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    Hamilton Beach 2-Way Brewer Coffee Maker, Single-Serve and 12-Cup Pot, Stainless Steel (49980A), Carafe

    • Easy to use and makes a good cup of coffee
    • Weekends we like the carafe option in case we'd like more than one cup or have guests
    • The one cup is worse it’s like running tapwater through coffee grounds you Like lukewarm
    • That being said, I recommend this item to anyone els who also feels like they might want a pot AND a single serve option for their coffee, but don't want to have to waste plastic K-cups and prefer to use the
    • it’s missing the pod cup in the box
    • Was missing the stainless steel cup ,but got refunded and just ordered through official website,and got it within a
    • The single cup is a waste of time and the coffee has a burnt flavor.
    • I really wanted to like this coffee maker but,, it doesn’t get hot enough to make a good cup of coffe😢 we even tried different brands of coffee still no good
    • Cup was Pricey too!
    • The single cup makes it so easy before I go to work
    • The single cup brew also doesn’t allow for a strong cup of coffee
    • I enjoy getting up to a fresh cup of coffee in the mornings
    • Makes an excellent cup of coffee by the cup, mug or pot
    • My husband drinks fewer cups but prefers full strength
    • The single cup doesn’t make the coffee as hot as the full carafe
    • I'm enjoying my coffee every morning... and a cup of tea every night!!!!
    • Having a hot cup of strong coffee when I need it is amazing
    • Great coffee when making a full pot as well as a single cup.
    • Even though the Keurig we had did come with a carafe, it just never felt like I quite got the strong cup of coffee I wanted that way, so single use was the way to go
    • I like two cups in the morning and this machine does that well.
    • It makes a great cup of coffee for sure
    • Is easy to use and makes a perfect single cup serving
    • I started drinking coffee again and gave up the expensive K cups
    • I bought this mostly for my sister, she likes a cup of coffee in the afternoon
    • You have to add a ton more grounds than you normally would & the smaller size won't hold enough to make a good cup without the grounds overflowing the "max line"
    • This one is improved and works great for either a pot or single small to tall cup
    • it is missing the single serve cup!
    • Perfect for a hot pot to share or single cup!
    • The option of making just one cup is also great and simple by pushing one button
    • I can make a single cup during the week before heading out to work or a full pot on the weekends
    • We wanted to get out of our Keurig, enough expensive plastic cups
    • It took a few tries to get the coffee grinds to cup ratio right, because this brewer seems to make a nice strong cup/pot, but since finding the balance I can honestly say this machine is the right fit for me
    • Although it takes longer to brew a cup of coffee than the Keurig does (at least twice as long), I feel as though this extra time results in a better cup of coffee
    • so I have a cup of coffee ready for the road each morning.
    • It even brews a hotter cup
    • just one cup saves me a lot of time in the morning while also limiting the number of coffee grounds used.
    • Pros- looks great on counter, easy to use, brews well, love having the flexibility of 1 easy cup or to use the pot
    • Great little coffe pot and very nice looking, makes a fantastic cup of coffee
    • single cup or a full pot is convenient.
    • The single cup side allows me to use regular ground rather than expensive cups, and the full pot side makes a nice large pot and keeps it HOT for as long as I need it.
    • I love just being able to grab one cup in the afternoons, and not worry about wasting any coffee
    • We have been using it for 2 months and it makes a great cup of coffee
    • For the single serve, the coffee comes out really slowly, but makes a decent cup.
    • Does not make best cup of coffee I've ever
    • Could not be used with K-cups but we could brew single cups of coffee which we liked although we usually brewed the full pots
    • I enjoy about 6 cups in the morning and an occasional single cup in the evening
    • Very very slow brew, I don't know if the single cup is ever worth the time seeing how I can finish my entire morning routine and be ready to head out the door for
    • I like a single cup after lunch and this does that.
    • I don’t like k cups so being able to use fresh ground coffee in this for single
    • Worth the money and makes a great cup!
    • The trick will be determining how much coffee is needed to make the perfect cup.
