i am only interested in making 4 cups of coffee at a time would that be a problem?
886195
Not at all. Making fewer than four cups, however, does not produce a full-flavoured cup of coffee.
886196
I normally make just 36 ounces of coffee on a daily basis, and it works just fine for me.
886197
No problem at all. I do that every morning and the 4 cup line on the coffee pot allows me to fill a 20 oz travel mug. It brews in under 2 minutes too, which is really nice.
886198
There is a 4 cup marker on the coffee pot. We have never made 4 cups, but when you pour the water in close the lid the water comes out. Your coffee will absorb some of the moisture so you might want to make 5 to get 4. We love our coffee maker and use it to make tea also. Very fast... with water hot in the holding tank.
886199
It will work just fine. If you have to it will brew 10 cups. Great coffee pot.
886200
You have to make at least half a pot of coffee, so it probably wouldn't be a good one for you. If not used consistently, the water evaporates, too.
886201
I make a minimum of 4 cups and I have had no troubles. Personally I think this coffee maker is the best on the market. That hot water tank works fast and delivers a great , hot cup of Joe, in no time. Enjoy.
757834
Not at all. I make 6 cup pots all the time. Occasionally I have made 4-cup batches in 12-cup percolators and this one has done better with those than the other brand I replaced. I've learned to use (proportionately) a tad more coffee per cup with a 4-cup batch though because for some reason it's always seemed weaker (less so with this pot).
918346
Yes it can make from one to four cups and that is in your control. You choose on how many cups of water you put in and also how how much coffee you put in for the kind of strength you want.
109010
You can brew ONE or two cups at a time. Or one tea & one coffee. It does not have a brew delay.
214354
Sure. I often make less than a full pot, but there is no "2-cup" or "4-cup" setting. Just use less coffee and less water.
774900
Probably but it would have to be in the right size pot (not in a cup) to deal with the strength of four cups of coffee.
450243
I think so, yes. It has settings as low as 4 cups of liquid coffee. I typically use about 3 scoops of coffee beans to make 5 cups of coffee. I do that regularly. (Btw, don't let the setting for the number of cups throw you too much; it just controls how long the grinder runs.)
1701592
Yes, just put in less coffee and less water, but you only get about 4 full cups when you do an entire pot.
913197
Yes- the amount of coffee you want to brew displaces from the resevoir. So if you want to brew the minimum of four cups - fill the caraf up to the 4 cup line, prepare the coffee grounds, pour water in and brew.
1736622
If it's like mine, it has the option to only brew 1-4 cups. You may have set it on that by accident, Look in the lower left corner of the display and see if it reads 1-4 cups.
2079676
I was told by the manufacturer that you should only put 4 cups of base in at a time . The ic will freeze faster and better that way.
843199
I've loaded just enough for 4 cups. I'm assuming you could use just enough for one cup.
2216961
Yes, know your issue completely. We don't often brew to capacity but when we do have guests, it can be embarrassing bec. if lady luck is not with us, we would have the puddle and the stream running off the counter. Six/Eight cups would be fine for a second round of coffee for family. However, we had to worry if we had a full house esp. w/ a repeat round of coffee. Tried to temper down the amt for some events and do smaller batches. Sometimes a success; other times a flooded counter and floor. No logic to examine possible reasons.
1021155
There is a 1-4 cup button but have never tried one cup only. I don't think there would be enough water to brew the coffee properly.
402641
You can make 5 to 7 cups easily. Personally, I find it does best when making 5 cups.
1701590
Yes! As a matter of fact, when you you brew an entire pot, it is less than 4 cups. That's why we returned it.
1666972
You could brew as few cups as you want - would just be a different amount of grounds/water, but no reason this bigger french press would keep you from brewing a smaller about.