hamilton beach coffee maker reviews: Hamilton Beach 40616 Stainless-Steel 12-Cup Electric Percolator for $38.46

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List Price : $49.99 Price : $38.46

Product Description

Housed in heavyweight stainless steel with an attractive chrome mirror finish, this quick-brewing electric percolator makes 12 cups of coffee with super-fast, cup-a-minute speed. When brewing is complete, it automatically switches to a "keep warm" temperature to ensure each cup is as warm as the first. Great for entertaining, the percolator has a ready-to-serve light that indicates when coffee is ready to enjoy, and its detachable cord provides the ability to serve fresh perked coffee right at the table without any hassle. Other useful features include a drip-free spout, an easy-grip knob on the unit's lid, a stay-cool handle, and a stainless-steel permanent filter basket that minimizes grounds in brewed coffee. The unit combines present-day technology with the retro look of a '50s kitchen for creating a perfect compliment to any kitchen decor. The percolator, which should be washed by hand, measures 5-1/2 by 5-1/2 by 12-3/4 inches.

Quick-brewing electric percolator makes 12 cups of coffee in minutes
Housed in heavyweight stainless steel with attractive chrome mirror finish
Automatic "keep warm" temperature; ready-to-serve indicator light
Stainless-steel permanent filter basket; detachable cord; drip-free spout
Measures 5-1/2 by 5-1/2 by 12-3/4 inches

Hamilton Beach 40616 Stainless-Steel 12-Cup Electric Percolator Reviews

59 of 60 people found the following review helpful

Great Coffee...Until it Stopped Working After About 25 Pots, August 6, 2006

Speed Racer Tx "speed racer tx" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hamilton Beach 40616 Stainless-Steel 12-Cup Electric Percolator (Kitchen)

Before I purchased this coffee pot about a year ago, I read reviews by others who said 'good coffee but lasted only a few months.' I thought to myself...'oh, those people must have been the unlucky few who got bad units...or they emersed the pot and ruined it.' I should have listened to their 'don't buy' pleas, and hope others will listen to my message of warning.

I loved this coffee pot. Rich, strong, hot coffee, and great classic looks. My only complaint was that compared to other percolators I've used, this one is noisy. It makes a loud popping sound while brewing. I never emersed the unit, and was always very careful to avoid letting any water get near the base of the unit when washing it.

I bought this pot a year ago, and used it about twice a MONTH. Yesterday morning, I attempted to make coffee but got only the same 'beige water' that others have reported. Tried again today thinking maybe it was just a fluke, and got a second pot of luke warm 'beige... Read more

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

Better buy the extended warranty plan, July 21, 2006

Jennie (Southington, CT) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hamilton Beach 40616 Stainless-Steel 12-Cup Electric Percolator (Kitchen)

This made the best coffee...for about two and a half months. One morning my husband woke me up at 2 in the morning to tell me thanks alot for forgetting to put enough coffee in the basket as he waved his cup of beige, lukewarm beverage under my nose. He was mad, I was madder! I can't believe I paid $40.00 for this thing.

Other pitfalls...I don't grind my own coffee, I just buy the cans. I found that they were a bit too fine and more than the usual amount of grounds ended up in the coffee. To correct the problem, I bought the paper filters which only made matters worse because the basket clogged completely. And the nut at the bottom of the pot pitted within a few weeks. I'm not sure why this happens, so maybe it is something that I did, but I can't imagine what.

Very dissatisfied with this product. And to go a bit off topic and be honest I'm not thrilled with Amazon's return policy. 30 days?? Yes, I know it's stated clearly in their policy (and no, I... Read more

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful