BLACK+DECKER CM2045B-1, 12-Cup

Bought this to replace an old glass-carafe Mr. Coffee that was burning the bottom inch of every pot. The warming plate would basically cook whatever was left after the first hour, and by 10am the coffee tasted like a tire. So the thermal carafe was the whole point. It works. I set the auto-brew for 5:45 and by the time I'm in the kitchen at 6 the pot's done. Five hours later there's still coffee hot enough to drink without microwaving, not piping but hot. By 1 or 2pm it's warm and still tastes like coffee, not like the sludge from the old machine. Vacuum carafe doing what it's supposed to do. The coffee itself is better than I expected from a sub-100 dollar machine. I run a medium-dark Costco bean and the brew comes out clean, no bitter aftertaste. The strength selector actually makes a difference if you bump it toward bold. I can tell when my wife runs it on regular vs when I push it up. Auto-clean cycle worked the first time I ran it. Dump vinegar and water in, hit the button, walk away. Beeps when done. One real gripe: the digital display is small and the contrast is not great. Programming the start time means leaning in and squinting if the kitchen light isn't on. Once it's set you don't need to mess with it, but the first night I had to redo it twice because I couldn't tell if I'd hit AM or PM. Would buy again. If you've been living with a glass carafe and a warming plate, the upgrade is real.

This affordable coffee maker is a gem, and that opinion comes from a pair of coffee-crazy coffee maker buying experts. We have spent a small fortune on coffee machines, always in pursuit of THE ONE, from an expensive industrial always on restaurant size Bunn because we were hoping for all stainless steel and no plastic, to everything in between. What we have learned, the hard way, is that spending a lot of money on a coffee maker does NOT equal a more delicious cup of coffee than a budget friendly machine like this. And pursuing a plastic-free machine that makes yummy coffee is like hunting for snipe. What we get with this machine, what I personally get as the setter-upper, is a straightforward ease of use machine that makes a delicious very hot cup of coffee, on a timer! no less, so that when our dogs wake us up at 2 am, as they do every day (that’s another story), the blessed coffee is inside the carafe beckoning to me, whispering…Forget about your happy dreams and your cozy bed with the satin pillow cases, Come hither… It is far and away the first quiet coffee maker we have ever owned, and we have owned soooo very many. No obnoxious buzzer. Just the near perfect silence of filtered water dripping over aromatic coffee. You can set the timer or not. The button is titled Brew Later. I use a magnifying glass because the am/pm in the upper right corner is ludicrously minuscule. So minuscule I still sometimes get it wrong. You can make a full pot or just enough. You can steal a cup during the brewing. This works better for us when we use a large Bunn paper filter, because the coffees we enjoy are finely ground. If we use a permanent filter they flow over and end up clogging things up. It even shuts off automatically so you never have to give it a second thought or worry. And you can buy a permanent gold tone filter that fits like a glove. I am currently using half Starbucks medium roast decaf with half gorgeous Seattles Best Portside Blend caffeinated ground coffee. I just pour the bags of coffee into a jar together. (We recently bought a Kitchenaid Cold Brew coffee maker so I want to get Starbucks Sumatra whole beans to grind for that. See! I told you we are coffee crazy!!). I cannot wait to make Sumatra fresh ground coffee in this machine. But I should mention it does better with a coarser grind. By the way decaf coffee has made giant leaps and bounds!! over the years. Who knew? the benefits of coffee without all the caffeine. After we enjoy our coffee in the wee hours, with our furry little stinkers, I set up the machine for the next day and push the Brew Later button once. Just the push of the timer button and I know I have another cup of joy to look forward to. If you accidentally push it more than once, it doesn’t matter. Still works. Tips: Do not overfill with coffee grounds, especially if they are Finely ground. The filter cup needs a bit of space between the spout and the grounds. We are comfortable making 10 cups. I believe I use a 1/3 measuring cup that I leave in the coffee jar, 3 scoops to a pot. Also, if you steal a cup during brewing, it won’t have had time to get very hot, especially if it is being poured into a cold cup. And if you overfill the basket, you will clog it up and the stealing a cup option becomes a small clean up operation. The machine tells you when it is time to run the Clean cycle. I simply add vinegar and water and press the Clean button. Afterwards I run a pot of water through it and Voila! Clean Machine. Update: We are hooked on freshly ground coffee of late. I found an inexpensive mess-free grinder on Amazon and we have been swooning this week over Seattle’s Best Portside Blend. It is a smooth, medium roast coffee that starts our day (or night) with the taste of coffee perfection.

I have been very pleased with my new Black and Decker coffee pot. I also purchased a reusable filter so it is economical to use. The improved lid - easy screw on is an improvement to the Black+ Decker I used for a decade! The insulated carafe keeps the coffee warm without the scorched taste I have experienced with other brands. Overall I have been very pleased with the Black+Decker coffee maker.

we’ve had several of this make. this model is better than previous model because the carafe has been improved so it doesn't drip. fyi, the older carafe still fits this model, so you can use it for an extra. This brand seems to be the most reliable compared to others. the only negative is the power doesnt auto shut off for a couple hrs when done brewing . so it wastes heat

Brews at about 194 degrees, coffee stays warm for hours as long as a full pot is brewed. Don't expect coffee to stay hot for hours when only brewing six cups. The carafe will absorb some heat, unless preheated. That's pretty hard to do when setting it to auto start. Good flavor coffee. Strong mode is nice but will increase the brew time.

