Product Description

Brew - thru carafe with "pour & lock lid system"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #236 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Braun
• Model: KF600
• Released on: 2004-05-17
• Dimensions: 7.60" h x 13.00" w x 16.00" l, 5.87 pounds

Features

• 10-cup coffee maker with double-wall, stainless-steel thermal carafe
• Flavor-sealing brew-through lid; pour-and-lock system for easy serving
• Pause-and-serve function; automatic shut-off; filter basket-release button
• Permanent gold-tone filter and exclusive Brita water filter included
• Measures 13 by 7-1/2 by 14-1/8 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Amazon.com Review
Combining long-lasting brushed stainless steel with an elegant design, this 10-cup coffee maker features a double-wall vacuum-insulated thermal carafe and a flavor-sealing brew-through lid that keeps freshly brewed coffee hot for hours. The carafe's pour-and-lock system, as well as its open, soft touch, non-slip handle, allows for simple pouring with the push of a button. With the coffee maker's pause-and-serve feature, a cup can be poured mid-brew, and for convenience and safety, the unit is designed with an automatic shut-off feature. Its exclusive, filter basket-release button makes it simple to remove the basket and conveniently place it on the countertop for easy filling or cleaning. The coffee maker comes with a permanent gold-tone filter and an exclusive Brita water filter, which helps prevent scale build-up and reduces chlorine and other impurities for an improved coffee flavor. The unit is designed for household use only and features dishwasher-safe removable parts for easy clean up. The coffee maker measures 13 by 7-1/2 by 14-1/8 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty. --Catie Unger

Customer Reviews

Braun KF600 Impressions 10-Cup Thermal Coffeemaker
This coffemaker works well; basic unit - very basic. In my opinion; it's missing a few items (for convenience - such as, clock for auto-start, and a larger caraf for more coffee at one time). Otherwise, like the filter and the easy access to the grounds area - easy clean-up too. Worth the purchase.

Well built, good coffee, absurdly expensive replacement water filter
This is a well built coffee maker that should last a long time. The coffee has good taste. As other reviewers have noted, the carafe is not heated. I find the coffee is just the rigth temperature for me when it is first brewed. The carafe retains the heat reasonably well for a short time. However, my wife complains that it is too cold for her later in the morning. I bought her a Thermos product last year which keeps her coffee hot for hours. For some reason, Braun's carafe doesn't do nearly as well. So she just zaps the coffee in the microwave to warm it up. On the other hand, because the coffee isn't sitting on a hot plate, it doesn't caramelize and get that stale taste of old coffee that's been heated too long just to keep it warm.

Also the carafe is not dishwasher safe, so it has to be hand washed.

The water filters are very expensive. I assumed (wrongly) they were standard Brita filters that could be bought anywhere. On Amazon a pack of 2 filters for this coffee maker cost $65, which is an absurdly high price for 2 filters. I found other online locations that had them at one point, but they are are out of stock everywhere. It seems odd they are so hard to find, and that may explain whey they are so expensive on Amazon.

Does everything right
I have tried several insulated carafe coffee makers and have never been satisfied. This one changed my mind. It does everything well. One of the reasons it is such a success is that it does not have a lot frills. It doesn't grind beans (so you don't have messy prep or clean up). It doesn't have a timer so you don't have to worry about malfunctioning electronics.

It DOES quickly make 10 cups of great coffee that pours from the carafe without spilling on your table. Way to go BRAUN.