The white matte carafe is already scratched after only a few days of use
It has a bad design flaw about the water reservoir. You cant remove it or clean it. It collects mold because it has a trim that does not allow you to clean it.
You need a pitcher to fill in the water reservoir as opposed to something removable.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from cafeappliances.comBy Jonathon, Cafe_Appliances, July 30, 2025
We want to help offer some guidance towards cleaning the water reservoir.
We recommend checking out page 14 and 15 in the user manual below to view the optimal cleaning instructions for each section: https://products-salsify.geappliances.com/image/upload/s--7AYSkUUx--/j9ps7cfsqfoecc02numn.pdf
You will want to run a descale cycle to help with cleaning the reservoir. This can help loosen up any build-up you notice. The instructions are also found on page 14.
We're going to pass your comments about the carafe over to our product team to review. Thanks again for sharing.
The coffee is being brewed thru plastic until it goes into the craft. It is very hard to clean. I would like to exchange for a stainless version. But the coffee is very good.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from cafeappliances.comBy Jonathon, Cafe_Appliances, July 30, 2025
We're glad to see that you are enjoying your coffee maker so far.
We'd like to help out with some cleaning tips. We recommend checking through pages 14 and 15 in the user manual below, which goes over the best cleaning methods for each part of your coffee maker.
I absolutely love my cafe’ specialty brewer. I will admit I bought it for the aesthetics and didn’t expect a whole lot from it other than how it looks, but it brews an amazing cup of coffee and the thermal carafe does an excellent job at keeping the coffee warm as my husband wakes up several hours earlier than I do.
Bought the Cafe coffee maker primarily to match my Cafe appliances but actually the coffee maker is awesome. Several strength and cup options. The taste has been exceptional and I love the thermal carafe! Would highly recommend.
This is stunningly beautiful and efficient design. I brew my first café and it came out to be delicious coffee very quiet and fast. I’m happy that he has multiple settings for what type of strength you like in your coffee And even how hot or not you want the water to be! Excited and happy about my purchase!
The rose gold trim on the coffee maker (where the coffee comes through the filter to the carafe) chips off. Bought extra warranty and contacted GE for replacement. They refuse to replace stating "This warranty does not cover appearance items such as dents, scratches, rust, trim, painted/porcelain finishes and non-operational defects." But it's clearly an operational error on their part because it's faulty where it overheats from the carafe to cause this issue. Rose gold flakes in my coffee? No thanks. GE won't replace it. What a waste of money.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from cafeappliances.comBy Adrian, GE_Appliances, July 15, 2025
We would like to assist you with this coffee maker and gather some additional information from you. An agent will be reaching out to you via email. Please respond to the email at your earliest convenience.
Love this coffee maker! Delivers smooth and great tasting coffee comparing to other brands I've bought of lessor price ranges. Only issue experienced is it stops functioning after a year to a year and a half for some reason. Where other coffee makers last way longer. I've purchased 3 of these by now. Using filtered water is recommendable.