“ I honestly like this coffeemaker overall, but I do have a few quibbles with it...
• The glass feels a bit more thin and delicate than I would prefer for a utensil that will most likely see a lot of regular usage. It seems like a very good quality carafe, but it also feels like it might potentially break a bit too easily.
• I suppose I didn't look closely enough at the photo, but I was surprised to find that the gray collar is made from soft neoprene instead of a more rigid plastic or hard rubber as I was expecting. As a result, the collar is squishy and it freely rotates and slides around, making it a bit unwieldy to pour coffee from the carafe without touching a finger or two to the hot glass (and it does get quite hot...it is not Pyrex!). The neoprene is also stinky (*UPDATE: After a couple months' use and airing out, the neoprene is no longer stinky!)
• The carafe has markings for 10oz and 20oz, which I find extremely weird since those amounts don't correspond to anything relevant that I'm aware of (one cup is 8oz, all of my mugs are 12-14oz, and my thermos is 16oz). Then again, I don't actually need to measure out the water with the carafe anyway, as I do that with my kettle, so...a moot point!
• Lastly, the rubber grippy tab on the edge of the filter wasn't firmly attached in any way, instead just having been slipped on there. I added a couple of tiny drops of superglue inside the rubber tab so that it won't come off and go missing, but I find it odd that I needed to do that.
Apart from the above points, I really like the stainless steel filter. The flow rate is decent, I get clear, grit-less coffee with it, and it rinses out easily. The volume of the carafe is perfect for my solitary bachelor needs (like I said: 12-14oz mugs and a 16oz thermos), and it pours cleanly and looks nice to boot! I would rate it higher if not for those several areas where it could be improved, but at least it's also fairly priced! ”
Dec 18th '22
“ We now use this with our new electric kettle. Pouring the water over the grounds may take a minute or so longer, but it's well worth it, and this carafe is perfect. I wash by hand and find it very easy to clean. ”
Jan 28th '23
