Back to basics. Most people need that transition from sleep to wakefulness. The most popular answer is a cup of coffee. When it comes to delicious, easy-to-make cup of coffee, the Mr Coffee DR4 4-Cup Coffeemaker. Based at 5 ounces per cup, you may prefer more. This is perfect for two large mugs of coffee. Can’t wait for the brewing to finish? The DR4 has a Pause-n-Serve feature that lets you pour some before the end of the 4-cup process. Based on the ground beans you use, coffee can be as mellow and as robust as you prefer. Save power! Lighted on/off switch lets you know when your coffeemaker is “On” and “Off”.
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September 25th, 2009 at 4:04 am
I am a self proclaimed coffee snob with the tastes of Starbucks, coffee and high-end Cuisinart and Krups makers.
The price was so good at walmart on this one, I had to try it - and I’d been looking for a cute little 4 cup, so I could have caffinated in one pot and decaf in another.
Had tried Mr coffee in the past and not liked it. Got it home an made my 1st 4 cups. It brewed a perfect pot, without leaks. The caraffe poured with no spills on the counter.
Cheap, small, cute, lightweight and brews a good pot. I am pleased
September 25th, 2009 at 6:06 am
I am a modest coffee drinker. I drink 4 cups a day, and I require little of a coffeemaker other than an on/off button. My last perfectly servicable Mr. Coffee 4-cup machine bit the dust, so I replaced it with this one, because at least I could re-use the carafe.
Well, the internal design guys have been at the guts of this one. First, you can no longer remove, rinse and/or wipe down the internal chamber condensation from your last pot. You have to insert a papertowel into the new internal resevoir, scraping your hand on some internal parts that probably weren’t meant to be messed with. They have likewise redesigned the basket, and it barely fits the standard coffee filters anymore, without crinkling and leaving grounds in your pot, and, hey, the internal water resevoir, where it has no business backwashing anyway. And god forbid you should try to make 5 cups in your 4-cup machine, for which there is plenty of room in the carafe, and in the resevoir, and which works well in many other 4-cup machines. My coffee maker lives on top of my microwave on a little shelf, by the toaster oven, because I have no counterspace for it. I have to lift it out some 10 inches, fill it up, insert the basket, and put it back on the microwave to process. I have mastered the art of moving a fully water loaded machine the little bit required. This one sloshes water everywhere. From the top of the machine? No! There’s an engineered HOLE in the back of the reservoir to keep you from overfilling the chamber that last little bit. Water fountains everywhere from the center back part of the machine. I suppose I could put a piece of duct tape over it, but who wants duct tape in their coffee. Good God.
I will be replacing my machine shortly, then gleefully smashing my carafes on the driveway.
September 25th, 2009 at 8:05 am
You will hate yourself in the morning if you buy this Mr. Coffee coffeemaker. IT LEAKS - HORRIBLY!
One full cup of water runs out of the base of the coffeemaker onto your counter top and down the front of the cabinet. I purchased two of these coffeemakers, one for my son and one for me. They both leaked. I threw mine in the trash and replaced it with a Cuisinart. Save yourself some grief - don’t buy this coffeemaker.