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I've owned it for 5 years. Has all the functions I need and none I don't. It's programmable and has a single cup setting. You can turn off the "coffee's ready!" beep and it shuts down if it's programmed to brew but doesn't have any water. The carafe keeps the water hot for hours. Oh yeah, it brews a great, hot cup of coffee. We actually only use it as a single brew machine since my wife and I prefer different strength coffee. It works so well as a single brew that I can't fathom falling for the keurig hype/money pit. The only negatives are minor in my opinion and they both have to do with the water level gauge (something that's easy to get over). For one, it's a hard to see. You have to look at the machine from the side to read the gauge's numbers. Second, if you pour water in the reservoir wrong (mostly, if you pour too fast) air bubbles get trapped in the gauge making it comically impossible to understand the true water level (it's rare that this happens for me but worth noting). I consider those two things very minor and manageable.Read full review
Call me a coffee addict, but, I can not function in the morning, without my pot of coffee. Twenty-plus years of working 2nd Shift... I have had, over the years, the expensive, and the cheap, and those "in-between" coffee makers! After reading a review in "Cooks Illustrated", I decided to try one more time with the higher end. So far, this refurbished Krups is performing well in the "coffee taste" division. (I do grind my coffee beans. which I highly recommend!) I also love having the carafe -- all coffee makers should be furnished with them. One recommendation -- watch the water filling and do not overfill. It does not actually take ten (10) actual cups of water. It did take a bit of coaxing to set the time, and especially to get rid of the ANNOYING BEAPING FEATURE when the coffee was done brewing -- my huskies were just going nuts! In the end, yes I would recommend it. And, I would love if Krups came out with a 12-cup version!Read full review
The Krups FMF5 is the best coffee maker I've found that includes a stainless thermal carafe. Brew time for 10 cups is under 7 minutes. Brew temp is a steady 185 degrees Fahrenheit. It is easy to use and easy to clean. I would prefer a higher brew temp but the 185 degrees produces a very good cup of coffee. It is a little shy of being 'excellent' due to its brew temp but, for my money, the Krups FMF5 is the best coffee maker on the market for the features it contains.
This unit makes coffee - IN A HURRY - 3-4 minutes, and the taste quality is excellant. The Carafe is the problem! It's "globular configuration" (almost completely ROUND) interior adds to the difficulty in pouring; especially, pouring fresh water into the reservior. The rather large opening (in which the lid sits during brewing) pours into an even SMALLER spout, rendering the pouring spout incapable of handling the flow, and I find myself pouring water all over the counter versus into the reservoir. Accordingly (and especially if I'm in a hurry), I have to make an adjustment in the amount of coffee versus using the same scoop I've always used. I could go back and fetch more water to circumvent the above effort, but then again, how much time should I have to take to make a pot of coffee, that was heretofore a 30 second endeavor? The pouring lid (cover) acts properly - until you get down to about 1/4 full, and you have to almost INVERT the Carafe to empty it of it's contents, and the flow is extremely slow; almost questionable as to whether the remaining coffee is going to pour out. I purchased the unit BECAUSE of the THERMAL CARAFE. It negates the need to keep a unit ON to keep the contents warm, and I feel I got my money's worth in spite of the difficulty delineated above; however, with each passing day (and I've only had it about 8-10 days) I'm already looking for a replacement that won't require so much effort to set-up, and ultimately use the contents of the Carafe.Read full review
Purchased after review at another site. This is, as represented, an improvement in the drip coffee maker of 5 years ago. Reportedly the temperature and drip rate of the water permits more thorough extraction of flavor from fresh ground beans. Construction is sound, the drip basin is easily cleaned, The carafe keeps the coffee warm (I have not attempted to assess the longevity of temperature) and it is nicely programmed to create single servings of coffee with a slow drip program as well as larger servings.
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