Krups Reviews

Save your fingers and your money and if you like evenly toasted breads find something else. A loser from the people who make great coffee makers.

This toaster is aesthetically very pleasing to the eye, makes good toast from a variety of different breads, bagles, crumpets and the like. Toasting is fairly even, and the toast remains quite moist which is good. So overall I was pretty happy... until... the underside of the toaster started going rusty, the lip where the chrome folds under. This started happening soon after I bought the toaster, and thought it was just surface rust from moisture in the kitchen, but it looks a bit more serious, probably going to see what Krups say about this. I was replacing my Morphy Richards 1950's toaster with a mordern equivelant, but it doesnt look like it will stay in top condition for 5 years, let alone 50?

I'm not sure why everyone is getting all upset at Krups, I received three of their products when I headed off to college this fall and I really like them, especially this toaster which has always functioned perfectly and is the only nice looking thing in my apartment. Also, to the previous reviewer who retrieved an english muffin out of his or her toaster with a fork, this is a really bad idea, try using something that won't conduct electricity next time.

JLM

I've used this coffee maker for over 5 years--replaced the fairly sturdy pot once. This model is ideal for a single person or a couple who fill their coffee cups and run off to work.
Pros: I like the compact size of this coffee maker on my kitchen counter. I drink from tall coffee mugs; a full pot gives me about 1 1/2 servings, more than enough to satisfy my coffee habit. Makes enough coffee for two people to enjoy one medium-sized serving each. Brews fairly quickly, too. The filter basket, metal filter, pot and lid are easy to take apart and wash or place on the top shelf of the dishwasher.
The cons for me are that the pot drips and makes a mess while pouring the coffee--I have to hold the mug and pot over the sink while pouring. Too bad the heating plate doesn't have an automatic shut off. That would be a great safety factor. Also, the heating plate runs on the too-hot side. (Variable heat control would be nice.) Later servings of coffee have that undesirable overcooked taste. But since this is a small capacity pot, that won't be a factor for most people--coffee is likely to be consumed promptly, given the small amount produced.
If this unit had a built in timer, controlled heat for the warmer, auto shut-off, and a non-messy pot when pouring, it would be perfect.

Makes a great pot of coffee, but beware!! For just pennies, they could have installed an automatic turn off function...this model doesnt have it! If you leave after that last pot and forget to turn it off...it doenst turn itself off.

If you only drink a couple of mugs at a time, then this is the machine for you.

The coned filter allows me to use less grinds per cup to get the same strength coffee I would get out of my old flat filtered 12-cup machine; and I don't have to pour out a 1/4 pot of burned coffee. This machine will pay for itself in a few months.

The pot only drips if you pour way too fast. I personally have no problems with it whatsoever; I have no idea what other reviewers are complaining about.