Gevi 4-Cup Coffee Maker with Auto-Shut Off, Small Drip Coffeemaker Super Automatic Espresso Machines Compact Coffee Pot Brewer Machine with Cone Filter, Glass Carafe and Hot Plate

Love it!! Small so fits nicely on counter..

I Like it!!!I’ve used a small 4-Cup coffee maker for years.When shopping for a new maker I desired specific features, and the Gevi 4-Cup met all-of-my specs:- Small Footprint.- Glass Carafe.- Auto Off (in 2 hours).OTHER PROS- Even smaller footprint than my previous maker.- I’m actually liking the washable filter. But it can still use a #2 cone if desired.- Coffee and warmer is much hotter than my previous makers so my cup of coffee stays warmer longer.- Best price to features maker that I found.CON- The glass Carafe is tapered making it hard to clean by hand/sponge.But it can still be cleaned easily with a brush such as an: OXO Good Grips Bottle Brush.OTHER NOTES:- The Carafe looks smaller than the previous maker’s with straight sides, but it is the same volume.- The washable filter is nylon and not metal.WASHABLE FILTER NOTE- Don’t use too finely ground coffee. It will leave a little silky-looking dregs in the bottom of the pot.- A normal brew grind like you get with generic coffee like Folgers is best.- The filter cleans easier if you let it dry a bit overnight..... BUT - After using it a while, I have gone back to using #2 Cone Filters.GRINDS DISPOSAL- Dump grinds in trash (not down sink), wash filter in sink.- Grinds can bind with fats in the drainage system creating clogs over time.- Grinds are also good to put in plants and at tree roots, but first look-up the plant to see it it likes acidic soil and will be good for it, ...and don't over do it.KEEPING IT CLEAN & CLEANING- Use filtered water if possible.- After brewing, leave the filler lid up, and the basket door ajar.This will allow the tank to dry and prevent mold, mildew or slime from growing.- After brewing, leave the filter door open, or clean it out, and leave ajar. Keeps stuff from growing.- After any of these cleaning techniques, run a couple of pots of clean water only through it afterwards.> To sanitize: Run bleach water through it.> To reduce calcium deposits: Run vinegar water through it.> Bad calcium deposits: Run a cream-of-tarter solution water through it.

Cheap quality, the lid does a lot sid secure

I have never written an Amazon review before, but I like this Gevi 4-cup drip coffee maker so much I felt compelled to do so. I've had a number of other machines and even made single cups with coffee bags (like tea bags). My most recent machine was a 4-cup Mr. Coffee. A good coffee maker but the hot plate burned the coffee in the carafe if it sat on there for more than 30 minutes. I was looking for a coffee maker that would NOT burn the coffee. Plus, I like that the Gevi shuts itself off after two hours -- on occasion I forgot to shut the Mr. Coffee off and it ran for hours and hours. But, the real test with Gevi was to let the last cup of coffee sit in the carafe for those two hours then drink it. It was NOT burned and tasted as good as the first cup. The carafe makes two good sized cups and that's about all I want in the morning and I don't want to rush back to the coffee maker right away for the 2nd cup. I want to drink it leisurely. It's a good looking machine, I like the no drip spout. The only awkward thing for me is it sits under a shelf in a coffee/drink bar. I have to pull the entire machine out to lift the water tank cover so I can pour water in. Also, there's a plastic bar in the middle of the water tank that requires one to be careful when pouring in water. But those are minor points. This machine makes a great cup of coffee and keeps it tasting great for hours. No burning. I'd highly recommend this Gevi coffee maker.

It took quite awhile for us to find a 1-2 cup coffee maker. This one makes two medium cups. About 14 ounces. Perfect for a couple. It is easy to use and has a built in filter so you don't have to use coffee filters. However, we use paper filters because we sometimes buy finely ground coffee. In that case the included filter lets fine coffee grounds settle into the filter holder and can clog it up. We now use #2 Melita filters that fit perfectly. When the Gevi coffee was new it made very hot coffee. Too hot, but Gevi apparently knew what they were doing. After a few months there is some loss in efficiency that has made the temp just right. In the two years we have used it (about 50 cups per week), it still works well. Based on my experience, I can definitely recommend this small coffee maker.

Good points: coffeemaker has auto-shutoff and is cone filter compatible in a small coffeepot. The coffee it makes has tasted fine so far.Less desirable is the noise it makes while brewing, very loud gurgles and popping sounds. (Maybe something is wrong with the machine I received. I had another model by the same brand that did not do this.) Also the open-to-side filter container takes up more space on the counter and seems more difficult to fill/clean that one that opens upright.

Excellent value for money