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(5 customer reviews) 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great Coffee, Design Has Uncessary Minor Flaws,
December 20, 2011 Kent Maurer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kalorik Maya Programmable 12-Cup Coffee Maker (Kitchen)
The most important item - this machine makes GREAT coffee. I bought it because Consumer Reports noted it was one of the few that actually gets hot enough to make decent coffee, and they were right on. I have been using it for two pots of coffee every day for several months now, and I am very impressed with the quality of the coffee.
I bought the Maya simply because it was cheaper than the SS model - when it got here, it was obvious why - this thing is the most butt-ugly device I have ever seen! All the plastic on the body and the pot is a light liver brown color - yeach! I'd spend the extra few bucks to get the SS version if I was doing it again.
Couple of stupid design flaws: The fill gap is much smaller than necessary - not bad enough to whine about (I haven't spilled any water yet, but if you have the shakes, you might), but this useability flaw is really dumb because it gains nothing at all. The unit is roughly triangular in shape, with the front wide...Read more
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Basic coffee maker,
February 21, 2011 infotracker.co - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kalorik Maya Programmable 12-Cup Coffee Maker (Kitchen)
I bought the Kalorik Maya at TJ Maxx for $39. This was about as high as I wanted to go for a 12 cup programmable coffeemaker. So far it is doing exactly what it should be doing. It is a no frills (except for the color) machine.
A couple of things I think could be improved:
1) Uses paper filters. Can Kalorik at least come up with a drop-in reusable filter for a coffeemaker in this price class?
2) Water tank opening is very narrow. Therefor Maya requires a steady hand to fill. Keep a dish cloth ready when you fill up this coffeemaker. Also; the machine is pretty tall. I am 6 ft, and have a medium height worksurface in the kitchen. If you are much shorter you probably have to use a step stool.
In short; it is a coffeemaker. It is basic with a programmable "on", and automatic "off" mechanism. $39 was reasonable. Anything over that and you are paying too much. Especially considering that it is Made in China, and and it definitely looks and feels...Read more
Good coffeemaker!,
January 19, 2012 D. Davis "Duranie 81" (SC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kalorik Maya Programmable 12-Cup Coffee Maker (Kitchen)
This coffeemaker is a nice color, it looks good on my counter, it's not too tall (some of the other reviewers mentioned that it was too tall and they spilled some water)...I do make sure I add the water first because the water "opening" is a little narrow, so you could end up spilling some water into the coffee part. Not a big deal, but I prefer my coffee (before it's brewed) to be dry! I've had this coffeemaker for over 6 months and it's been great so far!!
