The coffee never came out hot enough and I had to wait for the hot plate to warm up the coffee (or zap it in the micro).

If you pull it out while it's still "brewing" the coffee goes right on the hot plate

I’m no engineer (or electrician, for that matter), but two problems I see with this: 1) how shoddily made and dangerous this could be, especially if left unattended; and 2) with coffee literally leaking out of the pot, onto the hot plate, and down the machine, could that be a potential electric fire hazard??Again, not being an

The nonstick carafe plate keeps coffee warm for an hour after brewing is complete."That would make one expect to SHUT OFF after that time

And since the time I purchased it, I looked past certain aspects of this budget-prices option: hot plate burning coffee if not turned off within a couple minutes... water condensation forming on the back of the unit... having to run vinegar through weekly to get rid of the leftover coffee “funk” (and I do open and air mine out after each use, by the way)

The plate keeps the pot hot enough till the time you switch it off.the build quality and working of this machine is just great at awesome price of $15

I had leftover tea from the night before and reheated it on the keep warm plate -- the tea got piping hot within an

The pot BARELY fits between the hot plate and the basket

The hot plate heats up quickly and keeps the coffee warm

What that actually means is that once you turn it off, if you indeed remember to, the residual heat from the hot plate will keep the contents warm for an hour

Just place your coffee cup on the hot plate; there's no pause and serve lever to worry about

Everybody's right about the hot plate scorching the coffee, though

I haven't had much luck with these coffee makers as they either do not empty all of the water in the reservoir or spit and get on the side of the carafe and make the hot plate sizzle.

No annoying alarms!The cons:The warming plate does not shut off automatically, so if you are not vigilant about turning the machine off soon after it finishes brewing, you will end up with nasty burned coffee

Hot plate is too hot.

I recommend waiting even a bit longer so the coffee has a chance to warm up more on the "keep warm" plate

Weirdly hard to get the carafe back on the hot plate when the bucket (whatever that thing is where you put the filter, coffee) is in place.

It lights up when it's on, and has a hot plate feature to keep your carafe warm until you turn it back off.

coffee was leaking out onto the hot plate

The coffee never came out hot enough and I had to wait for the hot plate to warm up the coffee (or zap it in the micro).

Needs an auto shut off of the hot plate.

Also, the warmer plate at the bottom seems a bit low-temp.

Also, the bottom of the pot is slightly curved and doesn't rest flat on the hot plate, so if you need to reheat your coffee it takes FOREVER

the hot plate works very well.

the hot plate works very well.

ok so far although I wish I could adjust the warmer plate

I regret I did not pay attention to the comment about how the plate became dirty very soon.

THAT MAKE SENSE?Anyways, I fold up a towel now, put it on the hot plate thing, then put my mug on top of it

Remove the carafe from the hot plate as soon as it's done brewing to avoid the burnt taste.

You need always to wipe off the coffee drops if you wan to keep the warm plate clean

2 heaping scoops of coffee grounds and in 10 minutes you have coffee!You have to wait till it is done brewing to pour your self a cup, if you remove the pot, there is no stopper on the maker and coffee keeps coming out and onto the hot plate

Another problem is that the hot plate appears to run hotter than my old coffee maker

If you are indifferent as to your coffee...and, just want it 'quick & dirty'

Also easy to clean as it doesn't have a lot of electronic part.

Zojirushi is about 4 years old and still working as if new.