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Mr. Coffee ECM 21
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Approximate retail price:
$60
Summary: This model has been tested by our experts.
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Type: Dual Coffee/Espresso Models
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1.0
worst coffee maker ever designed
3/27/2011
Pros
Stylish
Cons
Both pots drip when pour
Coffee Doesn't Stay Hot
Hard To Clean
Limited Features
Long Brew Time
Loud
Poor quality materials
Best Uses
Comment:
Received this pot as a gift to replace a 20-year old espresso pot and a 10-yr old standard pot, that had both began to fail. Within days, a small plastic part broke off the espresso pot's lid... Materials are such a poor quality plastic that the espresso maker's lid cannot effectively seal in steam, which fills a concave receptacle, so that it must be wiped out with a paper towel. The milk nozzle has a bizarre rubber end that cannot be easily cleaned wither (compared to the old one's hard plastic nozzle that unscrewed easily.) Other surfaces seem to gain a static charge that attracts coffee grounds/film, even in the bottom of the water reservoir, that cannot be rinsed out, but must be wiped. Takes a full fifteen minutes to brew 8 cups of coffee, which never get fully hot. Both pots, from the first use, cannot pour without dripping all over the counter... Fir the life of me, I cannot imagine what the Mr. Coffee development engineers were thinking -- in an effort to make this enormous appliance appear sleek and curvy, they sacrificed every aspect of functionality... We kept it so as not to hurt the feelings of the giver, but literally curse the bloody thing every morning. Just say, NO!
By
from
 
1.0
The worst coffee maker ever devised
1/22/2011
Pros
Cons
Coffee Doesn't Stay Hot
Long Brew Time
Unusable carafe spills
Best Uses
Planter
Comment:
DO NOT buy this. Everything a coffee maker does, it does BAD. Takes forever. Coffee stays barely lukewarm. No matter how you do it, you are GUARANTEED to spill when pouring coffee from the carafe. Go to see user reviews on [@] for further proof of this product's dismal design. I wish my wife had before she bought this. We may give it to our daughter in college, if we can get over the guilt associated with placing this device with anyone we don't wish pain on!
The Mr. Coffee ECM 21 is part of the Coffeemakers test program at Consumer Reports. The Mr. Coffee ECM 21 Coffeemakers features and specs include Brew-strength control, Dispenser-style, Small-batch setting, Thermal carafe/mug, Dimensions H x W x D (in.), Programmable. In our lab tests, Coffeemakers models like the Mr. Coffee ECM 21 are reviewed on Carafe handling, Convenience, Overall score, Brew performance. Consumer Reports subscribers share reviews of the Mr. Coffee ECM 21 based on personal experience. The Consumer Reports user reviews of the Mr. Coffee ECM 21 include star ratings, pros, cons, best uses, and a bottom line review to help guide your purchasing decision of the Mr. Coffee ECM 21.
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