Black & Decker VersaBrew TCM500 8-Cups Coffee Maker

This coffee maker is good for a single person or a couple.

I like this coffee maker for the following reasons:
- Not expensive to buy
- one button push
- uses coffee ground (instead of instant coffee
mix - yuchh!)
- coffee could be brewed, but last for hours and the
coffee tastes as it was freshly brewed. I had made a
pot of coffee at eight and then at twelve, I poured
my first cup of coffee - and the coffee was still
hot and fresh!

I like my toys, like expensive digital camera, but for something as mundane as a coffee maker, I don't need something that
- shows digital time
- automatically makes coffee (as I don't like water
standing around, I like to sleep for extra minutes and
I hate to think the coffee is ready at a certain time
w/o my being there to drink it, I sometimes don't
drink coffee first thing in the morning)
- has extra features I really don't need on a coffee maker

One problematic thing the coffee maker has is the 'coffee interrupter' option. I haven't used the feature, but apparently, I could take the coffee container out before the coffee is finished brewing. That itself will cause the water overflowing if I don't put the coffee pot back in time.

I don't need to use that option, as I don't have to make eight cups of coffee every time.

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UPDATE

Most things were destroyed because of the fire in my condo.

Ultimately, I needed a coffee maker. I really can't go through a day without having a cup of coffee.

Again, I went out and shop around for a coffee maker.

I have the same criteria as before --- I don't want any thing fancy. I.E. timing feature. I don't need a coffee maker to tell me what time it is. I have my cell phone to tell me that. :)

I searched through several stores and guess what? I got the same model! This time instead of the black and silver, I got the white one.

And I am happy with the coffee taste --- especially if I add hazelnut flavour!