BLACK+DECKER 12-Cup Thermal Coffeemaker, Black/Silver, CM2035B

For over 20 years I have purchased high end programable thermal coffee makers assuming I was ensureing that I was getting the best possible product available. Recently it came time for a new coffee maker and while shopping at Amazon I nnoticed that this Black and Decker seemed to have all the features I wanted, an overwhelming number of favorable reviews(4&5 stars) and was priced far below what I expected to pay. So I ordered it and am completly satisfied. At every point on my checklist it meets and in most cases exceeds the performance of the hihger end competitors. The thremal pot keeps the coffee hot for as long as any theremal pot i have ever owned. It's pouring system with a thumb release to pour is much better than previus pots, no spillage and complete closure to keep the coffee hot. The pre-set options are the same as competitors and very intuitive, the control screen is simple yet complete in its features. It is the first thermal pot I have had that I can get my hand nto without a struggle for cleaning. Brewing is quiet and there is no annoying audible upon completion, an icon shows up on the control screen instead. All this for less than $90. Give it a try, you won't be dissapointed.

I am an avid researcher when making a purchase, especially when it's as critical as our daily coffee supply- lol! So when our third rather expensive Keurig died very early I decided we'd spend no more money on that brand. I was looking for the versatility of brewing a whole pot or a smaller portion AND the idea of a thermal carafe instead of a hot plate was very appealing. I looked at many, many brands and models ranging in price from $ to $$$. I read reviews, I watched videos, I looked up anything and everything I could. This little machine continued to offer features that I really liked without bells and whistles I would rarely use. We are a plain yet picky coffee drinking household and we nurse a pot all day long (one of us is day shift and the other night shift so it's always "morning wake up time" around here). As one who nputs milk in their coffee, I'll admit to being doubtful that I'd find a coffeemaker with a thermal carafe that would maintain a drinkable temperature (once milk was added to the cup) for very long and I hate microwaving my coffee. So I read reviews saying this carafe "kept coffee hot for hours" with a strong dose of skepticism. WOW! Has this exceeded expectations! Four hours after brewing the very last cup of the pot was still quite hot enough to steam and be very nicely drinkable after I added the milk. So, here is my run down of the lovely features this model offers: 1. Capacity - It holds a full 12 cups which gets us through a day here. Everyone should remember that a "cup" when measuring coffee is actually 5oz. and not 8oz. So 60 oz. of water goes in and 60 oz. of coffee comes out (yes, the engineer in the house measured) which is more than our much more $$ Keurig could ever say. 2. Ease of Use - The brew, size and programming options are quite straightforward to operate, not only in compexity but in button size and readablity, which is helpful when my elderly father wants to help prepare the next morning s coffee. 3. Build Quality and Design - The machine fits easily under my kitchen cabinets, and takes up much less counter space than my Keurig. The markings on the water reservoir are easy to see. TIP: Do use a pitcher other than the carafe to fill the reservoir, not because the carafe doesn't pour well (IT POURS GREAT!), but because it is just easier if you are working under cabinets to pour from something smaller. 4. The carafe - This could go under design, but it's honestly such a great feature it deserves its own note. It is clearly a quality thermal container and very easy to pour from and it's wide mouth when you take the lid off makes it extremely easy to clean (no need for that narrow brush when washing, you can get your entire hand in there, even my husband's larger hands find it easy to clean). And here is the tip that I've been most grateful for from other reviews: After brewing is complete, REMOVE the carafe from the coffeemaker tray. When it is on the tray the "brew through" feature of the lid is automatically open slightly (to allow for brewing) and I'm sure this could speed heat loss. We simply take the pot and move it over to the counter and hours later it's still plenty hot, yet the cool-touch handle and sides of the carafe are not too warm to handle easily. We have not needed to put a hotpad underneath the carafe when on the counter. Also, the spout pours nice and neatly, unlike other coffeemakers we've had where you were cleaning up drips each time you poured a cup. All this to say, if you want a quality, easy to use and easy to maintain machine AND actual value for your money, purchase this machine! I'm so glad I did!!!

