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183 out of 188 people found this review helpful:
Marriage saver

This nifty little coffeemaker is difficult to find in stores, so I was glad to see it at Amazon. It saved my marriage because my spouse doesn't drink coffee (hates the stuff) and there's no pot to clean. Even though it comes with a huge mug, the coffee tastes best when you use it with a normal china mug or cup, and with beans that are ground fine. I'm on my second one -- it lasts about four to five years in daily use. Not bad for the money. I won't drink coffee that's been sitting for more than five minutes, so the Brew 'n Go is perfect. If you're the only Joe drinker in the house, it's an absolute must!

145 out of 146 people found this review helpful:
What a great idea!

I bought this coffeemaker for home about 2 months ago and I love it! It is extremely convenient to be able to quickly brew coffee for just one person. The best features of this unit are:

1. It has a built in, "permanent" filter which is a HUGE plus. No more running out of filters, EVER.

2. It is fast. In just a couple minutes I can go from sleep to sipping coffee.

3. It brews the coffee right into the travel mug. The unit I bought included an extra mug which is also a great convenience.

4. It is inexpensive!

The only downside I can see is that I would have made the travel mugs a bit larger, but that is not a serious problem. I would buy this coffeemaker again without hesitation.

56 out of 56 people found this review helpful:
Great Coffee With No Fuss

I read the reviews before ordering this personal coffee maker, and since some people had 'overflow problems' and some talked about coffee not being quite hot enough, I almost didn't get it.

Glad I went ahead. First, I put a small tray under the coffee maker in case of an overflow...I also always use a No. 1 size Mellita Filter in the basket, which makes it easier to clean and may help with the overflow problem, since I have never had that happen.

I use Folger's Classic Roast and use one and a half scoops with a regular size coffee scooper..I fill the cup within about 1/2" of the top and pour it in...put the cup in place, click the switch and ......perfectly hot, full bodied coffee every time with no problems at all so far...have used it about 20 times.

It makes a great large cup of coffee and the mug has a very comfortable feel to it. This coffee maker comes in handy when you don't want to mess with a full pot and it is very fast. I couldn't be more pleased - well worth the price!

50 out of 51 people found this review helpful:
Had mine for 5 years and always works great

I have had this machine for five years now so I thought someone might like to here a long term review. Mine does not have a stainless cup, but my cup is tapered like this one.

Pros:

1) Brews 1 cup (I'm the only one who drinks it).
2) Quick, about 2 minutes to brew and 5 to finish dripping.
3) Easy to clean. I have rinsed the entire unit several times.
4) No trash. Comes with a permanent filter.
5) Filter cleans easily. Just tap out the coffee in the trash and rinse.
5) Can be used with a timer. See below for explanation.
6) Takes up very little space.
7) Can be used with other cups. As long as you don't overflow the reservoir and your cup will fit under it, the cup will work.

Cons:
1) It is gravity fed through the filter so 5 minutes may be too long for some.
2) Be sure to line up the exit spout with hole. Once you get it you will see, but if you don't you will have coffee all over your counter.
3) If you grind you coffee to fine, you will get coffee grinds on the inside of the machine. No big deal as you can rinse the unit off easily.

Timer:
Once you activate the unit it will run until the reservoir is empty. The only way to stop it is to unplug it. However, if you plug it back in it will pick up where it left of. If you activate it with it unplugged, it will start as soon as it is plugged in. Therefore, if you want coffee when you wake up, all you need is a wall timer (about $5 from many sources). Set the timer to activate in the morning when you want your coffee. Prepare the machine like normal, depressing the activation button. When the timer turns on in the morning the machine will begin brewing your coffee.

47 out of 60 people found this review helpful:
If only the quality was as great as the concept.

What a great concept this was for the single coffee drinker in a household. It brews coffee quickly, just one cup in a travel mug and you can just seal the mug and go. However, there was a lot of slip between the cup and the lip....
I like my coffee strong so I would put in some exra coffee grounds but they splattered all over and cleaning the permanent filter was very messy. Worse still some coffee grounds would actually leak to the spout of the unit and were difficult to clean. The thing I disliked the most was that when you removed the mug to drink coffee would drip out of it to the base below. Uggghhh! The travel mug is of poor construction and the plastic started smelling after 3 months of use. I used it normally, take the mug out to my car in the morning, and bring it back in the evening and washed it. But the plastic surface got scratched and stained and it was difficult not to grimace every time I drank from it. Maybe it was my imagination, but my Starbucks coffee tasted much worse brewed in this unit that my regular coffee maker. I eventually switched to using another regular mug which actually defeated the "brew and go" purpose of the machine. After wrestling with the cleaning up unit, the permanent filter, the spout each time for some months I realized I was spening more time and effort on this machine than required and still not getting a good cup of coffee. I decided to go back to my regular coffee maker.