Scott
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2025
Love that I can make a fresh pot of coffee with fresh ground coffee beans. A multifunctional and attractive addition to any kitchen. I was looking for a coffee beverage appliance that would grind coffee beans and I found this simple and affordable option. It’s not fancy, but it does the job.
Anne P Bartek
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2025
I bought this to replace my Cuisinart Grind & Brew coffeemaker. I'm surprised how much I like it! The coffee is delicious! Operation is easy. Cleanup is simple. The grinder is quiet. And, of course, the price is great!
GT
Reviewed in Canada on January 20, 2025
This is coffeemaker the best. Very good quality and I highly recommend this is product. I bought it in Aug 2020, and up today Jan 2025 it's work smooth and without any single problem. Bravo!!! Black and Decker.
HighPercentile
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2024
This might be my 5th or 6th one of these; I’ve owned them since before Black and Decker purchased the original maker (Breville?). Yes, it’s a blade grinder vs burr for us coffee snobs. However, waking up to freshly-ground hot coffee is still a joy in this life. Plus when I do get snobby or it’s a special coffee I use my separate burr-grinder and put the grinds in the basket that way, and obviously it works just fine with pre-ground coffee.Why have I been through so many? Well, first of all we’re talking about over a period of maybe 20 years. At least 1 replacement was a broken carafe and it was easier and almost cheaper at the time to just buy a new machine. Another time I thought my blades were getting dull, but on my new machine they weren’t much sharper (they’re really not sharp at all). And while I’m pretty good about cleaning my machine regularly using either vinegar or commercial products, sometimes it just doesn’t work as well as it used to and it’s time for a new one.Really easy to clean overall, and I like a LOT of variation in my coffee (generally have around a half-dozen in vacuum cans at any given time), so that’s why I prefer this style over models that take like a full pound for the storage bin. If you only use one type of whole bean then maybe that is a better product for you but of course this one would still work and is MUCH cheaper than those styles.THE 1-STAR DING PROBLEM: After all these (5-star) models that have gone through my hands, I re-upped with another new system last month (the old one was about 7 years old and no amount of cleaning was bettering the drip). I noticed in the reviews some people were mentioning a clicking noise from the hot plate; something I had never experienced in the past. And OMG—sure enough, on my 1st brew with the new machine the hot plate cycled on and the amount of clicks and pops were like popcorn being made, lasting about 15 seconds every minute or so and loud! It was SO annoying! Really sounded like the glass carafe was cracking every time. After a week it only seemed to actually worsen, so I exchanged it. Next one……exact same thing. Exchanged it again….and this one still pops and crackles a little bit but MUCH more quietly and not nearly as numerous (like, maybe 2 or 3 light pops when the plate cycles). So, something changed in their internal works and I guess it’s hit or miss at the moment. All that said and on the plus side, the hot plate with these 3 new models is definitely hotter than any of the ones I’ve owned in the past. I never got into the thermal carafe thing and also usually would microwave my mug for about 45 seconds to warm it up further—I don’t really need to do that anymore because it’s definitely keeping the coffee hotter. I hope the clicks and pops might settle down over time as the metal, glass and plastic “wear in”; and if it does I’ll upgrade the review.TLDR—amazing coffeemaker, particularly for the cost but some new manufacturing has made it noisy. Screw ‘em! Keep exchanging it until you get a quieter one, give B&D your feedback, and hopefully they’ll fix the issue. Enjoy!!
Anahi
Reviewed in Mexico on July 5, 2024
La compre como regalo por que ya tenia yo una, la recomiendo mucho es muy fácil de usar, dura años y tiene molino incluido.
Wilde Rose
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2024
This combination coffee pot and bean grinder is wonderful! It works great with both already ground coffee and coffee beans. Make sure to set all your times, if you don't set the minutes the coffee stays hot it will immediately go off and you will have cold coffee. It only stays hot for 120 min. then the machine shuts off. The auto time works perfect and now that I know to set the minutes for the coffee to stay hot..... The directions say to use 1 tbs coffee beans per cup, minimum on machine for grinding the coffee beans is 4 , which makes a perfect flavored cup of coffee. There is a setting for stronger coffee which I use. One thing to be aware of is that when you use the grinder it is very messy to clean up, I did not realize the top part of the coffee pot gets covered with coffee grounds thus the reason you can remove it to clean, which you will need to do. The reusable insert for grounds or beans works very well but very messy only when you grind the beans, easy to clean with already ground coffee. No coffee grounds get into the carafe. So far I'm very pleased with this purchase.
Doug Friesen
Reviewed in Canada on December 10, 2024
Great quality. Make great coffee. It only drips if I overfill the pot. As long as I keep it 3/4 inch from the top, it doesn't drip at all. And that's saying something! All other brands I've tried ( Mr Coffee, Braun, Hamilton Beach, etc ) drip and dribble like mofos.
An Customer
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023
We have owned two of these and have enjoyed having delicious coffee from freshly-ground, excellent beans (Lavazza Top Choice, sometimes espresso version but usually filtro), programmed the night before. Heavenly coffee to wake up to. Both of our Black & Decker Mill & Brew coffee makers have performed flawlessly. To the reviewer who can't get her filter out: use the swing-up handle on it, and it comes right out. We had the 1st over six years, and I bought a second simply bc I didn't know how to properly clean the fine-meshed filter and it accumulated some hard debris. I scraped it out with a sharp knife! The new one, which I've easily kept clean for almost 3 years now, I just spray out with the kitchen spray hose, first inside, then from the outside along each section (sides and bottom). Takes only a minute. I also run it through the dishwasher every month or two and that's all it takes. I also give a quick rinse to the funnel that holds the filter. Easy to use, SUPERB coffee that stays hot and somehow doesn't get bitter nearly as quickly as with other coffee makers and coffee brands. Great features: select how long to grind, how strong to make, when to start brewing (immediately, or program), etc. Love it and will likely buy another just to stash in the basement to have when this one eventually goes. As grinders go, it isn't very loud, though if our bedroom door is open, we do hear it go off in the morning...this has become a very happy sound association. After over eight years, we still get excited about getting up for a cup of Lavazza Top Class, freshly ground and brewed in an EXCELLENT coffee maker. Lower maintenance than the pricey super-automatics, way more affordable, easy cleaning, and--best of all--amazing coffee. Highly recommend.
Anonimato
Reviewed in Mexico on September 4, 2022
Estoy fascinado con esta cafetera! Una excelente compra, la recomiendo mucho. Prepara muy rapido el café en comparación a otras que he tenido (12 tazas en 7-8 mins), Me encanta que lo puedo dejar programado, me muele el grano y lo tiene rapido. Aparte que lo mantiene muy caliente por mucho rato (máximo 2 hrs calentando). Muy practica de manejar y programar. Si es un poquito ruidosa al moler, he tenido otros molinos y este pudiera ser un poco menos o igual de ruidoso, supongo que es el precio para obtener un buen café recién molido, con todo y que tengo bebé chiquito no me lo despierta.
AadityA
Reviewed in India on December 24, 2018
Loved it as much as I love my expresso it successfully replaced my all in one espresso -latte -cappuccino maker as I am only intersted in my black coffee had to use a step down voltage for American / Canadian use in India ...that cost me as much as the machine cost but the output is a perfect cup of joe each time , moreover I knew it before I bought it so no hard feelings for that😉 ...grinds beans to a perfection and is quite user friendly even though with a professional touch !!