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    Mr. Coffee BVMC-PSTX95 10-Cup Optimal Brew Thermal Coffee Maker, Stainless Steel

    • This coffee maker makes great cups of coffee
    • Fast brew cycle and puts out a very hot and good cup of coffee.
    • I purchased one of these 10-cup Optimal Brew coffee makers about a year ago because it was supposed to heat water to the optimum brewing range.
    • If I want some piping hot coffee, instead of filling it with cold water, I have to put in hot water to enjoy a good cup of HOT coffee
    • I love the taste of a good cup of coffee!!!
    • All in all, it brews a good and fast cup of coffee
    • This brew station makes The Best cup of Coffee EVER!
    • This machine makes a fast hot cup of decent coffee, thermal carafe keeps coffee hot for a long time
    • Great cup of coffee.
    • It has the steal-a-cup-lever behind the pot and if the pot is twisted more than about 30 degrees from straight it won't be in close enough to engage the lever
    • I had the ten cup for several years, loved it.
    • Makes a great cup of coffee
    • Makes a great cup of coffee
    • Looks great and makes a great cup of
    • Mr coffee doesn't know how to make a good cup of coffee anymore.
    • Most importantly it makes an excellent cup of coffee
    • 3 years ago purchased a similar 8 cup model that leaked from the bottom constantly.
    • and I find myself constantly scaling back on the amount of grinds needed for a strong cup of coffee.
    • You won't get a good tasting cup of coffee from a coffee maker after it has been sitting on a hot plate for 2 hrs, so with that said I definatly recommend this coffee maker with the thermal pot, no hot plate to overcook your coffee
    • Do you have any idea what a mess seven cups of coffee makes for your counter, stove, and hardwood cabinets and floors.
    • Fill the basket for a good rich cup you've got grounds everywhere.
    • Again, it does make a great cup of coffee!
    • The handful of days we were actually able to USE this coffeemaker, it brewed a poor cup of coffee; we grind our own beans every morning, and use bottled water to help brew the ideal cup
    • Mr. Coffee BVMC-PSTX95 10 Cup Optimal Brew Thermal Coffeemaker, Stainless
    • But for a decent, hot cup of coffee, this is great.
    • Since I drink my coffee BLACK, I can appreciate a great cup of coffee
    • Sometimes it will brew a great cup of coffee but other times it's like drinking flavored water
    • But it does brew a good cup of coffee, as good as any, and it has all the features you
    • With 12 cups in water resivoir feels marginal but works
    • I love this thing and it makes a damn nice cup of coffee!
    • It brews a great cup of coffee and does so quickly
    • This 10 cup is worse as the coffee brews nowhere near 200 degrees as stated
    • This "Optimal Brew" coffeemaker does a fine job making delicious cups of coffee.
    • Being just a normal guy, who enjoys a hot cup of something that tastes pretty good and gives me a little kick in the morning, this machine is everything I expected it to be
    • Excellent cup of hot coffee
    • Overall an improvement from the previous and makes a good, hot cup of coffee.
    • Makes a decent cup of coffee, and the carafe is great at keeping it hot without that "cooked" flavor
    • It made a good cup of coffee
    • If you put in the recommended amount of grounds, you get the worlds weakest cup of coffee.
    • It is based on the latest coffee making technology and makes, in my opinion, a superb cup of coffee.
    • It makes a great cup of coffee.
    • The coffee maker makes a great cup of coffee, but you can't pore a cup without it leaking all over the place.
    • The Mr. Coffee BVMC-SCTX95 12-Cup Optimal Brew Thermal Coffeemaker, Black is a simple and easy to use coffee maker that fits the coffeeholic or the casual dinner party
    • I cheat with this model as I pour a cup of coffee mid-brew cycle and then pour in a cup of water into the reservoir while still brewing
    • 12 Cup Optimal Brew Thermal Coffee Maker with Filter for about a year, if that
    • Nice hot cup of coffee even after I put creamer in it
    • Keeps coffee hot but makes a weak cup of coffee
    • I would say I can get a decently hot cup of coffee even after two hours
    • Excellent cup of coffee and the karaffe keeps coffee warm for a couple of hours.
    • He says this machine uses fewer grounds than you would expect to make a good cup of coffee
    • The brewing temperature gives you a rich delicious cup of coffee and it brews quickly especially important when I forget to set the timer the night before
    • The coffee maker makes a great cup of coffee, but you can't pore a cup without it leaking all over the place.
    • This is a little disappointing for a machine Mr. Coffee promotes as having features designed to produce a superior cup of coffee
    • The product is attractive and functional and does produce a hot cup of good coffee but, the instruction manual is written with minimum information for maint
    • For the price point even used at almost a $100, I expected it to brew an excellent cup of coffee.
    • I’ve been using two filters anyway, because I prefer my coffee quite strong, but I’ve tried it with one filter and it produced a good cup of coffee.2
    • brews a good cup of coffee and stays hot for long time
    • ....it apparently leaves a lot of water sitting in the coffee grounds and have also noticed its taking alot of coffee to make a decent cup of coffee
    • and it's still making a good cup of coffee.
