Side by Side Comparison of: Mr. Coffee vs Remington

I originally bought this so that I can have a ready and convenient source of coffee when I m going out of the door for school or work (now mainly for work). I didn't want to 1) worry about making an entire pot then having to clean the pot and filter while only enjoying at the most two cups of coffee; 2) something that would have coffee ready for me in under five minutes without much muss or fuss; 3) I wanted a k-cup experience without paying the big-name k-cup prices.

So this particular machine caught my attention (actually, my wife pointed it out to me when I was on the hunt), and after reading the reviews and noting the feature set it had at the price I purchased it at I purchased it. I have enjoyed this machine and have enjoyed numerous cups of coffee, tea, and more coffee. My daughter enjoys the hot chocolate and chai lattes she makes, and my wife enjoys her cappuccinos.

The capacity is enough for the low to moderate usage that the machine sees (although there has been a bit of an uptick lately courtesy of my daughter), but if you need a larger tank for more cups between water fill-ups, then you may want to look elsewhere). I have only had two episodes where the k-cup didn't drain completely, and I think that was more so because of a seating problem with one of the brands of cups that we use. This machine uses after-market reusable cups, as well. The ones I use for my self-ground coffee work very well (just have to let them drain completely since I tend to pack them).

There does seem to always be slight variance with how much water actually gets used, but not enough for me to say "fix this now!". I will warn that this can be noticeable as far as sound is concerned, but not so loud that you will be waking up the entire house.

The removable drain is great for those times when you need to make up to 20 oz and need to use a larger tumbler or travel mug.

I get what people mean about the "plastic" feel of the machine, which can easily give the impression of feeling "cheap" but I have not had any problems with opening, closing, or operating it. Indeed, I think this plastic construction works well for someone like me who would prefer to have something lightweight and easy to move around.

In closing, this is a great sub-$100 k-cup brewer, and by a well as well as longtime trusted manufacturer.

Before I purchased this brewer, I read the reviews on it and was really impressed. I was afraid that the coffee was going to come out tasting like plastic like our old one did that made coffee by the pot so I was pleasantly surprised to find it doesn't. I also ordered a pack of the 6 Generic Solo Coffee Pod Filters that fit it so I could use regular ground coffee in it as the pods can get very expensive. I get 5 cups of coffee per pod as I like mine not strong or real dark. I have also found that there is only a little of oil from the coffee but don't know if the is because of the kind of coffee or because of the size cups it makes.

You can make 2 different sizes. I always make the 10 oz size in the travel mugs and never have a splash problem. Sometimes I forget and use a regular size coffee cup and still have no splash. But, if you use the smaller mugs you normally use for tea, you will have some splashing as your cup isn't big enough or tall enough. Keeping these thoughts in mind, you don't have to clean up the drain/base unit.

Some have felt that being plastic it was flimsy but it's not at all. No it's not heavy duty like the Keurig units that are double and triple the cost however, it is made by Keurig.

I'm really glad I decided on this one.

The price is definitely better than the Keurig. I had a mini which suddenly stopped working, would not even power on, even though I did not even use it everyday. I just got this Mr Coffee in the pretty red & love it. It also works with other brands of k-cups, does not have to be Keurig. I prefer this one because you can remove the reservoir to fill & clean it. It has a 24 ounce capacity in case you want more than one cup. I wouldn't store extra water in it though because they say the average bacteria colony doubles every 20 minutes & who knows what is in our water. The drip tray removes for larger mugs. The small k-cup holder inside removes for cleaning. Manual advised to run an initial cleaning brew before the first use by running water through without a k-cup. So, I guess you can use this to just heat water for tea bags, which is supposed to be healthier than microwaving water. It tells how to descale with vinegar every 3-6 months so performance is not affected by build up of minerals inside the machine. They recommend bottled or or filtered water. I prefer Absopure filtered water or Zero water pitcher water for drinking & think they would be better for the machine. They do not recommend distilled or reverse osmosis water. I know distilled water can pick up smells or flavors easily, so I wonder if it can pick up a plastic taste. I used tap water & noticed no plastic or bad taste. Overall, very happy with purchase. Will update if I have problems with it.

