Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Trio 2-Way Coffee Maker, Compatible with K-Cup Pods or Grounds, Single Serve & Full 12c Pot, Permanent Gold-Tone Filter, Black & Silver

Better than expected!
After reading the reviews I expected a few issues but ordered anyway since had all the features I wanted. Pleasantly surprised that its an excellent product. Easy to use, great instructions, boxed well, makes great coffee and somewhat compact for the all the options. The only thing I wish it had was removal water containers. Other than that its great.

Note: Plastic carafe. Fits under counter until you open the lid.
Other than the two items above it is an excellent coffee maker. I have to pull it out from under the counter to lift the lid for the water and the coffee. You need paper filters, which I found I actually like. I get a lot less grounds in the coffee. I really love having the choice of single or carafe or pod. It works very well.

Best coffee maker we’ve ever owned.
Love this thing. Owned many different coffee makers. This is the best we owned. It does take a bit longer than usual to brew. And that is when using standard mode. Bold would take even longer. But if you’re patient, it’s not that bad. Display is nice and crisp. We use the single serve, the whole pot carafe, and Kcup. We make tea, loose tea, instant coffe, and ground coffe (single serve and pot). So I’ve used pretty much all of its features. Works fine without a hitch. Had it for a number of months so far and no issues. Parts dissasemble for easy dishwasher cleaning. Coffee and tea comes out great. This replaced our old coffee maker and electric tea kettle. Loose tea comes out wonderful. Sometimes we make tea from tea bags. Coffee comes out fine as well. Even use Kcup too. It uses any style of KCUP, generic as well. Simple to use as well. Just fill the resevoire with the amount you need each time you use the coffee maker and that is the amount that will come out. I prefer this to the ones where you have to choose a pre-determined size since mugs vary. This way you have your own choice of how much comes out. Really versatile and will generally replace most of your coffee and tea needs for most people.

I have only owned this coffee maker for 3-4 months now but I love this machine!! It comes with a reusable metal filter for both the carafe and the single cup makers. It makes fantastic flavor and is the exact some tasting no matter which way you make it, a pot, a single cup or if you use a K-cup. I will say you do have to fine-tune your measurements for the ground coffee but the overall operation of the machine is super easy with no more than a 3 button to a single button operation.The machine is fully programmable so you can wake up to that great morning coffee smell. You can even have it set to fill your traveler’s mug so you can avoid those crazy morning drive-thrus at Tims. I have yet to get a blockage on it but I am anal when it comes to cleaning my equipment. I also bought a 3-drawer, 36 k-cup holder from Amazon that sits directly below the machine and looks like the two were meant for one another. It keeps the k-cups out of sight and gives the overall appearance a little more professional look.I have found only 2 cons with this machine as nothing is ever perfect.First, the screen for the clock and programming, although really bright and clear, it shines through a tinted plastic that makes it almost disappear completely if you do not look directly at the right angle. So there are times I can’t see the clock or it’s hard to make out the display when I sit at my kitchen table.Secondly, my machine has gotten louder in the first 2-3 weeks when it was heating, brewing and finishing the cycle, the noise just got louder and louder. It’s not so loud it’s annoying or that it may obstruct your morning conversation with the kids or your spouse but it did get significantly louder and so I have to mention that. It was dead quiet when I first started using it, you could barely hear it but now you almost feel like your in a bistro now lol.That aside, this is an astounding coffee percolator. I love the carafe or single cup or even k-cup options. I love the automatic shutoff of the coffee warming plate for the carafe. It shuts off after 2 hours have passed after brewing. I love the 2 separate water level viewing glasses as they are super clear. The disassembly and cleaning of the machine are so easy you could get your four years old to do it, heck even gets the husband to do it. I love the fact you get reusable brewing screens. Being able to program my morning brew that’s another pro and above all else, for the price that you will pay for this machine and the flavor and speed you get out of it is simply amazing. Hamilton Beach truly made the definition of value with this machine. I also got the extended 3year warranty on top of the manufacturer 1 year warranty just in case this too good to be true machine doesn’t stand the test of time but at this rate I have nothing but positive thoughts that this machine will be here with me for at least another 5 years as long as no one steals it!!

Talking about the overall design of this brew station is excellent. Easy to access from pouring in the coffee to the water to setting it up for a single cup or the carafe. I’ve only utilized the “bold“ setting and very much enjoy the quality and the robust flavour of the brewed coffee. There are two factors that for me make it a 4 star rating instead of a 5. First is the design of the filter holder for the coffee grounds in the carafe section. It is more challenging to clean as the grounds never dry out given the fact the bottom of the filter basket is solid, is no drainage holes. It’s designed is good for flavouring the coffee but sadly not for the clean up. The other issue is the temperature of the freshly coffee in the carafe. There is no ability to adjust the temperature of the carafe contents after brewing and I often find the temperature of the freshly brewed coffee a little low for my liking. Not show shoppers but if they were able to address these I would easily give it six stars out of five. We are very pleased with the single serving portion of the coffee maker. Excellent taste and a very nice Crema on asingle mug of coffee. I really appreciate the ability to select how big a cup I want to have on the single portions by pouring in the amount of water versus having the machine decide how much water to utilize. Great design feature!. Pleased with the product and recommend.

This coffee maker is great! We love having the option to make single serve or a carafe, and the coffee is always tasty with a decent brewing time. It does take up a bit more space, but worth it if you use both sides. We have had this machine for a few years now and it still works as good as new.