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Serve delicious cups of coffee to your guests with this Hamilton Beach BrewStation 47900 coffee maker that features a carafe-free design and 1-handed dispensing for simple use. The warming heater maintains your coffee's temperature for optimal flavor.
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quality not as good as previous brewstations
on October 25, 2012
Posted by: lahome
from lake charles, la
We replaced our old brewstation with this unit after waiting months for it to become available. We were excited when it finally arrived. However, we are EXTREMELY disappointed and dissatisfied in this model, and are returning it for the following reasons: 1) Coffee taste is very weak, and a little bitter - even on the bold setting. We made it exactly as we have done with our previous brewstation, then tried adding more coffee (6 coffee measure scoops -the limit according to the instructions), and it's still weak. But it's not just weakness, the coffee does not have the same full flavor as before. That's probably due to the basket having multiple (way too many) holes, thereby not allowing water to sit long enough on the grounds. I can't understand the purpose of so many holes. I've never seen another coffee basket made like this. Also, the basket doesn't have lift up handle which makes removing it when it's hot difficult. 2) The dispenser is much more difficult to operate than on our previous brewstation, which has an identical looking dispenser. You have to push the cup against it just right or the coffee either doesn't come out or doesn't come out full force. Also, the depth of dispenser makes it more difficult to see the coffee going into the cup. This may be something I could get use to, but bad coffee flavor isn't. 3) Brewing noise is continuous - doesn't stop until the maker is turned off. The only improvement over our previous model is the removable water tank - which is why we bought this model. That is a great idea. But that is not enough of a reason to put up with inferior quality elsewhere. We will be returning to our previous model. On a positive note - I am very pleased that I can return this item to our Best Buy store and not have to mail it back.
What's great about it: removable water tank
What's not so great: coffee flavor, coffee dispenser difficult to operate, noisy
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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