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I'm going to have to say I like it in spite of the one problem I have with it. More on the problem later, but first some things that may not be otherwise clear. The footprint of the OXO is longer than the nine-cup maker it replaced. I've had a Capreso grind and brew and the OXO is near that size, but the configuration does not really allow you to push one end up against the wall. I was prepared for that but in case you weren't thinking about it.... The filter basket has a flat bottom, so cone filters are more difficult to use. I really dislike the fluted, flat-bottomed filters so this should probably be reported as a problem, but life really has started to become too easy lately. The user interface is simple, but simple can be deceptively confusing. When you want to brew a cup of coffee, you press the button in the center of the wheel and wait for the stupid little animation to complete. It isn't a long animation, probably about a second in length, but its unnecessary. Then you make sure the number of cups you want to brew shows above the icon to the right that looks somewhat like a coffee bean. You then press the button again and it will heat the water to whatever temperature you selected during initialization as described in the manual. I know that seems simple, but I've watched as others have become confused. Now on to the issues.
First off, I've read remarks about how opening the filter basket to let it dry out would leave a puddle on the counter or someplace equally bothersome. I found this to not be true. Whether OXO fixed the problem or not is unclear but I haven't had that problem due to a smallish tab that directs the droplets into the filter basket.
The problem I do have is with the scale that purportedly tells the OXO how much water is in the jug. To be clear here, the jug is clear, the carafe is not. There is a flyer that directs you through a mystery process of starting the coffee maker the first time. The mystery turns out to be a process for calibrating the scale. The process is easy enough, place the empty jug on the base and plug the OXO in while holding the button in, until the ring around the button turns red. Then unplug and plug it back in to let it start normally. Finally, run a pot of water through it. Problem was that I would fill the jug with 12 cups of water (based on its markings) and tell the maker to brew 12 cups of coffee, only to watch it brew eight cups. In this case it was easy enough to pour the remaining water into the filter basket, but at this price, I expected better. I contacted their tech support who told me to re-calibrate and then run 10 cups through it, which appears to have mostly worked. Mostly because there is some water left in the bottom normally but it is less than a cup.
September 10, 2-16: I had reason to want to make 10 cups and the suggested fix for the problem listed above would not allow it so I re-calibrated according to the manual. Now if I put 10 cups on the scale, it says 10 cups. It still will not consistently empty the water jug, pouring a full 10 cups over the grounds, but it will let me brew 10 cups. Throughout this I was a bit perplexed about the fact that the carafe would overfill quite allot. At first I thought I was forgetting to ensure the pot was empty before starting a new one. Today I filled the water jug to 12 cups and poured it directly into the open carafe, and the result is that this is not a 12-cup coffee maker as advertised. 11 cups is overfilling the carafe and you cannot select 11 cups in its interface, so this is a 10-cup coffee maker.
Before I found this "12-Cup" version I saw their 9-Cup (if that can be believed) version for about $77 less. I wanted a 12-cup but the price was a bit steep. Still I paid the price since everything else I bought from OXO has been pretty decent and this had some significant benefits over the other. It does make good coffee, but I don't give anyone a second chance to defraud me so no more OXO.
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What’s a Barista Brain?
A delicious cup of coffee is art and science combined; the art of extracting rich flavors and aromas from coffee beans, and the science of time and temperature colliding in just the right way, at just the right moment.
The OXO On Barista Brain 12-Cup Coffee Maker with Removable Kettle heats water in the removable kettle to the optimal temperature to help your favorite roast reach its full potential, and precisely maintains the temperature throughout the entire brewing process.The smart microprocessor (Barista Brain!) monitors time, temperature and volume from start to finish, ensuring the precision of hand-crafted coffee with the ease of ordering at your favorite local coffee shop.
Water is measured by an integrated scale and pumped to the brew basket in perfectly timed cycles, starting with a short cycle that allows coffee to bloom for full flavor extraction. With a programmable wake-up timer, backlit display, integrated adjustable temperature Kettle for tea, and more, you'll see why we named it after a barista when you take your first perfect sip.
Here’s a Good Tip: Like your coffee extra hot? Be sure to pre-heat the carafe by filling it with hot water (and then emptying it) just before you brew. Cheers!
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| capacity | 12 cups | 12 cups | 12 cups | 40 fluid ounces | 10 cubic feet | 50 ounces |
| material | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel |
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I'm revising my review of this coffee maker after talking to OXO support. For the first two months I was very frustrated with this coffee maker because it would stop in the middle of a brew cycle and constantly showed the descaling notice on the LED. When it would do this, I could see water leaking back down from where the water moved up the kettle and into the grounds. Since I could no longer return the coffee maker, I called OXO and they told me this was because of the boiling temperature. I understand that with a higher altitude water boils at a lower temp, but I don't really think of Atlanta as a high altitude. They had me drop the boiling temp from 212 to 208 and sure enough that solved the problem. Since making that change it has completed every brew cycle without issue and I'm happy with my purchase.I still think there are some oddities about it, such as the fact that you can only make 4,6,8,10, or 12 cups. The dial will not allow you to select 5,7,9, or 11 and it will not brew anymore than what the scale determines. So if you put 7 cups in the kettle it will only allow you to select 4 or 6 cups and will leave the extra water in the kettle. It makes no sense to me that there isn't a brew all option so that it does all the water and then stops, but that is a fairly minor issue. It is also very slow to brew because it has to first heat up the entire kettle to a couple of degrees below boiling, but I knew that before I purchased it and that hasn't really bothered me. Overall I'm pleased with this coffee maker and it is most definitely an upgrade in the flavor compared to our old one.
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Purchased in the beginning of June and after waiting almost 2 weeks to receive my anticipation was high. It was funky at first despite following all the set up instructions included and by researching the reviews for answers. It kept shutting off with the de-scale red light on after a few cups made it through the system. I would reset it and try again over and over till it finally started brewing an entire pot without shutting down. That problem has not returned but it now it randomly leaks water from the catch basin that the brew pot spout sparys into. It has a spring loaded rubber flap that covers the spout bur not well enough and it leaks either a lot or a little but very seldom does it not leak. The water runs down the stem onto the pot baseplate or down the brew pot spout into the the scale brew pot baseplate. I am very mechanically inclined and have studied the design and I think it's a combination of a spring scale combined with an irregular pressure of flow from the spout that creates the issue. I believe a simple revision of the spring loaded rubber cap could correct the issue and will be reaching out to manufacturer to see if they have addressed the problem. I have rolled the towels up like a previous reviewer between to catch water the towels gets stuck to the pot from the Heat so typically just lay towels out around it a truce and then have to clean up after every time.
I gave it 2 stars because the coffee does taste great and it does have some nice features but the leaking is hard to over come especially at the price paid.
I gave it 2 stars because the coffee does taste great and it does have some nice features but the leaking is hard to over come especially at the price paid.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2015
