Product Description

Savor the ultimate in coffee freshness, flavor and aroma with this programmable model featuring a vacuum -insulatated strainless steel themal carafe which mainstains freshness.Professional style stainless steel cladding makes a bold design statement. Generous 10-cup capacity. Wake up to a fresh brew with the Programmable Brew Cycle. Optimum flavor for small quantities with 1 to 4 Cup Brew Cycle. Determine freshness at a glance with 'Time Since Brew' display. Eliminate paper filters with the Gold Tone Filter

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #120056 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: KitchenAid
• Dimensions: 9.45 pounds

Features

• Model No.: KCM515 (OB)
• Capacity: 10 Cups.
• Width: 8.5-in.
• Height: 14-in.
• Depth: 14-in.

Customer Reviews

Very disappointed in this Kitchenaid product !
Don't waste your hard earned money on this coffee maker. This item was given a fair test drive since it was purchase back in May 2007.


Pros:
Nice stylish appearance. Love the stainless steel look.
Steel carafe, nothing to break in a clumsy moment.
Steel carafe stays cool to touch.
If you make small quantities of coffee, taste is satisfactory.
Love the gold mesh coffee basket, no more messy paper filters to deal with.
Auto clean light will illuminate to let you know when cleaning is required, due to mineral build up.
Easy to read graduations inside to see water level.
Plastic measuring spoon supplied, to scoop fresh coffee grounds.

Cons:
The coffee maker does not brew enough coffee. 10 cup feature brews really only 2 1/2 mugs - they are normal size.
If you try to brew 10 cups , really anything over 7 cups, you end up with coffee ground spillover, and that is using their suggested coffee ground measurements. Crunchy coffee... Mmm...Delicious - NOT.
The coffee comes out luke warm and needs to be reheated in the microwave before drinking.
There is NO heating element to keep the carafe warm over time.
The carafe had a very deep inset lip and makes it difficult to pour coffee out from carafe.
Must use alternative container to fill water station, carafe too difficult to pour from.
The "minute" setting of the LED time clock broke,(won't pop back out) and can not be adjusted. This occurred after only 3 trials of resetting time, due to power outages.
Overpriced due to lack of quality of product.

Better than Expected
I received this coffeemaker as a Christmas gift and was initially skeptical of the thermal carafe being able to make hot coffee and the basket-style filter. After using the maker for a week, I have to say my skepticism was unjustified. This machine makes great-tasting coffee that is as hot as I could want it. I never liked the "cooked" coffee that regular, glass-carafe makers produced - burned tasting after the first cup. The coffee from this machine is consistent from the first cup to the last. I fill the carafe with hot water, mill my beans and fill the reservoir, empty the carafe and enjoy. After two hours, the coffee was still hot. One great feature not highlighted is the front-fill aspect: Kitchenaid designed the top with a channel to fill the reservoir by pouring the water from the front, right next to the filter. No more struggling to pour water in the back and see the water level. Extremely convenient.

I have to disagree with the previous reviewer - this machine makes ten 5-ounce cups. After reading the review, I double-checked the carafe capacity against my old Krups machine: exactly 10 cups; more than enough for our household. All in all, a great-looking, great-performing coffeemaker that meets Kitchenaid's high standards. I highly recommend it.

Not hot? Looking for lava, not java?
I was in a hurry to replace my thermal carafe Krups, which gave me great service for two years then stopped working today. Went to Linens and Things, bought the KitchenAid, THEN did my research. I expected ice coffee, based on other reviews. I guess I got a good one. Nearly burned my tongue off, expecting lukewarm, but getting HOT coffee. Maybe they improved it, or a bunch of bad ones went out for those who think the coffee doesn't get hot enough? I like that the filter doesn't swing out separately, and doesn't require an additional piece of non-cleanable hardware.