Hamilton Beach The Scoop Single Serve Coffee Maker & Fast Grounds Brewer for 8-14oz. Cups, Brews in Minutes, 40oz. Removable Reservoir, Stainless Steel (49987),Silver

I got the 40oz reservoir version of the SCOOP and find it totally great. Much better than k-cup if you grind your own beans. I got this about 2 months ago and I drink 2-3 cups a day so, it has been well worn in. I buy whole beans and have a small burr grinder. I used a classic Keurig and used the refillable cartridges for several years. The Scoop is much easier to fill and clean between cups. The main scoop fits into a secondary screen filter and both are easily removed for cleaning. The reviews that people are unaware of the secondary filter are just ridiculous, it usually slides out when you lift the scoop for cleaning. The scoop has a sturdy handle that you can use to bang on the side of your kitchen trash can to remove the grounds and a simple rinse under the faucet and you are good to go with another cup. I rinse the secondary filter daily under the faucet and slide it right back into the feeder hole, very simple. I use a heaping tablespoon of coffee for an 8oz cup. I admit I have not used the 14oz, because I drink my coffee from a mug and don't like to reheat. The Scoop coffee is a somewhat hotter than the Keurig and I like this. I used the "strong" setting a few times and it takes longer to brew 8oz cup and I really didn't notice a taste difference. The strong setting basically slows the water drip through the grounds leaving more time for water to pick up flavor. There has never been a leak or overflow. I can imagine an overflow if you pack the scoop to the top with grounds, but the instructions clearly warn against doing so. I get good strong coffee every day with no strange tastes. There are many reviews that specify a plastic taste. I think I have very sensitive taste buds and I have never tasted anything but coffee from the Scoop. One negative... If you don't use the second tier flip down platform for a coffee mug, you will get coffee splatter, and quite a bit. I regularly use the flip down platform and it fits most of my larger mugs, but I have to angle them in to fit under the drip nozzle. This results in no splash. I don't use tall travel mugs, but if you do, I don't see a splash problem if the top is within 3 inches of the drip nozzle. One more negative... The base doesn't have any volume to catch drip and if you forget to put your cup under the nozzle when you start a brew, you will have all of it drain on your counter and floor. The Classic Keurig base will hold 8oz if you forget your cup. Another miner annoyance is that the Scoop has some residual drip after you remove your cup. I put a folded paper towel on the base to absorb the few drips rather than have to wipe the base. Overall, great coffee, easy to use, clean and fill the 40oz reservoir and it takes up less space on my counter. This is a great coffee maker, especially if you grind your own beans.

Got this one because we wanted to stop using kcups and my husband and I prefer to brew single cups of coffee. Things I love: having a removable container for the water instead of having to fill it for each use, the flip-down shelf for mugs, fast brewing so less time for us adhd peeps to get distracted waiting and then forget the coffee… Things I don’t love (but nothing close to dealbreaker): the options are 8 oz or 14 oz- we’re used to doing 12 oz and our mugs aren’t big enough for 14. We’ve adapted by setting it to 8oz and a second time to add more then stop it when it’s full enough.

The Scoop does exactly what it is supposed to: brew a cup of coffee effortlessly. It leaves the details to you, for both good and bad. It has a mesh coffee ground holder that doubles as a scoop, but I use an actual scoop to fill it since if it's wet grounds stick to it. So your first detail is how much grounds to add. I usually do about 2/3 of the way to the Max line. You can also control via the Bold button how strong you want your coffee brewed - for me that's always on. Not because of anything wrong, just I like strong coffee. I rinse the mesh scoop every time before I fill it. Though I admit I've made two cups in succession with the same grounds and they came out fine. Under the mesh scoop is a second filter to catch any overflow. Every couple of days I rinse this. I still occasionally get some very fine grounds in my cup, I'm going to try a slightly more coarse grind when my current coffee runs out. I dislike filling so I have The Scoop with the 40oz reservoir. Here's another detail they leave to you while you pick 8oz or 14oz size if there is less water than needed in the reservoir it will just make it with that much. For The Scoop without the reservoir that allows you to easily make a half cup or whatever. I'm replacing a Keurig and used to an alert if there isn't enough water, so the first time I made a partial cup was a bit of a shock. Now I just need to keep a watch on it. The reservoir just lifts out, easy to fill and to clean. I usually just flip up the lid and fill it while still connected, a habit I had already gotten into with my previous coffee maker. Where you place you mug is either full height for travel mugs, or has a flip down to reduce the height. For my admittedly tall coffee mugs the flip down is just a touch too small, I wish it was adjustable. I just use the lower position but I wonder if I had the windows open and there was a strong wind if it would end up splattering. There is a small area under the grill to catch drips - I haven't had a chance yet to see if it detaches for easy cleaning or not. All in all it makes a nice tasting cup of coffee at a good temperature, and does without fanfare or complicated options. This review is after about a week of use, I don't have the experience yet to talk about long term issues. 6 MONTH UPDATE: What I've written before holds true and I'm quite happy with it's continued use. I have discovered one other negative - if I'm doing a bunch of cups and the second mesh gets clogged, some water/coffee will spill out of the top and drip down the sides. Easy enough to avoid if you make sure to clear the second mesh regularly, but if you have people over and try to make a bunch at once it's easy to overlook.

We've now had this coffee maker for coming up on three years and it still works great. It's made hundreds of cups of coffee without fail and without the need for disposable coffee capsules or filters. The trick is to quickly rinse out both the inner and outer permanent baskets between use to get a good fresh tasting brew. For my liking I prefer to make the 8 oz size which requires about 2/3 of the basket filled with coffee. For making the 12 oz size I go to the top of the screen of the inner basket. It's proven reliable, continues to make a good cup of coffee, makes a cup reasonably quickly, and has two size selections that fit common mug sizes. Additionally we've eliminated paying for and generating a lot of unnecessary waste. From extensive use my opinion is it lives up to it's promises.

I like the fold down shelf that raises up my coffee cup and prevents splashing. The Scoop filter is easy to clean and no paper waste. Coffee is hot. The Bold feature gives great extraction. I would have liked a 10 oz button (there is and 8oz and 14oz). So I just fill the water reservoir with 10oz of water, use the 14oz setting and press the brew button. Fills my cup perfectly.

I like this coffee maker , but would of love if had more coffee levels instead of 8oz 14oz , coffee hotter then my keurig. I'm please over all

Excellent produit

Makes the best coffee one cup at a time. No need for filters.