I bought this for my wife for her birthday so that she could enjoy quick, easy coffee in the morning and on weekends. It is every bit as good as a Keurig as far as brewing quality and works with the Keurig My K-Cup accessory. The only criticism I have is the official Keruig brewers that I have used heat the water as soon as you power them on and then reheat the next batch of water as soon as the current cup has finished brewing so that there is very little if any lag between one cup and the next one. This brewer heats the water when you start brewing so there is a few minute wait between pushing the button to brew a cup and actually getting the cup. This is pretty small, but we do miss the immediacy in brewing of the Keurig-branded machines.

I would also like to comment on others' notes that the reservoir for the water is smaller than similarly-sized k-cup brewers so it is very important that you remember to keep it full. I just fill my mug with water and pour that water in before starting the brewing, doesn't bother me at all.

TL;DR This is an excellent product that we are very happy with, the Keurig brewers are nicer but cost considerably more.

I have only had this brewer for one week. But I wanted to write how pleased I am with the brewer so far.

Obviously it is much less expensive than the Keurig brand itself, but seems to do the same job and have the same specifications as the Keurig Mini Brewer. I am planning to purchase the reusable k-cup

Pros:
Cost

Size - fits perfectly on my small apartment counter

Ease of use - Quickly brews a cup of coffee.-- (Someone mentioned putting this on before going into the shower in the morning; I would never do that because the coffee would be cold.

Clean up-- no stained carafe to deal with, no basket that needs scrubbing within the grooves to get it clean

Variety of flavors available

Cons -
temperature - I add half and half or milk to my coffee and it cools off rather quickly

Brew strength - I like my coffee weaker than most but I have solved that by brewing two cups using the same k-cup and combining them.

I checked out the more expensive Keurig brewers and this was hands down the best for the money. I would have liked some of the additional features (like being able to have larger cup sizes for iced beverages) but I can transfer the coffee to a large glass.

I would strongly recommend picking up one of the variety packs of K-cups offered by Amazon so that you can decide which flavors you really like the best; you can't really tell from the name of the flavor.

UPDATE: July 24, 2012 - Now that the newness has worn off I still love this coffee maker and wouldn't consider going back to the old brew method. I find if I use the coupons for some of my local stores I can get the k-cups at the best deals and because I don't waste as much coffee I think it is actually more economical.

This is the 2nd iCoffee I've purchased. The first one I used at home usually only on the weekends, for about six months, and then brought it to work where it gets used frequently each day, and is now over a year old. No problems. This 2nd one works just as well, uses any kind of coffee pod I've purchased. Noise it the same as the old Keurig. Price was better.

I have had 2 Kurieg coffee pots, and have nothing but trouble with them. They get clogged up frequently, take forever to heat up, and many more issue. This one has been a dream. Simple to use and best if all let's you use any kcups or your own ground coffee. Kurieg really messed up on their reliable products. You couldn't give me a free Kurieg at this point. Buy this brand and you won't be disappointed.

Great coffee maker! I didn't care for the continuous flashing red light that indicates it's ready to brew. So I put black tape over it. It was recommended by San Francisco Bay Coffee Company and I wanted something non-Keurig. It was delivered promptly and works dandy for all pods.

Awesome Company! Awesome Brewer and better taste thank the evil "K" Empire!Right out of the box this Brewer blew away the picky K2.0 that would only work withs it own cups. Taste was bolder and more balanced!... All went perfect until last night! It stopped working!!! My life passed before me... No coffee! What is a working man to do? Should I call off work? After all surely without a great cupper I could not perform proper duties... AH! The toll free support number was my salvation... I stalled and within moments the Brewer was again butting out awesom brew! It appears that on some single serving cups the grind is so fine that in time it can clog the injectors. This is what happened. When I pressed the brew button instead of sucking water from the resovior it was refilling it. So the great customer service guy told me a simple paper clip injected 2" into each of 2 holes in the injector and running the water at 12 ounces two time will clear it out! So I did and POOF! All my darkest problems have slipped away and now my cup of great coffee runnith over with joy! Thanks to iCoffee I got my life back!!!! Hippy!

delivered August 18th. produced about two dozen EXCELLENT cups of coffee, then...NOTHING!!!! just sits and spins. Not at all pleased. tried unplugging, changing water, nothing seems to do anything at all. Pretty lights, though. However, customer service is GREAT! They stepped right up to trouble shoot, and then to deliver an overnight replacement. Now, for the rest of the story: The replacement that was sent to us overnight, worked for about another month, before the same problem developed. Needless to say, we were discouraged. I wrote a nastigram to the makers, and was rewarded almost immediately by a call from the INVENTOR! He insisted that we would get to the bottom of the problem, and has since bent over backwards to satisfy us. No matter what else happened, this was service well beyond what one has come to expect in this country. I commend them, and more.

