Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

In my gazillion years of coffee drinking, I've been through them all: Bunn, Mr. Coffee, Westinghouse, you name it...This was my first Hamilton Beach. It is the best coffee maker I have ever had. Absolutely NO Drips when you pour. Fast brew times, easy-to-set timer. There isn't a bad thing about this machine. I highly, highly recommend it!!! UPDATE: OCT 31. Still absolutely no problems with my Hamilton Beach. The carafe cleans easily, the machine is simple to operate, and I haven't had one drip when pouring. My 5 stars still stands! UPDATE: FEB 14. The first problem with my coffee machine has reared its ugly head. One of the best features of the machine is the brew timer. Mine goes on at 3:15 am, I leave for work at 6:20 am, and with the 2 hour cycle, I only have to push it off and on once to get the burner to stay hot until I'm done with the pot. When I got home yesterday, the blue lights indicating that indicate whether or not the burner/coffee pot is on, were off. Problem is, the burner was still hot - 11 hours AFTER it should have gone off. The only way to get the burner to turn off was to unplug the machine. I will be very wary of this, but man, I really like this coffee maker, and am kind of bummed that it should do this. UPDATE: JUNE 23. Our house still stands, nothing has burned down or caught fire!! There have only been a couple of times when the coffee maker refused to turn itself off - we just got in the habit of setting the carafe on the counter when we poured our last cup of the morning! In the last several months, we haven't had any trouble at all. I'll buy another one when/if this one goes out. It still looks good and makes darn good coffee!! UPDATE: OCTOBER 22, 2013. We have passed the year mark with the coffee maker, and I can honestly say that with other coffee makers we would be considering a replacement. Not so here. Everything still works perfectly, the warmer keeps the coffee just as hot as the day we bought it, it brews just as well, and is still as easy to clean. The timer and clock still work - it's been an excellent machine for under $30. When this one gives up the ghost, I'd have no problems going with another Hamilton Beach! UPDATE: JANUARY 12, 2015. We are still using the coffee maker! Nothing has burned down, though occasionally, it refuses to turn itself off and we have to unplug it. Still brews great, easy to clean. No problems at all. 2 years and 3 months and still going strong!