Do you find the coffee to be HOT, not just warm after a few hours? I have a different model Alfi that I was disappointed with about this....
171732
We always pour the coffee into our carafe in the A.M. Yesterday, after dinner, my husband poured out some coffee and said,"Wow - this is still steaming hot"! I found that this less expensive Alfie model works even better than the more expensive one we had before. It works the best when you preheat it by leaving hot water inside for a couple of minutes before you pour in the coffee. This will keep our coffee warm for 24 hrs. We love ours.
171733
I was disappointed in this carafe and sent it back. It was cheaply made (in India) and did not keep beverages hot. I reordered the Alfi Gusto which was more money but made in Germany. The Gusto model definitely keeps coffee hot for a longer period of time.
171734
I threw mine away. Did not like the way it poured and failed to keep coffee hot.
171735
Yes, this model is the best I've found after trying several different brands/models.
171736
If the pot is full it does stay hot. But no thermal pot is going to keep things really hot all day - especially if the pot is not full. This however is vastly superior to a thermal pot that was part of an electric drip version that I used to have.
571045
The 1st thing I do every morning is turn on the Bunn. Takes about 10 min & water is as hot it would ever have been left on. By the time you grind & get stuff ready it's hot. I didn't like it being on all day either. The water you put in today makes tomorrows coffee!!
2020290
The coffee maker has a heating element inside it, but I always turn off the coffee maker the second it's done brewing because otherwise the coffee tastes burnt -- terrible. I don't know if you're turning off the machine but if so there's no mechanism for the coffee to stay hot -- the only mechanism is that heating element in the coffee container, which makes the coffee taste bad! Not a good design.
687303
I'm happy with it. Makes coffee as hot as any Kurick machine. I drink it without adding milk, so I need to sip it at first.If you add milk it should still be hot....but that might be a matter of opinion.
1657200
I agree that the coffee is not really hot enough. The solution is to heat the pot with hot tap water or even a hot spot before starting the coffee. However, this doesn't work if you put the coffee together the night before and want to simply push start in the morning. Than being said, slightly cooler coffee beats old and burnt any day.
687304
Mine made cool coffee. The water didn't heat enough to extract the coffee properly. That's why I returned it.
841073
Temperature is as hot as my stovetop will go. After the water heats and steams upwards and drips back through the grounds then its done. I do not let it sit on the stove after that for further heating of the pot. Some coffee beans work better than others and some grinds work best. It took some playing around to find my favorites.
1495754
I am tempted to just answer "hours", but of course "it depends" (sorry!). I think if you just pour from a freshly brewed pot of coffee into this awesome Nissan-Thermos stainless-steel mug, you should easily get at least 2 or 3 hours of hot coffee. Personally I drink 14 oz. of coffee much faster than that! But the real trick to this double-walled, vacuum construction is to PRE-heat the cup! First, run hot water from your tap (as scalding as you want) and then pour it into the cup, close it, and set it aside while you make your coffee. I assume the vacuum (?) stainless-steel gets heated up. Then, when you dump out the hot water moments before you pour your hot coffee in, it's almost as if you have a heated thermos! Using this method before a 2 hour commute I don't even notice a decrease in temperature at all. It seems to me that it will then stay hot 4 or 5 hours or even more! Obviously I am a huge fan of this "Nissan" Thermos brand.
1900148
I've used the components of the cappucino and hot chocolate together and it's pretty good (although it ain't no Starbucks, ya know?). But I must say, I'm debating returning the thing, as well. The temperature of the beverage is lukewarm, and the coffee tastes watery and burnt, although there was a post in here about a suggested remedy. I also agree with the recent post about feeling remiss diiscarding those discs that will decompose around the year 20,000. Does anyone know if there's a calorie/fat mesurement on the creamer that's used for the cappucino?
641391
Well, we haven't tried it in terms of just letting anything hot sit in it all day. And, of course, as you pour from the container, you have less coffee and more fresh air inside, which tends in any carafe to lessen the heat level. But, spending a couple of hours or so enjoying a leisurely breakfast, we've been very happy with the results. Nearly as hot at the end as at the beginning. Hope this help.
5381
I have found that it brews best at the 4 cup mark. The coffee is wonderfully hot, just the way I like it. It takes a little longer than your standard electric --- but well worth the extra couple of minutes it takes.
1665004
I have never experienced that. There is a warmer under the canister that the coffee brews into-maybe that is malfunctioning? I have had this coffee maker for years. (Am actually on my second machine) the second cup has always been just as hot as the first. I have heard the company is really good about replacing the machines. Best of luck!
1588313
Either this model has a flaw, or they have deliberately made it with a lower-temp limit. My old Cuisinart 12-cup made it plenty hot on the H setting. Now, it's barely hot enough to retain heat for more than 15 minutes -- on High -- and that's before I put the creamer in. I have had to re-heat in the microwave on cool mornings.
751269
honestly - I dont use mine because it does not get my coffee hot, its a piece of crap!!
1576471
I do like my Horton coffee maker by Bunn, but I have found out you need to use more coffee grand's Also I have a water purifier it helps on the teats of the coffee , The only thing is I wish it sated warm for 1 1\2 hours.
3099
Yes! As a matter of fact, I am drinking my second cup right now, 30 minutes after making the coffee. It's hot! The warmer goes off automatically after one hour.
860758
I have found it to be not hot enough and am disappointed by that point. It is annoying to have to load water every cup, but not a deal breaker. Other than that, I love it! It does what I was after and that is to save coffee. I don't waste a pot of coffee for one cup and I can have one cup now when in the past I wouldn't because of left over coffee.