I was told if you press button twice you can make a standard size coffee--is that true?
1890296
Immediately pressing the button again after first pressing it to brew just simply pauses the brew. After using a capsule once, technically you could brew a second time with it - but please don't. The capsules are made for single use and the second brew wouldn't taste right. I always want a larger cup of coffee, so I typically use 2 capsules and fill my cup with 2 of the "double espresso" (aka the larger button of the two size options). This comes out to about the size of a typical American cup of coffee - but stronger!
591102
Yes, my husband makes just a few cups at a time. You put in enough coffee and water for two cups and allow the press to work. The pot does not need to be filled to capacity to make coffee. Just a trick to keep your ratios right.
393411
Nope. For the coffee you push it once to turn it on, and then once to turn it off. For the milk you just press it once.
807985
You can customize the machine to make up to a 17 oz. cup of coffee. It's easy to do. Each type of coffee pod has a barcode, so you need to customize once for each blend. After you pop the pod in you just hold down the "start" button until you get the amount of coffee you want, then you release the button. The machine will then remember what size cup of coffee you want for that particular blend. (You are also able to de-program the machine to go back to the original setting if you prefer.)
477635
Yes, you push a button when you want to use ground coffee. Sometimes I want a decaf latte in the late afternoon or evening, so I use ground decaf in the machine.
1666977
Yes you can brew smaller amounts. I usually make two cups at a time. But it does not press all the way to the bottom with smaller amounts of coffee.
1669274
Two top buttons allow you to select a shot size, a 1-oz pour or a 2- to 3-oz pour. You have capability to set how much it releases by pressing the button tou your liking
1756097
i have figured out by experimenting with the machine that unless you like extremely strong coffee, you can use a single espresso pod 3 times before changing..thats 3 shots for one cup if you dare or 3 separate lattes. Also on the regular brewed pods you can use them for 2 separate cups of coffee before changing the pod, each cup is about 6 oz.
537284
Yes, you can do that. The other option that you have is to simply press the carafe (or single serve) button when you have the amount you desire (just a moment before actually to give the machine time to respond) and the brewing will stop then too.
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.
162900
Yes -- you can just add less water/coffee. I usually make 2-4 cups each time. The max is like 10-12 cups, I think.
794488
You have two buttons, each of them giving you a different amount of coffee. They come pre-set but you can customize them to your taste.
100840
We have never had to push the start button more than once in all of the years we have had brew stations, and we have had about five machines total. Ours have, as one should expect, brewed quickly no matter how many cups we are making and without the process stopping at any time during the brew. I think you should contact Hamilton Beach and ask for a replacement. I hope this helps you.
758868
Short answer YES. Whether I select 8oz or 14oz the coffee is brewed correctly
1183055
It has the option to make 3-5 cups. You push a button first and then the on button. It is the best with the smaller pots. It is very good with a full pot too though. We use distilled water and freshly ground coffee beans too.
998841
I correlate the numbers on the timer to the amount of cups of coffee I'm gonna make i.e. 6 on the timer grinds enough coffee to make 6 cups of coffee. That method works good for me, but you may have to adjust based on how strong you like your coffee.
793573
I normally make a 12 cup brew, and it takes about the same time, so I'm not sure why your 2 cup brew would be as long?? My theory is to make 12 cups at one time, and microwave the coffee in my cup for the next couple days, but if you have an aversion to that, it actually doesn't change the flavor! I can't imagine that a 2 cup brew would take as long as a 12 cup brew, but maybe it's inherent in the brewing process??