Hamilton Beach The Scoop Single Serve Coffee Maker & Fast Grounds Brewer for 8-14oz. Cups, Brews in Minutes, Black (47620), Next Gen

Hamilton Beach Scoop single serve coffee maker
I purchased this coffee maker after owning the stainless steel version. This was less expensive but works pretty much the same. I like the fact that you put the amount of water in for the size cup you want instead of relying on the machine to get it right. I say this because of previous experience with much more expensive machines that never worked properly. The more expensive machines didn’t hold up well either. You can use any coffee you want without spending a lot on K-cups. The coffee is always hot and brewed perfectly. It has a coffee strainer basket and a secondary mesh filter and both must be rinsed between each cup to prevent a backup that might cause it to run over, a simple easy process. It shuts off automatically after each use. It will also shut off if you forget to put water in it. It has cup trays on two levels, one to accommodate a tall cup then one that folds out at a higher level for a small cup to prevent splashing. This is a well designed inexpensive single serve coffee maker. It’s attractive enough and fits anywhere. You get a great cup of coffee every time. Note; I don’t just scoop with the strainer, I measure with a tablespoon for consistent strength and flavor. You don’t want to dip the wet scoop in your ground coffee after you rinse it anyway.

Basically the worst coffee maker that looks nearly identical to the best coffee maker (read review)
This has to be the worst case of bait and switch ever. I love the idea of “The Scoop”. The convenience of a Keurig, but with no post consumer waste and way better coffee. The first generation “The Scoop” which was all chrome looking from what I understand was great, but lacked a removable water tank and you had to refill it with every cup. The second generation was FANTASTIC. Removable tank. Selectable brew size. “Bold” mode. This third generation looks close enough to the second generation that you’d be tempted to think it was the same item. FALSE. I bought one for my mom since I loved my own 2nd gen so much. The 3rd gen is about on par with one of those crappy en-suite coffee makers you find in a cheap hotel. The 3rd gen brews a large by default. If you want a smaller cup, I KID YOU NOT the recommendations per the instructions is to unplug the coffee maker?!?!?! Cheap cheap cheap. Such a bummer they discontinued the 2nd generation. This new one sucks and should be avoided.

It does what I bought it to do
I figured with the negative reviews there’d be lots of refurbs. Sure enough there are. I don’t see the problems talked about in these reviews. This replaces a similar Proctor-Silex machine. Unlike some similar machines the Hamilton Beach does not have a means to use Keurig style pods, it’s loose ground coffee only. I don’t see any evidence of water leakage or coffee grounds spillage while in use so I don’t know what those reviews are talking about. The coffee when freshly made might be a little hotter than the Proctor Silex unit and as hot as I’d want in an insulated mug. Otherwise it would be too hot to drink. I’d buy it again.Edit: After having this coffee maker for a couple months I thought I’d add to my review. It seemed like the machine was turning on without my intentionally pushing the button. It took me a little while to figure out why and it wasn’t the machine’s fault. When I’d remove the grounds basket I’d unintentionally rest my thumb on the ‘on’ button. The brewer would turn on but I guess because there wasn’t any water in it would turn off almost immediately. However the brewer is designed that once it’s powered up and turns off, it won’t turn on again for 2 minutes. Unplugging and plugging back in didn’t help. So I had to wait for 2 minutes to start a brew cycle. Resting my thumb someplace besides the ‘on’ switch when removing the grounds basket fixed the problem. It will sometimes splatter a little grounds on the back of the machine during the brew cycle. Easy to wipe off.I did have it overflow once when making coffee. The cause was the secondary filter’s screen getting clogged. When emptying the used grounds I now check the secondary filter and rinse if necessary. Problem fixed. It will sometimes drip if I don’t leave the cup in place long enough after it turns off. I imagine any single cup brewer is going to have a similar problem. My solution is to keep an empty cat food can nearby. Remove the cup and put the cat food can in its place.

Es mi primer cafetera de única porción para café molido, y estoy fascinada. Estuve usando 2 cafeteras de capsula (ambas fueron un regalo), pero se descompusieron en menos de 1 – 2 años, fue complicado mandarlas a reparar, por lo que opte por desecharlas. Esto sin mencionar el tema de estar desechando correctamente las capsulas vacías. Esta cafetera es sin duda: práctica, sencilla de usar, 0 salpicaduras, y rápida. Si necesitas 1 cafetera de única porción, esta es ideal. Sólo considera el tema de estar llenado el tanque de agua con la cantidad exacta para la porción de café.

This simple machine makes a hot cup of coffee in no time. I consider myself a bit of a coffee snob but I feel that with a quality coffee, fresh fine grind, the temperature of the water is ideal. I did purchase the paper filters.

For those who demand a great cup of coffee, hot fast and bold, there’s nothing finer than ‘The Scoop’