Mr. Coffee VB12 12-Cup Coffeemaker, Review

Mr. Coffee VB12 12-Cup Coffeemaker,If there were awards for horrible design this coffee maker would be at the top of the list.After getting this as a replacement for an older Mr. Coffeebrewer that finally died, I was horrified by the list of "things they shouldn't have done."

1) The design of the plunger mechanism that allows you to remove the carafe before brewing is completed has, as its main element, a ball that hangs down from the basket and is connected to the plunger inside said basket.The ball is pushed up by a hemispherical lump in the coffee pot's lid, and when the carafe is removed the ball drops and the plunger seals the basket.Sounds good, huh?NOPE!The ball can be bumped any time you're removing or inserting the pot, so if you don't pay very careful attention you end up with coffee streaming down the sides of the pot and onto the burner, and let's face it, before my first cup of coffee I'm not paying careful attention to ANYTHING!Even if you put the pot in straight, if you have it slightly angled in respect to the horizontal you'll hit this damn valve.The old design, consisting of a lever that activated as the pot hit the back wall of the maker was fool-proof, whereas this one is fool-designed.

2) The lid that covers the water reservoir has been joined with the lid that covers the brew basket, and this leads to issues as well.There is now a swing arm that rotates over the basket (which is removable for cleaning, the only positive design element they kept), and this thing delivers the heated water in jets that splashes the coffee grounds up onto the lid.That's no big deal, since the lid is cleanable, but the grounds also end up on the portion of the lid that's over the reservoir, and they eventually get washed down into the reservoir itself by the refluxing water.Thus, you end up having to swab out nearly the entire apparatus, something I've given up on in the hopes that the damn thing will clog with coffee grounds and I'll be forced to replace it.The lid itself is of a poor design, and if you lift it slowly while there's condensation on the inside water runs down the inside, overruns the channels they built to control its flow, and all over the counter.Nice.Opening the lid swiftly tends to minimize this, but also maximizes how much of the lid-bound coffee grounds are subsequently washed into the tank.

3) The lid to the carafe itself is another source of annoyance, as the lip of the lid that covers the pot rim also channels water condensation (and it's a pot of hot coffee, when isn't there going to be condensate?) onto the outside of the pot every time you pour a cup.At least it's clean water, but it still makes a mess and you better pour your cup over an area that can get wet without issues.

These issues cover pretty much all of the elements of the coffee maker, unfortunately, and there are few things about this maker that are positive (in its defense it does actually brew coffee).Pay a few extra bucks and buy one that won't make you approach your morning cuppa with trepidation rather than anticipation.The design guys at Mr. Coffee should have their chairs taken away until they can come up with something better!

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Product Description:
This coffee maker makes it easy to brew 12 cups of fresh, delicious coffee. The Brewing Pause 'n Serve feature lets you pour and enjoy that first cup of coffee while the coffee maker is still brewing. Its contemporary white styling looks great in any decor.

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