This machine is AMAZING. It is quiet, sleek, totally cool with blue lights over your cup as the coffee brews. It is indeed a smoother cup of coffee than Keurig. I would never buy another Keurig again now that they have changed their machines to only accept Keurig over priced K-cups. Further, Keurig is noisy whereas this machine is silent. I also like that no matter what size you brew, the coffee tastes great - unlike Keurig. If you went over 8 oz. the coffee was weak and gross. I would give this coffee maker 10 stars if I could.The ONLY issue was the taste of plastic when we first brewed. I decided to "descale" with white vinegar (1/3 of resevoir in white vinegar and the rest water - brew until empty - let stand for 2 hours - then brew an entire resevoir of clean water) and this fixed the problem. Save yourselves some trouble when this arrives (and you SHOULD buy it) and just do the descale I described above. Your coffee will be fabulous!

Worked great for 3 cups, on the fourth one it stopped working, it would take in water and saw it was heating it up, then it would never dispense the coffee. It looks like if your not paying over a hundred dollars for your coffee maker your not going to get anything that works.

update:
I managed to get it work again, it looks like the k-cup dented instead of puncturing the bottom, the system must have a over flow feature to prevent the fluid for flowing back to the internal reservoir. After rotating the k-cup and reinserting I heard the cup get punctured and then the system function correctly. I can't really blame the coffee maker, for this the k-cup are off brand so the materials are cheep.

I have owned this Mr. Coffee single serve coffee brewer since the fall of 2013. Before buying this specific coffee brewer I had in mind that I wanted something that would provide me with a quick cup of coffee before I was off to class in the morning. My decision was between this black coffee maker and a Keurig maker. I am pleased to say that I have had no problems with going with the Mr. Coffee route. Here are a few words on what I think of the brewer.
Advantages: The advantages to this product is that it is slightly cheaper than a name brand Keurig. It is very aesthetically pleasing. It matches all of my black appliances and that makes me happy. You don't have to worry about it not looking right with your kitchen if you have a black color scheme. Another thing that is an advantage for this Mr. Coffee single serve coffee brewer is that a regular coffee cups fit nicely underneath the spout. Whether the cup is short and fat or tall and skinny.
Disadvantages: There are a few disadvantages when considering purchasing this product. The disadvantages include that the largest amount of coffee that you can make at one time, is 16 ounces. If you are familiar with to go coffee mugs, then you are aware that the average size is 20 ounces. This being said you either are cut short on coffee for the morning as you take your coffee to go, or are forced to use a serving and a half to get the amount of coffee that you want.
Conclusion: In conclusion, I have had a lot of luck with this style and brand of single serve coffee maker. It is great for someone who doesn’t drink lots and lots of coffee in the morning, since you have to make one serving at a time. If you are someone that is happy with making a 16oz serving in the morning and good for the day, this is would be a great fit for you. For a more avid coffee drinker, then there might be a better choice of coffee maker for you and your kitchen.

I received this coffee maker for Christmas 3-4 Christmas' ago from my sister. About a year after, we received notification that there was a recall so I followed the instructions to send it back, and got my replacement. Easy as pie. That was 2 years ago almost. So basically I have had this same machine for almost 4 years and not any problems. I haven't had any leaking issues, and the only thing was the recall (and thankfully that was the case because my unit definitely was beginning to have the issues stated). So when this little gem of a coffee maker decided on Friday that it had had enough, I went looking for a replacement. (I tried cleaning the heck out of it, but nothing was fixing it) None was to be had at any store I went to, so I ordered it online here at Amazon and it will arrive tomorrow! I am hoping that my new coffee maker will last me just as long!

I bought this for my wife for Christmas since she's been bugging for one for a while. As soon as it came out of the box, every member of the family wanted something from it. It seems to be equally good at making coffee, tea and hot chocolate. I was not that interested in the whole K-cup brewer thing until I started trying the different coffees available. Now I'm a total convert!

That said, I have two issues:

1. The water reservoir is a bit small but I knew that going in so I can't fault the manufacturer. I suggest that if you are going to use this a lot for more than two cups a day, get one with a larger water capacity or keep it close to your sink.

