Braun PureFlavor 14-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker w/FlavorCarafe, Hot/Iced

Had our 1st cup of coffee with this coffee maker today and it was really good. I love the charcoal filter that it comes with. I love the shape and I love the color of it a great addition to our kitchen. It’s got a great value for the money and and the size is perfect

This review will be in 2 parts. Order and delivery, because I was pleasantly surprised by the fast turnaround from ordering and, now, receiving after just two days. This was ordered late July 1st, and this is July 3rd. Therefore, thank you very much Amazon. Let's get down to business................ If anyone has had "cowboy" coffee, you know it's good and strong. But I don't live on the open plain and eat from a chuck wagon. The problem is there is way too much coffee waste for one person trying to figure out the right measure of coffee to water. Most times, it's the coffee that suffers. And for you non-cowboys out there, do not put the coffee grinds down the sink drain, not unless you want a big mess and an angry wife! So, here's the other kicker. I did some online investigation, which brought me to Good Housekeeping reviews, and this Braun was second overall in all the categories for performance, coffee taste, brewing, ease of operation, and much more. Now you know why I bought this machine. I've said this over and over again, sometimes you have to ignore the customer reviews and pay attention to the pros! And the price is a definite value. Well, that's the first half of this review. Next, unbox, read the instructions (I'm a huge fan of this), for tips and tricks and to stay away from, "Oh no!" Or "Oh s***! Trust me, I am tired of wasting my coffee. I enjoy cowboy cooking but this urban man needs to control expenses, but not at the expense of taste. This review will continue.....................see ya next time soon. Coffee, homemade bread, hot pepper jelly, and the 4th! This is the final stage........that first mug of coffee. Following the directions for a regular mug of coffee and waiting for the tone, the coffee was hot. I added my creamer, and oh, what a great-tasting coffee. There are many coffee maker brands from inexpensive to high-end, but paying $70 for a Braun, which was recommended by Good Housekeeping review, is a winner. Kitchen appliances are an investment; why not make a good one? Now, back to my great-tasting coffee. July 22, 2025..........I have a post script to this review.................... Regardless of what brand of coffee you use, all coffee has an oil that will leave a residue on the the craffe, the gold basket, even the plastic on or near the coffee when brewing. It is important to wash those that come in direct contact with the grounds with a dish detergent, and to wipe down those that are in indirect contact to keep the scale and "oil steam" clean. This ensures a great cup of coffee every time. And keeps your machine operating properly!

In the past, the last two Braun's we owned were Brew Sense and have always been pleased with the taste of each brew from this model. In looking for a replacement, I did note that we never used all the selections for brewing coffee. We never felt the need to change how it brewed coffee as it always tasted good at the initial setting. Therefore, I thought this one would be fine since as we never feel the need to make changes. I was surprised at how much taller this one is to the Brew Sense model and it makes 14 cups versus 12 which I did not notice when looking into. I was a little leery about setup from reading reviews and left that part up to my husband who stated it was not an issue. He followed directions, put in water filter, ran a full carafe of cold water, and in the morning we enjoyed a flavorful cup of hot coffee. My husband said the coffeemaker beeped when coffee had finished brewing which was never a feature of Brew Sense. Braun has always been a favorite brand as we can always depend on it to provide a great cup of coffee. Update 7/16/24: Well I am sorry to report that this is leaking at the top down to the warming plate. This is very disappointing as I have had several Braun's and never had this issue. So a new coffee pot has been order to replace. Purchased in September 2023.

I’ve been buying one version or another of these Braun coffee pots for most of my adult life. Someone gave me one when I was about 18 and have had one most of the time during the last 35 years. This pot makes great coffee in a big carafe as I expected. Keypad is a little difficult for me but my wife has no problems with it. Keep the manual in a kitchen door ‘cause you’re probably gonna need to change the clock or timer at some point. It’s easy, but only if you know how. That being said, after about 2 years my machine broke down this morning. I got the dreaded Error 01. Called Braun/delongi and after a five minute conversation with a rep, they honored their 3 year warranty and are sending me a replacement. I am surprised the machine broke, but pleasantly surprised by how great this customer service and warranty departments are. A+++

The size is big and bulky, and the touch panel was a real pain to learn how to manipulate. It has a good brew speed and the temperature of the coffee works well for us. There is no issues with pouring from the carafe and it is very easy to clean.

