BLACK + DECKER - CM2046S 12-Cup Programmable Thermal Coffee Maker with Brew Strength and VORTEX Technology, Black and Steel, CM2046S

Excelente cafetera, la compré para la oficina y es muy fácil de lavar y ya no me rompen la jarra

When my most important appliance (coffee maker) died last month, I replaced it with this B+D 12 cup maker. The most important feature I needed was the ability to make iced coffee* in the summer - so a glass carafe wasn't a good idea. And since iced coffee lasts much longer than hot coffee, being able to make 12 cups, instead of the standard 10, is another good idea.I like the wide opening of the carafe, for cleaning (and filling it with ice is easier) but I wish the lids designed for all coffee makers with a 'sneak a cup' feature came apart for cleaning. They can hold several ounces of liquid inside the lid and get gunky if not thoroughly rinsed out. I like that the water indicator is a window, rather than some sort of separate tube gage (that was impossible to clean on my last one).The 'strong' feature saves a bit of coffee (it uses a longer brewing cycle, so you could use a little less, but the regular cycle makes a pretty good cup of coffee. I use the strong feature for iced coffee though, since the coffee needs to be double strength to hold up to the ice.I like that the power light pulses when the coffee is being made, and goes solid when done - often you never really know when things are done, even with that nice gurgling sound every drip maker makes at the end.As others have noted - if you leave the carafe in the coffee maker after it's done, the valve at the top will remain open, letting heat out. You can solve this just by taking the coffee filter holder out, since you're going to clean it at some point anyway.The water indicator, the 'strong' indicator and the time, is hard to read if you kitchen lighting isn't good. That's the only thing that effects the 'easy to use' rating.Otherwise it's a coffee pot, and if you can't figure it out, you are either in need of some coffee before operating this appliance, or should just let professional at a coffee shop make your coffee.*How To Make Iced Coffee:Please follow any manufacturers instructions for safety. Test with less ice the first few times and keep an eye on things since your ice trays may vary, and you don't want to thing to overflow.Fill the water reservoir to 6 cups (indicated in the window), fill the coffee filter with as much ground coffee as you normally would for 12 cups (12 T's or so) and fill the carafe with 2 trays of large ice cubes. I can get away with 3 trays - you are trying to almost fill it, but like I said, don't make it overflow, or it'll be messy. The 'strong' feature can save you a little coffee or as you might expect, make it stronger.As soon as it is done (when the light stops pulsing) put the carafe in your fridge (third most important appliance, after the furnace) and the ice will last for 24 hours.

I liked the fact that if you’re going to make a full pot of coffee for eight to ten people, it will stay hot for hours many hours. Warming the pot with hot before adds more time to that. You can use the throw out hot water for dishes in the sink or not. It’s a good coffee maker for price.

Tengo varios años usando cafetera B&D con jarra térmica y no regreso a la jarra de cristal.El café lo conserva muy caliente. No se requema.La recomiendo ampliamente.

excelente cafetera, su vaso metalico evita posibles accidentes que pueden suceder al manipular los vasos de cristal, el cafe se calienta dentro de la cafetera, se vierte en el vaso metalico el cual mantiene la temperatura por una buena cantidad de tiempo, unas 6 u 8 horas, la parte de abajo de la cafetera no se calienta, no se recomienda recircular el cafe una vez que ya se encuentra en el vaso metalico, los pequeños residuos terminaran tapando los conductos del agua