2. The only real complaint I have with it is that it randomly dispenses 6 ounces even with the selector switch set for 10 ounces. Sometimes it happens after someone has switched from 6 ounce to 10 ounce but most times, it is totally random. It might not seem like a big deal to some people but when you are expecting a good mug of coffee and you get half a mug (especially if you are like me and NEED coffee first thing), it's a big deal.

We live in rural Vermont and get our water from a well. So far, we haven't had any issues with hard water effecting this machine. I know some machines don't react well to hard water so that's a plus with this one (so far). This is a good, basic, simple machine that would probably work well for most people.

Luv this Mr. Coffee brewer. Yes, it is official licensed by Keurig so all the K-cups fit nicely in place. Keep in mind this brewer is very basic. No fancy options included. It will not wake you up in the morning with an alarm tone or give you the latest weather forecast. You have 2 cup sizes to choose from. The 6oz or the 10oz size. The reservoir will hold a little over 2 full cups of water. This is more than enough for folks who have one or two cups of coffee per day. My wife and I very rarely have more than two cups per day so this machine works out perfectly. If you have a large family of multiple cup per day coffee drinkers, this machine is most certainly not for you. You can also use the official Keurig reusable coffee filter in this machine. I own one and it works just fine. No issues at all. I feel that the power cord is way too short but that is the only gripe I have for this coffee machine.
When you un-box your brewer, run the machine 2 times without a K-Cup at the 10oz setting just to get any impurities out from the unit before you actually brew your first cup of delicious coffee.
Clean-up is very easy and hassle free. After I brew my coffee and I'm sure nobody else is going to brew a cup, I run the unit without a K-Cup just to clear out any grinds and such. Remove the reservoir, rinse out & let it air dry. After you remove the reservoir, press and hold the power button to drain any remaining water that will linger in the internal tank. This helps to insure that your next cup of coffee is as fresh as possible. Also be sure to pop out the K-cup holder from the unit. It's the black plastic piece where you insert your K-cup. Fairly easy to remove. Rinse this out under running water after you're done with the coffee maker. Believe me, your brewed cup of coffee will always taste fresh if you do these simple clean-up tips. It will only take you a few extra minutes. So have a cup of coffee and enjoy.

It is everything we expected and more. My only complaint is that it is a bit "chinzy" or cheap to the touch. Just threw out our 5 yr old Keurig machine, and this is perfect. Will likely get the smaller one for out guest room!

The taste of my morning coffee has become full bodied with the use of the Davinci. I have gone thru a half a dozen coffee makers and this isone of the best for 4 or less cups made at one time. I have not ried it for larger servings but it should be comparable.Anyway my search for an excellent coffee maker is over. I hope it will last more than two years.Then they may come up with a remodel.l

This replaced my Keurig, well actually I went through several Keurigs, and I like it a lot better. I have had this machine for a little over a month and purchased it as an "open box". I was skeptical but it has worked great. I have worked out the proper grind to produce the perfect cup of coffee. I cannot say the "spin brew" makes the coffee better because a Keurig is not worth comparing. However, I do know that it definitely does not make the coffee worse. My only regret is that I did not buy one with a larger chamber because I brew coffee at home each morning.

Our standard Keurig died, and we bought this as a replacement. I didn't like what Keurig was doing to it's machines now (making them work only with Keurig cups). This machine works well. It is a bit slower to heat, and a bit slower to dispense, but it's hardly noticeable. It does seem to drip a bit when removing the empty cup. But it has multiple options for your cup size (I think from 4 oz. to 12 oz.), and the blue lights in the water chamber and dispensing area are a nice touch. My elderly mother, however, is having trouble with the switch.... she has a hard time finding the place to open the top to insert the K-cup, and she doesn't see the big "BREW" button as it does not light up (really should light when ready). But we like the design of the machine better than Keurig, and the price was much better.

I recently purchased the iCoffee brewer, the quality of the unit is good, its size is compact and fits well on the countertop. The controls are simple to use and I like the 5 different cup size settings. This unit brews a good cup of coffee, I'm not sure the "spin brew" makes that big of a difference in the taste over the others, and I do not notice a difference in the temp of the coffee over the Keurig. Overall I think it is a good purchase and its features are better than competitors at this price point.