    • the dual feature of making a single cup or a whole pot is awesome
    • I like the single cup serve
    • Wake up to a hot cup of coffee with fully programmable functionality and auto-shutoff
    • I will never understand why basket-style filters (where the coffee grounds are spread out in a thin layer) became more common than cone-shaped filters (where water/coffee grounds are concentrated together, longer, due to its shape).Maybe it is not as bad when making a full pot, but we usually make only 2 mugs of coffee at a time, and the basket style produces a much weaker cup
    • Great tasting cup of coffee!
    • Cup was missing and the coffee maker has scratches on it!
    • It's a really nice coffee maker as well as a single cup really like this one
    • I have a fresh single serve cup for my drive to work; she has hers a couple hours later.
    • The Senseo Decaf pods make a great cup of coffee.
    • Single cup still works but pot coffee does not.
    • Makes a great cup of coffee!!
    • Everything about this was great to figuring out how to work it to enjoying a single cup of coffee if I need just a little bit more caffeine to make it through the day
    • You have to figure out how strong you like your coffee, but once you get that, this makes a great cup everytime
    • So the option there is a weak cup or eat grinds.
    • Have not had a decent cup of coffee from it.
    • Can’t get a hot cup of coffee after only one month.
    • Little loud brewing one cup
    • that I know tastes really great, but I couldn't get a good cup of coffee out of the
    • Was disappointed I had to purchase separately the single serve stainless & black coffee cup shown in all the.photos on Amazon!
    • The single cup use is really easy and makes a good single cup to whatever strength you want.
    • Single cup delivers full bodied cup and the carafe actually does NOT leak when pouring water into the machine
    • I bought this coffeemaker because I realized that more and more I just wanted a good cup of diner type coffee.
    • Also it looks like you can just fill up a small cup on the side
    • The single cup is fast and easy to clean.
    • I utilize both the single cup and pot, and both work great
    • Makes a great cup of coffee !
    • We wanted to get out of our Keurig, enough expensive plastic cups
    • Single use thermal cup missing
    • Brews a good single cup of coffee and a good pot of coffee.
    • Like that I can do single cup
    • Other than that, it makes a great cup of
    • I’m now able to make a smaller pot in the morning & we can easily make fresh cups in the afternoon as needed
    • : Brew a cup for one using loose, ground coffee
    • Has single serve basket for grounds that if you bring them fine and use a bit more then then line indicates makes a decent cup a coffee
    • The fact that you can make an individual cup is great
    • Bottom line... you will use less coffee while producing a better-tasting cup when using a cone-shaped filter brewer.
    • Very nice looking, easy to use, good cup of coffee.
    • Seems to make a decent cup of coffee with loose grounds or the pot
    • I like the 1 cup or 1 pot
    • I’ve been drinking more than one cup of coffee at a time so wanted to buy a maker that had the carafe as well as a single cup option
    • Perfect cup every time
    • Single cup isn’t super hot but carafe is.
    • It's versatile and makes a great pot or cup of coffee.
    • Like that you can do a cup or a pot, but it only lasted a bit over 2 years then heating element died.
    • This machine is concise, attractive, easy to use, and makes a good cup of coffee.
    • Do not like k-cups.
    • Not k cup compatible.
    • The burner will stay on and keep the coffee hot for about 2 hours, so depending on when I get up, I can either take some coffee from the pot or make myself a fresh single cup
    • The single server does not make good cups of coffee. Takes forever to
    • Was missing the stainless steel cup ,but got refunded and just ordered through official website,and got it within a
    • Makes a great cup of coffee
    • I had the keurig machine with is good for convenience but makes a weak cup of coffee and eat money in pods
    • Full pot or single cup,very nice .
    • In the evenings i will enjoy a cup of coffee watching the sunset
    • Plus you could just sneak a cup if you can't wait as it will stop brewing long enough for you to get a cup
    • Prefect cup and pot of coffee..if using the right products with this you will have great cup of coffee
    • makes a great cup of coffee
    • It was exactly what I wanted to make a great cup of coffee for the morning start of my heart.
