Ninja 12-Cup Programmable Coffee Brewer, 2 Brew Styles, Adjustable Warm Plate, 60oz Water Reservoir, Delay Brew - Black/Stainless Steel

I recently upgraded from an old coffee maker I had for years, and this one is such a great improvement. The programmable feature lets me wake up to fresh coffee, which makes mornings so much easier before work. It has a sleek design that looks great on my counter, and the removable water reservoir makes filling and cleaning simple. The adjustable warming plate keeps my coffee hot, which is a must. The coffee tastes smooth and flavorful, and I like that I can choose between Classic and Rich depending on how strong I want it. The clean feature is a great bonus and makes maintenance easy. Overall, a reliable, easy-to-use coffee maker with all the right features.

We just received this coffee maker yesterday after our high-end fancy Technivorn machine died from 6 years of daily use. We like the fact that it was highly rated and it was well under $100 and so far, we are happy with its operation, it’s designed and functionality. It was important to us that it had this capacity and the ability to set the machine in advance to make coffee the next morning, as well as to keep it warm once it’s brewed. It was also important that it had the ability to clean itself, so the clean cycle will certainly come in handy. The coffee we made today was excellent, perhaps even a little strong because we started out using the strong mode button so we may back off tomorrow just to see the difference and also adjust the dosage because we used 12 heaping scoops and it came out a little bit strong. We will update this review if necessary, but so far so good!

Love this coffee maker. The water reservoir comes off for easy fill. Works great looks classy

I have been a mission. to find the best reasonably priced coffee maker. I ordered this one and sent it back because I didn't think the coffee was hot enough. I then got the 14 cup ninja with the adjustable heating plate--as soon as I put the 14 cup on the counter, I regretted getting it--it was not nearly as well made as the 12 cup--which is an older model--I ended sending the 14 cup back and getting a Cuisinart--I have reviewed the Cuisinart and listed all of the flaws that I found on it--so I am back to the original and loving it--it is simple to use and set up--and it makes a great cup of coffee. I have found that none of them keep the coffee really hot while on the burner. If you are looking for a great sturdy simple coffee maker this is the one for you!!!

. I searched for a long time for a machine Apparently, no drip is great. I looked at the most expensive, top names, went through all the reviews, and all of them were terrible. Of course some people loved them. So it’s what kept me from buying an overpriced coffee maker that I would find mediocre. I’m a coffee snob. I use French press, being my favorite, have the chimex pour over, and percolator. Now the percolator makes pretty good coffee and I have a big one. Just takes a long time. I have a Moka pot too. Which I love. I drink a lot of coffee and the others were just getting to be a pain to clean. They are actually extremely easily but some days I just want to press a button. Or wake up and coffee made so I’m not running around like a psycho getting my kid to school. So, I love my coffee. It came quick, easy to take out, set up. Cleaned the water base with soap, water, rag like it says. Then ran a cycle of water. Someone complained how long this took to make. It brews pretty fast. My single keireg takes longer and drips all over 🙃. So I make my first pot. The small one. I’m not sure if the robust button works The light didn’t seem to go on when I pressed it messing around. That will be what I use. So I made a classic small cup. It’s ok. But I’m also not used to machine. But I do use kuereg. I’d say probably the same. It’s not bad. I hate that all coffee makers are all made with plastic. Even the ones that say they don’t. There is plastic somewhere in there. Maybe less. Tomorrow I’m goin to try the stringer brew. So I will be updating the difference. If it’s so so, then I may just make a moka pot daily, and just pour that in for more volume and flavor. I think if you like pour over coffee you may like this more than me. Tastes closer to that than my French press or moka. Maybe the same as my kerug. I’ll update tomorrow Update: I went to 4 stars. I used the rich button to brew. It was nice to have it ready in the am. I must say this makes a pretty good cup of coffee. The temperature of coffee is perfect. Definitely better than kuerig. Pods are terrible. Even if I use my own coffee with reusable cup. So being a person that uses French press, moka pot, also percolator. I’ve done pour over also. French press being my favorite along moka pot. Nothing can beat making coffee that way. It will always be better. So for that reason only I take a star off. This is a good drip machine. I’m happy I didn’t waste money on an expensive machine. I read review after review. And since nothing will ever compare to making it the old school way, this machine does a great job. An espresso machine may be a good buy. But I wanted a drip machine that I can program the night before and didn’t need much cleaning after bc I drink a lot of coffee. Not that it’s difficult rinsing the others out. But I’m lazy sometimes. So I’m definitely a coffee snob. Every machine even the expensive ones have plastic parts. So I’m happy with this purchase. I’m hoping it lasts, so when issues come up I will edit. I would like to get a good 10 years if not more out of this machine. I prefer to never have to buy one ever again. But things are made to not last unfortunately. So I expect this to last at least 10. It’s not asking much. So will see