This is the perfect gift for a coffee lover. My wife had wanted a machine that handled K-cups for a while but I was leery of the Keurig brand machines given a history of reliability problems from their reviews. The iCoffee machine seems to have earned its good reviews. It's attractive, well-designed, easy to use, and makes great coffee from what my wife says.The water reservoir seems like it could fracture if handled wrong when it's filled, but we're avoiding that by filling it without removing it from the machine.The height of the machine is perfect for fitting travel mugs under the dispenser after removing the base. The machine dispenses the selected volume very accurately, filling cups exactly as you'd thing based on their size.I can't speak to its durability since it's only a couple of weeks old, but it's been handling multiple cups per day with no problems and my wife couldn't be happier with the purchase.

I've had this product for about a year and it has broken in two different spots. It's a waste of money. It doesn't even work now because on of the plastic adapters broke and the k-cup holder won't close. Do yourself a favor and buy something decent.

Update: I contacted the manufacturer about the problem and they replaced it. It was really simple, I just told them the issue and they asked for a confirmation of my shipping address and they sent a new one out. Great customer service and very easily handled!

Love everything about it except the tiny reservoir. It only holds enough water for 2 cups of coffee. It's just not as handy as one that would allow me to make 5 or 6 before refilling.

small and inexpensive with an attractive albeit not very robust design - but they're not kidding about "single" serve.

unlike many other k-cup brewers, this one heats only enough water for one brew - and then shuts down automatically. it only takes a few minutes for this unit to brew one cup - but each brew starts from the beginning. there is no reservoir of heated water available for immediate use by the next person waiting to make a cup.

the water reservoir is also very small. it holds only enough water for a few cups of coffee.

a reasonable option if you're a solitary coffee drinker. spend a little more and get a larger brewer if you intend to use it for several coffee drinkers at the same time.

Great value for your first single cup Keurig machine.

Have used the KG5 for 2 years and it still works fine except for one significant problem: the 10 oz setting no longer works and produces only a 6 oz cup. This problem started gradually after under a year of 2 cups/day use, then got progressively worse. I tried cleaning by running vinegar thru the machine as recommended by Mr. Coffee which helped for only a limited time and was difficult to do because repeated rinsing was needed before the cleaned machine would work at all. I now use only the 6oz setting and often run it twice using the same K-cup to generate a 12 oz cup that is somewhat weak, but acceptable for me.

Note that others have complained about problems using reusable K-cup holders, but I had no problems using two different brands on occasion, Ecobrew and Solofill (my only problem is that I accidentally threw away my first reusable because I was so used to discarding the used single serve pod each morning). For the past year I have switched to using alternative disposable pods from San Francisco Bay Coffee that are compatible with any machine that uses K-cups, are cheaper, taste just as good and are available from Amazon.

I would still recommend this model for those who want to try out a Keurig type coffee maker without making a large investment. I got my money's worth out of this unit and will be looking to upgrade with a better model soon; maybe another Mr. Coffee model, such as the KG6-001.

I am not completely happy with the new Keurig-style Mr. Coffee. 1) there are only 2 size cups that are rather extreme: tiny expresso size and XL and even THAT is determined by the machine not the customer. I may indicate I want a small cup, but the machine may decide to give me an XL. So I am always guessing. 2) It fills from the back so we are not able to view the water level w/o removing the cover. 3)Sometimes the coffee is hot and it takes longer than a Keurig to heat.

In defense of the machine I will say one feature I like is that it automatically shuts itself off after the cup has brewed. The Keurig does - eventually, But I like that it shuts off right away in this forgetful household,. But I would not purchase it again.

Makes (or made) great coffee, better than my Keurig branded machine. Quite too. I would "love" it, but it stopped working (pumping water) after only about 40 days of use, 3 or 4 cups a day. I'm past the return window with Amazon. Not sure if I will bother with trying to deal directly with the manufacturer.I'm back to using my old Keurig, it's kinda loud, not fancy looking, but it still works after years of dependable service.

All the bells and whistles are great but it's a good thing they send one of those little basket things to put coffee in because the Kcups end up getting grounds in the coffee for some reason. Kind of a bummer. But the basket thing works good.

I bought this as a gift because liked the one I bought in March of 2016, Then the one I bought in Marchstopped working. I hope the gift last more than a little more than 1 year.

Seems to have difficulty getting hot!