    • So you know, I came from an old, trusty Braun 10-cup with a thermal carafe, and a year-old Cuisinart 12-cup (like the DTC975BKN by picture, but I'm not absolutely sure of model number -- it is a year old or so, after all).First, comfort.
    • It brews a strong cup (which I love) and it is SO fast
    • It's sturdy, stylish, and brews a good cup of coffee
    • Optimal Brew 12 cup for about 3 weeks.
    • My initial impressions are good, fast results and a pretty good cup of coffee
    • Not something I really thought about before but the missing two cups actually seem to be a big deal
    • This coffee maker makes a fantastic cup of coffee at a good temperature
    • Makes a good cup of coffee and the carafe keeps the coffee pretty hot for a long period of time without a heating element
    • Our problem is that we haven't had a good cup of coffee from it despite using different brands, different ğrinds,and different amounts of coffee!
    • There's nothing like getting 2 cups in the pot and the rest all over the countertop and floor
    • As a coffee lover, this is my second purchase of a Mr. Coffee 10 cup optimal brewer.
    • The handful of days we were actually able to USE this coffeemaker, it brewed a poor cup of coffee; we grind our own beans every morning, and use bottled water to help brew the ideal cup
    • 6-8 hours later I'm still drinking a nice cup of coffee.2
    • Makes a great cup of coffee.
    • Overall, it looks nice and makes a decent cup
    • It makes a great, strong cup of coffee and has lots of nice features like a removable reservoir and auto stop during brewing if you pull the pot out.
    • We love this model so much, great cup of coffee every time
    • Temperature is excellent, maintains hot cup of coffee.
    • Mack’s a good cup of coffee
    • NEVER, EVER makes a HOT cup of coffee
    • Cheaply constructed, poorly designed, incapable of brewing consistent cups of coffee, and hard/impossible to thoroughly clean
    • This machine is less expensive to use by having regular ground coffee instead of the pricey K-cups
    • Excellent purchase...does everything I need a coffee maker to do, i.e., makes an perfect cup of very hot coffee.
    • Second, the machine will never produce a consistent tasting cup of coffee
    • Produces a deep rich cup of coffee using a pressure system rather than just a drip
    • Coffee makes a great cup of coffee
    • This pot looks great in my updated kitchen and makes a good cup of coffee.
    • It makes a fine cup of coffee, but my fingers are still angry about being attacked, and I’m just not used to this much work involving coffee
    • I think it compares very favorably with the Bunn, which is supposed to make one of the best cups of java out there
    • but I still get hot cup 2+ hours later
    • The 12 cup has loose parts, and it has fallen apart in less than six months.
    • I brew a pot in the morning and at the end of my work day I can still poor a hot cup of coffee
    • Without question probably the BEST cup of
    • You can double the amount of grounds - at the risk of overflowing the basket- to get a stronger...but still too weak....cup of joe
    • I love my coffee and have never had a bad tasting cup (plastic or Metal
    • Although I liked my older Mr Coffee pot better in some ways, this one makes a good cup of coffee in a reasonably short time
    • Although I liked my older Mr Coffee pot better in some ways, this one makes a good cup of coffee in a reasonably short time
    • Obviously this is a real problem for me coming from my 8 strong cup machine I had before.
    • Water temperature is your friend, as all the connoisseurs will tell you (and that is why the French Press always makes a superior cup of coffee
    • The machine still brews a good cup of coffee but the redesign of the carafe is really putting me off.
    • This is somewhat high-priced coffee maker that makes an excellent cup of coffee
    • This unit has seen heavy use over the past year but it still makes a good cup of coffee
    • Still never get a rich, robust cup of coffee
    • 3 hours later, I poured what I expected to be a lukewarm cup, it was still steaming hot
    • Even though it says 12 cup capacity, it can't possibly hold enough coffee grounds in the basket for 12 "strong" cups.
    • This is an essential feature that makes this pot only good for those who aren't patient enough to wait the extra three or four minutes for a much stronger cup
    • This does not make a great cup of coffee no matter how many times you call it Mister
    • It was a very strong cup of coffee, I do like it strong, but not that strong
    • Makes a decent cup of coffee, but some bad features
    • I only figured this out when I went to clean it and found 6 actual cups nearly filled the water tank
    • All that aside, it makes an excellent cup of brewed coffee and the carafe keeps it hot for 4-6 hours.
    • Secondly, it makes a 10-cup pot of coffee in a very short amount of time, and third, the end result (the cup of coffee) is so much hotter than the standard coffee maker, and that is definitely a good thing
    • We loved our 10 cup like this
    • Their reply was emailed to me and stated that they were shipping me a new 12 cup Optimal Brew and literally shipped it immediately as I got the tracking information by
    • But if like me you enjoy a good hot cup of coffee
    • Most important to me is a hot good tasting cup of coffee.
    • My 1st cup of coffee with this machine was a full hour and half after brewing and it was still burning hot.
    • 10 Cup Optimal Brew Thermal Coffee Maker, Stainless Steel, BVMC-PSTX95
    • I brew a pot in the morning and at the end of my work day I can still poor a hot cup of coffee
    • I have to brew a full pot of water only just to get the heating element up to temperature, and after I do add coffee grounds, I have to dump out the first 6 cups because they're watery
    • So take your chances if you like b/c this seems to happen sporadically so maybe you'll get lucky.