| KitchenAid KCMS515OB Features
KitchenAid® Puts An End To Stale Coffee
Wondering if that last cup is going to taste like more tar and less like coffee? Rest easy. The professional-style stainless steel thermal carafe and electronic temperature control will keep your coffee fresher longer. If that's not enough, the Time Since Brew display will let you know at a glance how long it's been since you brewed that last pot.
Eye-Opening Results
Need to have your coffee wake up before you do? Easy enough with the KCM515's programmable brew cycle. Now you can crawl out of bed with respite knowing that the coffee's ready to go, even if you're not. The KCM515 even comes with auto shut-off, just in case you're the kind of person who's not firing on all cylinders until at least the 11th cup of coffee.
Do Everything Together
While you're jumping in the shower, the KCM515 will be showering your ground beans with its full-dispersion showerhead. (No lather and rinse required.)
Waste Not, Want Not
Don't waste your precious beans on a full pot of coffee when you only need a cup. The KCM515 allows you to brew a minimum of one to four cups. Keep waste to a further minimum with the gold tone filter. Easy to clean and fully reusable, the gold tone filter ends the paper-filter chase. |
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 LOVE LOVE LOVE this machine!!!! |
| Review Date: October 8, 2006 |
| Reviewer: SilverLining05, NY, USA |
I am a coffee snob and have been looking for a replacement for my Cusinart grind and brew (which sucked!) which we got as a wedding present. I searched and read tons of reviews of all the machines available and wanted to spend around $100 for a quality machine. I bought this coffee maker from Bed Bath & Beyond using their 20% of coupons to meet my budget.
I just tried out the maker for the first time this morning and absolutely love the look, quality taste and long life of the hot brew!!!
Reasons I chose this machine over others were:
1. Thermos Carafe, which keeps the coffee hot w/out scorching the coffee taste.
- The opening of the Carafe was large enough to get your hand in there for easy cleaning.
- The easy pour carafe which doesn't require you to push any button or twist the top to pour yourself a cupa
- Coffee stayed hot even after 2 hours after brewing and tasted freshly brewed!!!
2. The grounds basket allows the use of the gold filter or paper. It is flat bottom basket which brews the grounds more evenly and results in better tasting coffee. There is a shower water dispenser which aid in the even water distribution.
3. The timer for programming morning coffee before work
- There is a beeper which tells you when the brewing cycle is complete (this prevents against dribbling messes on the machine base when removing the carafe to pour a cup. The beeper is also by signal when getting ready in the mornings that there is 15 minutes before I have to hit the road!!
- There is a delayed drip to pour a cup if your in a rush for your fix ;o)
- There is an indicator which shows how much time has laps since the last brew
4. Easy to clean!!
- The Cusinart Grind'n Brew was a pain in the arse to clean between brews cause the grinder will get moist during the brewing process and leave ground sludge in the grinder section!
- The grounds basket in top shelf dish washer safe but the carafe must be hand washed which is no big deal because of the design of the lid and opening size is big enough to stick your sponge and hand inside.
- Control buttons are flat and easy to wipe clean
5. It looks sleek and classy!!! Looks great on the countertop!!!
- The design fits great under cabinets and the front water pour section allowed you to fill the reservoir easily w/out having to move the machine around to reach it.
A few Tips for Thermal Carafe Users:
- Preheat your thermal carafe to extend heat retention by filling with piping hot water from the sink for a few minutes before starting the brew process! People complain about these machines not keeping their coffee hot enough or for as long as claimed but it because people don't follow directions!!!
- (to the previous reviewer) heat your cup of milk in the microwave for 30-40 second before pouring a cup of coffee to maximize the temp... its not rocket science to know that adding cold liquid to hot liquid will cool the over all temp ESPECIALY if you tend to had a lot of milk like I do!!! |
YOU PEOPLE MAKE ME CRAZY!!!
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| Review Date: December 7, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Sweetles, |
I just HAVE to write and state how WONDERFUL this coffee maker is!!! I am so disappointed and upset with the OTHER REVIEWS, because had I even allowed myself to listen to their "thoughts" I would have MISSED AND EXCELLANT MACHINE!!!
I have "sold fresh coffee beans" for five years, and have gone through MANY a coffe maker ~ THIS IS A KITCHENAID and it has NOT disappointed my husband and I in ANY way.
