Ninja Specialty Coffee Maker, Hot & Iced Coffee, 6 Brew Styles, 8 Sizes, Small Cup to Travel Mug, 10-Cup Carafe, Fold-Away Frother, Permanent Filter, Removable Reservoir, Black, CM401

The “specialty” button on this model makes a better cup of coffee than my pour over method, not exaggerating, which I’ve done for years. Read on for tips.I first bought the Ninja model without the “specialty” button at the store- and then got on amazon and realized that the store didnt even have this model. So I returned that and ordered this.While the specialty option does not taste just like an espresso, that’s fine with me because the flavor is fantastic (Gevalia Colombia!) and honestly I don’t like how compact and thick espresso tastes, to drink every morning anyway. (I returned a Nespresso before buying this. Not for me). I use just 2 “big scoops” instead of the 4 recommended by Ninja, and it is the tastiest coffee, rivaling fresh ground bean pour overs and beating most, which is a shock to me. I think if you used the 4 “big scoop” recipe it would work well for drinks with milk. I don’t drink milk in coffee but can imagine double the strength working fine for that purpose.I no longer have time in the morning for pour overs, unfortunately, but this machine is really making it easy on me! I am in love with just touching a button and walking away- and getting better tasting coffee! It “blooms” the grinds and has a showerhead water dispenser, so it might just work better than a pour over, in terms of consistency. This recipe is strong, though, so I often clean out the filter and just hit the “classic” button again, into a clean glass, and use most of that water to dilute my drink. The idea is that coffee is simply less bitter the less time water is running over it. So brewing a lower yield cup for shorter time, and then adding clean hot water to taste, really does rival a pour over. I do this even for a half carafe- just select a lower yield option (see the quick guide) checking that the brew coming out never becomes that pale brown color (that’s the bitter part). Just always clean out the used grinds to get some clean water. You have to play with the preset output options and amount of coffee to make a larger quantity this way. But it’s way less time to do than standing over the grinds and pouring yourself.My main concern is heating water inside plastic, which is why I started using the pour over method. I wish Ninja would make it BPA free and label it as such, as some other brands do. I was not able to find a machine without plastic, and the BPA free brands had some bad reviews about performance, which I don’t have time for. So Ninja, if you’re reading, please make your coffee makers BPA free as I know lots of people won’t use coffee makers due to the plastic. I just have been forced into using a machine, so, taking my chances but really enjoying the coffee.If you are looking at other Ninja models, or other single serve option coffee makers, this guy has it all and performs very well. You can go from a single morning cup to making a full pot, and all the milk drinks. It does it all. I read so many reviews and they are right. This is a great machine.I store the water tank in the fridge when Im done to prevent mold growth. There is definitely water inside the machine after a brew (same as any model) so dont let this sit unused and definitely run the cleaning cycles as recommended. I will be keeping my eye on where the water goes in.But the removable tank is easy to pop in the fridge. I really like that.Ok! Please click helpful if this helped you! I am late to work now but wanted to help you out! Have a good one and hope you buy this guy! :)

This coffee maker is amazing! I love the brewing options, easy of using the machine and overall functionality. It takes up very little space and is hser friendly. The taste of the coffee is great.My previous coffee maker the fancy programmable keurig duo. I love this one so much more!! The programming and design is far better in this machine.

I love this coffee maker. Went from a single-cup Keurig to the Ninja XL, and it's a total upgrade. You can brew one cup or make a whole carafe if you’ve got guests (or just need a full-on caffeine day). The iced coffee feature is legit—it actually tastes good cold, not like watered-down leftovers. Comes with a scoop, reusable basket, and no weird parts to clean. It looks good on the counter and it works hard behind the scenes. Keeper status confirmed.

Yes, I waited 2.5 years to write a review on this. I still vividly remember the excitement of it delivering from Amazon and firing it up, and it's been all good memories since then. To start, we are replacing it due to it not functioning correctly anymore. Will try a hail-mary by doing a cleaning cycle tonight, but don't have high hopes. The issue is that the coffee keeps dripping and dripping far beyond the time the Ninja beeps that it is done. It's been doing this for about nine months or so. It was something we learned to live with, but now the water is actually backing up in the drip basket for some reason. We have not been able to find a clog. I think it has to do with the way the water is coming out of the top during the brew cycle. Yes, I did regular cleanings with vinegar as instructed in the manual (but we have soft water anyway.)Additional small issue: at some point our burner plate got scratched up. We never used abrasives to clean it, so I think this was due to knocking into the plate with the Yetis sometimes. If you are careful you can learn from our mistake. We don't have a ton of surface area that's scratched, but it still sucks.FYI: we never used the frother even once so I can't speak to how it works. We also didn't ever use the Delay function to have coffee waiting at the time of wake-up.This is a very cool-looking coffee machine to have on your coffee bar or countertop. The foldaway cup holder not only looks cool, it's functional to stop splashing when you are brewing a single or double mug. We didn't use it this way often; but it worked well.Half the time we were brewing the XL travel size into a Yeti using Classic mode, a quarter of the time we were brewing a half-carafe using Classic mode and it would stay on Keep Warm for two hours, and a quarter of the time I was brewing an Iced coffee into a Yeti. Every so often I'd use the specialty brew to make the Iced Coconut Chai Coffee recipe in the book (highly recommended!) All functions worked well and made delicious coffee.The benefits (besides it being so nice-looking) was the removable water reservoir, being able to make both hot and iced coffee, the durability of using it nearly daily for over two years, and the simple fact that it made GOOD coffee. I personally would recommend this to others, as I think it lasted a perfectly respectable amount of time. Just make sure to care for it the way it should be (with regular cleanings.) Now the tough part-- replace this with the same model, or get the CM371 which has a Cold Brew function that has replaced the Specialty brew...?

Having been in coffee pedeler management myself in the heartland of Dunkin doughnuts in the south shore of MA.m for some time, I can definitely say that this machine does indeed. "Coffee" well.Jokes aside, as a Boston Electrician, being able to see the time for a morning brew alone is worth the 5 stars. But having cold brew, size options and a good manual that tella you how to clean it? Now THATS a good product delivery. I would recommend this is you have easy access to ice for your brew. Otherwise only if you like to brew it strong. The metal filter can also fit paper filters for a strong flavor filtered finish, and th drip stop is a great addition for those of us with children.The machine seems durable, and brews a whole lot quite quickly. The only process taking long is the "clean" function.