Hamilton Beach 49995 FlexBrew Single Serve Coffeemaker (Discontinued)

Adequate and flexible. Brews a very nice cup of coffee. But(!) it's a bit complicated. Overly gimicky. Over engineered. Requires some tinkering to function right. I am still looking for the EASY, FLEXIBLE, CLEVER design that uses either K-cups or ground coffee. I know it's out there,,, this isn't it.AMENDED REVIEW... (Six weeks after original review) This thing is an absolute POS! After numerous issues, ie. leak, failure to puncture K-cup, inexplicable sounds, STEAM SCALD upon handling. I gave this thing the old heave ho! JUNK, JUNK, JUNK!!! When I contacted Customer Service, they offered to send me a new replacement for more shipping cost than I paid for this crapper in the first place! They offered to "upgrade" to the next higher model for an additional $50 plus $40 shipping! HOW ABSURD!!I told Customer Service that I am pitching the unit and that they have lost a customer!I gave up and bought a Keureg. Should have done this in the first place!....Live and learn! DON'T BUY THIS POS.

The K-cup is great and most of us love the fresh-brewed, never stale, taste of coffee without the hassle, mess, or cleanup ... BUT ... those K-cup machines are Sooooooo expensive! Until Now! Rejoice ... Hamilton Beach has figured out how to provide K-cup convenience without the high cost of that propitiatory machine, and has even thrown in some cool optional features like the ability to use regular ground coffee, and it will even accept those single-cup coffee pods like the ones hotel-motels use, all in a machine that costs less than half of that other machine. Wow! Mine works great, I've used all three methods of brewing coffee with this machine and they all work flawlessly. I now have the luxury of one in my office with enough money left over to buy those expensive K-cups without breaking the bank. Get one of these machines, have a cup of coffee, and relax, you deserve a break today ... Thanks Hamilton Beach!

I got this for myself for Christmas because I needed something in which to brew my own coffee in my own office. We have office coffee, but by the time I go back for a 2nd cup the pot is empty and it too late in the morning to justify brewing another pot.This is a quite nice size. It doesn't take up much space on my desk. The black and stainless design is nice and stylish.I think it brews a nice cup of coffee. I use the Maxwell House and Caribou K-Cups and have no problems with leaking grounds. Mine came with a removable filter, which I assume is for more finely ground coffee. I tried it with some of the Caribou French roast we that we use for our office coffee, and it brewed a nice cup. There was a little sludge in the bottom of the cup, but no grounds, so it wasn't a big deal.I would have given this 5 stars, but I was disappointed by the water capacity. I knew it was only 8-10 cups when I ordered it, but that seemed larger in my head than it was in reality. I did work around that by simply filling my Tervis with water every morning and pouring it, but a larger reservior would be nice. Also, there's a flap on the bottom of the insert that's a little too sensitive and it pops down when I push the bar down. Not the end of the world, but kind of a pain.Overall I would recommend this coffee maker if you're looking for something that is small and givew you brewing options and don't mind a smaller cup.

I have had this machine 3 months now and it is great. On the second day I had it, I discovered why so many people say it leaks or sprays hot water all over. I had purchased a sample pack with many different brands of coffee in it. When I tried to brew my first K-cup from the "Martinus" brand, it leaked everywhere. Upon inspecting the K-cup after the spill, I discovered that this particular brand has not only the foil top on it, it also has a plastic coating over that. The plastic is much more difficult to puncture so, although it looked like the machine had punctured it, it had really not. What I now do when I use that brand is, load the K-cup, press down to puncture (which doesn't go all the way through), lift up on the "Press Down" handle and slide it back out, then I use a small sharp knife to finish puncturing through the plastic, re-insert everything, press down, and it is now ready to brew. This sounds like a lot, but it's really just an extra 20-30 seconds. Doing this, I have never had another leak (with the exception of user error by forgetting to "Press Down").

This is the first "K-cup" coffee maker my wife and I have used, so I can't compare it to the Keurig brand. It is a good size unit that dispenses the right temp water for brewing. However, we use an 8 oz. measuring cup to pour water in the tank since a standard coffee cup drips water all over. Then during the final seconds of the brew, water drips from the top of the unit down the sides and onto the countertop even when only pouring in 7 oz. It isn't much, but aggrevating. The manual mentions that too much water in the tank could cause the drip, but not even using the maximum of 8 oz. still causes the drip -- which is unacceptable. We have a 4 cup Mr. Coffee maker (bought for about $15), but thought this unit would be ideal for brewing only one cup of coffee or hot water for tea or hot chocolate. The price is right compared to a Keurig -- but not the expected performance. The best feature is being able to use regular coffee, which is why we bought this unit.UPDATE of June 2013We've put the unit up. Just don't care for its performance and quality of brew. The Mr. Coffee Maker mentioned above is more than adequate for our needs. I think this device and other similar Keurig clones will be a fad. Possibly the Keurig is the way to go for this type of machine -- but not for us.

El tipo de cápsulas que le queda a esta Cafetera es la tipo keurig , así tal cual, porque las cápsulas son chicas y no le quedan.Si es buena pero supongo qué hay otras opciones mejores. La verdad es mucho más sencillo hacer café con cápsulas que normal , es más práctico.

Ordered this for a Christmas present as a camping coffee maker - the idea was great - being able to brew normal coffee as well as k-cups.This is a terrible product.It literally melts a k-cup into a form that is unrecognizable once it is brewed - I can only imagine how much plastic must end up in the actual beverage.Look at my review history - I always give great reviews to great products - this product is TERRIBLE. save your money - buy something else.

In the begining, it works pretty well but after few weeks the water doesn't come out anymore. I am very upset because I offered to a friend who is a pratical person drinking a lot of coffee a day.We try to open and clean the pipe but it still didn't work. So I just retrun it before the end of warranty and ask for refund.I do not recommand this coffee maker.

I love this coffee maker. It allows me all of the benefits of whatever coffee I feel like having. It allows K-cups, pods or regular grind coffees so there is quite a choice. The only issue, it just makes a 10oz cup maximum but if I wanted more could have purchased a different maker.I had searched .com and found this similar maker in the states for the same price in U.S. dollars and would have had to pay for shipping & duty etc. As I live on the west coast of Canada the cost of this single serve worked out to be less.Just plain but perfect!!

Like the ability to use the k-cups for special coffees and the filter basket for my regular gound coffee. Since it only uses 600 watts to brew, it will be used in our RV without much drain on the battery. You have to be careful when filling the water resevoir. It needs to be filled before inserting the coffee basket. Otherwise the water does not flow into the resevoir readily. The temperature for the cup is very good and all the water is used so the reservoir is emptied. You do need to wait before brewing another cup which can be frustrating for the next person.