It makes DELICIOUS and WELL BREWED coffee, it is HOT, and it stays hot ~ YES IT MAKES HOT COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know what expectations people have on these machines, but you should put a little more expectation on your "coffee knowledge skills" and leave the coffee maker reviews to those who have reasonable and genuinely honest reviews. |
You can't screw up coffee with this one...
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| Review Date: January 4, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Suzanne Deshong, Santa Clarita, CA |
I received this as a gift from my sister. First off, you must know that both my sister and I are "coffee snobs", meaning we really enjoy the taste of a good quality coffee. Every previous coffee pot I have owned never made a good cup of coffee, and if it did, I don't know what formula was used to make it. I tried every which way, adjusting bean amount, grind, etc, to no avail. Coffee always had a bitter taste.
The first pot I brewed in this one was absolutely perfect, and so was every one after that! Excellent taste and quality. I also found out that I can actually use a lot less coffee with this machine, and still get the strong, full bodied "Starbucks" flavor that I like.
For those who complained about the temperature of the coffee, I have to agree to some extent. On cold mornings, I must prime the coffeepot in order to produce a hot coffee. That is only because of the hot coffee entering into a freezing cold metal pot! It has nothing to do with the brewing process or temperature. I also noticed someone actually commented that the heating element is barely warm to the touch. That is because there IS NO HEATING ELEMENT!!! The stainless pot is what retains the heat in the coffee. Just make sure to prime your pot if you like it hot!
All in all, this is a fantastic machine that brews a high quality cup of coffee. |
Excellent coffee, quirky machine
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| Review Date: August 18, 2008 |
| Reviewer: snowdogz, Michigan |
I received this Kitchenaid KCM-515 10-cup coffee maker as a gift over a year ago. It makes excellent coffee. It has some quirks, however. I've had both Braun and Krups makers prior to this one.
The good: Handsome clean design. It makes an excellent flavorful cup of coffee. The stainless carafe, basket and filter are easy to clean. The carafe keeps the coffee hot for hours. The timer and electronic functions work well.
The quirks: Adding water is inconvenient at best. The two hinged door openings on top are less than ideal. It appears that the intent of the design is to add water in the smaller back opening, but you need to have the larger front door open to see the water level. The target area to pour water in the front is too small. At 5'10" I am tall enough, but this would give a shorter person fits. The result is no mater how careful you are, you're going to spill water all over the countertop. Additionally, whatever the problem is with the design of the pour spout in the carafe, it's almost impossible to pour a cup of coffeee without dribbling some coffee; pouring too slow is worse than pouring too fast!!? Replacement charcoal filters are difficult to find at times. |
Very very very good cofeemaker :0)
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| Review Date: August 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. Romero, San Diego |
I read the reviews about this coffee maker and almost didn't buy it. I'm glad I did though, because so far it is excellent.
Pluses:
*Makes very hot coffee (I'm burning my mouth right now on a cup I just brewed from this machine).
*Coffee brews incredibly fast
*Coffee stays warm for a very long time (a few hours at least. After 45 minutes, I also used a thermometer to measure the temp. A steaming 145 degrees is hot enough for me :0)I'm sure it was way above that when it was just brewed.
*The machine looks fabulous
*Easy to clean caraffe
Minuses:
*The machine is hard to fill. Would not work well under a counter due to the design.
*It's kind of big (but I'm fine with that).
*You need to put the carafe in the exactly correct spot (another fussy design thing).
So while not perfect, so far the machine is excellent. I gave it four stars because filling it with water can be fussy. You can't just dump in the water like most coffee makers. You have to hold the carafe and pour in a precise spot.
Alot of the problems I read about (when initially deciding to purchase this machine) are a result of people not reading the instructions or operating the machine inproperly.
Examples:
*You have to heat the carafe up.
Truth: Not needed. It makes hotter coffee if you do, but it's already hot to begin with.
*The heating plate only works for a little while.
Truth: the machine DOESN'T HAVE a heating plate to begin with! Silly people...
*The machine was broken on arrival. It spilled coffee everywhere!
Truth: The machine will spill coffee everywhere if you slam the carafe back into the coffee maker and are not careful. Doing this somehow screws up the pause and serve and the coffee will gush out everywhere. You need to just place it in gently in the circular area and walk away. It will be just fine. NO SLAMMING...just "placing".
As far as quality control goes with units that malfunction, well, I suppose that is possible. It could be like owning a Volkswagen. Very nice and luxurious cars, but it's a total crap shoot. When you have a good one, you have A REALLY GOOD ONE. When you get a bad one, you have A REALLY BAD ONE. I suspect this may be the case here.
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