As I noted in my original review, I've used Keurig machines for years. Well, this machine was bought in Nov of 2016 and it lasted just long enough to convince me to trash our unused Keurigs that were still working. It then, this very morning after the trashing event, decided to stop working. I'm going to try a fix from a Youtube vid, and if it doesn't work then I'm going to trash this machine. Mourning the lose of my old Keurig. Should have worked on cleaning it instead of replacing it."I have the Kuerig machines. An older model and a Vue. This iCoffee machine is comparable to my older machine in that it does the same thing and requires the same attention. If I make a couple cups I have to refill the reservoir. It splashes the same so I'm not sure about it splashing less as claimed from another reviewer. And I have to turn it on as it doesn't have the clock feature that allows it to be set and forgotten, but it doesn't take long to warm up and it gets just as hot. I set up my cup and choose my flavor of the day as it does that. I like the lights and the view of the spinning disk at the top of the upper needle. It has interest that way. It's fun to watch. I recommend this machine and look forward to seeing what iCoffee comes up with next."

I had this product for almost a year. There's good and bad. We love it when it works. The first one only lasted 2 months. Callled the number and they sent us a new one and we sent the old one back. The 2nd one lasted 7 months. Did the same thing called and they sent a new one . I just hope this one last because my year warranty is up in a couple weeks.

This Mr. Coffee Single Serve Coffee Brewer was great for the firs couple of times, but then became temperamental and would only work when it wanted to. We had to upgrade after a short period of time.

I just got this about a week ago. I previously had and LOVED the Mr Coffee Single Brewer that preceded this model. I had it for 2 years and had no problems. This machine seems very temperamental. I can only brew 1 KCup worth of coffee each morning. If I attempt the 2nd cup the machine only makes noise like it's working & the "brewing" button lights up but nothing comes out. I am probably going to return it. I'm pretty disappointed.

Just don't do it! I got my first one of these a few years ago on Lightening deal. It broke after one month. It would only make half cups of coffee. I cleaned it called customer service and they decided it needed to be replaced. A few month later and the same thing happened and it was sputtering out half cups of coffee. Again, I called and customer service said its been an issue and they will replace. Guess what happens next. Ya, the 3rd machine stopped working after about 4 more months. I couldn't even muster up the desire to call and get a 4th machine. I got an actual real Keurig and its been going strong for a year now.
Just totally disappointing experience.

Review for: Mr. Coffee Single Serve Coffee Brewer BVMC-KG5-001

OVERALL
- Nice design
- Poor execution
- Non-existent Customer Service.

THE GOOD
1. The machine does make decent coffee from K-cups, but in my past experience all coffee makers that use K-cups make decent coffee (assuming you find a brand/flavor of coffee you like).
2. The temperature was plenty hot for me, but I don't like scalding hot coffee.
3. I liked the size and overall appearance. I have always thought there's no need to make a ginormous coffee machine that just takes up space, a la Keurig.

THE BAD
1. The removable water reservoir sits on top of the unit. The water reservoir on my machine leaked the first time I used it and then every time I put more water in it than needed for one cup of coffee. (Even with that small amount of water, the reservoir still leaked until the water level was drawn down.) So much water leaked that a drip line of white mineral deposits quickly established itself on the side of the machine, from the reservoir all the way down to the counter. I was able to determine the connection between the reservoir and the body of the coffee maker was at fault, but I could find no way to fix the connection.
2. OK, so maybe I got a lemon. Mr. Coffee wants you to contact their Customer Service via the online form on their website. I used that website form, describing the problem and providing all the information they could possibly want - and ...never heard back from them. That tells me that either the leak issue is prevalent and they don't want to deal with it - or their Customer Service Dept. is non-functional - or maybe both are true. Either way, they don't respect or value their customers.

THEN WHAT?
I was out some cash for this Mr. Coffee machine, so I couldn't bring myself to just throw it away or Freecycle the problem to someone else. So I ended up using it for quite some time, never pouring more water in the reservoir than needed for one cup of coffee - and placing a small sponge next the base to catch the inevitable leak. I've owned several Mr. Coffee machines over the years and was always happy with them. Since they don't stand by their products - Never again. As Gomer Pyle once said: Fool me once, shame on you ...

And now? After my experience with the Mr. Coffee machine and their lack of Customer Service I decided to go with Keurig. That took a lot of consideration as I've always felt the Keurig machines are too big and overpriced. After watching sales and eBay for several months I finally found a very good price on a genuine Keurig machine. I disabled the DRM restrictions and am thoroughly enjoying that machine (a K550). I just wish the machine was smaller.

