Saeco Easy Fill 12-Cup Automatic Drip Coffee Maker, Stainless Steel

I had tried three different machines before purchasing this one, and I am completely satisfied with it. The equivalent Cuisinart machine, which has excellent ratings on Amazon and elsewhere was a huge disappointment: the place where you fill the water is this tiny area on the back right of the machine when you lift off the cover...getting the water in there at 5AM when I am half asleep was NOT easy. That is why that machine went back to the store. Then I tried the Krups, and thought is was a little better, i.e. the space to get water in was somewhat larger, it was still not ideal, and after a couple of days the indicater for how much water is in the tank seemed to have air bubbles in it so the reading was completely inaccurate. I tried to refill a number of times and put unit upside down...but could not fixt the bubble problem, so that one went back to the store. Then I tried the Kitchenaid coffee maker with the romovable water tank...great idea and super easy, BUT, this coffee... Read more

Bought Saeco Easy Fill coffeemaker to replace another brand w/ same features (don't have to move coffeemaker from under cabinets) that quit working after 5 months. Waited a couple weeks for it to be released - pretty happy so far. Just made my 2nd cup w/ the Saeco: machine has been on for an hour and coffee is HOT. Directions in manual aren't very clear, but it was fairly easy to figure everything out. Push a button on the front and the water/coffee "hopper" pulls out of machine. Fill w/ water, set on counter and fill w/ coffee, put back in machine & hit "start". Comes w/ permanent filter, but I've never liked those: even the manual says you'll end up w/ grounds in the carafe. I didn't realize it took "cone" filters, and I have about 200 "basket" style left: I just lifted out the permanent filter, put a basket filter under it, re-inserted permanent one, and filled w/ coffee. Machine is really quiet too, no gurgling and sighing! This is the first pot of coffee I've brewed,... Read more

We have had item for only 3 months. First problem was the spring loaded basket broke and needed to be replaced. Intermitantly the electronics go haywire and the unit has to be unplugged to reset. The carafe has beenl leaking around the rim and is now being replaced. On the plus side Saeco customer service has been very responsive and quickly replaced coffee basket and is now replacing the carafe.