Forum Friday: Coffeemaker reviews with unlimited refills!

Recent Forum Fridays have focused on savvy strategies to fix festive dinners and host holiday guests. But if your otherwise perfect Thanksgiving dinner was marred by a poor postprandial pot of coffee, you can turn to our latest report and review of coffeemakers and always active and accessible small-appliance forum to pick a capable model in time for Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa dinners.

Bunn, Mr. Coffee, and Krups coffeemakers have garnered some impressive testimonials in the busy opinions on automatic coffeemakers thread, while dedicated discussions are already under way about the CR Best Buy Hamilton Beach Brew Station 47454 and the Cuisinart Grind and Brew models.

There are some recurring complaints about leakage with the Black & Decker SmartBrew DCM2000, and some forum participants have expressed similar issues with a Hamilton Beach model.

There’s also a spirited discussion of pod coffeemakers, and other members are opining about the possible lead content of plastic coffeemakers. Other discussions center around the advantages of easily replaceable carafes and white-colored coffeemakers and advice for which grinder to buy.

Take a few minutes to brew up an opinion about your current model.

Written by larrylarr on December 6th, 2008 with no comments.
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End-of-year deals on top performers

Discounted prices on many home appliances abound at this time of year, but a discount alone doesn’t make a product a good deal—you need solid performance, too. The following high-scoring items from our tests are on sale at national retailers:

One of our sharp-eyed market analysts tipped us off to a timely sale on the Kenmore Progressive With Direct Drive 35923 vacuum, similar to the 35922, which sits atop our ratings. This upright is now sale through December 6 at Sears for $230. "That’s $120 off its regular retail and the lowest price I’ve seen on it,” wrote our analyst.

Costco is offering Cyber Monday prices on dozens of products. The Whirlpool Duet front-loading washer and dryer set with pedestals are on sale for $1,750; our reviews of the similar WFW8300S[W] washer and WED8500S[R] dryer (available to subscribers) can help you decide whether this laundry combo is right for you.

Kohl’s is promoting 45 percent off many cookware sets we’ve reviewed until December 6. And the Cuisinart DCC-1200, which topped our latest report on automatic drip coffeemakers, is marked down to $80.

At the Home Depot, sales continue on cordless drills, gas grills, and ceiling fans.

Essential information: Learn more about vacuums, washing machines, and dryers. Then read our survey-based report on finding the best appliance deals.

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