| Krups KM7000 Grind-and-Brew 10-Cup Coffeemaker, Black |  | Brand: Krups
List Price: $216.00
Buy New: $179.00
as of 9/4/2010 20:41 UTC details
Seller: Abes of Maine Cameras and Electronics
Rating:  275 reviews
Country: CHINA
Color: Black
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Size: 10-cup
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.7
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 11.1 x 15.5
Warranty: Manufacturer warranty for 1 year from date of purchase. Parts & Labor.
MPN: KM7000
Model: KM7000
UPC: 010942204701
EAN: 0010942204701
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | 1000-watt programmable coffeemaker brews up to 10 cups of coffee | | | Automatic conical burr grinder; 5 grind levels; 3 coffee-strength settings | | | 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, or 10-cup digital settings; brew-pause; water filtration | | | 2- to 4-cup aroma function for brewing smaller amounts; auto shut-off | | | Measures 11-1/2 by 11-1/8 by 15-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Give yourself complete ground control. Coffee is just better when its done from scratch, and this grinder/brewer offers all the settings for a first-class cup of joe. Just grind your favorite coffee beans then brew at one of three strength settings. One-year limited warranty. Model KM7000.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 275
 Finally..... A Grind and Brew that WORKS well! November 26, 2007
Cheryl Lore
195 out of 196 found this review helpful
After my fifth Cuisinart Grind and Brew Coffee maker (3 different models) stopped functioning I decided on choosing a different brand. There were no reviews so I crossed my fingers and hoped that Krups worked out the kinks with this new model. I had to wait 2 months for the coffee maker as it was ordered before it was released and I am so happy to say that the 2 month wait was MORE THEN worth it!!
Pros:
Quality Construction:
This unit is sturdy and heavier then the other grind and brews that I have owned. It appears to be well constructed. The hinges on the water canister are plastic but I don't see them breaking off anytime in the future. The basket handle also feels light, but only time will tell with that part. Also the plastic top on the carafe feels "heavy duty" (all 5 of the lids on my previous coffee makers' carafes lost their connector pegs within a few months and I had to purchase replacements that did the same thing). The levers all appear sturdy and are easy to move. The levers all catch and hold on the first attempt as well.
Ease of Use:
Super easy to set up and program! I love the fact that there are not multiple pieces that need to be cleaned and then replaced before and after brewing. The aroma setting really does make a difference when making small batches (2-4 cups) of coffee!
Noise:
I was surprised how quite this machine is compared to the other grind and brews. The loud grinder of the coffee pot would wake me up before my alarm would go off on my previous pots and I slept right through this one!
Appearance:
The coffee maker looks like a quality piece of kitchen equipment. It is a bit bigger then I thought it would be, but its size gives it a presence on the counter. The LCD displays a ton of information and adds to it's "high tech" appearance.
Function:
Everything is contained! The way the machine is made allows for the grinds to go directly into the basket without them falling into the water reservoir! The other review mentions that they had grinds on the counter, but we did not experience this as we only had a few grains that were easily wiped off (ours is set to one dot before the biggest grind). We have not experience any jamming of the automatic lid - it closes by itself and functions properly.
Taste:
One of the best cups of coffee I have had in a long time! I love that you can program the strength of the coffee and after brewing a few test pots - we could easily see that this function really works and is not a gimmick! The coffee was the perfect temperature! The automatic shut off will shut the idle pot off after two hours, but I think you can just hit the "On" button to start the warmer plate up again (Not sure about this yet).
Clean Up:
If you have owned one of the multiple piece grind and brew machines you will love the ease of clean up on this one!!! Basically, you clean out the removable filter holder. The clear plastic that shoots the grounds into the filter basket is removable for cleaning, but it does not have to be removed and cleaned after each use! How cool is that!
Extras:
The water filter in the bottom of the coffee pot is a nice touch and I love that you can program the coffee maker to tell you when it is time to change it. The smile face on the the LCD display is just too cute!
I wish.....
I wish it stored more coffee then it does as I was hoping to avoid purchasing another coffee canister. You will still need to purchase or use an airtight canister. NOT a big deal at all!