When we first received this Braun coffee maker, our first impression is it is a good looking coffee maker. What attracted us to this coffee maker was the option to adjust temperature (we like it hot) and the strength (we like it bold). First off, the coffee maker went into cleaning mode and wouldn't stop after several water refills trying to run it out. The instructions say the cleaning light only comes on when there is scale in the coffee maker and this was the first time we used it as a new coffee maker. We immediately filed for a return (super easy thanks to Amazon's return policy on this product). Added a video and if you listen to the audio, you may sense my frustration as after a few "clean cycles" I decided to add coffee and it came out really yucky - what a waste! Then the coffee maker decided to work after all. The "auto on" button never lit up - we are wondering if that means our machine was defective?. We were able to select the bold and the hot temperature and finally able to set the clock (that needs to be done as it governs everything else). We were never able to adjust the time to auto shut off (default is 2 hours). The touch pad did not seem to work well. The coffee maker is loud and when we finally got it to work - it made an irritating clicking sound every few minutes. We used the included gold filter and our coffee ended up with a dark grittiness. Using our "go to" Melitta paper filter (Cone #4) made the coffee taste a lot better than with the reusable gold cone filter - no grit and less bitterness. We compost so the filters go into the compost pile versus the garbage. Prior to this coffee maker we had ordered a 14 C programmable Calphalon that we loved (my brother "borrowed it"), but this Braun 14 cup programmable coffee maker seemed to have the same features for less money. We have returned this Braun coffee maker after thoroughly cleaning it and repacking it in the original box (looks like new) and will order another Calphalon. Our overall opinion is the display on this Braun coffee maker doesn't work properly (pressure sensitive buttons do not respond all the time and instructions are poor) and the coffee doesn't taste as good as with the Calphalon. In case you too are looking at the variety of bold coffee makers offered on Amazon, we had previously tried the Hamilton Beach bold coffee maker and also didn't feel like the coffee stayed warm enough and the taste was't really bold and flavorful. Hope all this helps you decide if this is the right coffee maker for you.

Great coffee maker for everyday use. Carafe does not drip. Sneak a cup feature is best I have had. Doesn’t let any drop fall out and hit the warming plate. Programming was non intuitive but works well when I laid the instructions out next to the machine and followed them carefully. Fortunately I shouldn’t have to do that often. Easy to remove grounds when brewing is finished without getting your fingers steamed. Loaded with features and they all work well. Very happy with the purchase.

Perhaps this is a good product and I just got a lemon as other peoples reviews were very positive. Let me start with what I did like. The heating plate keeps the coffee really hot which my husband loved and it made a really good tasting cup of coffee. On the other side there was this random fairly loud clicking sound which I read was the pot monitoring and adjusting the heat level. The clock and brewing time were exceptionally difficult to set. Sometimes the setting buttons worked, sometimes they were temperamental, and at others times they just would not work at all and I had to leave them flashing. After a short period of time I also had frequent dripping when I poured and that only became worse as time went on. The dripping then impacted the heating plate as dripped coffee was getting on the bottom of the craft and burnt coffee built up on the plate and made the surface of the plate come off.

I like the 14-Cup capacity. The #4 cone filter works well in this unit. The carafe pours very well and is ergonomic. The carafe glass is thin making it fragile. The hot element coated with thin Teflon enamel shows wear within weeks if use. I like the water indicator so you can make the amount of coffee cups you wish to brew. I found it easy enough to program and the clock LED is well lit when it’s brewing and visible on stand-by mode. I’m happy with it after looking at many coffeemaker options. Best feature is how it timely infuses the coffee before it starts the brewing process. Makes excellent bold good tasting coffee. Overall the quantity of 14 cups is its selling feature. The bold brew option makes great coffee as I mentioned. You can hear the coffee maker brewing and gurgling when it’s brewing. The three audible beeps to announce the coffee is ready is faint to the ear. The clean and descaling mode when flashing orange takes approximately 20 minutes with descaling solution. I purchased a gallon of descaling solution from home hardware making it more cost efficient. Using the coffee maker daily the clean me light turns on every 4 months for the descaling process. Big D

Es una buena cafetera ,pero se me hace que si hace un poco de desastre si no se limpia al instante después de usar porque que salpica ,hace las misma function que una cafetera de menor precio y el filtration de agua es difícil de limpiar si se ensucia .

Came home from groceries and found this unit smoking and sputtering sparks. If we hadn't arrived home when we did this very well could have burned our house down. Was a great unit at first but if I'd known this could have happened I would have NEVER purchased to begin with.

I've this coffee maker! The bold setting makes the coffee exactly how I love it! Little difficult to understand how to set things at first but just follow the diagrams in the manual and not so much the words. Some are off a little.

Braun quailty. Useful features and easy to use and clean. Uses # 4 cone filter that are easy to find. Great drip coffee ready in 10 minutes. Never fails. I bought this 2nd unit in the likelihood my existing Braun same model but much older dies out. But it still works fine so the new one is still in the box waiting.