OXOBrew 12-Cup Coffee Maker With Podless Single-Serve Function

I am coming from a Ninja Dual Brew Pro that I loved everything about except it's brew temperature not extracting enough flavor out of my beans. I also have owned Mocha Masters, Cuisinart, and Delonghi brewers that was SCA certified that I ditched do to terrible carafe designs.Carafe1. Best carafe I have ever used. I used to be a Coffee Ambassador for Starbucks in the days when they sold brewing equipment and have the and since had a variety of these. I don't use glass with hot plates because they destroy coffee and I'm a purist.2. The picture is showing the temperature of a slightly less than half full carafe of coffee that sat for 7 hours. At 7 hours the coffee was temping at 148 degrees. Most run of the mill coffee makers only brew at 150-170 and out put a cup at about that temperature. This is highly impressive.3. The lid design doesn't allow a lot of space for heat to escape - and it's brewing process doesn't require a large opening for the coffee to drip into.4. The handles is very solid and sturdy and the carafe itself is not light of flimsy - great attention to detail here.5. Reviews for coffee machines are often littered with people rating down because the "hot plate" doesn't heat a thermal carafe. NO THERMAL CARAFE HAS A HOT PLATE. If you want a hot plate, you must purchase something with a glass carafe. Thermal carafes are insulated and that would destroy them.Beverage Quality & FlavorI ground and brewed Starbucks whole bean Winter Blend - a coffee I am not liking - and brewed a pot in my old Ninja and the Oxo side by side. The aroma that comes out of the Oxo when pouring a cup is amazing and nonexistent from the Ninja. Out of the Ninja, the coffee was fuller bodied but bitter (why I don't like it) and out of the Oxo bad coffee was transformed into a smooth delicious cup.... I was amazed that I suddenly didn't mind what I thought were some bad beans.The body of the coffee is my one and only complaint about the OXO. Because you cannot control the brewing process at all (based on number of cups brewed, the Oxo brews each size in different ways but you can't change a setting to force a longer contact time of the water with the coffee). This results a a more watery, less fuller bodied cup of coffee but a cup that has amazing flavor. I have tried three different freshly ground beans and compared to the Mocha master and Ninja and all of them taste so much better out of the Oxo.I thought the single serve brew basket produced a better cup than brewing a full cup. Usually, these options ( like in the Ninja) don't allow enough contact time with the grinds to do as good of a job in flavor extraction as when brewing a full pot. This was not the case with the Oxo which slows down the drip time based on the size and the insert ensures full coverage from the rain head. The single service uses a cone where full pots at flat bottom - which is actually what you want as those are the best brew methods for those sizes of coffee.The only other negative which is also a positive is the brew time. The water compartment is glass (no plastics exposure which is great!). To hit the 195-205 degree SCA brew temp, the Oxo pre-heats the water in the glass chamber and then uses a second heating element during the brew process. The problem is, the pre-heat cycle for a full pot takes almost as long as it does to brew a pot of coffee. While this model has a timer, you really should pre-heat your carafe with hot water so keep in mind of setting to brew the night before, but not preheating the carafe you won't keep your temperature as long as I mentioned previously.At the end of the day, this machine makes one heck of a good cup of coffee. I would recommend - especially while it's 100 off. It fixes all the things that were wrong with the other two oxo models for sure.

Let me start with cons for a change: water reservoir not removable, no heating pad, coffee is not to warm if you make 5-7 cup range. Things like that should be standard with $300 coffee maker.Now pros: looks sharp, and very well made, not loud like other reviews mention, easy to use.

I love this coffee machine! I read reviews, I searched, I was hesitant, I bought it. Decaf coffee is my beverage of choice. My Breville died after 10 yrs of daily use-Needed new coffee maker! There are sooo many to choose from. This is a wonderful machine. Yes, during pumping in the last bits of water is a bit loud-not a deal breaker-I don’t sleep in the kitchen! The carafe is the most balanced I’ve lifted & easy to pour when full. The handle is slightly ‘fat’ & padded. My hands are stiff & weak in the morning so this is very important to me. Thermal carafe keeps coffee hot for hours. I always brew 12 cups. Easy to move on the counter. Relatively small footprint. Easy operation & cleaning. Looks very nice. Makes great tasting coffee. I am not a coffee snob-just use really good coffee and Large brown basket type filters. I am Very pleased with my purchase! You might be delightfully surprised like I was! 👏👏🤩🙌🙌🤩

We’ve been thrilled with the 8-cup version for over a year. The only problem- sometimes 8cups wasn’t enough! So we immediately bought the 12-cup when it was released.Sadly, the 12-cup is far inferior to its little brother. 3 main issues:1. Carafe design. You need to nearly turn it upside down to get the last half cup out.2. Program glitches. Several times it’s gone through the pre-warm cycle- then shutoff without actually making the coffee :-(3. Slow slow slow. The 8-cup was really fast. I assumed the 12-cup would take longer (for 12 cups)- but it’s like double the time- even to make 8 cups.Makes great coffee- eventually- but wouldn’t recommend- especially at this price point- we expected far better.

Update: I’ve used this for 2 months now and am already disgusted with it.I don’t like this expensive machine anymore, it is near impossible to keep the glass water reservoir clean and I had to buy a special J shaped brush (MUJI) in order to clean the only area that crud accumulates which is directly under the 4” diameter hole that you pour the water in. Where plastic meets glass. I’m also worried about the black silicone straw that is used with it, it has to be air dried after every use. Silicone is porous and once funk moves in, it stays forever.So this machine is high maintenance and difficult to keep clean.Original:I love the taste of the brewed coffee but there are some annoyances. The coffee tastes so great that I’m willing to put up with them. There is no hot plate but the carafe does hold the temperature of the coffee for a few hours. For us, the pot is brewed by 6am and gone by 10am and it’s hot for that duration but I doubt it would remain hot through the afternoon.Some of the annoyances are that it requires commercial filters, so can’t just pick some up in the grocery store. It takes a full 15 min to brew a pot. 11 min for the brewing and 4 extra for the coffee to drain from the brew basket. It sounds like fireworks when it’s nearing the end. Loud pops as the water line empties. The hole to pour water in is small and I have no idea how to clean that out. I try to dry out the water tank by leaving the top open but it rarely completely drys out in my climate. So I have to figure out how to clean it and prevent mildew from growing. But I really like the automatic brew feature. The ability to make a great tasting single cup of coffee or 12 cups is worth these minor annoyances.