I am in love with mornings again! I was given a Black and Decker in June, there was a major flaw in the design and it would not pour correctly. It made a mess, it burned me. Their customer service was horrid, they did not care even though it was only a few months old. So I swore that brand off and purchased this one. I cannot find any flaw in this machine. From the clock and programing to the single-serve option it is PERFECT! NO PODS? NO PROBLEM! You can simply fill the cute little basket and brew. I am in love with my mornings again!

Bought this about a month ago for the office. Single serve or whole pot, it does a great job! I usually program it when we leave so we can have fresh coffee when we come in the next morning. The price is RIGHT, and it brews a GREAT cup of coffee. You can't go wrong with the FlexBrew!!

We purchased this in January 2019 and have used it daily. As others have said sometimes you will get a bad k-cup pod. We had the most problems with the Members Mark brand but just had one Maxwell house brand explode. I don't think we've had any of the K-Cup brand pod malfunction. I think it is a design flaw with the Hamilton Beach. Otherwise we love it. Considering the price it's pretty good.

This coffee maker has been the best of a long line we have had. As we drink coffee day and night, it needs to be durable and flexible. This one keeps up with us and even makes a half gallon of iced tea in a few minutes. We purchased a pod set to use instead of prepackaged ones, and for pennies, I can make any coffee specialty we want. It has lasted about a year so far, and I will purchase another once we wear it out.

I bought this about 3 weeks ago and my husband and I love it! He's a "drink a pot" of coffee kind of guy and I'm the "drink a K-Cup" 1 or 2 cup kind of gal so this was a perfect choice for us! We seriously love this and have not had any issues and its nice too because if he wants just a cup of reg. coffee or whatever later in the day, it comes with a filter to brew loose coffee in a single cup filter that comes with it. I haven't tried it yet, but I'll bet you could put a tea bag in the filter and brew a cup of tea if wanted. It is a great value and really would make a perfect gift as well for any occasion!

I don't write reviews often but wow I like this coffee pot. I had a keurig that I got used to but it's reliability just stank. I am hoping this will last me years to come, I just love the flexibility this thing provides, not only in the kcup carafe situation but that I'm not locked into K cups only. Best purchase I've made in a while.

Really liked this product initially but ultimately I ended up returning it. Carafe and k-pod in one machine is excellent and I used both over time but they had their issues: The carafe is made of really cheap material. I purchased three over the course of ownership. First one barely dinged the side of my faucet and cracked. Second one also cracked after a minor bump. Third one somehow cracked at the lid where it opens so the lid would constantly fall off. I love coffee and fill up quite a bit so it would have been nice if I could get a bigger mug into the k-pod side. K-pod coffee is really light, probably more of a pod issue, however I prefer a strong cup and couldn’t get that with the k-pods so I mostly just used the carafe instead.

this is my 2nd machine within months of each other. Both machines work well for the first month or so, and then coffee pods start exploding in machine. Water reservoir had hot water in it, machine backed up. I clean regularly and doesn’t help. Not a fan.

I bought this coffee maker a month ago for my home and the office. I've own a Keurig for about 3 years and remembered how I missed brewing coffee in a carafe. First and foremost you have the option of brewing for 1 person or 6 people. Also, it has the programming system so you can have your coffee brewed by the time you're up in the morning. This is for the carafe. I'm not sure if you can program the K-cup. I never tried it or looked to see if it's an option. The "bold" feature in my old Keurig never really brewed "bold" coffee. I use the same brand of K-cup always and it's good. However, after brewing the same coffee in the FlexBrew using the "bold" feature, the taste is 100% better than the Keurig. I think it's because the FlexBrew brews slower and therefore steeping the coffee longer. Every cup of coffee we make, whether it's a K-cup or the carafe is so delicious. Keep in mind, it takes longer to brew your coffee in "bold" but that's so you can experience true "bold" coffee. It's only been one month and I hope this product continues to brew the same quality coffee for years. "I love it"!!!

I gave great thought about this FlexBrew 2-way Coffee Maker before I purchased it. I was tired of all the work taking care of the Keurig coffee maker. The ants were always an issue with the Keurig. I decided to purchase the FlexBrew because of their features, easy to understand the care, and the Hamilton Beach name. The cost of the FlexBrew was so much less in price as well. The best decision I have made and wish I had purchased it sooner.