Ninja CM401 Specialty 10-Cup Coffee Maker, with 4 Brew Styles for Ground Coffee, Built-in Water Reservoir, Fold-Away Frother & Glass Carafe, Black

Update: almost 5 months later it’s still making great tasting coffee and I finally used the CLEAN function at least once every week since a month ago. Just added a bit of vinegar with the water and it self cleans under the Full Carafe setting. Nice functionality. We’ve since cut down on the number of scoops now that we’re doing individual cups. I like mine stronger vs my husband’s so it adheres to our liking which makes this machine still great and now I’ve given it 5 stars. Good investment for coffee lovers.

Old review: So it’s been about 7 weeks since I bought this coffee dripper and I have to say it’s been money well spent so far. This is an upgrade from a regular brewer (made 12 cups) that we had to buy paper filters for and it was a cheap one from the store that we had for almost 12 years and used almost every day until it brewed its very last pot and we sadly had to find a replacement…Now that I have digressed, here is a list of pros and cons I have on this product:
Pros:
1. Is a coffee dripper (multiple droplets of the coffee into the pitcher). Coffee has better flavor and is stronger vs your average coffee brewer (single drip through filter)
2. Has its own reusable filter (for which I love!)
3. Has a FROTHER! (Selling point for us! Detachable and washable)
4. Comes with a measuring spoon (also detachable and washable)
5. Has 4 settings: classic, rich, over ice and Specialty (tastes almost like a real espresso)
6. The Delay settings, super easy to use. (Set time for later brewing or next day)
7. Has a clock/time that we can read in the dead of night
8. Tells u when it’s done (beeps) and screen blinks the word END
9. Has a drip stopper so coffee doesn’t leak from the filter when you’re grabbing some before it’s finished brewing
10. Heats for 2 hours when brew setting is on HALF or FULL pitcher (can set for longer or turn on STAY WARM button)
11. Has a CLEAN function that I haven’t used yet but probably should since we use this machine every day!
12. Wait time not long for coffee to start brewing (1 min tops, I think its faster though)
13. Different brewing size settings (cup, xl cup, travel mug, multiple, half pitcher, full pitcher)
14. Simple basic cleaning

Cons:
1. I wish the water tank could hold more water. Only holds the max amount of water for a full pitcher.
2. Uses a lot of coffee grounds (we go through one 12oz pack in a week and half, sometimes only 7 days for 2 people) the measuring spoon calls for 3-4 large scoops for a half pitcher. We’ve found that 3 scoops tastes good to our liking. And 1 scoop is equivalent to 2 tbsps. (There are 2 separate scoop size on each end, small and large)

Overall, if you don’t think you need all these amazing functions, then I suggest a simple brewer will do. But if you want something closer to the same coffee as your local coffee shop, this machine will get you there whenever and however you want.

I’ve been a Keurig user for many years. My daughter drinks fully caffeinated coffee, but I’m a decaf drinker. My husband does caffeine in the morning and decaf at night, so we always thought the Keurig was the only option. Then we had to replace a brewer that expired after many years of daily use, and got a Keurig Supreme. Big mistake. It only lasted 2 months before the pump stopped working. Keurig replaced it, and the same thing happened with that one. This happened 3 more times. After a year of this nonsense, I realized it was time for a change. My daughter’s office has this brewer and she raved about it, so I took a chance on it and am delighted with this brewer! Easy to use, and the flexibility of either brewing a single cup or a pot of coffee is awesome! The flavor is great, and we save money on coffee. No more wasteful K-cups. There is a frother on it, but haven’t tried that yet. I love this machine!

I had this 2 years, it was a pain.. .It made good tasting coffee but has several design flaws. The water reservoir sometimes leaks into it’s base, so when you lift the reservoir a flood of water gushes out. Also, there is a plastic bubble at the bottom of the reservoir that is not accessible when you refill it but water flows through, so algae builds up over time. Even cleaning the reservoir with vinegar won’t get rid of it. Also, over time the steam gets more forceful when the water is heated, and if you use fine ground coffee the roof of the heated drip becomes caked with grounds.

The built in frothier was a nice feature, but doesn’t rotate fast enough to make a good froth. The various coffee size settings are nice.

Me encantó esta cafetera, si vale la pena el precio que uno paga. El sabor del café lo exalta. La opción de Cold Brew es fenomenal. Recomiendo que compres una moledora de Café, para que el sabor sea mejor, y fresco.
No me arrepiento y la recomiendo al 100%

The use of this Ninja coffee pot is super easy and it’s well-made, however, do not waste your money getting the THERMAL CARAFE!
IT IS SHOCKING THAT A MANUFACTURER WOULD SHOW A BUYER AT AMAZON THIS PRODUCT AND THE BUYER NOT ASK WHERE IS THE LID FOR THE CARAFE??? What a rip off!! A thermal carafe with no lid!! Who would ever sell something like this? Of course no pictures showing a hole in the center of the carafe can be seen on Amazon. What a joke! Don’t buy the carafe get your own.