Jura-Capresso MT500 10-Cup Coffee Maker

Pros: Makes great coffee, looks good, easy time set.
Cons: Noisy

We have enjoyed this coffee maker. It heats water to a high enough temperature to brew rich coffee. It is a very nice looking unit. Easy time set.
Our only complaint is that it makes lots of noise.

Pros: Makes great coffee - which is the point of a coffeemaker!
Cons: Water-level gauge could be easier to read.

We love coffee! After years of looking for "the" right coffeemaker, I believe I have finally found it! All the popular brands had so many negative reviews, I finally decided to spend the extra money and get the Capresso MT500. It makes great coffee! I have not had any bad experiences like some others who wrote negative epinions.com reviews. It's easy to use, keeps the coffee hot and is SO attractive! I highly recommend this coffeemaker (Zaccardi's offered a 30-day return policy which I liked).

Pros: Really good cup of coffee, looks good on the counter
Cons: None...maybe make the carafe hold more coffee?

I bought the Capresso MT500 after researching and trying several coffee makers. I had been using a Mr. Coffee with a thermal carafe, and it was time to replace it. The Capresso MT500 makes a very good cup of coffee quite fast, which is great. There is no mess at all, and it could not be easier to use. I have used cheap coffee and I have used really great, fresh beans that I have ground myself, and it it always good, no matter what.

The easy to clean carafe keeps the coffee hot for hours. I only wish it held more.

Other than the coffee this machine produces, my favorite quality about it is how sleek and streamlined it looks.

Pros: Good coffee, works well.
Cons: Very few. Coffee does not stay hot for more then 1 hour.

Makes a good cup of coffee quickly and without having to use excess amounts of coffee like other coffee makers. Would buy this product again.

Pros: Looks nice
Cons: Not as hot as I would like and pours slowly

I did research and the overwhelming response was the MT500. So I purchased it as a replacement to a maker that still worked. I love the idea that the base is not using electricity to keep the coffee hot, instead the sealed top keeps the coffee hot inside. This was my first surprise because I was told it made very hot coffee. Instead it is hot but it seems like it is on the low end of the hot range. Also the top is difficult to turn to open the top and the coffe pours very slowly. For the price I was expecting more

Pros: Insulated Carafe - water filter
Cons: CHEAPLY made and Unreliable!

Don't bother - not worth the money. I bought a capresso for the insulated carafe and the water filter. Within the first two months the LCD clock broke. Within the first 6 months, one of the plastic pieces that stops the coffee from dripping when you remove the carafe, broke. Now, one year and half later, the machine will no longer turn on. I'm heading out today to buy something that is well-made and costs under $100 dollars. Disappointing!!!

Pros: Good looking. Easy operation. Love the thermos carafe.
Cons: Expensive.

First, I don't know why the Epinions star system only shows two stars for this product, especially when you see how many positive reviews there are for this coffee maker. I purchased this after a year of struggling with a Delongi coffee maker that was finally discontinued. (What an awful product . . .see reviews if you're considering it. Frontgate is still selling it. ) I went to William Sonoma and they recommended the Capresso MT500 based solely on the fact that this coffee maker is seldom returned. I took a risk because I hesitated spending this much money again after the Delongi fiasco. But I have been very happy. The coffee is wonderful. It's hot and stays hot for a long time (I don't warm the thermos.) It's easy to operate and looks good. We've had it for over a month and are completely happy. I love the little feet on the thermos carafe that allows me to place it on a glass top table. Looks good, coffee tastes, good, and easy operation.

Pros: -Hard to fault, outstanding machine.
Cons: -Pricey and yes, it pours slowly. 

I just don't understand all the negative reviews. This machine is a beauty. Coffee comes out scalding hot and amazingly smooth compared to any other machine we've had. Very nicely designed and constructed with easy to use features. As for the carafe, it's has kept our coffee drinkably hot for hours. The only complaint I can agree with is that it pours slowly. Boo hoo.

Pros: Looks nice in the kitchen
Cons: Pouring takes time, coffee does not stay hot, expensive

Yeah the coffee taste great but it taste just as great in a $60 Braun Aroma Select.

I brought this pot because I thought I would be enlightened to a new coffee brewing experience. The hassles with this pot along with it's ridiculous price really enlightened me.

You don't need to spend this kind of money for a good cup of coffee.

Pros: It looks great and is small.
Cons: Weak coffee; automatic pause function doesn't work.

This is the second style of this company's coffeemaker that I have bought -- the first one was the unit with the steamer (the steamer worked erratically, even with daily cleaning) -- and on both models, the automatic pause does not work. It is impossible to remove the carafe during brewing without the coffee dripping. And although it states in the MT500 specs that water drips in 30-second increments, the coffee was extremely weak; I tried both the gold filter and then with a paper cone (not together). It was weaker with the paper cone and there was a noticeable hole in the center of the grounds, indicating that the water went straight through the grounds.

Pros: Styling is nice, pot doesn't drip at all. Lid lifts up rather than swinging out.
Cons: Heater quit after brewing only one pot of water.

Purchased this very expensive coffee maker online from Amazon after reading positive reviews in Consumer Reports and deciding I liked the style. Brewed the inaugural pot of hot water just fine, but the heater quit half way into my first pot of coffee and would never work again. Capresso replaced the unit and, after a week, it's been working fine. Coffee is tasty. I wish they offered a bit larger carafe, but this size seems to be pretty standard. One thing I really like is that the lid for pouring in the water and coffee lifts up rather than swinging out, but that might just be personal preference. Customer service was a bit slow, in my opinion, in response to my online request for assistance, but they did get back to me by phone. Before that happened I called. They did not argue with me about the problem, but did just what they should have done, which is to replace the unit, so that was excellent. However, a coffee maker this expensive should have better quality control before being boxed up for sale.

Pros: Good cup of coffee
Cons: Extremely noisy; coffee is not hot enough without preheat of carafe.

After reading rave reviews and despite a few negative comments, we bought the Capresso MT500 [even got a 30% discount]. Having read helpful reviews about problems pouring and lining up the carafe so the grinds didn't overflow, I had none of those problems. However, I couldn't believe how noisy it was throughout the entire brewing cycle. Then I discovered that the smaller the amount of coffee brewed, the cooler it will be. If you make a 5 cup pot, you definitely need to fill the carafe with hot water to pre-warm it before actually making coffee. On a 10 cup pot, coffee is OK but not extremely hot without pre-heating. Since we like to have it turn on automatically in the morning, this is not acceptable. After 5 days of trying to like it, we returned it and got a much less expensive Cuisinart that makes hotter coffee and just as good.

Pros: Great hot coffee every time Looks great
Cons: Water tank is very slim so pouring water in can be tricky

I never thought that I would ever find myself feel compelled to review a coffee maker but the MT500+ is so good and I enjoy the coffee from it so much I feel as if I need to share this.

Highly recommended. Coffee is always perfect. I brew Starbucks Italian Roast and exactly 10 tablespoons per full pot is perfect every time. With my old Krups it was hit or miss and I threw more coffee out than I drank.

Pros: Tasty cup of coffee every time.
Cons: Carafe hard to pour from. Slightly difficult to measure small amounts of water.

Makes a decent cup of coffee. The carafe can be difficult to pour from. Either it comes out unevenly and slowly spills or you have to pour it out at a very slow pace. Besides that it performs quite well.

Pros: looks good on the counter, quick brew
Cons: doesn't keep coffee warm

This is a nice coffee maker, very sleek looking and the coffee tastes good. The problem is it doesn't brew hot enough nor does the carafe keep the coffee warm very long. For the amount of money this thing is they could include a better quality carafe.