I wish the clock was able to be programed in regular time (it is in military time). There may be a way to change this, but I have yet to figure it out.
So for now, it is a 5 Star Coffee Maker for me! We have made 5 pots of coffee so far and all were consistent. I will come back and edit the review as time goes on if things change. Obviously after using the Cuisinart Grind and Brews for years the tiny flaws of this machine are easy to overlook! Right now I highly recommend this machine because of its appearance, ease of use, construction and wonderful tasting coffee!!!
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UPDATE: After three months of perfect use the grinder stopped working. One morning it just wouldn't go on. I tried everything. I called Krups and they told me to ship it to one of their work centers and I should get a new one in two weeks.... it has been a month and I still do not have a coffee maker. I am so sad because this machine worked really REALLY well. Maybe my problem was a fluke. I hope anyway. I am very disappointed.
Great Coffee . . . IF YOU READ THE MANUAL!!!! April 16, 2008
Dr. Randolph Becker (Key West, Florida, Conch Republic)
78 out of 79 found this review helpful
When our old Cuisinart Grind and Brew bit the dust (the unit would go dead many times during a brewing cycle and need a restart), I researched the options. Conical burr grinder, many options for brew strengths and quality, etc., convinced me to buy one despite some of the negative reviews.
Product arrived promptly, in perfect condition. My wife (the non-technical one among us) set it up after reading the manual. Everything worked perfectly! Best cup of coffee in years!
When I read the manual, it became obvious that every one of the complaints about the machine were the cause of not reading the manual completely. The failure of the cover to close for brewing is because the basket is not set in properly using the handle according to the manual. Generic mesh filters will also present proper motion. Grounds dispersal is caused by not latching the cover, per the manual, all the way back. There is a description of the two brewing settings for manual and for automatic. It is all in the manual!
So, read the manual before that great cup of coffee . . . that way you will get the great cup of coffee.
And I don't even have to mention: the relative quiet of the machine compared to a blade grinder; the ease of daily cleanup compared with the Cuisinart (about 1000% easier); use of less coffee to produce the proper strength cup (saving money); the proper brewing and serving temperatures; and more.
[OK - it is now mid-May, 2008, and my love for this machine has only grown. The ease of cleaning (as compared to my previous Cuisinart Grind and Brew) is worth the price!!!! BUT, actually this machine will pay for itself in less than a year! How? To get a satisfactory, actually a near-perfect cup of coffee, this machine uses about half the quantity of beans as compared with other brewing machine. I figure at about 10 months the amount I will have saved on coffee beans will have paid for this purchase.]
Great coffeemaker, excellent customer service November 26, 2007
rabinnh (Hollis, NH USA)
80 out of 82 found this review helpful
I have had a number of grind and brew coffeemakers, Cusinarts (awful), Melittas (nice), and this one.
The KM7000 is, by far, the easiest to clean, which solves the biggest problem with this type of appliance. Just remove the filter basket, throw out the filter, rinse, and you're ready to go again. My wife loves it as well.
Unfortunately, after 2 weeks I was cleaning the filter basket and the spring loaded valve popped off the bottom (I was holding it by the valve; dumb). It was held on by a small gasket that popped off and that I could not find.
I called Krups customer service. As this is a new product, I was told that they do not yet have replacement parts, and that I had to pack and ship the whole coffee maker back to them. I responded that they shouldn't be selling a product that they couldn't service. After putting me on hold (and here is what differentiates great customer service from the typical "I don't care" brand that we have become used to), the rep told me that he talked to their supervisor and that they agreed with me! Therefore, they would send me a shipping label at their expense. Enclosed would be a part from another coffee maker that they thought would fit. If it didn't, ship it directly to them and call them with the tracking number and they would immediately send me a brand new unit.
As it turns out, the gasket was standard on a number of their models and it did fix the issue. But I thought that it was wonderful how they took ownership of the issue and did their best to make it right.
Great coffeemaker with very flexible grind and brewing controls to fit all tastes, very easy to clean, and great individualized customer service if you have any problems.
What more could you ask for?