This is an excellent coffee maker. Reasons: Well made, simple to use, convenient and removable water reserve, carafe that doesn't drip, brewing light pulses to let you know it's brewing, beeps when done, simple delayed brewing, small batch mode for up to 4 cups (other coffee makers will make EXTREMELY weak coffee if you only make up to 4 cups) and most important, the automatic pre-infusion cycle wets the coffee grounds and then pauses for a little bit to allow the grounds to soak up the hot water and THEN continue the brewing process. This takes a little longer, so a 12 cup carafe takes 10-12'ish minutes, but in my opinion it's WELL worth it. I drink my coffee black, so there's no place for bad coffee to hide. Take it from me, if you start with quality coffee and use filtered/bottled/clean water, this unit makes fantastic coffee! Best ever.

I have had this for 23 days so far, I have to say I enjoy the coffee that the ninja brews, we have it set on the Rich setting compared to classic.we also like the delay setting so our coffee is brewed as we wake up. The water container on the side is much easier to fill without spills, the large spout on the coffee pot is also very nice never a drip or spill on the counter, its easy to program, no issues so far, now looking for longevity, because our last coffee pot only lasted about 1½ years. We are using filtered water in it compared to just out of the faucet.

UPDATE: For our second brew, I ran it on "Classic" instead of "Rich". I really was a significantly superior brew. It tasted good with the old machine, but really fine with this one. Now after over a week of use- it's a consistent result every day, and a cup of coffee is, indeed, superior with this machine and all else being equal. I found another issue, though. There's a gap between the back of the carafe lid and the handle. Steam escapes there, and it gets very hot. I have fairly large hands and I tend to put my thumb there. I have gotten burned a couple of times. It's painful but not long lasting. It's not the steam alone, but the fact that the little bit of steam heats the material for the entire brew time plus serving time. Cleaning is getting burdensome. The carafe needs a re-design. I got this to replace (?) a very basic Mr. Coffee that is about 5 years old, that is one of my favorite examples of design. It's as simple as can be: an on/off switch and a carafe that is capacious and very easy and fast to clean. It has very few right angle areas that would make it hard to clean. (They have changed the design since we bought it, and not for the better.) It still works. This Ninja is nice, and the filter basket will barely sit on the scale while I weigh the grounds into it, but it's going to tip over, and often. Once the coffee is made, you can't pour all of it from the carafe, because the plastic rim extends around the edge and into the lip, and it has a square edge. The lid of the carafe, has a strange pipe that extends to near the bottom of the pot. Why? You'd have to use a round brush to clean it well. I've made one pot of coffee so far. I used the rich setting. My wife liked it, but I thought it was much more bitter than yesterday's coffee. It was visibly darker (remember, I weigh the grounds, so that's constant). I found the liquid measure to be the same as the coffee make we've been using. Tomorrow I will try the "classic" setting. I don't really need another clock to set, or a timer, or really any of the features this sports beyond "on/off". I will also mention that the reservoir works well. But it's clear plastic. So with our regular water, it will get mineral spots (and it's virtually impossible to clean with all the strange grooves and right angles). So we have to use distilled water. I like a spotless kitchen. (The reservoir in the old one doesn't need hand cleaning because it's mostly black plastic with a frosted window to gauge water level. It much much easier to see the water level with this Ninja, though.)