Black & Decker Versa Brew Plus

by ella
(CANADA)

My number one desire in a new coffee maker was to find one with an auto shut off- I am notorious for leaving appliances on in the morning. There have been a lot of stories in the news lately about fires in the home that were caused by coffeepots being left on, etc. Not to mention the horrible smell.

At any rate, there are three serious coffee drinkers in my home so I wanted to get one that was a reasonable size, had a timer (but no clock- they always seem to get off time, and it isn’t necessary given there is a clock on the stove), made a reasonably good cup of coffee, and was a decent price.

And getting one that didn’t look like a garage sale relic on my kitchen counter would be a bonus, I didn’t want to have to hide it in a cabinet when company came over.

This makes a good cup of coffee, and the price was right, but I guess I paid for that in that the switch that is supposed to change the brewing strength didn’t seem to change anything- I don’t know if it is just me, or the grounds I was using, but that seemed to be a useless feature given that it doesn’t work. The timer is fine though.

Not a stellar appliance, but good enough. I guess I’ll save up for something that makes a GREAT cup of coffee in the morning though.