1. Makes pressed coffee and keeps it hot for hours
2. Holds a bit over 1 quart
3. Steel-mesh screen is replaceable
4. Hand wash with mild detergent
5. Five-year warranty against defects

Customer Review :

would recommend with a caveat

Very well constructed with no glass parts to break..easy to travel with.
Using regular drip ground coffee does leave grounds in the coffee....it will work better with a coarser grind that will not get through the filter.


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Just what i wanted

works great keeps coffee hot long enough for me let stand for an hour and it was still hot. filter works ok but will un screw if you mess with it left coffee in it for a few days to season the stainless and get rid of the metallic flavor from the first pot

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Not hot enough

This is a very attractive coffee maker and it turns out very good (not great) coffee. However, the thermos function is not very good at keeping coffee hot; barely better than a traditional glass container.

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I wish it was a great review

Wow. I fell in love with a french press. It was one of the great conversions of my life. Then my french press broke. So I purchased another one. And then I planned a camping trip. Afraid of another broken heart, I mean carafe, I decided to take the plunge and buy an unbreakable french press.

The screen didn't fit rightly! I got grit in my coffee! Oh no!

Then I got an idea, an epiphany. I tried it, and it worked! I used an old screen on my new press. AAAHHH. Good coffee. Bad situation turned out okay, this time. But not everyone has extra french press parts just lying around. I wish it could be a great review, but it is NOT.

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Use carefully, ground do slip through the screen

I was dis appointed the first several tries with making coffee with this press because the coffee grounds seemed to make its way past the screen into the coffee. The thermos is not great at keeping the coffee hot for long. After a while I was able to make coffee (Less grounds in coffee) with this press by slowly and carefully plunging the press. If you want a good press and can due without the thermos go with Bodum. If your really counting on the idea of your coffee staying hot with the thermos style, you might be disappointed a little.

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Editorial Review :

8 cup vacuum pot coffee brewer. The Yama Vacuum Brewer ships with one filter cloth, the filter assembly, a measuring spoon, lid/stand, and vacuum brewer. Additional filters are available for an additional charge. "Cup" refers to Yama's idea of what a cup should be and equals about 3-4 ounces for each cup. Directions for use:Use a slightly finer grind of coffee, somewhere around "auto drip" however you may experiment to taste.Dropthe washable, reusable cloth covered filter into the infusion chamberwith the chain hanging down into the glass syphon tube. Pull the chaindown until you can hook it to the bottom of the siphon tube.Fill the bottom carafe to the 8 cup mark with hot water and place 8 measuring spoons of coffee mark in top chamber.Using the wire trivet between the coffee siphon and the burner place the coffee siphon on the burner and turn on to medium heat. DO NOT TURN THE BURNER ON HIGH As the water boils, it will be siphoned up to the top chamber where it will infuse with the ground coffee. A little water will always remain in the bottom water chamber.Let brew about 60 seconds, then remove the pot from the heat source. Oncethe coffee starts to cool the liquid is siphoned back down into thebottom carafe. Remove the top, placing it in its convertible lid/stand,and bring the pot to the table for serving.Gently rock the upper carafe back and forth until it can easily be removed and placed into it's stand.Serve and enjoy your fresh great tasting coffee.AlthoughIsopropyl (Rubbing) Alcohol which is available at all drug stores canbe used in the alcohol burner, Denatured Alcohol which can be purhcasedmost hardware stores will burn hotter and help heat the water quicker.Check out Old Timey Dave's (Dave W) Flickr feed to follow our EspressoParts adventure brewing with the Yama 5 Cup Tabletop Vacpot.For more information Mark Prince has provided an excellent FAQ on Coffee Vacpots on Coffeekid.comThe information below was taken from Wikipedia.HistoryThe device was inve

Customer Review :

Best coffee I've been able to make at home!

OK, I have been trying to brew a great cup of coffee for a few years now. I got a Yama a few days ago and it does the best job so far.

THE GOOD POINTS:

The Yama's resulting coffee tastes great, is not bitter, is crystal clear, not muddy, and has *no* grit in the cup -- the filtering works great.

I think one of the secrets to this system might be that the fine particles are completely filtered out so when the brewing stops it REALLY stops. There are no fine coffee grounds continuing to over-extract in the pot and cup after the "official" brewing is over. Another factor is probably the maintenance of a proper brewing temperature.