This review is comparing the Black and Decker to a Cuisinart 12 Cup coffee maker (Maybe the DCC 1200 - looks mostly like it but a different finish/material). I got this Black and Decker unit over cheaper options for two reasons and BOTH turned out a bit worse than I thought. At least there are some other redeeming qualities. I’ll go over it all. Reason 1 I got this: “Washable brew basket” I thought that meant, like the Cuisinart, I never had to buy paper filters. I thought this was a reusable, washable filter. NO. WRONG. It’s just another cheap plastic bucket to put paper filters in. Exactly like what you get in the $20 coffee makers. Yes, it’s a removable and washable basket but the Cuisinart had that too AND a removable reusable filter. Now I’m back to lifting out soggy lumpy paper and carefully moving to a trash can unless I fork out an additional $10 for a third-party reusable filter. $10 isn’t terrible in and of itself, but it’s unconscionable to not include it with a $60 coffee maker. UCH. Reason 2 I got this: Stainless steel carafe. The Cuisinart is being replaced because the glass Charif finally broke. It lasted years and years, maybe even a decade. It has been bumped against the sink during cleaning several times, and the coffee maker was used almost every day. It was sturdy glass! It just finally couldn’t take another hit after a six year old messed with it. So I thought stainless steel would be the way to go. Far more durable, looks pretty cool, and is insulated! Well… It is more durable, and does look pretty cool, and is insulated. But I immediately realize how much I loved the seeing the remaining coffee in the Cuisinart - it even had cup level markings on the side. This not only allowed me to know exactly how much coffee was left but also allowed me to know how much water I was filling it with when I was making coffee. I cannot do either with a stainless steel carafe. Those were the two reasons I wanted to get this. But how is the rest of the coffee maker? There are positives and negatives for this as well. It looks really cheap. Extremely cheap. It all looks and feels like cheap plastic (except for the carafe). The bottom plate to hold the carafe looks especially thin and flimsy, with micro feet underneath to support what looks like something that’d otherwise bend and snap in half under the weight of a full carafe. Nothing about this unit outside the carafe looks premium. It certainly doesn’t look like this thing cost over $60. I don’t feel comfortable putting the carafe back when I pour myself a cup of coffee because every time it looks so thin and flimsy I have to be careful. The top of the unit gets very, very hot when brewing. On my old coffee maker, I could touch the top and it was not a problem. On the flipside, the Black and Decker has its first main benefit for me. The insulated stainless steel carafe means none of that gets hot to the touch, unlike the glass on the previous unit. And because the coffee pot relies on insulation to keep the coffee hot, there is no powered heated electric bottom to accidentally burn your hand and drain electricity after the coffee has finished brewing. I like that the clock and overall display screen is a bit bigger. It isn’t brighter though and the actual display numbers and text are still just as dark. But at least it being a larger size makes it a bit easier to see. The new unit has much larger buttons. I could go either way on that. Button size does not affect me. But I will say these larger buttons tend to feel cheap. You can press the button anywhere on its surface and it will work. But clearly the surface you touch is larger than the surface of the control board the button is interacting with inside. Indeed, there are areas of the button you can press that feel more “floppy“ or “mushy“, unless your finger presses directly over the part of the button that makes direct contact with its connection to the control board. My previous model had very tiny buttons, but that meant they could only ever feel one way, and it was very tactile, it had a “click“ feeling to it. And it wasn’t only buttons, it had switches which felt nice. This Black and Decker has no switches, and no button on it feels very “tactile.” I like the “Evenstream” showerhead. It’s true that even my older coffee maker had one single spout at the center top and after every brew, there was a very specific hole through the wet pile of coffee grounds, and I always did wonder if I was getting enough flavor from all the grounds around the sides. HOWEVER, lifting the lid during a brew, it would appear to me that the hot water would dispense enough into the basket that all the coffee grounds were fully submerged in hot water. So it appeared like, at least for a portion of the brew, flavor was being extracted from all the grounds. Still, there’s no denying that at the end of the brew, and, there was a very specific dent dead center of the coffee grounds. And to be clear, not only does this Black and Decker dispense water from multiple spots up top, it also feels the basket of coffee up like a tub, all the coffee grounds get fully submerged in the hot water. I can’t tell at the moment which keeps coffee hotter, longer. Obviously the Cuisineart isn’t insulated. But it rests on that hot plate for a while. The Black and Decker I THINK turns off a bit sooner, BUT it claims to keep the coffee hot in the pot for 2hrs. I haven’t timed it, and haven’t measured the temperature to know if there’s a difference. Edit: After posting this review I noticed one other thing. Like all coffee makers, there is an automatic lock/seal mechanism to prevent coffee from dripping out onto the platter when you remove the coffee pot. And the coffee pot itself has its own little lock/seal that when pressed down opens it up to receive the coffee. When you pull the coffee pot out, that top seal is… MOSTLY sealed shut. video shows, if you tip the coffee pot far enough, coffee will drip out that top mechanism. But this is all to say, after leaving the coffee pot back in the coffee maker for about five hours after my brew, was warm, but not hot. I know it says in the documentation I can keep coffee hot for about two hours… But next time I am going to remove the pot completely from the coffee maker when it’s done in hopes that the top mechanism, in its locked/sealed position, will keep the coffee hotter, longer. Bottom line: It doesn’t look and feel like a $60+ coffee maker, but the stainless steel carafe/pot helps. No reusable coffee filter - 3rd party can be bought fire about $10. You can’t see how much coffee is left or how much water you’re filling in the carafe/pot to use for a new brew until you pour into the coffee maker. It’s got a bigger but still dark display and bigger but a bit more flimsy feeling buttons compared to my Cuisineart. Still, a pot not hot to the touch and no hot bottom plate which also drains electricity is a respectable reason to chose this.

