My wife and I purchased these just a few days ago and have already return it to SAM'S CLUB. The single cup side of this machine did not work properly. It applied so much pressure that hot coffee went ever. It was a real mess to clean up, but we gave it another try and it repeated the same awful coffee mess every where.

This pot is working very well. It makes great coffee (I like it strong) and is reasonably fast, much faster than the old pot. It also does great as a single server maker, although not quite as fast as the name brand pot Kureg that we also have, but maybe 20-30 seconds slower.

I had this coffeemaker for about 1 1/2 weeks and finally returned it yesterday. I wasted about 15 K-cups using the single-serve side. It worked right maybe 4 times. The most annoying issue was when the coffee grounds would spew out of the front and onto the counter, etc. It did make several cups of coffee with grounds in it, as well. I never used the carafe side so I don’t know how well it worked. I was so excited to get this and now am so disappointed. It did make the coffee really hot, which I loved, but it’s too expensive to waste the k-cups (and I was using the Keurig brand only). I also thoroughly cleaned all the parts every time I used it. Back to my mini-Keurig for now ☹️

As coffee makers go this is nothing special. You know what is special for anyone thinking about purchasing this coffee maker, it doesn't come With The Pod to hold a water Filter!!! Every coffee maker I've owned in the last 10 years comes with a water filter holder/pod and at least one starter filter. Oh NO Hamilton Beach things so highly of "themselves" if you want a water filter Pod it'll cost you $9.99...that should be unacceptable to anyone needing a coffee maker. I would not recommend this coffee maker.

The Hamilton Beach FlexBrew 2-Way Coffee Maker makes excellent coffee whether it's a full carafe or a single K-Cup, (Delicious five star). I gave three stars overall for one reason that may not pertain to everyone, it does not have a removable water reservoir. If you have upper cabinets above your counter top you can not open and fill the water fixed reservoir so you have to lift it up to move it out to the edge of your counter. This machine is heavy, a removable water reservoir would make it perfect. Wb Niagara Falls NY

Love the ability to brew either a single cup with kcup or my own grounds. As well as being able to brew a complete pot also. It does take a while to brew the single cup, compared to a keurig; However it is still nice. It is nice having a water reservoir on both sides. The only thing I wasn't crazy about is having to hold the program button at the same time as the clock in order to set the time. I also wish since there are separate water reservoirs not being able to brew a pot and a single cup at the same time. Some times I want a nice vanilla cinnamon coffee while my husband prefers a pot of Breakfast blend. So waiting for each other to be done takes a bit of time. Other than those couple of small things, we love the coffee maker.

Purchased this for our house; one of us loves coffee, the other tea. This brews the perfect cup for both of us. And if we are having people for dinner, the ability to brew a full pot is awesome. Love this coffee maker and would recommend to everyone.

I purchased this coffee brewer two weeks ago. First I was disappointed that there were no filter in the box to use the pot. When I used the K cup for a single cup I ended up with a cup of coffee grinds. I then tried to use the single cup that was included in the package and again ended up with a cup of grinds. Not a great way to start the day. When reading the instruction booklet it states there may be a problem with some k cups and to use a different brand. That's going to be a real hassle to figure out what brands work or don't work with this product. When I purchased some filter to make a large pot the coffee was fine. Just can't use the k cup feature - which was a huge selling point for me. Will probably return this product.

So far I've been happy with this coffee maker. It brews a great carafe or single cup. It's taken some getting used to after using a Keurig for so long, but I'm enjoying the extra counter space from not having two coffee makers. Something to be aware of is that the K-cup water reservoir only holds enough for one cup, so it needs to be refilled each time. It does come with a ground coffee holder for the k-cup side as well, but be mindful that it holds only a limited recommended amount of grounds.

Although this coffee maker looks appealing, I didn't get a chance to use it. I realized that the model I purchased does not have a water reserve tank. I decided that it wasn't the coffee machine I wanted, so I packed it up and returned it to the store.