Black & Decker VersaBrew DCM1250 12-Cup Coffee Maker

Pros: Digital timer; Non-stick hot plate; Sneak-a-Cup feature
Cons: Quirky configuration of the swing-out filter basket and carafe lid.

Black and Decker™ makes mighty fine hand tools. The same concern created a toaster oven my mother swears by and a simple iron yours truly abused by neglect for more than a decade. The tiny Handy/Chopper™ resting upon my countertop gets plenty of use...

Pros: Many features, reasonable price
Cons: None yet

Having made a habit out of keeping a spare coffee maker around the house has worked very successfully at our home. There is nothing worse than one breathing its last gasp, and that means no coffee in the morning. While standing in line at Wal-Mart, I was...

Pros: Inexpensive, nice features, easy to clean
Cons: Carafe does spill some, but nothing major.

Once again we found ourselves needing a new coffee maker and we came across the Black & Decker 12-Cup VersaBrew Plus Programmable Coffeemaker DCM1250. We weren't looking for anything fancy, just one that would brew a good pot of coffee and last a...

Pros: Auto shut off, clock, timer, easy to clean, looks nice.
Cons: Can make a mess if you don't pour slowly.

Updated 9-27-01 for a much better review I hope!

I bought the Black and Decker® Versa Brew Plus™ coffee maker about 9 months ago. The price was right at only $19.96 at my local Wal-mart. I liked it for several reasons.

This...

Pros: Brews great coffee fast--Auto-shut off for safety
Cons: Nothing so far

Well it was the day before Christmas, when I had to run out for a last minute item, and that item was a new coffeemaker. When my husband woke up Sunday morning, he found out that he wasn't able to have his morning coffee. The night before, like he had ...

Pros: Auto shut-off, automatic timer, sneak-a-cup, reasonably priced.
Cons: Carafe can't pour without spilling. Basket removal is difficult. Coffee not hot enough for me.

When our old faithful coffee maker died, I scurried right out to Wal-Mart to buy another so that there would be no disruption in our morning coffee ritual. I should have scurried right to my computer and looked up coffee makers on epinions. Instead, I ...

Pros: Compact, Cheap, Automatic Shut-off and Timer
Cons: The carafe/lid combination is poorly designed causing massive mess

My husband has begged me for over a year to get a coffee pot with a timer. You see, we have had several interesting times in the kitchen when trying to brew coffee before we have actually woken up.

So this Christmas I decided to get one. I...

Pros: Looks great, sturdy carafe, and super easy programming.
Cons: Basket hard to remove/replace, spills easy, and takes too long to brew.

Okay, I admit it...I am totally addicted to coffee. Not just the caffeine, either. Several months ago, I switched to half caffeine/ half decaf mix in the morning and then decaf the rest of the day. So it's not the caffeine...I just really like...

Pros: Good, fast coffee even after 5 years of use.
Cons: Carafe is a little small if you have coffee loving friends over.

This is my first review so go easy on me, ok guys? :)

I'll get right to the point here because I'm not much of a storyteller. We bought this coffee maker 5 years ago and, at the time, it was the best one we'd ever bought. I used, I think,...

Pros: Cheap. Drip-stop, timer, alarm.
Cons: Easy to spill, hard to refill.

It is hard to find a $20 coffee maker based on the old Mr. Coffee design these days. This was the best I could find, but I'm somewhat disappointed. Features: drip-stop - pot can be removed while brewing. Auto-off - pot heater turns off after 2 ...

Pros: auto timer, sneak a cup, large water reservoir,hot plate and more
Cons: filter basket a pain to remove

After twelve years of dealing with an old coffeemaker that took 20 minutes to brew coffee, my father came for a visit and took pity on me, and took me shopping at Walmart for a new coffeemaker.

I did have one idea for the perfect coffeemaker...

Pros: Clock and programmable brew function, automatic shut off
Cons: filter holder hard to remove and replace, lid to coffee pot hard to remove

<html><B>Black and Decker</c></B> <B><c>Model DCM1250<b/></c>, coffeemaker is the worst coffee maker I ever used. The reason this model was purchased is because it had a clock, ...

Pros: inexpensive, durable, it's the reason I get up in the morning
Cons: it doesn't run to the store for more filter when I run out

Buying this coffee maker is like buying a Geo Metro that has a Mercedes engine under the hood. The simple design could fool you into thinking it won't make a great cup of coffee. That's not at all the case. It makes an incredible pot of coffee...

Pros: The timer works.
Cons: Everything else.

Whoever designed this coffee maker has never made a pot of coffee. All the good options are there but so poorly executed that this coffee maker is a daily annoyance.
The reservoir fills in the back like many others but the lid on it is tall and...

Pros: Inexpensive, Keeps Coffee Hot
Cons: You have to remove the carafe to swing the filter basket in and out

I recently bought a Black and Decker Versabrew Coffeemaker because it was on sale for 18.99 from 29.99. I wanted a decent coffeemaker and figured since the regular price was higher than the cheapee $20 makers, it would be a good buy.

It makes...