Braun KF600 Impressions 10-Cup Thermal Coffeemaker, Brushed Stainless Steel
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Keep freshly brewed coffee hot for hours with this Braun KF600 Impressions 10-Cup Thermal Coffeemaker. Combining long-lasting brushed stainless steel with an elegant design, it features a double-wall vacuum-insulated thermal carafe and a flavor-sealing brew-through lid. The carafe's pour-and-lock system, as well as its open, soft touch, non-slip handle, allows for simple pouring with the push of a button. With the coffee maker's pause-and-serve feature, a cup can be poured… Product details and pricing info |
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590 Customer Reviews Posted
- Well built, good coffee, absurdly expensive replacement water filter
- This is a well built coffee maker that should last a long time. The coffee has good taste. As other reviewers have noted, the carafe is not heated. I find the coffee is just the rigth temperature for me when it is first brewed. The carafe retains the heat reasonably well for a short time. However, my wife complains that it is too cold for her later in the morning. I bought her a Thermos product last year which keeps her coffee hot for hours. For some reason, Braun's carafe doesn't do nearly as well. So she just zaps the coffee in the microwave to warm it up. On the other hand, because the coffee isn't sitting on a hot plate, it doesn't caramelize and get that stale taste of old coffee that's been heated too long just to keep it warm.
Also the carafe is not dishwasher safe, so it has to be hand washed.
The water filters are very expensive. I assumed (wrongly) they were standard Brita filters that could be bought anywhere. On Amazon a pack of 2 filters for this coffee maker cost $65, which is an absurdly high price for 2 filters. I found other online locations that had them at one point, but they are are out of stock everywhere. It seems odd they are so hard to find, and that may explain whey they are so expensive on Amazon. - 2008-07-15, 1 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Does everything right
- I have tried several insulated carafe coffee makers and have never been satisfied. This one changed my mind. It does everything well. One of the reasons it is such a success is that it does not have a lot frills. It doesn't grind beans (so you don't have messy prep or clean up). It doesn't have a timer so you don't have to worry about malfunctioning electronics.
It DOES quickly make 10 cups of great coffee that pours from the carafe without spilling on your table. Way to go BRAUN. - 2008-07-12, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- This is an exact replacement
- For us, this is close to a perfect machine - it avoids paper filters which soak up the oils that contribute the sublety to coffee taste, and it holds coffee warm for long periods without continuing to cook it. We replaced a two year old pot with exactly the same model, after researching it through again.
We don't rate it a 4 or 5 for two reasons. A twelve cupper would be better for us, rather than 10. Also, the previous pot's heater failed mysteriously. When we flipped the machine over to open it up to look for a fault, we discovered very strange plastic fasteners that are not obvious to work. The old pot is sitting in the garage waiting for a rainy day to try and decode, so we can get in to it to repair it. So, 10 cup rather than 12, unexpected burnout at 2 years, no obvious way for the consumer to get into the guts. - 2008-07-03, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Very Good Coffeemaker!
- Overall, I like my Braun KF600 coffeemaker because it makes excellent coffee that stays hot for at least a couple hours and warm for quite a few hours afterwards. I use both pre-ground coffee and whole coffee beans which I grind with a Braun coffee bean grinder that I had for quite a few years (and holding up great!). While the coffee filters is not the standard Mr. Coffee style, they are easy to find in supermarkets.
My only complaint is that the door that holds the coffee filter seems to open a little bit too easy - an accidental bump could spring it open. - 2008-07-03, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Had to Return
- This Braun coffeemaker had a defective on/off switch. Never could try it because it would not stay on. Returned it for refund.
- 2008-06-30, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