Coffee prepared in the Yama even retains its good taste as it cools in the cup.

THINGS YOU MIGHT NEED TO GET USED TO:

Be prepared to have a more hands-on approach to coffee making and cleanup than with an automatic drip or even with a French Press. See TIPS below. Also, you don't want to leave water boiling unattended in a glass pot.

You will want, if not absolutely require, a decent burr grinder so you can fine tune and get a consistent grind that does not clog the filter.

QUALITY:

Overall, quality is quite high but I have already had to make two minor repairs/adjustments. Hardly worth mentioning, but here they are:

1) The chain used to hook the filter to the siphon tube came off. This is because I wasn't careful when setting the siphon in the stand that the upside down lid provides. I had to reattach the chain to the hook and squeeze the hook a little with pliers to firm up the connection.

2) The handle is held onto the pot by a metal collar that is attached to the handle with a screw. I had to tighten the screw.

COMPARED TO OTHERS:

This is my first siphon (aka vacuum pot) coffee maker so I can't give a first-hand comparison of its performance to others of its kind but it is reasonably priced, well made, and it works. It even looks as good as or better than most. Maybe the Cona looks a little nicer but the Cona costs four times as much and I bet its filter system doesn't work as well!

Up until now I have been using a Technivorm Moccamaster KBT-741 (auto drip) but found that the best way to use it required quite a bit of hand-tending anyway. Stirring and messing with the drip control on the filter basket were needed to keep the grounds properly exposed to the water. I use a "gold" filter instead of paper since that gives better flavor but it does leave mud and grit in the cup, although not as much as French Press. The Technivorm cost over $200. The Yama makes better coffee for less than one fourth the price.

A French Press is about the same price as the Yama and almost as fussy to work with but, in my opinion, doesn't make coffee nearly as good.

TIPS:

(I ended up writing quite a bit here, but don't let all these details scare you off. They -- or your personal equivalents -- will become second nature after just a few brewing cycles. After all, this was the way most people made coffee 50+ years ago. We have traded away good coffee for a very small bit of convenience. These tips might make more sense after using your Yama once or twice.)

1. Bring the water to a near boil in the bottom section *before* attaching the top part (the siphon and filter assembly). This prevents water from seeping up into the top before it is at a good brewing temperature. "Near boil" may be obvious to most, but to be precise we want a temperature of about 200F (95C). You could use a cooking thermometer once to be sure you can recognize what the water looks like at that temperature. It will show obvious signs of boiling but not be at a full "rolling boil".

2. You can tend to other things while the water is coming up to temperature. I grind the coffee, assemble the top section and fill it with the ground coffee. I also preheat the carafe I will transfer the brewed coffee to (using hot water from the tap) and preheat the cups (microwave).

3. Once the water is up to temperature, turn the heat way down and insert the top section WITH LID IN PLACE. Water will rise to the top (in just a few seconds -- it's a little dramatic!). Now give it a quick stir to get a good water/grounds mixture.

4. Leave the heat on low while waiting the prescribed time for extraction to take place. This keeps a simmer in the small amount of water that, by design, is left in the bottom section. The simmering maintains the pressure that keeps the water up in the top section. It also keeps the mixture at the proper temperature and causes a little agitation to keep things well mixed. I give it about 70-75 seconds, setting a timer to 60 right after the quick stir mentioned above.

5. Remove the pot from the heat. I set it on a cutting board. In a few moments the coffee will start to descend from the top to the bottom. What happens is that as the pot cools the water vapor in it reverts to a liquid form causing a partial vacuum that sucks the brewed coffee from the top to the bottom. It may take two or three minutes for the coffee to completely draw down. Nearly all liquid will be drawn from the top and eventually the coffee in the bottom pot will be almost to the level where it was originally filled. When this point is reached it will start "sucking air" resulting in foaming and bubbling in the pot with associated noises.

6. You can now remove the siphon assembly. Use a pot holder and wiggle it, being careful NOT TO BANG THE SIPHON TUBE. If you do this before the "sucking air" mentioned above the vacuum may make it a little more difficult to remove the siphon assembly.

