Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Single Serve Coffee Brewer - Brews K-Cup Pods & Ground Coffee

Kitty: I love this coffee maker. It makes excellent coffee using k cups. I haven't tried the regular grounds yet so I'm not sure how it will be. But I like somewhat strong coffee and I don't even have to use the bold setting. It is quiet and seems fast enough to me. I've had Keurig's (many over the years) and I just like Hamilton Beach' coffee when it brews. I used to have the one without the carafe years ago and it made the best coffee. So I'm back and happy.

United States on Oct 03, 2023

Catherine Decocq: I will not deny that I am a coffee lover, and I will not deny the fact that I want a nice cuppa in my hands within minutes of waking up. We have a single serve Keurig and a single serve Chefman. THIS is my personal coffeemaker of choice, WHY?

Even though it makes about the same counter footprint as a drip style 5-cup machine, (I have one of those, too!) it makes amazing coffee. It brews quickly, and fairly quietly, and without a lot of steam escaping, unlike the hissing Chefman. I set it up at night before bed, and hit the button in the morning. Within minutes I have my mug ready to drink. Sometimes I want a second mug, which is no problem. The basket for grounds is sturdy, and is the easiest of all my coffeemakers' brew baskets to clean. Within a minute, I have the grounds basket clean and ready to brew mug number 2. The grounds basket is large enough so that I don't have grounds overflowing and getting into my coffee, or into the funnel, a common problem with the Keurig and Chefman. I love how it has the cannister to hold ground coffee close by.

I drink my coffee fairly bold. This machine not only has a grounds basket large enough to hold a generous scoop of coffee...

United States on Aug 18, 2023

LGC: We use the Hamilton Beach Flex Brew in our home and we love it. So we decided to buy this one for our RV. It’s small and it will take the coffee pods or ground coffee. We prefer the pods. Our mugs are jumbo size so this brews the amount we pour in; although the maker says 14oz I believe we use a bit more.
The only problem I have with this is the power button. On the lower right side (your right while looking at it) the brew designation, which is more like a plastic elongated oval with the words Bold and Reg printed on it, sit flush with the rest of the molded plastic housing unit. The problem is, I have to find the right spot on that piece to be able to start the brew process. The circle with the word Regular is offset so when I think I am going to push the center of the circle to start it I end up having to slide my finger around the entire area near that circle to find the spot to turn it on. That is frustrating when it’s habit and expected to be able to push the designated spot and turn on the coffee maker. That is my reason for the four stars. Other than that, I’ll live with it since it’s only a seasonal use item. But the coffee comes out hot, it’s a small size...

United States on Aug 07, 2023

Jacques Royer: CONCEPTION MOYEN IL NE FAUT PAS ETRE PRESSÉ INFUSION LENTE MAIS BIEN CHAUDE

Canada on Aug 01, 2023

Naureen: Perfect for small spaces

Canada on Jul 25, 2023

Deneve: Expected better based on reviews, but this machine is not great.
First, it's loud when brewing. Annoyingly so. Luckily it brews quickly so the irritation is short-lived, but when you are prepping a cup at 5am, it's just awesome to wake up the rest of the house with the racket. My dog also tilted her head with her ears perked up as if to say, "wtf is all this noise coming from the counter?"
Second, the coffee grounds are not fully soaked when I empty the basket. I find most of the grounds are as dry as when I scooped them in before brewing. Some are wet as you'd expect, but most are not. Feels like an absolute waste of coffee.
Third, emptying the basket of grounds is a pain in the butt. Since the grounds are half dry and half wet, you need a spoon to scoop it out and it's all clumped together.
Fourth, the coffee taste. Using one scoop (as I had done previously with my other Hamilton Beach) results in a weak flavour. So I need to use twice as much coffee as I had to get a semblance of the same taste. Also, I don't know where the water goes, but 14 oz somehow gives me less coffee then my previous machine did. It would account for the half dry grounds that the water...

Canada on Jul 06, 2023

Cliente de Kindle: Funciona bien para 1 sola persona pero con el inconveniente de que hay que recalentar el café por fuera. A veces gotea poquito después de terminar el servicio y queda sucia la bandeja

Mexico on Jul 05, 2023

Matt Danskine: I looked at this kind of coffee maker for a while before buying this one. My wife and I live in a travel trailer full-time going from New Bern, NC to Palm Springs, CA over about 6 months. I had some pretty specific requirements, that many people also share, but a few specific to using this in an RV.

1. Size - This thing looks and sounds like it hardly takes any space on your counter. Not quite. It's really not that much smaller than a typical coffee pot. Definitely a lot bigger than the K-brand tiny ones. I think the other features this one offers make it little extra size worth it though.

2. Flavor - I'm not a person who understands 100 different nuances of coffee. I like coffee, I drink it black and I like it to taste good. This pot hits all my requirements. It makes a decently dark cup of coffee and it does it consistently.

3. Brew Amount - A lot of this type of coffee maker have a button you hit to brew one size of cup or another size. Reading reviews of them, the amounts that come out vary a lot, meaning they brew on a timer. That seems stupid to me. This coffee maker has a reservoir you put water in. You hit the button, it brews until it runs out of...

United States on Feb 12, 2023

Cheryl on the island: I had an older Keurig. It was wonderful, so versatile. One pod insert which worked for all brands of pods & also the generic holders for loose coffee. The new Keurigs are much more restrictive. You can only use Kuerig pods. It comes with a Kuerig holder to put loose coffee in. But it's a different insert & it's a chore of twisting & turning to change inserts. So I returned it, got this one. Big difference. This one tends to be a little fussy in some aspects, you have to work with it for awhile, it takes longer to brew, etc. BUT you can use all pod brands, including the Superstore/Loblaw brands which are cheaper (big deal for me) & I can also use the generic pod holders for loose coffee that I did in my old Keurig. It does come with it's own interchangeable insert for loose coffee but simple to switch one for the other. No struggling. I prefer my generic pod holder, but if you like really strong coffee you may want to use the HB insert for that. That depends upon what brand of coffee you are using also. I like fairly strong coffee, & I can get that with the generic pod holder & some brands. On the whole, I'm happy with this machine.

Canada on Oct 20, 2022