Update 11/16/25: I'm changing my review from a 5 to a 1. I bought this 6 months ago. As of about 1 month ago, the thermos no longer keeps the coffee even warm. I have no idea what could have happened to it. It hasn't been dropped or damaged in any way. I hand wash (I don't have a dishwasher). Mostly I just rinse it and allow it to dry. I noticed that when I take the pot off of the brewer, the outside of the pot is now HOT, which is a clear indication that the heat is escaping through the pot (not the lid). It never used to be hot. My coffee goes cold very very quickly. One of the main reasons I bought this was for the thermos feature, which no longer works. ================ What's life without coffee? My old pot died and they don't sell it anymore. I survived the coffee apocalypse with my French Press and espresso machine (go ahead and judge) while searching for a viable replacement for my morning support device. It turns out, that in spite of the cheaper price, I like this machine more than the one I had previously. The carafe works as well to keep the coffee hot, but the opening is much larger so I can get my hands inside to clean and dry. I usually use paper filters, but the provided reusable filter really works well without letting through the dust particles other filters have. It has the 'Strong' brew setting, which I use and appreciate. The water delivery arm seems to work so much better than the machines that just spray water out of the top cover. The water container is large and easy to fill. I like that the water route is sealed from beginning to end (cover closes tightly, the pot is sealed so no exposure to air allowing it to cool). The one thing that I find a little odd, but it's no deal breaker, is figuring out when it's finished brewing. Since the pot isn't on a heating element, I expected that the brew light would turn off when it's finished, but it doesn't. It does stop its slow 'flashing', but you'd have to stare at it for a couple of seconds to realize that. Instead, the better indicator is that the clock display changes from showing the time of day, to beginning a countdown from 120 minutes, so if it reads 117, you know it finished brewing 3 minutes ago. I think it's a completely unnecessary feature, but it certainly doesn't distract from the overall design.

Great coffee pot. Works great, keeps coffee hot for hours and looks nice.

This review is for the BLACK+DECKER 12-Cup CM2046S. I am 3 weeks into this coffee maker and so far no regrets. For an inexpensive $62 coffee maker I was pleasantly surprised to how excellent tasting the coffee has been! The YouTube Reviewer Just A Dad took the water temperature, during brewing, at 190 degrees. After pouring into the cup it was 175. This Black & Decker has a sleek look a with a carafe that has a wide opening, making it very easy to clean. It uses flat bottom filters that easily fit into the basket. I like the pulsating flashing blue power button during brewing, and although there’s no beep at the end of the cycle it goes into countdown mode beginning at 120 minutes to let you know how long the coffee is in the carafe. After 2 hours it will automatically shut off. It has a Bold feature for optimal extraction of the coffee grounds. I made coffee with and without the Bold feature and either way the coffee comes out hot and tasty. It brews a little slower on the Bold setting and the coffee is slightly stronger without being bitter. Prior to this I had a Zujirushi 10 cup maker with thermal carafe and enjoyed it for about 3 years until it began leaking puddles of water. My wife and I also noticed that the coffee was gradually not as hot as it used to be. Comparing the flavor of this Black & Decker to the Zujirushi, the B&D noticeably brews a well rounded smoother tasting cup of coffee. We now realize that the Zojirushi made coffee a little bit on the bitter side. It’s much slower brew may have caused over extraction of the coffee grounds. Before that I owned the Bonavita BV1800 glass carafe and for about 5 years it made excellent coffee until the warmer plate failed. I also owned a Technivorm Moccamaster and tried different settings and could not get a decent cup of coffee. I expected much more for $359 machine with all the positive reviews and it’s reputation. The other thing I didn’t like about it was all the plastic parts that needed to be cleaned. I ending up returning it after 2 days. So this B&D coffee maker does have a couple of features that could use improvement. As others have pointed out the clock display screen is not back lit and difficult to read. When I use the bold setting I could barely see the tiny “Bold” reading on the display. Not the end of the world as I have just trusted that it’s on that setting and notice that it will brew slightly slower as the grounds are getting soaked a little longer for that optimal flavor. The other thing is the stainless steel carafe. It will keep coffee hot for maybe an hour as my wife noted. She drinks her coffee a little than I do and sometimes has her second cup an hour and a half later. The most important thing for me is the temperature and the flavor and this coffee maker checks off both of those requirements. This coffee maker does have a 2-year limited warranty, so if it survives 3 years, I feel that it was an excellent value! So far I can recommend this beauty without hesitation!

Por el precio recibes más de lo que pagas, la jarra conserva adecuadamente el calor y el sabor, con el beneficio de que no tomas un café recalentado, sella debidamente la coladera para aquellos impacientes que no pueden esperar.

Received it completely broken and facing difficulties to return it till now!

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I Love my new Black and Decker Coffee maker

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