Keurig K-Elite Silver
Score: 77/100
Hamilton Beach 2-Way 12 Cup
Score: 67/100Rankings
The Keurig K-Elite is a single-serve pod brewer with a sizable 75-oz reservoir, temperature and strength controls, and an iced-coffee setting, delivering versatile hot and cold drinks. Drawbacks include scaling issues, lack of a timer or dedicated descale button, and a primarily plastic construction. Ideal for users who want customizable single-serve coffee with a large water capacity and are comfortable performing regular maintenance.
The Hamilton Beach 2-Way 12-Cup offers flexible brewing options, allowing users to make a full pot or a single cup without needing pods, and includes a 24-hour timer and auto-pause pour. Its glass carafe's fragility and occasional missing instructions are notable drawbacks. Ideal for small households that want both full-pot and single-serve capability without pod costs.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
8 cups | 12 cupsbest | |
2,218 mlbest | — | |
110 V | 120 Vbest | |
| ↓ lower better | 1,470 Wbest | — |
| ↓ lower better | 3.629 kg | 3.36 kgbest |
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| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
Power & Energy(1) | ||
Voltage (V) | 110 V | 120 V |
Capacity & Size(2) | ||
Capacity (Cups) (cups) | 8 cups | 12 cups |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 332.7x322.6x251.5 mm | 13.9 x 12.2 x 11.1 inches |
Build & Design(2) | ||
Weight (kg) | 3.629 kg | 3.36 kg |
Body Material | Plastic | Plastic, Stainless Steel, Glass |
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Professional reviewers highlight the K-Elite's premium aesthetic, programmable functions, and extensive customization options such as temperature and strength control. They commend its versatility for both hot and iced beverages, while noting the absence of a timer or dedicated descale button and the potential for hard-water scaling as drawbacks.
Everyday users consistently praise the machine's coffee quality, ease of use, and attractive design, especially appreciating the iced coffee feature and tall-mug compatibility. Common complaints revolve around hard-water scaling problems, the lack of a timer or descale button, and the need to modify reusable pods.
“Excellent coffee quality, ease of use, and design”
“set the last one out to the curb”
“makes great, hot coffee”
Professional reviewers praise the Hamilton Beach 49933 for its versatile 2-way brewing, pod-free single-serve capability, and robust programmable features, calling it a game-changing addition for households that need both single cups and full pots without the expense of K-Cup pods.
Consumers who have reviewed the coffee maker generally appreciate its ability to brew hot, flavorful coffee and value the convenience of the programmable timer and auto-shutoff, though occasional complaints about missing instructions and the glass carafe's fragility are noted.