7. The first adjustment you may need to make to your routine is the degree of grind you use. Too fine and it can clog the filter causing the draw-down to stall (but have a little patience with this). Too coarse and it will draw down very quickly. You want to use as fine a grind as you can while still having the draw-down complete in about two or three minutes. Finer grinds give better extraction. I started with what I use for automatic drip but ended one notch finer. Even so, this is near the coarse end of my grinder's scale.

8. Once you have the above paragraph worked out you can adjust the strength of your brew by the amount of coffee you grind and the time you let it simmer before removing it from the heat.

BONUS TIPS!

1. The spent grounds make good compost, especially for plants that like acidic soils. This includes roses.

2. When cleaning out the siphon assembly in the sink be careful not to let water and grounds shoot out the siphon tube at the bottom and get all over you and the floor!

MY BACKGROUND:

I grind my own beans and order them fresh-roasted from several sources but I don't go to the trouble to roast my own. I use chlorinated, softened, filtered, reverse-osmosis water -- not because I actively chose to do so but because that's what I have available and it seems good enough. Filtering and RO are supposed to make it OK to use chlorinated and softened water. I think the water tastes great by itself.



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A great product

I have used a Yama 8 cup vac-Pot for some two years now and am totally delighted with it. It is not only visually attractive, I still love to watch the vacuum siphon the brewed coffee into the pot below. I'm still amazed at how dry the spent coffee is after the siphon has drawn the coffee down through the grounds and into the pot. I've found that the ideal brewing time for the best tasting coffee is four (4) minutes, just like brew time for a French Press. The coffee is consistently delicious to the last drop.
My only wish is that it would make more coffee as it only makes about two and a half standard cups of coffee.
I couldn't recommend it higher. I'm going to buy an extra one to have on the shelf just in case I drop and break the one I use daily.
Dick - Houston

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Siphon brewers are simple to use.

The 8 cup Yama works great with the cloth filter (if you don't mind washing it); it also works great with the Bodum Santos filter after you stretch the wire a bit. I tried a glass rod filter, but it let the coffee in the top leak down to the bottom during the brewing process.

Vacuum coffee is definitely a step up from drip; plus this pot works on a gas stove, great for a power outage.

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1. Dual system simultaneously brews 10 cups each of 2 different coffees
2. Separate carafe, filter, water chamber, and indicator for each side
3. Double-walled filter maximizes flavor, aroma, and maintains optimum brewing temperature
4. Stainless-steel double-insulated thermal carafes; drip-free pouring spout
5. Measures 12-3/4 by 13-1/4 by 8-3/4 inches; limited 1-year warranty

Customer Review :

HELP

I used this coffee make and only one side worked. I did what the instructions asked and the right side will not make coffee. I have returned it to Zaccardi's but they said it was over 30 days and to return it to Krups, it was a gift so I couldn't really help it. Now I have to wait for them to return it to me. I just want a coffee maker that works. We have a regular coffee drinker and a de-caf drinker, I was so excited to find this gem.

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Overpriced/Inferior

This product is certainly not worth the money I paid for it. I am so sorry I never read the reviews. It does not keep the coffee warm, it has not brewing timer, nor does it have a shut-off timeer. For this price, it should have all of this but the worst of it is it does not keep the coffee warm.


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no more burned coffee

This thermal coffee maker offers hours of hot coffee without the burned taste of conventional coffee makers.

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unhappy coffee drinker

My husband and I received this coffeemaker as a gift for Christmas. My husband wanted the dual caraffe that it touts. However, our previous coffeemaker had a timer and a one minute "sneak a cup" feature. I believe this machine is slower than what we had prior. I also have a problem with the temperature of the coffee. To boast that you blend a better cup of coffee doesn't matter if I end up putting my cup of cold coffee in the microwave to heat it up! I'm very dissatisfied with this machine. I expected more from KRUPS and can't believe the price. It is not worth it.

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Piece of junk :-(

We purchased this thinking it would be a great coffee maker and it is junk. The hoppers that hold the coffee don't pivot out from the maker they sit on top of the carafes. When you are making your coffee in the morning you have the two carafes, two hoppers, two bags of coffee and the grinder out at the same time. When the coffee is brewed you remove the carafe and hopper together and try to pour a cup of coffee holding the dripping hopper in one hand over the cup and pour out of the carafe at the same time. The hoppers don't have a drip stop feature. The carafes are open and have separate lids. I've had inexpensive makers that had drip stop, integral carafe lid and pivoting hoppers. I have not had the cold coffee problems other report. I was very disappointed in this piece of crap from France.

