Product Description

Farberware 12-Cup stainless steel coffee maker with 24 hour digital clock with programmable timer. Adjustable brew strength selection. Stainless steel and black.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #167972 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Farberware
• Model: FCM12SS
• Released on: 2007-08-01
• Dimensions: 17.00" h x 10.00" w x 11.00" l, 7.70 pounds

Features

• Large 12 cup capacity coffee maker with brushed stainless steel housing.
• 24 hour digital clock with programmable timer.
• Adjustable "Pause and Pour" feature.
• LED power indicator and auto safety shut-off.
• Water level indicator window.

Customer Reviews

Puzzling, to say the least....
Like everyone else, I found the absurdly tiny opening for the water is a royal pain, & certainly drags the rating for this way down. After setting it up, impressed with the features, & price, I couldn't even see where the water should go, and looked to the instructions, which weren't much help. I finally realized, that despite a huge lid, which is only for the filter, the opening for filling was a tiny, narrow slit towards the rear of the unit. This is way too small, and not only must you be a great aim, but it's quite awkward maneuvering the carafe to enable it to fully empty!

I truly cannot believe that someone, or ones, were paid to "design" this model! What were they thinking???

Oh, well, this is the third coffeemaker I've bought recently, the first two were even even worse, so I'm still undecided if I'll return this, or just live with having to be ultra-precise when filling it.....

good value, nice carafe, but reservoir tough to fill
I chose this coffee maker after a lengthy quest. I dislike a lot of coffee makers currently on the market, but this one is alright.

These are its strengths:
--tough carafe, thick glass, 12 cup size
--well made carafe lid prevents steam burn during pour and stays on pot
--fits size 4 cone filters, not annoying flat bottom filters
--attractive stainless steel finish
--under $40

These are its weaknesses, all minor except for the last:
--small water reservoir opening causes overspill when filling tank; so maker must be low so you can see into it, and away from items that might be damaged by water
--filter basket must be firmly seated or tank lid won't close
--tank lid must close firmly or coffee won't brew
--lifting tank lid in mid-brew to add coffee or water will power off maker, surely a safety feature, but easy to overlook when you haven't had any coffee!
--carafe markings appear to be different from the (ridiculous but familiar) 6 oz cup standard: in my book, one six-ounce cup of coffee requires two tablespoons of ground coffee. I filled the carafe to the 12 cup line and then measured the contents in a Pyrex fluid measure. Twelve cups in this carafe = 60 ounces, so these are 5 ounce cups of coffee. Adjust your own coffee recipe accordingly.

All in all a good value and I'm pretty happy with it now that I know its quirks.

Like a Potemkin village...not much behind the stainless steel facade
Poor design for a few reasons, to wit:
1. Very small area in which to fill the reservior. it is almost unavoidable to spill either into the coffee grounds (no particular harm) or on the counter (more harm).
2. The glass decanter almost always drips, even when pouring slowly. I requested a replacement decanter from the manufacturer thinking that perhaps this was a manufacturing defect, but it was only marginally better in this regard. Also, due to design of the decanter lid, one has to remember to apply pressure to it to keep it from flopping open when filling the reservoir.
3. It makes quite a racket when it brews (and since the brewing time is rather lengthy, you will be listening to it for some time). This bothers my wife more than it does me.
4. When you raise the reservoir lid to replace the filter and refill the reservoir, condensed water from the last brewing cycles drips all over the counter unless one is very careful to open slowly, with a slight shaking motion to drip the water into the filter. And even then, a residual still makes its way to the counter. Again, bugs the wife more than it does me.