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Model: Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Trio Coffee Maker, Single Serve or 12 Cups, Black, 49904
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A good bit of 1 star reviews for this model. I had bought a K-Duo Essentials last month but it was dead on arrival like many of the 1 star reviews for that one.
Does anyone have this and can recommend it? Looking for a dual coffee maker for a rental home that allows guests to use ground coffee or k-cups.
I actually have a lesser model FlexBrew, but I wish I had this one with the K-cup water tank. Mine you have to put water in each time. It's not a problem, but it would be nice if I could just set the cup size and brew multiple cups without having to refill the reservoir for each cup. Oh well.
The Keurig side is a little crude too as you have to snap the lid down, but it works. I've only had one K-cup not pierce/brew properly.
As far as the drip coffee maker goes, my wife likes it, although she thinks our old Capresso with a cone filter brewed a slightly better cup. She wants to keep the Hamilton Beach though, probably because of the K-cup functionality.
This model might be improved, but we had two of the older SKU over the past 6 years and both experienced failure points. The last one stopped consistently brewing K cups, I suspect because water or steam was getting into the internals somehow. I'd suggest using it heavily immediately after purchase to see if you got a lemon.
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Harmful chemicals can seep from black plastic kitchenware if it's used regularly, particularly at high heat.
Wait until you hear about UV light, heavy metals, IAQ concerns, etc
Which coffee maker you'd suggest where "harmful chemicals" are not a (theoretical) concern in the metal, glass, and / or plastic they use....particularly at high heat? Sadly you are trading one risk for another when you swap materials. No more plastic but now you have potential lead, heavy metals, carcinogens used to create anti corrosion alloys / coatings, harmful additives in the glass treatment / coating. Can't get away from it unless you actually control all the materials yourself and construction. And don't get us talking about the materials used in non-metal coffee cups
Pick your literal poison.
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I have an older model where I can make a full pot or one cup at a time and I have had it for some years and it's still working good with no problems but I do like the way this newer model looks.
A good bit of 1 star reviews for this model. I had bought a K-Duo Essentials last month but it was dead on arrival like many of the 1 star reviews for that one.
Does anyone have this and can recommend it? Looking for a dual coffee maker for a rental home that allows guests to use ground coffee or k-cups.
We bought this a while back and it would turn on by itself at night. If you buy it unplug it when not in use.
Wait until you hear about UV light, heavy metals, IAQ concerns, etc
Which coffee maker you'd suggest where "harmful chemicals" are not a (theoretical) concern in the metal, glass, and / or plastic they use....particularly at high heat? Sadly you are trading one risk for another when you swap materials. No more plastic but now you have potential lead, heavy metals, carcinogens used to create anti corrosion alloys / coatings, harmful additives in the glass treatment / coating. Can't get away from it unless you actually control all the materials yourself and construction. And don't get us talking about the materials used in non-metal coffee cups
Pick your literal poison.
Regarding toxicity, there is much misdirection due to vested interests upon which all our choices are shaped... may I offer an avenue of exploration on this as it relates to choosing safer materials etc. the story of UV light and the genetic pathway of POMC? I mean only respect and relevance to informed decisions about what we decide to put into our own body thank you for letting me speak with care, only that.
Regarding toxicity, there is much misdirection due to vested interests upon which all our choices are shaped... may I offer an avenue of exploration on this as it relates to choosing safer materials etc. the story of UV light and the genetic pathway of POMC? I mean only respect and relevance to informed decisions about what we decide to put into our own body thank you for letting me speak with care, only that.
To be frank the misdirection I see is the 'question everything' mindset. Every option is seen as the greater of all evils and no lesser evil is ever mentioned or suggested. A comparison with no comparison, all cons, no pros. Unless what is being suggested is complete and total abstinence from everything but room temperature distilled pure water (which also has its harmful health impacts )
The only real deal in budget coffee makers is a Cuisinart, as far as I can tell, though I have hope for Ninja. All others break in 6 months to a year. My Cuisinart right now is rocking year 10 like its predecessor, and I think I'll donate it, but it's pretty tired. It was a $ 90 central brew coffee maker many years ago. 😆 🤣 I need something newer. Not many people get to say this with modern appliances. They just fail. I litterly use a vintage 1978 GE Deluxe TOAST-R-OVEN made in CT because i was so sick of the modern garbage throwaways, and I love my old GE bought at Goodwill for $7. she's a shiny, beautiful all chrome beast of a toaster oven. Not many things are made to last like that now. Good luck!
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Does anyone have this and can recommend it? Looking for a dual coffee maker for a rental home that allows guests to use ground coffee or k-cups.
The Keurig side is a little crude too as you have to snap the lid down, but it works. I've only had one K-cup not pierce/brew properly.
As far as the drip coffee maker goes, my wife likes it, although she thinks our old Capresso with a cone filter brewed a slightly better cup. She wants to keep the Hamilton Beach though, probably because of the K-cup functionality.
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Harmful chemicals can seep from black plastic kitchenware if it's used regularly, particularly at high heat.
Which coffee maker you'd suggest where "harmful chemicals" are not a (theoretical) concern in the metal, glass, and / or plastic they use....particularly at high heat? Sadly you are trading one risk for another when you swap materials. No more plastic but now you have potential lead, heavy metals, carcinogens used to create anti corrosion alloys / coatings, harmful additives in the glass treatment / coating. Can't get away from it unless you actually control all the materials yourself and construction. And don't get us talking about the materials used in non-metal coffee cups
Pick your literal poison.
Does anyone have this and can recommend it? Looking for a dual coffee maker for a rental home that allows guests to use ground coffee or k-cups.
Which coffee maker you'd suggest where "harmful chemicals" are not a (theoretical) concern in the metal, glass, and / or plastic they use....particularly at high heat? Sadly you are trading one risk for another when you swap materials. No more plastic but now you have potential lead, heavy metals, carcinogens used to create anti corrosion alloys / coatings, harmful additives in the glass treatment / coating. Can't get away from it unless you actually control all the materials yourself and construction. And don't get us talking about the materials used in non-metal coffee cups
Pick your literal poison.
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