I bought a different Hamilton Beach coffee maker and and ...
353241
I bought a different Hamilton Beach coffee maker and and a separate single serve Kurig type brewer.  Both stopped working within a week.  They both had a plastic taste.  The regular coffee brewer boiled all the water away and did not produce any coffee.  I tried to get some satisfaction from Hamilton Beach but to no avail.  Within a week the single serve broke. My Mother used all Hamilton Beach products.  They sure have lowered the bar as far as I'm concerned.  Their products are now inferior as well as their customer relations.  Stay away.
2233472
My mom has only one cup of coffee per day. Her old one cup coffee maker was broken. I got the Bella (and I will say my FIRST reason for getting this one instead of another was the color... red is my moms favorite color) anyway, the coffee grounds and the water get in the coffee cup EVERYTIME! I have to take the coffee pot every day and clean out all the grounds from the water well because the place where you put the grounds is set in such a way that the grounds go into the cooked coffee  and the cup.... I have tried several things to make it not so... it doesn't work. I will not be getting a new coffee maker at this time BUT when I do I won't buy this one again.
4465354
This is my third Hamilton Beach BrewStation, but this latest model ensures I will never buy one again. I loved my other two so much- they made hot, wonderful coffee, with my favorite feature of just pushing my cup against it to dispense the coffee. But this latest model drips IMMEDIATELY after brewing. It has a "keep warm 4 hours" feature and I can't even use it because by the time one hour is over, I have to dump the rest of the coffee otherwise it will leak. I will be tossing this coffee maker right after my next coffee maker (not from Hamilton Beach!) gets delivered.
1185214
Below is my first review of this coffee maker and I only gave it 2 stars.  I found that there is a bold setting on the coffee maker and that changed everything.  It makes great coffee now.

I did have a problem about 6 months into owning the product.  It gave me a code and would not work.  I called KitchenAid and they shipped me a new one.  It did take a while, over a month, because they said they were out of them and had to wait until come came in.  Seemed odd to me but so far, no problems with the new one.  It seems strange that it is so hard to find a good coffee maker at a decent price but I am ordering another one of these to go in my camp trailer.

When I opened the box on this coffee maker I was very excited.  It is beautiful, being able to lift out the water reservoir to fill it was a great idea and so is the spring loaded filter compartment.  It is everything I wanted in a coffee maker except for the fact that it makes lousy coffee.  It uses a conventional filter.  I believe a cone filter would have changed everything and I am disappointed that KitchenAid did not use a cone.  I spend two days reviewing coffee makers before I bought this one.  Why is it so difficult to find one that does one simple thing?  Just make a good cup of coffee.  I spent a lot of money on this one but I am back to looking for another.
2977485
I was using one of the modern single cup maker.... and at least three times a week I was trying to get it to make a half cup, it would not brew a full cup.  So, I am back with the old method and I swear, the coffee is wonderful!  This pot brews quickly and keeps the coffee hot for hours.  When this coffee maker dies, as they all eventually do, I will replace it with another Hamilton Beach.
2331860
I like it except for one feature.  It is hard to pour water into the side because of the shape of the coffee maker.  Otherwise,  the Hamilton Beach Coffee Maker makes excellent coffee.

Pllease redesign the coffee maker to make it easier to pour the water into the side.
1776566
I studied a lot of coffee makers before I bought this one from Amazon, read some of the reviews which stated it had a bad smell during the brewing cycle. Not to sure who made that comment, but they are nuts. I have owned Keurig, Gefalia coffee makers and they don't match the quality of the MR Coffee BVMC-3JX33GT.
1208992
I have never written a review, but after making coffee this morning, I felt that I had to write something regarding this coffee maker.  I'll admit that I do not have this exact model (mine is three years old), but ours was also called the Stay or Go Thermal Coffeemaker.  I will not comment on the dribble issue, as ours doesn't look like this one (maybe Hamilton Beach should go back to their previous design because ours definitely does not do this), but as far as working efficiently, keeping the coffee hot for hours, and having the best of both worlds with the to-go cups and carafe, I'm so glad that we got this coffee maker.

