Braun PureFlavor 14‑Cup Programmable Coffee Maker – Fast Brew Speed, Touch Display, Bold & Brew‑Over‑Ice Modes, FlavorCarafe & Adjustable Warm Plate

This review will be in 2 parts. Order and delivery, because I was pleasantly surprised by the fast turnaround from ordering and, now, receiving after just two days. This was ordered late July 1st, and this is July 3rd. Therefore, thank you very much Amazon. Let's get down to business................ If anyone has had "cowboy" coffee, you know it's good and strong. But I don't live on the open plain and eat from a chuck wagon. The problem is there is way too much coffee waste for one person trying to figure out the right measure of coffee to water. Most times, it's the coffee that suffers. And for you non-cowboys out there, do not put the coffee grinds down the sink drain, not unless you want a big mess and an angry wife! So, here's the other kicker. I did some online investigation, which brought me to Good Housekeeping reviews, and this Braun was second overall in all the categories for performance, coffee taste, brewing, ease of operation, and much more. Now you know why I bought this machine. I've said this over and over again, sometimes you have to ignore the customer reviews and pay attention to the pros! And the price is a definite value. Well, that's the first half of this review. Next, unbox, read the instructions (I'm a huge fan of this), for tips and tricks and to stay away from, "Oh no!" Or "Oh s***! Trust me, I am tired of wasting my coffee. I enjoy cowboy cooking but this urban man needs to control expenses, but not at the expense of taste. This review will continue.....................see ya next time soon. Coffee, homemade bread, hot pepper jelly, and the 4th! This is the final stage........that first mug of coffee. Following the directions for a regular mug of coffee and waiting for the tone, the coffee was hot. I added my creamer, and oh, what a great-tasting coffee. There are many coffee maker brands from inexpensive to high-end, but paying $70 for a Braun, which was recommended by Good Housekeeping review, is a winner. Kitchen appliances are an investment; why not make a good one? Now, back to my great-tasting coffee. July 22, 2025..........I have a post script to this review.................... Regardless of what brand of coffee you use, all coffee has an oil that will leave a residue on the the craffe, the gold basket, even the plastic on or near the coffee when brewing. It is important to wash those that come in direct contact with the grounds with a dish detergent, and to wipe down those that are in indirect contact to keep the scale and "oil steam" clean. This ensures a great cup of coffee every time. And keeps your machine operating properly!

We are really enjoying this coffee pot. We like the features, it brews fast, the coffee is hot, and it's a rock-solid build. German engineering and quality. Very good.

In the past, the last two Braun's we owned were Brew Sense and have always been pleased with the taste of each brew from this model. In looking for a replacement, I did note that we never used all the selections for brewing coffee. We never felt the need to change how it brewed coffee as it always tasted good at the initial setting. Therefore, I thought this one would be fine since as we never feel the need to make changes. I was surprised at how much taller this one is to the Brew Sense model and it makes 14 cups versus 12 which I did not notice when looking into. I was a little leery about setup from reading reviews and left that part up to my husband who stated it was not an issue. He followed directions, put in water filter, ran a full carafe of cold water, and in the morning we enjoyed a flavorful cup of hot coffee. My husband said the coffeemaker beeped when coffee had finished brewing which was never a feature of Brew Sense. Braun has always been a favorite brand as we can always depend on it to provide a great cup of coffee. Update 7/16/24: Well I am sorry to report that this is leaking at the top down to the warming plate. This is very disappointing as I have had several Braun's and never had this issue. So a new coffee pot has been order to replace. Purchased in September 2023.

A little difficult to program initially but once you get past the clunky steps it is easy to operate and makes good coffee. I suppose that is the most important thing.

Great coffee maker with lots of options. You can set the heating plate to 3 temps, set how long before it shuts off, set the strength of the brew and more. I found the directions a bit hard to follow, but once I figured them out, I am quite pleased.

I personally really like this coffee pot! I've had another brand that looks exactly like this one, but didn't last over 5 years. I do hope this one lasts much longer. I LOVE the look, black and stainless steel is my look for all my kitchen ware and most utensils. I will say, it is quiet noisy when the brew cycle is completed, which doesn't bother me, it tells me it's almost done brewing, then I hear the chime sound. I would highly recommend this coffee pot if you can get over the grunting sound when it's done.

I like the 14-Cup capacity. The #4 cone filter works well in this unit. The carafe pours very well and is ergonomic. The carafe glass is thin making it fragile. The hot element coated with thin Teflon enamel shows wear within weeks if use. I like the water indicator so you can make the amount of coffee cups you wish to brew. I found it easy enough to program and the clock LED is well lit when it’s brewing and visible on stand-by mode. I’m happy with it after looking at many coffeemaker options. Best feature is how it timely infuses the coffee before it starts the brewing process. Makes excellent bold good tasting coffee. Overall the quantity of 14 cups is its selling feature. The bold brew option makes great coffee as I mentioned. You can hear the coffee maker brewing and gurgling when it’s brewing. The three audible beeps to announce the coffee is ready is faint to the ear. The clean and descaling mode when flashing orange takes approximately 20 minutes with descaling solution. I purchased a gallon of descaling solution from home hardware making it more cost efficient. Using the coffee maker daily the clean me light turns on every 4 months for the descaling process. Big D

Es una buena cafetera ,pero se me hace que si hace un poco de desastre si no se limpia al instante después de usar porque que salpica ,hace las misma function que una cafetera de menor precio y el filtration de agua es difícil de limpiar si se ensucia .

This is my second Braun coffee maker same model. It’s fairly straightforward to program and works well. My first one lasted about 5 years, it’s was used every day. I would recommend it, if you want a good quality product at a decent price.

This is a great coffee maker but there is a loud humming noise from the electronics that can be heard from across the room. If not for this flaw I believe the coffee maker would be great.

We’ve had this coffee machine for two years and I’m finally replacing it for something with more simplified controls. Having to take out the manual each time in order to remember how to set the timer or do the monthly cleaning just becomes a bit too much.