This is an excellent coffee maker. Makes very good coffee and is easy to use. After brewing a full insulated carafe I checked the coffee temperature and it was 175 degrees F. That is perfect. After one hour I checked the temperature again and it was 162 so good heat retention in the insulated carafe. AFTER your coffee has brewed do not put the carafe back on the stand. If it is not on the stand, the top hole that the coffee brews through closes and helps the carafe to retain the heat. A wonderful feature. It has three brewing strengths and I prefer the middle setting "strong" but that is a matter of taste but the important thing is that you can adjust it to your taste depending on the coffee roast you are using. The auto-clean feature is great and does a good job of cleaning it out and keeping your coffee tasty. I have not tried the delay start feature as I prefer to fill the reservoir with fresh filtered water and grind my beans just before brewing. It has a 1-4 cup brewing button so if you want to make a small amount of coffee fill the reservoir only with the amount of water needed to brew and press this button before you start. Your coffee will be bold and not weak like many coffee makers when you brew a partial carafe. Bottom line is that it is a great coffee maker for the price and does as good a job as makers I have owned that were much more expensive. I am very happy with my purchase. On a side note. Before purchasing I read the reviews and some people obviously don't read the instructions and then complain. Others obsess over things that don't matter. There were a number of reviews complaining about the 1-4 cup button brewing all of the water in the reservoir. If they had read the instructions they would have understood the purpose of the button and how to use it. Those folks should just buy a coffee pod machine because they obviously don't understand coffee. The coffee maker also has a small timer under the clock that tells you how long it has been since the coffee was brewed, up to two hours. I read several reviews complaining about it and how they didn't need it etc. Well if that is the case, just ignore it. People can be so obsessive trying to find something, anything to complain about. So take some of the complaining reviews for what they are worth. It is a great machine and worth more than the price.

