Hamilton Beach 12-Cup Coffeemaker, BrewStation Plus —
Oftimes it is hard for the average consumer to differentiate between the hype and reality of product claims. After destroying our third carafe from different coffee makers we went forth to buy another. At Sears we came across the Hamilton Beach brew station which announced its main feature as not needing a glass carafe. Well, that was enough to convince us to give it a try and so we bought one. Six months later we couldn't be more pleased. No more carafes to be careful with. The coffee it makes is equally as good as any coffee maker we have used. We especially like that this brew station keeps our coffee warmer than other coffee makers we have owned. As an unexpected surprise, we noticed one day on the digital display the message "time to clean" (or some such reminder). Who among us can remember, among all the days demands, to clean the coffee pot?? The three brew modes, the automatic shut off and the programmable timer all combine with the features I have noted above to make our morning coffee a delighful way to start any day.