Procter Silex Automatic Drip Coffeemaker A607A
Written: Sep 30 '01
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Pros: None skid feet.
Cons: The rest of the coffeemaker is just not worth it.
The Bottom Line: Not worth the time and money spent in purchasing.
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| Ladysmom's Full Review: Hamilton Beach A607A 12-Cup Coffee Maker |
When I started to work in August of 2000, as a temporary; I noticed that the company didn’t have a coffeemaker for the employees. It didn’t bother me as I brought mine with me in the mornings.
A couple of weeks after I started one of the employees decided that the ones that liked coffee should have something to make it in so she took up a collection from the drinkers.
The next morning she came in with a new pot that all of us were thrilled with. It was a Procter Silex Automatic Drip Coffeemaker A607A.
She set it up in a vacant cubicle and started making coffee. It looked like it could handle any tough assignment that we were going to give it.
The Procter Silex Automatic Drip Coffeemaker A607A came with a 2-12 cup carafe, flip up reservoir lid, hinged lid on the coffeemaker, keep-hot hot plate, color coded on/off switch, drip-free carafe, non-skid feet, and a standard filter basket. All of this for just $12.00.
Now this pot did not come with an interrupt switch for those that wanted to sneak a cup before it was finished brewing.
The carafe held 12 six-ounce cups of water, which meant that we could get 6 standard size coffee-mugs of coffee. I don’t know why manufacturers use a 6-ounce measure as most of the people I know use a mug.
You fill the carafe with water to the line of the amount of coffee you want then pour it into the reservoir. That is after opening the hinged lid over the reservoir.
Then you remove the basket and place a standard basket type filter inside and measure the coffee into it. Then you slide it back in, that is if you can. This one you had to really work with it. About the time you thought you had it in and turned on the Procter Silex Automatic Drip Coffeemaker A607A the water coming through would blow the filter basket out and you would have an awful mess.
Then came time to turn it on. Facing the front of the coffeemaker on the left side you see the on/off switch. This isn’t lighted it is just colored and if you weren’t the one making coffee everyday then you might forget which dot meant on and which one meant off. We just got the point that we would unplug the Procter Silex Automatic Drip Coffeemaker A607A between pots. There is nothing like the smell of burnt coffee when you think you have it turned off. The manufacturer recommends unplugging anyway when finished.
Now the non-skid feet were great. If you accidentally moved something against the coffeemaker it wouldn’t move so that meant it wouldn’t fall over.
The carafe did dribble some but not a lot when pouring. You had to be sure that you caught the drops before it ran down the side or you would get a sizzling sound when you placed it back on the warmer.
I don’t know if it was condensation from the heat or if it was actually water but when you turned on the pot to make coffee you could hear water hitting the hotplate.
More times than not you ended up with grounds in the bottom of the pot also so apparently the water wasn’t regulated very well as to the amount that would come out.
During the brew time it took about 15 minutes to fully make a whole pot of coffee. Not fast at all and the hotplate kept it overly hot so that meant if you couldn’t get the coffee soon after it was finished you had a cup that tasted like it was burnt.
After about three weeks the reservoir lid came loose so we just laid it back on the top of the Procter Silex Automatic Drip Coffeemaker A607A.
The hinged lid on the carafe did come off with a little work so that you could thoroughly clean the pot. After a few weeks that even quit working right.
The pot itself was easy to clean after you got the lid off and the coffeemaker you just wiped down with a damp cloth.
The manufacturer does suggest that you wash all parts first and run a pot of water through the
Procter Silex Automatic Drip Coffeemaker A607A.
Two months after purchasing the Procter Silex Automatic Drip Coffeemaker A607A it quit working completely. The day before it died there was a pool of water on the table that had leaked from the reservoir.
We didn’t use the pot all day like most places, it was used for one pot in the morning and one in the afternoon only during the week as we are closed on the weekend.
If you are a heavy coffee drinker then the Procter Silex Automatic Drip Coffeemaker A607A isn’t meant for you.
If you just want to heat water for hot cocoa or tea then this would be ok for that job or if you didn’t drink coffee and had guest over that did then the Procter Silex Automatic Drip Coffeemaker A607A would get you by without having to spend an arm and a leg for it.
We tried calling the manufacturer about the problem but none of use could seem to get through to them. I know $12.00 isn't a lot for a pot but it should have lasted longer than 2 months.
Thanks for reading.
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