I bought this after having experienced 12-cup thermal-carafe coffee makers at two of my stepkids' homes. The ability to not have a glass carafe, and have hot coffee for my typical consumption of the full 12 cups, over a typical ~2-hour period, without having to worry about scorching the coffee appealed to me greatly. Both of those households liked their coffee considerably stronger than I, and so very fully filled their (in both cases) gold-mesh filters, one each round and cone style. So it was with considerable surprise that my 4-heaping-tablespoon-scoops coffee load (first picture) resulted in: Every single time, my brew basket came out looking like the second or third picture. I brewed every single day I owned this machine (returning it for refund on the last possible day, 34 pots later). Never was there no grounds in the basket. Sometimes a few, and ... Sometimes a lot, resulting in the top of the carafe looking like the 4th picture. I can't imagine what the outcome of putting in 12 tablespoons (nominally at least twice the load of my heaping tablespoon-scoop) would have been. Never was any potful free of drips. Sometimes, a LOT of drips. The most egregious of them looked like the last two pictures. It got to the point where I was NEVER without a folded paper towel next to my mug in order to catch the drips. I did everything I could think of to eliminate the drips. Tilt the pot, and THEN push the pouring seal. Push the pouring seal and THEN pour. Scrub the gasket between the top and the pot, and the gasket between the on/off pouring seal. The best I ever achieved was a few drips down the front of the pot. The worst is in the pictures. That's all the negative stuff. The coffee was great. The pot, lid, and basket were easy to clean. If I didn't mind the occasional instance of grounds in my coffee, or having to clean up every single time I brewed, sometimes several times in the 4 pours (my mug is a full pint, also insulated), the inevitable drips, I likely would have kept it, as the coffee was fine. A minor nuisance was that the water tank was a bit difficult to fill accurately without paying very strict attention, as the spray unit divided the width exactly in half, making a relatively small target for the full carafe. As I followed the recommendation of the owner's manual and preheated the carafe before brewing, I never actually used the preset/overnight-ready setup; in fact, I stowed it in the cabinet directly over where I brewed, so it always displayed a flashing 12:00 - but I expect it would have worked as intended. I (obviously) have no idea why the carafe leaked or whatever-other-mechanism caused my drip issues. But I'm certain I could not have improved the coffee grounds issue, given my care in leveling my load, and the fact that it was perhaps a third of the normal load for the 12-cup brew I did each time. The only way I can conceive for that failure is that the drain wasn't sufficiently large. I admit that, not having had an endoscope to sneak in during brewing I never got to see the effects of the multi-directional spray bar; I'd thought it a fantastic idea and it was one of the reasons I purchased this model. It may have been that the pressure was a bit too much and caused splashing of the grounds, but the very even level of the empty-of-water basket suggests otherwise, and that it simply overflowed the filter paper. One other niggle. As you can see, I have a wide-bottomed insulated mug. It's a leftover from my 15 years of cruising on a sailboat. So old that it's unobtanium now, and I've made it safe to use with an electrical tie reinforcement to the handle. But I digress... The subject pot gave me 4 cupfuls - the usual "12 cups" - if you count leaving a half-inch or so space at the top on each fill. So, this carafe, spiller though it was, wouldn't deliver a full 12 cups, despite my filling it to the brim, and being rewarded, most times, with spillover (overfill as far as this one's water reservoir was concerned). For whatever it's worth, Amazon immediately refunded my purchase, for which I had already used up the credit to my 'wallet' by ordering the other version I'd considered when ordering this one. It's the very similar-looking https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2JK9Y8V - which I've used several times since my return of the subject unit, and found the resulting coffee grounds' level as expected, which is to say the dark line went only about halfway up the edge. And furthermore, it delivers an honest 12 cups - 4 fills of my ancient mug, with only space enough left to put on the sipper, no-spill lid - every time. And the water reservoir fill opening is massive by comparison. If you're considering the two, I'd definitely recommend the link immediately above, and give THIS one a pass.

So I have had this maker for awhile now. So before I did my review I wanted to wait to give a honest opinion. I bought the same one 2yrs before this one. My last one just stop working. Though I think a coffee maker should last longer than that. This one has been working great. It is easy to use. Made well and the best feature why I choose this one was I was familiar with the exact same one..The stainless steel pot awesome. No more breaking of the glass. you know how when having granite countertops you misjudge and hit the edge of the glass pot and then you crack it. So after 3 glass coffee pots I went this way.I love that once it perks it shuts off. That it is insulated and keeps the coffee warm for hours. This came in Black color and dont think they have other colors for options but that wasnt a big deal. The water reservoir hold 12 cups of coffee and never had an issue of leaking. Though I think coffee maker is a little over priced . My first one 2 yrs before was way less and the mark up went over 40 dollars I thought was crazy. Though I still choose it. There is a programable timer to set so your coffee is ready when you wake with a clock display. So I would recommend this maker as it works very well, easy to use and no more breaking glass pots. I have nothing bad to say about the maker unless it stops working under 4 yrs then I would say then maybe find a better longer lasting one. Though I have had it about one year. I'll update if it fails may test.

