Is the base the carafe sits on a heat plate /burner or is the coffee kept hot by the thermal carafe and no external heat source?
1841306
there is no external heat source the thermal café keeps the coffee hot for 6 hrs
1841307
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1841308
No hot plate involved- that's one of the great things about this type of coffee maker. Just be sure you fill it with hot tap water and let it sit for a minute to prewarm while you grind your beans and prepare the pot for brewing. It'll ensure that your coffee stays hot as long as possible.
1841309
No, the base is not a hotplate. This coffee maker uses a thermal carafe. After making coffee, remove the carafe from the coffee maker and place the included lid on it which closes the hole that is used for the coffeemaker to fill the carafe. To keep the coffee hot for a longer time, fill the carafe with hot water and dump it out, put the screw on cap on the carafe, and make your coffee.
1841310
No, the plate is simply a base - no heat involved. Carafe will keep coffee hot for several hours, just remember to use the small cap that comes with with it
1841311
Right. The base is not a burner. The carafe keeps it hot for at least 3 hours...maybe more, but i haven't really timed it. I usually swish some hot water in the carafe before brewing to pre-heat it which may keep the coffee hot for longer.
1483431
As the responders state, the thermal carafe keeps the coffee hot for over 2 hours. I have poured a cup 4-5 hours after brew and it is perfect. You don't want an element that keeps it hot as that would ruin the coffee....Great product, highly recommended.
1868246
NO! This is a thermal carafe and will be ruined if you use it on an electric stove or burner of any sort. It is to pour hot coffee into the cone and through the grounds in it.
2014301
Hi No it does not. That is one of the reasons the coffee stays so nice. The thermal does it job, and you have no burnt taste. If you put hot water in the carafe first and keep it in there for a few minutes, it will keep the coffee nice and hot for hours. Hope this helps.
1483430
No - the coffee is in a thermal carafe. You put the lid on the carafe and it keeps coffee hot for a couple hours. At least that is the longest I have ever left coffee in it.
1665132
I'm sorry. Mine does that also. It only brews a couple of cups and shuts off completely. I kept turning it back on until it got to be a nuisance. So now I make the coffee in the glass carafe and transfer the fresh coffee into the stainless carafe when it is done. The stainless carafe has a magnetic bottom so the machine "knows" when you are using it. The warming plate doesn't turn on when using the stainless carafe. Seems to be a defect in the design. Maybe someday the manufacturer will figure it out.
1307874
Thermal carafe but the heater turns off before the coffee is fully brewed so it is always lukewarm :(
330129
I have used the thermal version for about six months. The interior has become a little stained with use. Coffee stays hot for at least two hours, and warm for much longer without any "burned" taste, since it is not on a hotplate. Hope this helps.
773910
I have the stainless steel carafe and the burner does keep coffee hot. To keep from wasting fuel and wearing out the burner I put fresh made coffee in a Stanley thermos.
647573
I did not have that problem. My problem with this is that it did not keep the coffee hot and it shut itself right away. I consider it not a great carafe that did not have the insulation properties to keep the coffee only "warm." Poor quality control so I returned it before the end of 30 days.
1247772
The machine's specification is 100W. If you mean the heating base beneath the glass carafe, neither the machine nor the manual provide this information. I switch off the machine and transfer the freshly brewed coffee to a thermal carafe almost immediately so the heating element does not produce negative results.
1151232
I don't know. There is no heating element associated with the carafe - only with heating the water to brew. I flip the switch off when it's done brewing.
773914
It keeps the coffee hot so long as the burner is on. It's not under the pot entirely but next to it. I usually turn
2117729
Seems your warming plate is busted. I'd get a new one. (Mine keeps it plenty hot after being frequently used. The only problem I have with it is that it doesn't have an automatic shut-off switch, so you if you forget about it, the coffee can potentially evaporate and scorch).
2102859
We only use the thermal carafe and think it is great. Keeps coffee hot for hours and have not had any explosions.
185021
The heat plate stays on until you turn the coffee maker off. It does not have an auto-shut off.
2102856
Sorry, not really an answer to your question, but I have had the thermal carafe for almost a year and haven't had any problems. I'm not particularly careful with temperature changes either (rinse with cold water after emptying hot brewed coffee).