Great tasting coffee…once you do your own research
on January 4, 2022
Posted by: WillS
A wonderful looking machine but extremely difficult to understand how to use it, even from someone who works at a coffee shop…
The water reservoir has cup and ounce markings (manual states their “cup” is 4.5oz). Yet after using multiple measuring cups and even weighing water, using TWO different Cafe coffee makers, I’ve learned the markings are off by 2-3oz… completely boggled as to why. So they’re effectively useless.
Then there’s the SCA Gold brew. I own another SCA machine and it comes with a handy chart of various grounds:water ratios. GE states the SCA ratio is 1 scoop to 6oz (as opposed to their own 4.5oz water ratio). Yet no where does it state how you adjust the brew cup settings on the machine to account for the increase in water.. for instance the GE settings of 4.5oz of water (1 cup) aligns to the number of cups settings (between 1-10). So 10 cups = 45Oz water…. Yet the SCA would be 10 cups = 60oz water…. There’s no way to set the machine higher than 10 GE cups (45Oz)….
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from cafeappliances.comBy Guy@Cafe, Cafe Appliances, January 6, 2022
Hello there, we're so sorry to hear you've been having such a difficult time using your coffee maker. This is certainly not the type of ownership experience we want for our consumers so we can understand how annoying this would be for you to deal with.
With that said, please know we'll be happy to bring up the points you've made with our product development team for them to review. Your feedback goes a long way in us making sure we're capitalizing on opportunities to improve upon our appliances, so we appreciate you reaching out. Please let us know at any time if there's anything else we can assist you with.
Easy to use and makes great coffee fairly quickly!
Response from cafeappliances.comBy Sylvia@Cafe, Cafe, January 3, 2022
Hi, we're so glad you're enjoying this Specialty Drip Coffee Maker. We know how exciting it is get a new appliance, and we're happy this one could exceed your expectations with its performance. Thanks for leaving a review and have an amazing day! -Sylvia@Cafe
Machine looks beautiful. Keeps coffee hot for hours. With the thermal carafe.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from cafeappliances.comBy Sylvia@Cafe, Cafe, January 3, 2022
Hi! It's great to hear from you, and we're happy you're enjoying this Specialty Drip Coffee Maker. This is a beautiful model, and we're sure it looks amazing in your kitchen. The thermal carafe is one of our favorite features, and we're glad you like it as well. Thanks for the review and have an amazing day! -Sylvia@Cafe
I love the temp control and the auto setting - nothing like waking up to the smell of fresh coffee in the house
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from cafeappliances.comBy Sylvia@Cafe, Cafe, January 3, 2022
Hi there! We appreciate you leaving a review and it's great to hear you're enjoying this Specialty Drip Coffee Maker. The temperature control feature is one of our favorites, and we're happy it's giving you the perfect cup of coffee every morning. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day! -Sylvia@Cafe