coffee.But as long as a coffee machine works and is easy enough to clean, it’s all about the taste. Here the HB also performs well; we’ve had it for a couple of weeks and the coffee is as rich and flavorful as anything that comes out of a sub-$300 machine or a French press (which I still like best). A traditional pot is easier to clean, because it’s round, but a good brush takes care of the odd shape of the pot. The HB cost $59, and I opted for the 4-year Asurion warranty for an extra $11- I’m fed up with things that go kaput, and while I don’t see that happening with this unit, it’s worth the piece of mind. The fact that it won’t break was one of the two big sells for the HB. The other was the auto-pour feature, which, while pretty neat, comes with an asterisk.**It’s got a bit of resistance. When I push my cup against it, the unit slides back, even though it has a couple of rubber pads, and it’s on a granite counter. Easily solved by putting it against the wall, which doesn’t impede the lid or machine in any way. But it does take a little more push than, say, a lever at a soda machine. No big deal, but some people may take umbrage at the audacity for it to push back a little. Hey, I’m the boss here, and you’re gonna give me a cup whether you’re in the mood or not, little button.Take away: The HB is solid unit that won’t break, and it makes very good coffee that stays hot. It obviates spills and burns (smart for seniors who shake or drop things), and for less than the price of three replacement Ninja carafes, it’s a bargain, and it’s fun to get your morning going at the push of a button.Cheers,-Z

Mostly does what it promises to do a reasonable price
I got this coffee maker because I’m generally making coffee for myself and drink it over time. Since I don’t like leaving the carafe on the burner (burnt coffee), and since I don’t like the taste of coffee in a stainless steel carafe (becomes bitter), I decided to try this.Positives: easy to clean, brews tasty coffee, keeps coffee hot and preserves taste for two hours (I would never leave coffee on in a glass carafe in a burner for two hours)Areas for improvement: After two hours (you can set the heating element to 1,2,3, or 4 hours), a burnt taste starts to set in. Also, the filter basket can only hold 12 tablespoons of coffee, thus limiting the number of cups of coffee you can make at at time. For instant, for coffees that require 2 tbls of grinds per 6 oz, practically you can only make 6.5 cups of coffee at time. You’re only making 12 cups if you’re using a coffee where 1 tbls per cup is sufficient. Finally, I find I have to hold the coffee maker in place when pressing the coffee cup up to the dispenser bar.All in all, it mostly does what it promises to do at a very reasonable price. 4 stars.

Excelente, fácil preparación, no hay riesgo que se rompa la jarra, servir el café es de lo más fácil.

This is a great coffee maker but not perfect. It truly keeps the coffee hot whereas all double walled carafes are tepid in 40 mins.The machine is easy to use but it seems a lot of people over look the obvious as they separate the parts and put the water in the wrong place even though there is 12 cup fill guide on the left hand side of the lowest section.My machine had both of the common problems, the leaking at the pour lever and the heater boiling the water.There is videos on Youtube for both problems. It took 5 mins to adjust the pour lever problem and 2 mins to put two pieces of aluminum foil over the heater to prevent it from boiling the coffee.The one HUGE improvement for this would be an LED light near the pour lever so when filling your mug you can see how full it is getting without having all the lights on in the kitchen LOL