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1. Stainless Steel Design compliments today's kitchen trends
2. Brewing Pause 'n Serve lets you pour a cup of coffee while the coffeemaker is still brewing
3. Removable Filter Basket lifts out of Brew Basket for fast and easy filling and cleaning
4. 2-hour Auto Shut-Off keeps your coffee warm for 2 hours and then automatically shuts off. Delay Brew allows you to set your coffeemaker up to 24 hours in advance to begin brewing at a specific time
5. Adjustable Temperature Warmer Plate lets you decide how hot you want to keep your coffee. Cord Storage safely stores excess cord to keep your countertop neat

Editorial Review :

Get up to 12 cups of fresh-brewed coffee at your leisure with this 12-cup programmable coffeemaker from Mr. Coffee. The machine is black with stainless steel accents and has a pause 'n serve feature that allows you to sneak a cup before brewing is finish. It also features a 2-hr. shutoff, fresh brew timer, brew strength selector, adjustable temperature warmer plate, special cleaning cycle and water filtration system. Made of glass and plastic.

Customer Review :

Fine for 2.5 years, then wouldn't brew an entire pot

After 2.5 years, my Mr Coffee FTX25 coffee maker started beeping "finished" and stop brewing long before the water in the reservoir was all used up. While fixing this problem, I was able to examine the inner workings of the FTX25, and I must say, it is quite well built, and pretty easy to repair so long as the electronics haven't failed. Mechanically, very simple and well-constructed. The water heating element doubles as the pot warmer, but seems to have sufficient power to not over/under -do either task.

I noticed that my FTX25 was making it's typical "steam-venting-almost-finished" sound long before all the cold water was gone. Usually, the maker made a percolating sound while brewing, and once all the cold water was used up, a few puffs of steam would be released inside the compartment (I could hear them and see a puff or two coming out of the top lid), finally a second or two later, the finished beep would sound. Instead, right in the middle of the brewing cycle I'd hear the steam puffs then finished beep. This led me to believe that there wasn't enough water getting to the heating element.

I turned over the machine, removed the six screws from the bottom (two are under rubber feet) and opened up the bottom. Two red tubes serve as the input/output paths for cold/heated water respectively. With the front of the unit facing away from me, the tube on the right was the feeder tube. Removed this tube from the heating element and the other end from the black case piece by pulling gently. Near then end that attaches to the black plastic case (actually to the bottom of the reservoir), you can squeeze the tube and feel a small lump - a one-way (check) valve that allows cold water into the element, but prevents the pressure of the steam from pushing hot water back into the reservoir (forcing it up the path to the filter basket). This valve had been fouled ever so slightly in my case. I squeezed out the valve (like toothpaste out a tube) and cleaned the valve (careful not to loose the small white ball) with a brush and soapy water. Replacing the valve (the correct direction!), and reassembling, the coffee maker worked perfectly.

I hope to keep the FTX25 running for a long while.

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Quality Coffee Brewer (FTX33GTF -- not FTX25)

The FTX25 is the old version of this model.
Most of the negative reviews here are for that model.
What is out now is the FTX33GTF, and as a previous review points out, most of the flaws in the old design have been addressed. For the price, this coffee maker brews a great pot of coffee, looks good doing it and has some nice features as well.

The FTX33GTF is a 12 cup brewer, a must in my household. Most of the time we only brew about 8 cups though and it takes about 5-10 minutes. It has a beep alarm that can be turned on or off to let you know when the brewing is done and the adjustable warmer is a nice touch. I always keep the setting on "strong" so don't know how a "normal" cup of coffee from this brewer would be any different. I like having a timer, but normally end up cleaing the coffee maker before using it each mornign so I don't use that feature much. It is easy to clean and the carbon disc that filters the chlorine out of tap water is nice to have. If you use bottled or filtered water, you won't need them though.

Though not enough to keep me from recommending this appliance, there are a few niggles. The clock light is very bright and cannot be adjusted. The "coffee done" beep is loud and some find it annoying. You need to pour the water in fairly slowly so that it doesn't splatter and a lot of moisture is retained in the top layers of the machine. The Decanter that comes with the coffee maker seems rather cheap and flimsy, though mine has held up so far. The lid comes off a little too easily and water gets trapped between the glass and plastic part...leading to drips when pouring.

