Quickly heat up to 12 ounces of water for coffee, tea, hot chocolate, or instant soup with this 800-watt single-cup dispenser. Providing maximum brewing flexibility, the appliance can be used with ground coffee, tea bags, or coffee or tea pods, and its 5-1/4-inch cup clearance accommodates standard 12-ounce coffee cups or mugs. Other thoughtful details include a simple start switch with power indicator, an easy-to-fill water reservoir, and automatic shut-off for peace of mind. A p…more…
West Bend 56202 Single-Cup Coffee and Water Dispenser, Black
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice little coffee maker
I have this in my office. It’s cute and compact and takes a very few minutes to brew a nice cup of coffee.
I used a Betty Crocker (white plastic outside) 2-4 cup electric hot pot/percolator for years when traveling. It lasted so long (15 years), it never occurred to me the same type might not be available when I finally needed to replace it (the sad part is, it didn’t even stop working…I just forgot to clean it after a camping trip, and found it months later, and, ummmm…decided buying a new one would be easier than cleaning mold).
I searched for months looking to find a similar model that would fit my needs. I needed something compact, unbreakable and with a minimum of moving parts. I wanted something easy to use that wouldn’t be a PITA to clean.
Oh, and did I mention…COFFEE is the most important meal of the day for me? It had to make decent coffee! Not only decent coffee, but I’m a 3-cup-a-morning minimum type person.
Most small drip coffee makers come with the standard glass carafe, which is breakable and not suited for travel. I even looked at French presses, but decided it would be too cumbersome to deal with, especially while traveling.
I took a chance on this West Bend model, even though I was very hesitant about the “single serving” aspect. I’m happy to say it was NOT a problem! The coffee maker brews a single cup so fast, the waiting for another cup was nothing. I also found I like having a freshly-brewed cup for each and every cup. That was something I hadn’t considered I’d like. I also loved having the coffee brew directly INTO the cup! Man, how cool is that?
The place where you put the coffee cup is plenty big (both height and width) to accommodate most sizes of mugs. What I did (and I’d recommend this if you plan to use this for traveling) is got a 16-oz camping mug (the kind that are metal inside with ceramic coating and a flat bottom). The coffee maker will hold 12-oz of water, so there’s no worrying about spilling over (plus you have room for cream/milk). These camping mugs are easy to clean, which is another plus for travel.
The manual (which is like 2 pages, because there’s nothing to working this. Pour water in, depress the button and out comes coffee, right into your cup) claims it’s good for other things. Pppffftttt….as if there’s anything *besides* coffee. But since I like to live a well-rounded life, I made tea with it. Works beautifully.
The unit comes with 2 brew baskets, one permanent filter for ground coffee and one pod holder. I tried them both, and any drawbacks to either (pod coffee is pretty weak, even with using 2 pods, and ground coffee is messy) were not due to the coffee maker itself. What worked best for me was 2 pods in the basket and one in the mug. But that’s just me, your mileage may vary. I also used a paper filter with ground coffee and no basket…that worked very well, too.
This unit not only works well, but it takes up a very small amount of space, a big plus for me. I’m happy…and that’s not an easy task, when we’re dealing with my morning coffee
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect design & function
I can’t say enough about this coffee maker. My super-cheap Cafe Uno finally died after months of intermittent problems.
So, I had a Black and Decker DCM19 Brew n Go for a number of years, and it finally gave up on me. When I went looking for a replacement, I read the reviews here and people said the new model wasn’t as good as the old – the water reservoir was small to pour into etc.
So I went looking for a model closer to my old one. To my surprise this West Bend coffee maker *IS* the old Black and Decker Brew n Go. Check it out:
[...](they deleted my link – if you google for DCM19 you will find the manual)
Except for two things.
First and most strange – they drilled a hole in the back of the thing to make it only brew 12oz. The machine will actually brew 16oz without issue… Why would they do that? Some licensing thing? Anyway I put an eraser through the hole, and it brews 16oz just fine.
Second, they replaced the #2 cone filter holder with a pod holder. Personally, I think pods are a rip-off so I am using the old cone filter holder from my original maker. You could probably use #1 filters with the pod holder…
Anyway – pretty strange change of hands of a good design. The hole drilled in the back is annoying, but once plugged up this is a good machine.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Rarely makes a full cup
I purchased one of these and the machine rarely makes a full cup of coffee
because the filter clogs up.
This single-cup coffee maker is great because of the large base and the space between the drip portion and the top of the cup. Large mugs fit quite nicely.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for one person use.
I purchased this coffee maker because I wanted a coffee maker for one cup of coffee. It makes coffee fast, it is hot when you get it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good coffee — but BE CAREFUL !!!
It brews a very fast cup of coffee, so it seems to do the job. I use the Senseo pods (from Amazon), which taste very good.
5.0 out of 5 stars
West Bend Single -Cup Coffee maker
I really like this coffee maker. I can get my single cup of coffee as fast as my husband gets his from his Bunn. It has a very simple design and extremely easy to use.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor quality product
I’ve tried two of these and always have the same problem. It only brews a portion of the water you pour into it…no matter how little you pour into it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product
I love this coffee maker. It is small, so it doesn’t take up much counter space. It has a handy fill line inside, so you don’t have to measure the water – that is for a 12 oz…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice……
I live alone and got tired of the hassle of the conventional drip coffee makers for more than 1. Just did not need it.
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