Black & Decker VersaBrew TCM500 8-Cups Coffee Maker

Black & Decker VersaBrew TCM500 8-Cups Coffee Maker

  • Operation: Electric
  • Type: Coffee Maker
  • Family Line: Black & Decker VersaBrew
  • Capacity: 8 Cups
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Nice try, but no cigar.

byMmeBovary Feb 23, 2002
9 Helpfuls 10 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Thermal carafe keeps coffee hot and drinkable for hours.
Cons Constant water overflow that sends grounds into coffee and all over!
Recommended it? No

We've had two Black and Decker Thermal Select Plus units since Christmas. Both units have had the same problem...water flows into the grounds chamber, but doesn't flow out quickly enough into the carafe. This causes water (and grounds!) to back up in the grounds chamber until grounds flow into the... Read full review »

1

great concept, not a great product

bybecca_b Nov 26, 2004
7 Helpfuls 8 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Coffee does not cook or scorch as it is in a warming carafe.
Cons Coffee stays in the lid of the carafe, unreliable product.
Recommended it? No

We have a Black & Decker coffee maker similar to this at my work, and it's been a good pot. The only difference in my work and my home unit is mine at home has an automatic timer. When I broke my other coffee maker (from Gevalia similar to this and worked great!) and found one at Kohl's for $19.99... Read full review »

2

Extremely Disappointed

byDreamboat Sep 4, 2004
7 Helpfuls 8 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Save money on electricity.
Cons Carafe leaks; brew doesn't complete.
Recommended it? No

Our carafe started leaking just a week or so after we bought it. We've been cleaning up dribbled coffee for nearly a year. Now, it won't brew a complete cycle. We have to turn it on 3 or 4 times before it will finally complete brewing all the water in the tank. I used to swear by Black & Decker... Read full review »

1

Long lasting good coffee!!

byronlee01 Dec 22, 2003
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Auto-shut off ; ease of cleanup; pause for a cup; easy read water level indicator
Cons Only brews 8 cups at a time if you are serving many people
Recommended it? Yes

We've always wanted a coffee maker like this. You can program the maker to brew at a certain time and then it shuts itself off when it has finished brewing. Say goodbye to the burnt coffee taste and smell. The thermal carafe keeps the coffee hot for at least a couple of hours. We use one of those... Read full review »

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ABSOLUTE GARBAGE

bycoreminator Mar 16, 2005
5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros It will make coffee.
Cons By far THE WORST coffeemaker ever owned. I just used mine for the last time.
Recommended it? No

Altogether bad design concept.
Paper filter must be in perfect condition and carafe aligned perfectly.
Otherwise, disaster.
Coffee leaks everywhere, and/or filter collapses, grounds go into the carafe (or onto the countertop and floor).
The carafe will keep contents relatively... Read full review »

1

The Idea Was Good...

byminniegirl Jun 25, 2004
5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros The carafe style IDEA..
Cons Lid is leaky and drippy. Coffee not hot enough.
Recommended it? No

The first night I brought it home I was going to set it up so hubby could turn it on in the morning for work and when I plugged it in, it started brewing. It took me a minute to figure out I had to unplug it to stop it as there is no off button. Curious design choice to say the least. The second... Read full review »

1

Black and Decker Thermal Select is Awful!!!!

bysassifrass7 Jan 6, 2005
3 Helpfuls 4 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros I love that it kept the coffee warm without that burnt taste.
Cons The K-mart carafe I bought to replace it doesn't even stain! I wonder why???
Recommended it? No

This coffee maker is the most stupid design I've ever used. And believe me I'm a big time coffee drinker. It's not the electric machine that is screwed up, it's carafe!!! Who in the universe came up with something that gets stained and coated with coffee from the very first pot and then is... Read full review »

1

3 Pots made for unhappy group.

byprhanson Feb 24, 2004
5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Auto shut off, Startup timer, looks nice.
Cons Coffee not very hot, filter basket trouble.
Recommended it? No

Gave three of these away for Christmas, 1 did not work at all, other two do not make very hot coffee, trouble keeping filter in correctly (water spraying into the grounds will blow back the grounds into the head unit causing them to run down the outside of the filter clogging the release so coffee... Read full review »

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