All in all, I am quite happy with this coffee maker. It is low maintenance, fairly easy to use and brews a good cup 'o joe. And in the end, that is the most important thing.

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Mr. Coffee Black and Stainless Steel 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker

This coffee pot makes excellent coffee but I like the pot the very best account it will pour without spilling every time. The timer is very handy as I like to make my coffee before I goto bed so that when I arise the coffee is ready to drink. This machine does an excellent job and has all the features that I have any use for.

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REVIEW OF THE FTX33GTF, NOT THE FTX25

I couldn't understand the reviews here until I realized Amazon had migrated the reviews of a similar looking coffee maker to this one. Or they replaced the older model and left the reviews. Either way, the reviews here are NOT for the item for sale.
Although the FTX33GTF may look like the FTX25, I can go almost line by line with some of the negative reviews for the 25 and make the opposite statement for the 33.
It is obvious Mr Coffee reads these reviews as almost everything I've read here in these reviews that customers did not like has been remedied in this newer model.
The switch to change the brew to "strong" has a noticeable impact on the pot being brewed. For me, it's less than 10 minutes for a pot and I appreciate the beeper although some say it's a nuisance and on this model it can be turned on or off with a small switch on the front.
The poor spout design another review laments is no problem here.
This is just a simple coffee maker but I like it more than my 11 yr old, still running model. It also brews a smoother cup than my old unit.
It looks great on my counter with my stainless appliances and fits right in with my "modern" kitchen.
It's not a $100 appliance but it doesn't cost $100 either and I believe this is much more bang for the buck.
I hate writing reviews like this.
C'mon Amazon. Get this item it's own page so it gets a fair shake.

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Good advice from another owner

I had problems with water leaking out of the black rubber piece on the back of the machine. Per another reviewers advice, I pulled it out and turned it so the hole was facing down...no problem right away. I was relieved since I was annoyed everytime I brewed coffee. I have had no trouble with coffee leaking out...I don't use the extra filter since we use filtered water from the fridge dispenser. Overall, fine for the price.

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Editorial Review :

The Yama 3 Cup Tabletop Vac Pot Coffee Siphon includes alcohol burner/warmer used to boil the water and activate the brewing process. The Yama 3 Cup Tabletop Vac Pot is great for after dinner coffee brewed right at the table and is ideal for restaurant use as well. "Cup" refers to Yama's idea of what a cup should be--it equals about 3-4 ounces for each cup.Directions for use:Use a slightly finer grind of coffee, somewhere around "auto drip" however you may experiment to taste.Drop the washable, reusable cloth covered filter into the infussion chamber with the chain hanging down into the glass siphon tube. Pull the chain down until you can hook it to the bottom of the siphon tube.Fill the bottom carafe to the 5 mark with hot water and place 5 measuring spoons of coffee in top chamber.Fill the burner with alcohol, light the burner and place directly beneath the bottom water carafe. The water takes about 4 minutes or longer to heat. Using hot water will speed up the process. Once the water reaches boiling temperatures the majority of the water is siphoned through the glass tube, past the filter and into the top chamber holding the ground coffee. Keeping the burner lit and under water carafe allow about 2 minutes to brew.After your 2 minutes is up remove and cap the alcohol burner (heat source).Once the coffee starts to cool the liquid is siphoned back down into the bottom carafe. Remove the top, placing it in its convertible lid/stand, and bring the pot to the table for serving.Gently rock the upper carafe back and forth until it can easily be removed and placed into it's stand.Serve and enjoy your fresh great tasting coffee.Although Isopropyl (Rubbing) Alcohol which is available at all drug stores can be used in the alcohol burner, Denatured Alcohol which can be purchased most hardware stores will burn hotter and help heat the water quicker.Check out DaveW's Flickr feed to follow our EspressoParts adventure brewing with the Yama 5 Cup Tabletop Vacpot.For more informat

Customer Review :

Great coffeemaker

The best way to make coffee in the past has been with vacuum pots. The Yama 3 Cup Vacpot is just the right size for one American size cup of first rate coffee. Watching the action more than makes up for the several minutes it takes when using the alcohol burner to heat the water.

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