Proctor Silex 43501 12-Cup White Coffeemaker

This month I needed to replace a budget Mr. Coffee machine with an equally low budget machine. I searched hill and dale at various stores, saw this item at the local bargain basement, and snapped it up immediately. Having used it several times, I can say that I'm very pleased with my purchase. For one, I liked how well designed the hot plate was. With the previous machine, it seemed all too easy for a really careless person to not have the carafe seated carefully. With this machine, the carafe almost seems to click into place no matter how hasty anyone is with it. This is a great a boon for households that have clumsy members who don't take the time to properly seat carafes.

A second thing that I liked about the machine is that it has a "Pause and Serve" feature, another great thing to have when said aforementioned clumsy household member likes to thoughtlessly yank the carafe out before the coffee cycle has completed, causing coffee to spill all over the counter. As soon... Read more

Makes a good cup of coffee. easy to load, turn it on and less than 5 min. a good cup of coffee. Got it within the 5 or 7 day ground in perfect condition. I am very satisfied. proctor Silex a good company,a good cup of coffee.

Proctor Silex does it again with this basic simple and simply excellent coffemaker,for me anyway. Nothing fancy here just a good cup of coffee as the end result.