Braun Pure Flavor 14 Cup Drip Coffee Maker, 14 cup, Black, KF5650BK

I did a lot of research prior to purchasing. I wanted to replace our older Cuisinart coffee maker, which was basically functional and broody decent cup of coffee.But I had read some reviews, particularly from. I believe it was wine and spectator believe or not, and this came in second place overall.It's not expensive, but they said the quality and overall that consistently great cup of coffee at brews made it a standout.So I decided to give it a try, and there's really pleasantly surprised at how great a cup of coffee it makes.I didn't think it was possible for one model to make a difference in the flavor of the coffee, but this one really shocked me.When they talk about tasting notes, chocolate and nuts, I never really got that.But with this one I do without a doubt. And I honest believe I'm not convincing myself, it just makes a cup of coffee that you go, Wow!Do yourself a favor and get an alkaline water pitcher, which is also very cost effective. The water does make a difference.

My husband uses it everyday. Functionally is great , perfect size . Would recommend

I know it's just coffee, not rocket science. Although it looks great, these controls are all sorts of bad, they wasted no man hours re-thinking the setup sequences. Very poorly thought out, in our high tech digital world no less.To set the automatic brew, which in and of itself is an oxymoron, and for which most makers will tend to be rather self explanatory. Not here; Braun makes you earn that cup-o-jo. It's not a - once and you're good until the next power outage resets it to default, oh no, you set this each and every night (or day respectively, whatever you're routine). It's a very odd sequence of pannel inputs, not unlike the kind used on nuclear missile consoles I'm guessing.I don't write bad reviews as a sort of twisted form of relaxation; I knew this was a cheap deal when I ordered it. I "rolled the old dice." I now look forward to its end-of-life (or scheduled obsolescence) so I can drop some coin on my go-to brand. It has one big knob you turn and set everything, including your water's hardness. Now that is progress. Braun can't do that?Oh, you're curious "how does the coffee taste?" ... like everyday, ordinary coffee, no frills... this maker will not "wow" you.So, if you're short on cash, need a coffee maker for guests, or your office, you're not picky, you don't touch the stuff, or just like a routine evening's coordination challenge of setting the auto brew (all but automatic), this baby is for you!!!

Controls not intuitive but worked well until it didn't. (10 months)Braun customer service was not user friendly and required me sending a video of the non working unit sitting on my counter as well as photos as proof of failure and prove the issue wasn't operator error. Upon review they may send a replacement in 7 -19 days time.Who's going to wait that long for coffee?

So far so good!

The media could not be loaded. When we first received this Braun coffee maker, our first impression is it is a good looking coffee maker.What attracted us to this coffee maker was the option to adjust temperature (we like it hot) and the strength (we like it bold).First off, the coffee maker went into cleaning mode and wouldn't stop after several water refills trying to run it out. The instructions say the cleaning light only comes on when there is scale in the coffee maker and this was the first time we used it as a new coffee maker.We immediately filed for a return (super easy thanks to Amazon's return policy on this product). Added a video and if you listen to the audio, you may sense my frustration as after a few "clean cycles" I decided to add coffee and it came out really yucky - what a waste!Then the coffee maker decided to work after all. The "auto on" button never lit up - we are wondering if that means our machine was defective?. We were able to select the bold and the hot temperature and finally able to set the clock (that needs to be done as it governs everything else). We were never able to adjust the time to auto shut off (default is 2 hours). The touch pad did not seem to work well.The coffee maker is loud and when we finally got it to work - it made an irritating clicking sound every few minutes.We used the included gold filter and our coffee ended up with a dark grittiness. Using our "go to" Melitta paper filter (Cone #4) made the coffee taste a lot better than with the reusable gold cone filter - no grit and less bitterness. We compost so the filters go into the compost pile versus the garbage.Prior to this coffee maker we had ordered a 14 C programmable Calphalon that we loved (my brother "borrowed it"), but this Braun 14 cup programmable coffee maker seemed to have the same features for less money. We have returned this Braun coffee maker after thoroughly cleaning it and repacking it in the original box (looks like new) and will order another Calphalon. Our overall opinion is the display on this Braun coffee maker doesn't work properly (pressure sensitive buttons do not respond all the time and instructions are poor) and the coffee doesn't taste as good as with the Calphalon. In case you too are looking at the variety of bold coffee makers offered on Amazon, we had previously tried the Hamilton Beach bold coffee maker and also didn't feel like the coffee stayed warm enough and the taste was't really bold and flavorful. Hope all this helps you decide if this is the right coffee maker for you.

This is a great coffee maker. Both cold and hot brew options, timer, fast brew, built in water filter! I also use it to brew my tea, and it works great!! Well worth the spend!!