Batch brewing · review
Twelve five-ounce cups with 24-hour programming and a marked carafe, using a standard paper filter.
Where we land on it A twelve-cup machine with 24-hour programming at the bottom of the price range, and the only listing here that tells you outright it needs a paper filter. The cup is defined as five ounces, which is more than most of this shelf manages.
*Cup equals approximately 5 ounces (varies by brewing technique).
Two of eight listings on this shelf bother to say what a cup is. This is one of them, and it adds the qualification that it varies — which is true and which nobody else admits.
Most listings here are silent about filters. Four include a permanent one. This one says you need paper, every time, for proper operation.
It is a small ongoing expense and a small ongoing errand, and knowing about it before buying is worth more than most of the features on this shelf.
Read on the day this page was built: $35 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
At $35, it is the 2 cheapest of the 11 models in this category published here.
| Capacity | 12 cups; a cup is approximately 5 ounces, as stated by the maker |
|---|---|
| Carafe | DuraLife glass, measurement markings, easy-grip handle |
| Filter | Standard paper coffee filter required for proper operation |
| Programming | 24-hour auto brew |
| Auto shut-off | 2 hours |
| Sneak-A-Cup | Stops the flow so a cup can be poured mid-brew |
| Controls | Digital, rubberized buttons, clock and brew time display |
| Water window | Front facing |
| Power | Not stated by the maker |
| Amazon reference | B01GJOMWVA |
| EAN | 0050875816671 |
The listing says the brew basket requires a standard paper coffee filter for proper operation. That is unusually direct — four machines on this shelf ship a permanent filter instead, and paper is an ongoing cost that nobody else here raises.
The listing defines a cup as approximately five ounces, with the caveat that it varies by brewing technique. Twelve of those is sixty ounces, which matches the one machine on this shelf that publishes the total directly.
The carafe, chiefly: this one is glass on a plate that runs two hours, the other is a four-layer vacuum carafe with no plate at all. The thermal machine also adds a strength selector. Both publish 24-hour programming and the same VORTEX showerhead idea.
These coffee machines share the category and the price bracket. Only what each one states is shown; an incomplete column would mislead.
| Model | Price | Capacity | Programming | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK+DECKER 12-Cup Drip CM1160B | $35 | 12 cups; a cup is approximately 5 ounces, as stated by the maker | 24-hour auto brew | Not stated by the maker |
| Mr. Coffee 12-Cup Programmable | $35 | 12 cups, 60 fl oz / 1.774 L; 1 cup = approx. 5 fl oz / 148 mL | Brew now or schedule ahead | Not stated by the maker |
| KRUPS Simply Brew 10-Cup | $40 | 10 cups, 1.5 L / 51 oz | Not stated by the maker — on/off button | 900 W |
| Mr. Coffee 5-Cup Mini Brew | $27 | 5 cups | Not stated by the maker | Not stated by the maker |
Details checked on October 30, 2026.
A full-pot household wanting a timer and a marked carafe for the least money on this shelf
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 30,000.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for coffee equipment and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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