Compared to the Mr. Coffee machine, I can get a noticeably stronger cup of coffee with the Keurig machine. If you're a serious coffee drinker like me, you may also be happier with a Keurig machine. And if you're a gambler, the 'Mr. Coffee Single Serve Coffee Brewer BVMC-KG5-001' just might be in your future.

I've had this coffee maker about 2 years. For about the first year, it worked ok. However, in the past year, I can only make 1 cup of coffee every 6-8 hours since, after it brews the first cup, the second is either only partially full, or it does not brew at all. The orange "Brew - Off" light just flashes at me no matter what I do. I've de-scaled it, unplugged it, un-clogged the needles, but nothing seems to work. Yesterday, I could only run it once before it completely stopped working. I had to wait 24 hours before I could get it to brew again.

Purchased less than 2 years ago and it suddenly stopped brewing. Now it heats up and just sputters small amounts of water into the cup and some seems to be flowing back into the water reserve. Was good for 1 1/2 years, but not worth the price for such a short life span.

I brought this almost a year and at first I loved it. No problems with the coffeemaker at all. However about three months ago, it stopped brewing. Meaning I would get all the way to the part where I have to push the brewing button and nothing would happen. I tried it a couple different times and was getting extremely angry because I love the coffee maker. So the only way it will work for me is if I unplug it after I put the k-cup in and turn it back on. I am extremely disappointed and now I have to buy another coffeemaker. :(

It's very pretty. Most of these are. Pretty blue lights and a nice cup of coffee, too. For exactly 91 days. Now, it's dead. The cute little spinning stick that stirs your K-cup still longs to stir but, alas, water is no longer being pumped through this very nice-looking machine. In fact, it's making enough annoying noises to earn it's next sleeping place. Adios, iCoffee...we hardly knew ye.Into the garbage. Back to Keurig.Caveat Emptor on this baby. I wanted to wait at least three months before I wrote a review. This is it.UPDATE: Plugged it back in and now it's working again....whoo-hooo....will add a star for now.

Previously, I had purchased a Keurig-like coffee maker at a local department store. It didn't work all that well, but we hung in there. When I finally got fed up, I decided to read through customer reviews first. I'm so glad I did. the iCoffee Davinci Single Serve deserves its high ratings. It's incredibly quiet and brews quickly. I also like the reservoir, allowing us to brew about 4 individual cups of coffee before filling it up with water.UPDATE: It was brilliant for the first 4 months. Now, it is barely producing enough water for a number 8 cup when set to 12. I have followed all their recommendations on the website, but it has not improved. I'm very disappointed. It's 2-stars instead of 1, because those 4 months were great. It's only 2-stars because it's rather expensive for 4 months of coffee making.

After having two Keurigs fail after only a few years of use, I decided to try something new. First, the good news. The graphics on this machine can be read more easily than on the Keurig. The controls are on the front and are just a better design than Keurig.. Also, the large water reservoir is helpful There's a light over your cup that allows you to see what;s going on with the brewing process. Unfortunately,the coffee just doesn't have the taste Keurig delivers. I'm not sure if the water temperature or the delivery (brewing) process is at fault, but it just doesn't deliver. There's also a less important but annoying feature. A blinking green light goes on until you remove the k-cup from the chamber.. The water also leaks from around the k-cup as coffee brews. That may partly explain why the coffee is weak. .

I have been using this product for about 6 weeks. The coffee is hot and tastes very good until the machine randomly will not brew a full cup of coffee or won't brew at all. I have followed cleaning instructions from the manual and from the on line videos produced by iCoffee. It gets expensive to waste k-cups and it is maddening when you want a cup of coffee and you can't get one. I will contact the maker to see about getting a warranty refund or replacement as it is past the Amazon return window. Not a happy camper...

I bought this item a little over a month ago and it suddenly started only making a 6 oz of cup of coffee instead of 10. Took it apart and cleaned it, including the nozzle, and it made one 10 oz cup and then went back to only making the 6 oz. When I took the K-cup out and just brewed water, it made a 10 oz cup of water with coffee grounds in it. I've gone through this process several times. Now I am stuck with a defective coffee maker. I have always used Mr. Coffee makers, even before K-Cups were invented, but will never buy another item made by that company.

My first purchase worked very well for less than week. While it worked, I was very satisfied. A few days later, every attempt to brew would end with a full overflow tank. It would not attempt to heat or brew. Amazon did quickly replace the item. However, less than a week later... same issue. This time, it will heat and brew on the 6oz setting. The 10oz setting will not heat or brew.