This past weekend, I was at my sister's house for a party and we needed to make coffee.  Their pot is a year newer than ours.  It worked so poorly, that I kept wishing I had our pot.  I couldn't believe how long it took for the coffee to brew, then it kept getting clogged and grounds were in every pot.  Also, I had to keep throwing the coffee out because it just sits on the heated burner and was getting that "burnt" taste.  I was also afraid to bring the coffee pot around because it had a glass carafe and I thought it would burn someone or break.  I have never had any of these issues with our coffee maker.

We got our coffee maker as a wedding present, but if it should ever fail, I will definitely purchase this one again.
2169052
Hamilton beach 12-cup coffeemaker works will

works good, but it is a lot slower than I would like. but sow far it is working good.
3452576
I bought this coffeemaker because of the Cuisinart brand but there are several things about it that are extremely disappointing. Putting water in the pot is almost impossible to gauge the amount. It turns off after brewed by itself, can't hear the tone and I don't know how to keep it on and therefore hot. The amount of coffee that comes out when pouring is extremely slow.

Unfortunately I through out the box or I would return it. Can I?
4787986
I bought this coffee maker for work. I have co-workers that share coffee with me, which is why I purchased this model. No carafe, so less mess. Also, Hamilton Beach makes great appliances.
2035805
I have read the reviews and comments. Sorry people, this is a lame excuse for a coffee maker. I bought mine thinking I would be progressive, but I was wrong. It's messy, difficult, water everywhere, c'mon who wants that? I just bought a REAL drip coffee maker for my weekday ritual. It ALSO is a Hamilton Beach, model 42601. It has a carafe, so now I can serve coffee. Now I can make coffee without water going all over my counter and floor. No mess, no water to clean, and excellent, fast drip brewed coffee, On the weekends I use my vintage Sears percolator, but during the week I preset the new HB, and come 5:30 a.m. I have a hot pot of excellent coffee. The heating element is adjustable so as not to scald or cook my coffee. Nothing beats a pot of Community Coffee.
3500044
No longer will I add to the plastic debris fouling our ocean and landfills or struggle with cleaning a multi use k-cup. The Hamilton Beach has an easy to use strainer in which you put your favorite coffee. I use plain old French Roast or Colombian from generic inexpensive store brand coffee and the taste is fine for me. You just add water, the strainer with a single scoop of coffee, put your travel cup (or turn the base upside down and your favorite ceramic or glass cup) on the base and press the brew button. You have to be a little patient because it does take a minute or longer to get your brew but it is worth the wait. I have to rate this brewer as one of the top items purchased this year.
2498538
It works fine, but you can't see when filling a travel mug and tend to over fill. Also, it won't turn back on just to keep the coffee warm, you have to fill the reservoir and make another pot; make sure you set it to keep warm for a number of hours. I don't like the design as well as my previous Hamilton Beach.
3382523
I bought this because I was tired of paying for the K-Cups for the Keurig one-cup brewer. Thank goodness for store refunds! This item worked over one weekend, although the brew time was very, very slow...particularly compared to the Keurig.

It then crashed out on Monday morning. It spit out a few drops of cloudy coffee into my mug, and it was over. Pulled the Keurig back out; it's worth paying for the K-Cups, especially with the reliability of that brand. Hamilton Beach really disappointed on this one. Used my refund from this item to buy more K-Cups...would not recommend the Hamilton Beach to anyone.
3261563
I do NOT recommend my Hamilton-Beech flex-brew coffee maker, which allows you to switch from a pot to a cup. About 1 in 20 times, it just doesn't coffee. For reasons unknown the single cup part gets stuck or jammed and no water comes through. It doesn't happen that often though. I'm in an abusive relationship with my coffee pot. I think its going to be Ok, and it behaves for awhile and then BAM. No coffee and I need to troubleshoot the coffee pot before coffee. This does not make for a good day.
4386855
I hate this coffee maker and wish I could get a refund,Three tbls.of coffee is needed to make one cup of very weak coffee,I have tried-many brands of coffee and different grinds and still get a lousey  brew. I hope that Amazon tecs.read this and remove the single serve scoop Hamilton Beach coffee maker from their product inventory. My regret is that I tried to long to get this thing to work,I should have sent it back right away. John Sobol