Just a few thoughts on this from a longtime daily user we've owned this thing for 3 years. It hasn't let us down in terms of working but not a fan of the carafe and looking to upgrade once this thing dies.. if it will. Positives: 1) 3 years of ownership and almost daily use and it hasn't failed or had issues yet. 2) The carafe keeps the coffee warm for 4 hours, as long as you don't mind your coffee warm. Don't expect piping hot coffee after a couple hours. 3) It's very simple to use, setting the auto on/off and just general use, it's very simple and easy 4) Makes good coffee - I don't know how it compares to others in a side-by-side test, but as someone that drinks black drip during the week, and espresso drinks on the weekend from any one of our 6 local shops, it does drip well and no complaints there. It's also very easy to adjust the strength - not through the buttons, but with grind and water volume. It's nicely sensitive to adjustments while stays consistent over daily use. Negatives: 1) The reviews saying how difficult it is to get the manufacturing oil cleaned in the beginning are spot on. I remember we cleaned thoroughly and had to run it 4-5 times with water+vinegar and wash after each time before the taste and smell of plastic and manufacturing oil was gone. 2) The carafe spills coffee EVERYTIME I pour coffee in my cup. I'm so used to it, that I just automatically pour my coffee over a sink and have a paper towel on hand. I've tried so many different techniques and will always get dribble of coffee going down the front of the carafe or just spilling and missing my cup. 3) the lid covering the basket doesn't have a tight seal - sometimes we have to slap the top so it seats down, and steam pours out the top so we have to keep the coffee machine out from under our cabinets - though that's probably not a unique fault to this price range of coffee makers.

So far so good I had purchased a Mr. coffee but it had the separate water tank which leaked horribly. I’m just finding out these coffee pots with a separate water tank just don’t work for me. I like that. This has an integrated water tank so it’s less likely to leak. I cannot attest to how long it keeps your coffee pot. I will say this you know all of these metal craft coffee pots they are single while they are not double wall so they just don’t hold the heat as well as a glass pot, but we are the type of people where we brew and drink stuff doesn’t sit around for hours. The only negative thing I can say is that there was some sort of sticker on the actual pot itself that left an etching mark you can see it in my picture. I used my spray Pam with olive oil and it took it right off so far so good unfortunately we go through our coffee pots on a yearly basis. I think part of my problem is My well water and if you’re on well water, it says you need to buy a coffee cleaner that citrus based so I’m gonna try barkeepers friend and quit using vinegar because vinegar does can’t really breakdown. The mineral buildup in well water.

I brought this coffee maker because I am looking for a coffee maker with a thermal carafe, but had to return it immediately as it was a 110V machine, something that isn’t mentioned on the product description and I did not want to get involved with a step down converter. Cant rate it really accordingly.

This is a lovely machine but unfortunately is not UK compatible

Mesmo sendo importada, chegou antes do prazo e super bem embalada. A cafeteira cumpre o que promete. E o café sai delicioso nesse método de filtro de cone largo e saída de água múltipla. A jarra térmica mantém o café quentinho por mais de 1h, se fizer mesmo a fervura antes de passar o café. Foi um excelente investimento!

Great product! Bought cause my girlfriend kept breaking the glass carafes and was tired of spending ~$30 for one every two weeks. So far? It doesn’t disappoint except for two things.. Pros: +Keeps coffee hot for several hours +Brews pretty quick (12 cups in under 10 minutes) +The brewing process is really quiet +Programmable for the next morning +Fairly easy to clean except for the cap +Coffee does not taste like plastic whatsoever which is great. Cons: -No backlight on the clock screen which is a bummer for in the morning brewing -water stays in the cap of the carafe, so you have to push all the spring loaded levers or buttons on it to get the water out -wish it had comes with a reusable filter (i know you can buy one but would've been nice for a $100 item) Other than that, it’s great! It’s an hell of an upgrade if you’re used to the cheaper brewers. 9/10 would order again!

Este producto lo compre hace 3 meses y me ha funcionado bastante bien, ya que lo uso todos los días, es fácil de usar, no incluye el filtro de tela lavable, por lo que recomiendo comprarlo para evitar estar comprando filtros de papel. La cafetera incluye el contenedor tipo termo que conserva por un periodo largo de tiempo el café caliente aproximadamente por 1.5 horas. Lo recomiendo ampliamente, ya que al ser una termo el contenedor es diferente a las cafeteras tradicionales que incluyen una resistencia térmica que mantiene el contenedor de cristal caliente mientras se sirve la bebida, esta mejora beneficia en bajar el consumo de enegía electrica. Super recomendable