All I can say is that this coffeemaker lives up to the fantastic reputation of KitchenAid. Works perfectly and makes the best coffee I have ever had. I have had quite a few different brands in the past and most of them high-end coffeemakers, but this one is, without a doubt, the best. The amount of coffee you can make is great, either a small amount or large amount. We have a carafe and when we entertain an extra large group of coffee drinkers we just make a pot of coffee and put it into the carafe and then make another pot and leave in on the KitchenAid and there is plenty of great coffe for everyone.

This is a very good coffee maker. It programs easily, looks great and like most coffee makers, makes a good pot of coffee. There are however, some minor design flaws. The lid to the carafe needed to be designed with more than a single slot for the brewed coffee to flow. Either users must position the handle to face directly in front (and not to either side) or during brewing, some coffee will flow over the lid. However, if a user positions the handle directly to face forward, coffee will not flow over the lid. Reading the water level on the reservoir is difficult to use. It is not clearly marked and users must rely on the carafe or the “filter rod” to measure the water level. A clearly marked resevoir would have helped a lot. Last, the lid to the carafe is not removable and a fixed lid is cumbersome to clean. A better system would have allowed for a removable lid where users could easily place the carafe along with the separate lid into the dishwasher.

The positives do out number the negatives. The coffee maker turns off automatically after two hours and a clear display of how long the pot has been sitting is prominent. The filter basket (the basket that holds the removable coffee filter) is also removable. That makes for easy cleaning. This is a big improvement over most manufactures who attach the filter basket as one unit, to the coffee maker.

FYI, if your coffeemaker is leaking coffee on counter when brewing, be sure that your carafe is placed in the maker with the handle facing STRAIGHT OUT AND NOT TO THE SIDE. Don’t know why, but this cured the leaking problem on ours and now it is fine. Hope this helps someone else as I don’t know why only 1 of their reps knew this when I called about the leaking.

I got the KitchenAid JavaCenter coffee maker a few weeks ago … in spite of the reviews I read. I have a family heritage for KitcheAid appliances … what can I say.

One reviewer was correct with the lid opening while pouring the last few ounces of coffee, but this was not a detriment for me. I bought the maker anyway and was delighted with it; it seems to me … from my sense anyway that I get a good full brew of coffee using *less* coffee. And, finally, I broke the original carafe and had to order a new one. Seems KitchenAid has been listening to the reviewers … this new pot on pouring the last few ounces of coffee *stays in place*! KitchenAid appliance has been in my family for generations; I’m delighted with my new KA coffeemaker … (and the new carafe replacement) ;-).

I only have one hand; so a simple to use coffeemaker makes the most sense to me. When adding water or coffee to this coffeemaker it stays open as long as needed. No messing with paper filters, just rinse the metal and add water and grounds. The not so simple added feature – timed warmer displays – is great, I can now tell the freshness of a particular pot of coffee.