• Reviews around plastic (1.78 of 5)

    Hamilton Beach (49980A) Single Serve Coffee Maker and Coffee Pot Maker, Programmable, Black/Stainless Steel

    • However, the plastic casing of the machine is cheap plastic.
    • But the top black plastic part is SO CHEAP that pieces broke before it got to me
    • It's liberating to not use wasteful plastic k-cups anymore
    • Single side doesn’t seem to have the burned plastic problem
    • This appliance gives a strong hot plastic taste and odor to coffee at least 2 times a week even after multiple cleanings with white vinegar and also baking soda and water
    • Cheap plastic and does not make hot coffee.
    • The plastic is food grade (BPA Free)
    • Cheap plastic
    • The coffee had a burnt plastic taste that would make you gag and a nasty smell
    • Has the convenience of a kuerig without the wasteful plastic cups
    • I did smell plastic when I unpackaged the coffee maker
    • Same exact problem - plastic taste.
    • The Kcup side gets too hot and melts the kcups causing this nasty plastic smell and taste
    • Great coffee pot single serve works as well as
    • n’t had one single issue, still running strong.
    • I decided to go with a different brand because I kind of missed having the option to brew a pot and not wanting to waste a lot of money and further damage the environment by buying k-cups, I wanted to go with a podless system as those refillable k-cups are a real mess and pain
    • But I like every hot drink hotter
    • BUT, the product was improperly packed such that the carafe was sitting unsecured in the unit and fell off (and broke) as I lifted it from the box with both hands for the first time.