Black & Decker SmartBrew DCM2700 12-Cup Coffee Maker

Pros: sneak cup feature is excellent, easy to clean, nice style.
Cons: None

I love my coffee, and must have a coffeepot at all times. I have the Melitta Mill n Brew, for mostly fresh coffee. But I have now decided its time for the regular use coffee maker.

The Black & Decker Smartbrew Deluxe 12-Cup Programmable...

Pros: price, style, black filter basket, programmable
Cons: inaccurate measurements, plastic coating over buttons and clock

As I sit here drinking my third cup of coffee fresh from the pot, I am inspired to finally write a review that has been on my to-do list for months. Last winter the coffee maker that my parents had given me 7 years ago as a housewarming gift brewed its...

Pros: Programmable timer, sneak-a-cup
Cons: Carafe is not drip-proof

Having that freshly-brewed cup of coffee first thing in the morning is easy to do with Black & Decker's Smartbrew Deluxe coffee maker, thanks to the programmable timer. I went to buy a new coffee maker when I broke the glass pot of my old Mr. Coffee....

Pros: Nice steaming hot cup of coffee when you want it!
Cons: Water reservoir can be difficult to fill.

I purchased this coffeemaker for my husband for Xmas 2002, as our old single pushbutton coffeemaker was churning out unsatisfactory, luke warm coffee. Aside from that, I wanted my husband to wake up to fresh, hot coffee every morning.

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Pros: Great features, design and customer service. Makes good coffee.
Cons: As with all brands, it could majorly leak. It's sort of big.

WHY WE BOUGHT IT: We had bought a Mr. Coffee coffeemaker and had it for about a year when it started to leak and died. Disappointed and thinking it was because we bought a cheap model, we decided to go with the Black & Decker SmartBrew ...

Pros: Made in Italy, A reasonable price, Save the kitchen counter top space
Cons: The surface could get scratched, if not carefully cleaning

The amount of money you may spend at a local coffee shop, you get a nice looking pot for the rest of your life.
It has no cord, no fragile carafe and no paper filter.


I am a heavy smoker and often work very late. So I used to drink...

Pros: Adjustable heater plate temperature.
Cons: No 1-4 cup double heater option. "Done" alarm too loud!

After purchasing and trying over 7 coffee makers,I picked
this one. It has a adjustable heater plate, so if you like your coffee HOT, you can have it at any temperature YOU like. The hinged lid gives you access to the coffee basket, and because it...

Pros: Good price, hot coffee, fast.
Cons: Short life

I've owned this 12-cup Deluxe model for 17 months. We enjoyed it for that short amount of time. I'm on a continuous quest to find the perfect coffee maker, and thought I had it until this morning. I had it set on "auto" brew, and it brewed approx. ...

Pros: Attractive design; easy to set time and program.
Cons: Beeper: why? Flooding if not observant of closed lid & carafe position.

Just a word of thanks to mimtene; her story of her "hubby's" method of removing the beeper was just right. More below for any who might still consider the DCM2700. I used it this AM when the other one was not brewing; easy set-up, and away we go with ...

Pros: Price, Carafe, Solid Build
Cons: None

I originally wanted a coffeemaker with a thermal carafe. After buying two different expensive models ($100 Braun and the $125. Starbucks)and returning them both, I decided to buy cheap. I returned the two thermal models because not only did they barely...

Pros: Small, lightweight, easy to store and easy to clean
Cons: Doesn't steam milk, occasionally spills over a bit

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This was given to me as a gift by my husband. I love my lattes, but going to a coffee...

Pros: many nice features, drip-less carafe
Cons: short lived, annoying beeps, possible fire hazard

So i get this new coffee maker from wal-mart for xmas, and it stops working 3 months later. so i get an exchange (i got da wal-mart hook ups ;P) and just today the reservoir started to leak; i went to make myself some coffee for the morning, poured water ...

Pros: Nice design, looks good on counter
Cons: Pot must be returned to tray 1 way only. Annoying beep when brewing is complete.

The 'dripless' spout is OK but adds too much weight to the pot. Not worth the feature. If pot is not ...

Pros: sneak-a-cup feature, timer
Cons: none

This coffee maker is great. The timer is extremely easy to program. The ability to sneak a cup while brewing is something I have been wishing for for years. The top opens wide so there is no fussing around getting the water and coffee in. One more nice...

Pros: Pause and serve feature, basket filter, durable carafe.
Cons: The timer beeps very loudly. The white plastic carafe stains easily.

We have bought two of these coffee makers. I like the fact that it had pause and serve as well as the timer. I like to wake up to my coffee already made. I also like the fact that the rim of the carafe is plastic, so it is less likely to break if ...