Glass Carafe is a better way to go
935702
I gave this as a gift to my son and on a recent visit I learned of the major deficiency with the thermal carafe.

When using the carafe I found that it is very awkward to pour coffee from the carafe. Not only that but it virtually impossible to pour the last cup without turning the carafe almost upside down. and spilling the coffee all over.

These units are great for every day use when brewing coffee into travel mugs and still have the ability to brew a potful when entertaining - if you usually brew a full pot save your money & get the glass carafe which will save you about $20.00
1793788
Good value, a couple of issues:

The filter holder is oblong, not round. I find it more difficult to unfold the filter and fit it into the holder than my previous coffee maker (same brand, different model).

The LED that indicates that it is on is very dim and installed at such an angle that I can't tell if the appliance is on or not without bending down to eyeball-to-LED level.

The carafe does dribble, but I have never found one that doesn't. You need to pour slowly and have the carafe dead level while filling the reservoir.

On mine, the paint on the hot plate has started to flake off. This does not affect the functionality and might just be a sample defect. It isn't worth the pain in the neck factor to return.

Removing the carafe to pour your cup of coffee results in drips from above onto the hotplate. Since I remove and discard the filter and rinse the basket immediately upon completion of brewing, it's just clear water, but it is annoying.

After you do pour your cup of coffee, a single lonely drip stays on the lip of the pour spout. Unless you wipe it off before replacing the carafe on the hotplate, it will fall down and you will eventually get a buildup of petrified coffee in the back of the maker. I learned this the hard way with my previous maker (same brand, different model once again).

The filter and holder that comes with this and other Cuisinart coffee makers seems to me to be no more than an attempt to generate an ongoing revenue stream by getting you to replace the filter. Maybe there are water systems where this is needed, but I doubt any are in first-world countries. Maybe true coffee purists can taste the difference between filtered and unfiltered water, but they don't use this kind of a coffee maker anyway.

Still, after all that I do recommend this appliance. I have seen none of the electrical issues some other reviewers have reported. I am careful to never leave it on or let the carafe get nearly empty while it is on. As an aside, if you do burn the last ounce or so of coffee into a solid mass in the carafe, let the carafe cool off, then fill it with ice cubes and swirl them around. They mechanically break up the mass and make it easier - maybe even possible - to get the carafe clean.
681530
After I banged the glass carafe from our office coffee maker on the sink and broke it, I headed down to the Navy Exchange to find a replacement. Rather than mess around trying to find a new carafe, and since the old coffee maker was...well, old, I decided to just replace the whole thing. I forked over 50 bucks for the Hamilton Beach Brewstation, thinking it would be the perfect coffee maker for the three or four people in my office who regularly drink coffee. Since bringing it in and setting it up, I have received nothing but grief from these picky sailors for my purchase. I'll try to enumerate the complaints I've received.

-One co-worker has a coffee mug with a lip on it. The "dispensing bar" is shallower than this lip, so he must carefully place the lip (rather than the side of the mug) onto the dispensing bar to get his coffee. It has a tendency to slip off the bar.

-I use a coffee mug with a black interior. Black coffee pouring into a black mug against a black background makes for a potential spill situation. This is remedied by constantly stopping the flow to check the mug. Apparently there is another model that has a stainless steel-colored insert on the dispense area that might mitigate this problem somewhat, but it is around $15 more expensive.

-We placed the Brewstation on a low cabinet, so that the top of the device is approximately waist-level. This is quite a bit lower than your average kitchen counter, but it means that I have to bend down very low (or sit in a chair) to see if the coffee is actually dispensing. As a previous reviewer mentioned, it pours the coffee down the back of the mug, rather than the center, so there is no audible indication (you know, that "peeing" sound?) of good flow.

-The removable water-tank is plastic with a heating element in the bottom. It serves as both a tank to fill with water, and a warming tank to keep and dispense the coffee once brewed. I was worried that a metal heating plate embedded in the bottom of a plastic tank would be a recipe for melty disaster, but so far this hasn't been the case. I am a bit worried about my coffee sitting and cooking for four hours inside a heated plastic container. I don't know what that leaches into my beverage. Also, the removable tank and the basket both have carrying handles for ease of removal and carriage. Alas, this means that one walks through the office carrying these two things by their swivelly carrying handles looking much as I imagine Little Red Riding Hood or Little Miss Muffet must have looked on the way to their respective grandmothers or picnics, rather than carrying a stalwart glass or stainless steel carafe, as the virile man-god handing down the Valhallan beverage of life. Oh well, Don't Ask, Don't Tell was repealed, after all.

-They claim "Dispensing bar for one-handed serving." This is a bald-faced lie. Try to activate their "dispensing bar" with one hand and you will find yourself engaged in a game of "Chase the Coffee-Maker." Perhaps if I were to set it on something with a higher coefficient of friction, such as a rubber countertop or cleverly designed vise.