Update: Mr Coffee replaced this unit with a different model.

Absolutely do not buy this coffee maker. I have had it just under a year now and the pump has gotten so weak that it will not finish a cup of coffee. I have used purified drinking water the whole time and only factory K Cups. I have contacted the company and they told me to de-calcify it which I did, but that's not the issue, the pump is weak. I am currently going through the process of getting a warranty repair or replacement done but that's only because this happened within the 1 year warranty. Had it been 2 more months I would have been throwing out this $70 item and buying another one? That's not acceptable, even by today's low quality standards with disposable items.
Another issue is that the maker is way bigger than it needs to be. There's nothing in it that needs to be so large that it occupies so much counter space.
I am looking at some other makers right now since I know that even if this one gets replaced under warranty the new one will probably have the same issue. I do not know which one is the best one but I do know that this one is NOT the one to buy. Steer clear.

I bought my machine in May, and found that there was some interval in between brewings. I could live with that, worse however it seems to malfunction very often and instead of brewing the full cup, It brews half a cup even though the full cup is selected. I tried descaling as instructed in the user manual, but it still brews the small cup. I am rather disappointed and would probably be looking for a better machine very soon. I'm just sorry I wasted my money!!

Update! After the above review, Mr. Coffee contacted me and sent me another machine. I Received it in November 2014, less than one year later having done all that was suggested in the user manual, and "babying" it along, its malfunctioning in exactly the same way as the previous one. Quite frankly, I don't want another one. I'll just write it off as a piece of crap and move on!

My family bought this item for Christmas. By March it was only brewing a third of the amount of coffee it was supposed to. I later found out that my sister was experiencing the same problem with hers. We threw it ours out since it wasn't working. When I called the company, they wouldn't send a replacement because I didn't have the numbers listed on the plug of the machine. Lesson learned. Keep track of the plug numbers! Better yet, buy a Keurig !

This was the second Mr. Coffee appliance that we have had that was total junk! (The ice tea maker being the other.) This household will never buy anything else by Mr. Coffee. They make junk and they don't stand by their customers!

I received it onI received it Aug.3 and on Sept.18th it wouldn't pump anymore. My return by date was Sept. 3. It was nice when it worked, but I am glad I didn't rate it earlier. I was warned by other people's ratings but wanted it anyway. Learned a stern lesson! Now I have about 300 K cups I had purchased for it's use. (previously had nespresso with different cups). I am using that old one now and glad I didn't give it away. I still had some of those cups left so at least I got my morning fix. LOL

Item dispenses way more water than what it is supposed to based upon the button settings. The first cup we tried spilled over until the button flashed to refill the water. We then measured the amount coming out for the next tries and the 10oz button gave off about 22oz of water each time we tested. Have returned for a refund. Really disappointed since we had an old dial-a-brew iCoffee model that we absolutely loved (after awful experience with the "K" brand) and were trying to replace but stores don't seem to be carrying that style any longer. Our order for the Mozart dial-a-brew model was cancelled by Amazon before shipping. ??? Guess we'll be trying another brand.

2017-07-29 - Just bought the Davinci model new and it did not work. I can hear the pump running, but it does not draw water into the internal heating area. Based on other reviews, I see I'm not alone. I registered the warranty and submitted a ticket with their customer support - waiting for a response.

We bought this on a recommendation from a relative. We sent it back. Had it for 10 days and saw the spin work ONCE. The water temperature didn't seem as hot as it should be either but why pay for spin technology when it never worked. We tried with just hot water..kcup and the cup you put your own ground coffee in. No spin,,ever. Fortunately, Amazon refunded our money but we still had the hassle of mailing it back. I went back to Cuisinart.

It is a beautiful machine, too bad it doesn't work. If you are looking at an ICoffee machine, do your homework.. i didn't.Out of the box, unit would not pump water to reservoir, so no brew, no coffee. Doing my homework after the fact, i find that this is an ongoing issue with ICoffee machines over the last several years and apparently the company has little or no interest in fixing this problem. I find it interesting that there were many rave reviews about customer service and responsiveness, but then i guess, if you do something often enough you get really good at it.

This machine was working quite well and made great tasting coffee. Then ....... the first one stopped pumping water.....warranty replaced with another one which did the same thing.... number three is well on its way to the junk pile.... I wish I could just get my money back