    • The coffee pot works perfectly fine, however the illustration shows a single serve stainless steel cup alongside the glass carafe I was disappointed As there was no stainless steel Single serve cup included
    • missing cup and broken caraf
    • Great cup of coffee
    • and I like a cup
    • I love that I can make a fresh cup of coffee in the middle of the day
    • It makes a HOT cup, a STRONG brew
    • The single cup is not hot enough
    • Having the single cup option or full pot option is great; the fact that even the single cup is programmable if convenient for when I have an earlier morning than my partner.
    • It works great and brews a great cup or pot of coffee
    • Love the fact I can make one cup without expensive K-cups.
    • There's no single cup included in the package but any cylindrical travel cup should suffice.
    • Easy to use and makes a great 1 cup brew.
    • Easy to use, stylish, not too big and clunky, and makes a good cup/pot of coffee which is the most important part
    • Makes a good pot of coffee and also makes great single cups
    • call them boomers, but they definitely enjoyed their cups of coffee.
    • Using the same water/coffee amounts produced a much weaker cup of coffee
    • Only compliant I would give is I would prefer a bigger single cups.
    • I absolutely love my new coffee pot and the special one cup
    • Taste like a stale burnt cup of dirt
    • Best damn cup of coffee I’ve had at home in years
    • It makes the best cup of coffee
    • And you can make a whole pot of just a cups worth!
    • If anyone wants a nice cup of curtains tomorrow morning you can contact me.
    • I primarily use the single cup side which quickly brews a hot cup of coffee with no wasteful plastic cups, and there’s no carafe to clean!
    • I primarily use the single cup side which quickly brews a hot cup of coffee with no wasteful plastic cups, and there’s no carafe to clean!
    • No more expensive k cups!
    • Best damn cup of coffee I’ve had at home in years
    • Use the single serve a lot for a fresh cup each time
    • This is a great coffee maker pot or cup couldn’t ask for more
    • if you dont use the right things or clean it wrong of course you wil experience a terrible cup of coffee
    • I only drink one cup a day so I love the one cup option and the carafe option for when I have company.
    • This brewer makes a fine cup or carafe of coffee.
    • It was missing the cup
    • While I hated the waste of plastic, the k-cups never filled my cup to a normal amount and started tasting bad
    • We really like the convenience of having both single cup and full pot brewing capabilities.
    • Love the single cup.
    • Brews a good cup of coffee at a decent speed.
    • Would prefer the individual cup on the other side
    • Purchased this pot and all worked very well, brews a great pot or single cup of coffee.
    • Makes a good, strong cup of coffee (make sure you put enough grounds, 1 tbsp per cup of water) and is easy to set up, program, and clean!
    • Love the fact I can make one cup without expensive K-cups.
    • I like the convenience of being able to make one cup at a time without having to buy expensive k-cups, but the machine doesn't make very good coffee in the pot.
    • The single serving side is great for making tea... just drop a tea bag in, add water, and < 5 min later you have a great cup of tea!
    • Single cup is great for tea or hot single cup coffee hot chocolate
    • it doesn’t require expensive cups on the single use.
    • It worked fine with a good cup when " bold" was selected
    • cup with water, dump it in the single serve side, switch the selector switch and get the exact amount I need!!
    • Makes a good cup of coffee
    • K cups don’t work, but using our own favorite coffee in single holder does just great and at a lower price.
    • The single cup has a holder for k-cups, but no ability to punch the k-cup
    • If my brother & sister-in-law are over, he & I will have a cup ad our significant
    • Makes a 12-cup pot as well as single cups.
    • The timer function is really handy so when you wake up there can be a cup or pot of coffee ready for you
    • This coffee maker is easy to use and produces a good cup
    • Looks nice and really hot cup of coffee
    • my husband tried every which way to get both sides to brew a strong cup of his normal coffee without ridiculously increasing the amount of grounds he uses