Clean simple lines give this coffee maker a rich, sophisticated look. The central illuminated LCD clock and controls make use and programming easy and intuitive, producing great coffee every time. The coffee maker has a sturdy 10 cup glass carafe and includes a pause-and-serve feature. The filter basket is removable for easy cleaning.Size: 10 cupsColor/Pattern: Stainless steel with graphite accentsCapacity: 10 cups/2.4 litresWarranty: 1 yearNOTE: Krups Programmable Coffee Maker, model KM1000
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November 11th, 2009 at 3:47 am
Six months ago, my wife and I were at Macy’s at the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, California looking to replace our 20 year old Braun coffee maker. Knowing of the Krups reputation and seeing a cool, blue, round, “digitized” analog clock on the demo unit, impulse buying got the better of us. Programming and using the KM-1000 was an intuitively obvious dream. The first pot - and six months of pots - of various Trader Joe’s coffees have been wonderful…after we figured out that to return the carafe to the unit, you have to tilt the carafe backwards slightly to reduce the contact angle of the carafe lid and the filter basket.
But…after about 3 months, what looked like a calcium deposit began to form on the surface of the heating plate. No biggie. However, when it got bigger and bigger, closer examination revealed that the dark brown coating was coming off exposing the base metal underneath. The tech folks at Krups had never had any calls about it nor had the folks at California Electric which is one of the Krups factory authorized service centers. Fortunately, Macy’s has a 180-day return policy so this afternoon it was returned.
Bottom line: Because the KM-1000 makes superb coffee, is a joy to use, and looks good just sitting on the counter top (the water reservoir looks like a translucent, semi-circular fish tank), I only hope that the coating problem was an isolated incident. Although you never see the coating failure unless you remove the carafe, if you’re a perfectionist like me…
UPDATE: The replacement unit is vastly superior! Krups has totally redesigned the carafe. The pouring spout is much larger and now wedge-shaped making the dripping problem when pouring (I didn’t mention that earlier) a thing of the past. Also, either the carafe lid and/or the filter holder has been redesigned such that I no longer have to tilt the carafe to return it to the heading pad. A call to Krups confirmed the redesign. With all new products, employees also test the unit and their comments are noted. However, it’s only when customers call in with the same complaints/observations, that manufacturing changes are made. It looks like Krups actually listens to its customers. I would now give the unit a 5-Star rating.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:27 am
I owned the Krups KM1000 coffee machine for about one month.
So far so good:
Positive:
- the analog electronic clock. It has a very nice blue light and the “analog” design is beautiful. Nice little blue light in the kitchen during night.
- very easy to set the time and the auto brew:
H and Min buttons set the time on the clock. Push “Prog” button and the light in the ON/OFF button blinks blue showing that if you use H and Min buttons you can set the Auto-start time. After a few seconds it stops blinking and the time is programmed. If you push Auto, the On/Off button lights blue showing that it set to start automatically.
When is brewing the same On/Off button lights RED.
- very large filling mouth on th reservoir. It covers the whole back of the unit basically, so you can fill it using your right or left hand, as you please.
Negatives:
- The carafe lid can not be removed which makes it difficult to put in the dishwasher.
- Sometimes the carafe hangs in the filter support (in fact in the valve which stops the dripping when removing the carafe during the brewing cycle). You have to either move it a little back and try again, or wiggle it a little.
Overall none of the issues are big enough to deserve less than a 5 star when you consider the price also.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:49 am
I recently bought this unit to replace another Krups coffee maker that began to leak constantly. This coffee maker is just about perfect. It’s easy to use, easy to program, and makes great-tasting coffee. It looks great, too.
The only problem is the stainless steel surface. It’s brushed steel. If you touch it, your fingers will leave dark fingerprints that are easy to see and hard to remove. I had to use a damp paper towel to get the marks off the metal. If you buy this model, you will have to train yourself to only handle the coffee maker by the plastic and never touch the stainless steel or you will be wiping it forever.
Having said that, I’m still glad I bought this coffee maker.