Kalorik Black Onyx 10-Cup Coffee Maker

Do not buy this coffee maker and be aware of the warranty!
We bought this coffee maker from MyHabit for 49.95, mostly because of the looks and price. I still like the look, however here is why you should avoid buying the coffee maker:

1) We have never succeeded in poring a drip-free cup of coffee. I think this is because of the metal lit on the carafe. It seems to collect water while brewing coffee and consequently drips... very annoying
2) We bought the coffee maker end of October 2011, it is now broken (mid-Feb 2012). The heating element is bust, it does no longer brew or heat.
3) Warranty is disappointing (compare with the new coffee maker we bought)

Of course our coffee maker broke in the morning, so much for starting the day on a good cup of coffee...

Called Kalorik - nice and friendly folks, no complaints there - but were told we needed to ship the coffee maker to them at OUR expense. They would then replace the unit and send it to us. Because of the instant "we'll replace it" I think that they...

Broken in Five Weeks - Cheap Junk
Nice minimalist, modern design, but the coffee maker, itself, is cheap junk. It died this morning -- just five weeks after we got it. No power, whatsoever, it just gave up the ghost.

In retrospect, I shouldn't be so surprised given the fact that so much of the stainless steel look -- such as on the carafe, itself, is just plastic dipped in chrome paint. But still, when you spend this much on such a simple appliance, you expect it to last a little more than five weeks.

I'm glad we held on to our old 20 dollar Braun coffee maker, and I will go out of my way to avoid Kalorik products again based on this experience.

Kalorik Black Onyx 10 Cup Coffee Maker
I like the looks & the price was reasonable. Apparently, Kalorik fixed the dripping carraff problem by widing the opening of the lid. I used to have an older clear Kalorik 10 cup coffee maker that dripped a lot. Same basic design as this newer unit.

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