 Perhaps the best...? February 2, 2008
Mr. Benjamin D. Tweedle (Reisterstown , MD)
77 out of 86 found this review helpful
I drink a lot of coffee a pot a day two pots a day on the weekend. I'm a stickler for quality and taste, I'm a former Starbucks barista,store manager and Coffee Master with a sip of coffee I can tell you the region of the coffee and perhaps how the coffee was processed and how long it was roasted.(Cream and sugar do not belong in coffee) That being said I have high expectations I'm used to press coffee I got got this coffee maker merely for it's convenience factor
Pros
1.Grinds(slow burr grind)
2.Then shortly brews water temp is 197(192 after 7 months of use) degrees Fahrenheits which perhaps the closest to optimal a non-commercial brewer can get 205 is optimal
3.Does not humidify the beans in the hopper
4.Programmable
5.Bright display greets you in the groggy morning
6.Aesthetically pleasing(at least to my tastes)
7.Sprays 6 or 8 streams of water into the ground coffee just like the Starbucks brewers.
Cons
1.Small hopper
2.An opaque hopper would be nice to help preserve the beans
3.An airtight hopper with a one way valve vent would be nice
4.INTERCHANGEABLE (freezable)hoppers would be fantastic I would probably own a dozen to two dozen of them so that I would not be stuck with the type of coffee in hopper.
5.This almost got the unit 3 stars it leaves a small amount of ground coffee in the chute 2teaspoons - a tablespoon which sits until your next pot and is then used
6.No thermal carafe...For the high price why not?
7.Less plastic and more stainless steel and aluminum please
8.The carafe tends to allow coffee to spill down the side of it unless held at a precise angle relating to the amount of remaining coffee( I spill some about every other day)
9.Does not tell you how much ground coffee is used per cup you can adjust it through a system of symbols(not numbered calibrations)2tablespoons to every 6oz is optimal my opoin based on taste is that it is slightly less than that perhaps 1.6-1.8
10.A warming plate for your mug would be nice so that your mug is pre warmed
11.A way to hook my counter top water purifier to it would be nice
12.The purifier built into the machine only removes large sediment and chlorine (I have not used it I use my counter top purifier instead)
13.A way to use just the grinder and to grind very coarse coffee for use in a press
14.If it included a permanent filter with the machine considering the cost this would be nice
15.Not all the ground coffee winds up in the filter basket about 15 to 30 grounds escape every time(This diminishes overtime it is worse if I skip a day)
16. Larger capacity would be nice.
17. Noisy..I don't mind my family needs to wake up anyway I doubt it's possible to make a quiet one
18.After 7 MONTHS of use the markings on the carafe have worn off
All that being said keep in mind I am fanatical about my coffee and this is the best model I found your typical user may have only found 1-3 things wrong or lacking in this unit
******This thing has lasted 7 months of heavy use and is still going strong!*********
 Manufacturer's defect or just poorly designed January 5, 2008
Kevin W (San Mateo, CA)
39 out of 42 found this review helpful
I purchased this looking for the perfect solution of convenience and great coffee, however, didn't end up with either.
First- I had the similar problem to several other reviewers. After grinding the coffee, the machine proceeds to SPRAY THE GROUNDS ALL OVER THE COUNTER. I would say 30% of what was ground never made it into the basket.
Looking closely at the system - there is a lid which you latch open prior to brewing; the lid being open allows the grounds to go from the grinder into the basket. There is a small hatch on a spring mechanism which opens when the lid opens. I soon noticed that THE HATCH IS NOT ALL THE WAY OPEN WHEN GRINDING. This directs the grounds at a 30-45 degree angle sideways, and is why the grounds end up on the counter. Looking closer, it appears that the lid on my machine does not quite open all the way, and clicks back just enough to partially close the little hatch. If I stand there and hold the lid open, the hatch opens straight down.
I investigated both a floor model and another boxed version in a retail store, and BOTH had the same problem. Speaking to Krups customer service, they offered to have me ship my model to them for repair (at my expense, and taking 5 weeks). Given that this is a new model and I am not the only one with this problem, I am presuming that poor design will cause other problems down the road, and am returning this; I'll try the new Cuisinart next.
The coffee was reasonably good; the flavor was full and complex, although not quite hot enough by my standards. But given the design flaw, it will go back.
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