-Hard to pour water from the removable water tank to the inner heating tank without spilling.

All that being said, I'm giving it three stars because it does what it's supposed to do: it makes coffee, and keeps it quite hot for the advertised time. The coffee that it makes is as good as what you could make with a carafe. If I had it to do over, I would have gone with a standard carafe drip coffee maker, if only to save myself the hassle of hearing my co-workers complain every time they go get a cup of coffee. The "dispensing bar" and "one-handed serving" are gimmicks that Hamilton Beach used to try and fool you into thinking that this is a more special drip coffee maker than you are used to seeing. Don't fall for their marketing schemes.

Incidentally, the week after I spent $50 on this, I noticed that the Navy Exchange dropped the price to $35. CURSES!
3415129
This carafe is a big improvement from the original. It has a larger opening in the spout which prevents the coffee from seeping under the lids. It's too bad Krups didn't offer to replace the original lid which was badly designed.
699758
The glass on the carafe is so thin and cheap. I have an old one that is quite a bit thicker. I dropped the new one on carpet and it completely shattered.
883045
The original carafe [Mr. Coffee] broke the first time I washed - this replacement is a thicker sturdier glass. I doubt I'll break this one washing it. At first I was a little concerned that it was too big, but it's just snug. Which is perfect, you don't have to worry about it slipping out when you are pouring a hot beverage! So take care when inserting the carafe into press, you don't have to force it. Quick delivery, got within a few days of ordering [Prime].
4572572
This carafe is somewhat disappointing. It does not keep beverages hot very long and it is very awkward to pour. When people held it in normal pouring position nothing came out so they thought it was empty. You actually have to turn it nearly upside down for the liquid to reach the spout. Positives are that the large opening makes it easy to clean, it looks good and a Melitta cone fits nicely on top.
1786569
Broke a glass qt carafe. Replacement came last weekend (prime is great ) and have been using it everyday!

- Pot keeps coffee very warm from wake up to when I leave the house. About an hour+, by 2h coffee is tepid but then the coffee flavor is not optimal either. Long term storage is not the intended design, move it into a thermos as coffee is then separated from grounds.
- No metallic taste, pours great.
- Perfect for 2 (4 big cups). Bottom diameter= 5.75" H= 10.6" It looks impressive (big) in a small kitchen but the design aesthetics are great.  Also much bigger than my old qt Bodum glass, did not account for additional volume of the insulating jacket.
- No broken glass worries ;p
3338196
Good Coffee but carafe design is lacking.  I like the idea of the stainless steel but the implementation leaves a lot to be desired.  As others have stated the plastic molded part at the top leaves water/coffee in the container and the screw on lid barely lets any coffee out.
1840664
It works!  NOTE:  This is for the carafe-size brew, not individuals cups
467614
Replacement glass for the french press carafe that shattered in my hands while watching it.  This replacement is slightly larger than the original product and fits more snugly into the stainless steel holder.  This can be a good and a bad thing.  It makes removal from the holder more difficult and has me often afraid I'm going to break the glass.

That being said, this breathed new life into a 2 year old press.  Being able to continue using a durable product I've paid for is a definite positive.  I just wish the company would sell other parts (gaskets, push-rods, plastic end for the scoop, etc.)
2418380
This wasn't the best purchase. I've been  looking to buy a carafe with a mesh filter to make cold brew coffee at home.

I wanted to love this since it had a stainless steel mesh filter and was glass but sadly there are two problems.

Firstly this mesh was not fine enough as some coffee grounds came through it and secondly, this says there will be an airtight seal but there isn't because if the way the pouring lip is designed.
2131515
This is my third Melitta coffee maker. The carafe has a plastic strap/brace across the top, as part of the pour spout.

There is no easy way to clean and rinse the carafe, I have small hands and wash manually. The carafe has begun to stain on the inside, so I think the glass is very poor in quality.

While I like the hot coffee, I will look for another brand when I buy my next coffee maker.

Some color other than black or stainless would also be nice.
4747420
works well just they seem to use the weakest glass  so if you bump it hard will crack easy not as strong as some other carafes can buy but only exclusive to Ninja.
4234191
Works very well, but you get what you pay for. Since the glass is really thin you HAVE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS on preheating the carafe with hot water before just pouring boiling water in the carafe like me and cracking the glass from thermal shock. I'' be getting a stainless steel one next time, but this product worked very well.
1060878
Carafe must be in place to brew for there's no valve
3315878
While the carafe is insulated, it doesn't hold the heat very well.  with no heater, it takes the heat away from the brewed coffee to heat the inner liner of the carafe.  I sent it back.