Ninja Fresh Brew Coffee Maker, 12 Cup Glass Carafe, Stainless Steel, CE251

The Ninja 12-Cup coffee maker is the best basic coffee machine I’ve had and used. Hands down works perfect every time. I purchased it in Jan and it’s now the middle of June. I wanted a nice no nonsense coffee machine for just black coffee daily. Works great. Programing is easy. Stays Hot for, four hours on the days I work from home. We have a Keurig coffee machine and a fancy espresso machine for the weekends and guest. But this is my daily driver and I am more than happy with it 6 months later with its performance of a full 10-12 cup pot a day. Definitely recommend it. Easy to use and to clean and add water and grounds. The copper basket and included spoon are a plus!

I got this coffee maker a little over 2 years ago, mainly because of its aesthetics, specifically the design and layout were visually pleasing to me compared to other coffee makers. Also all my appliances are black and stainless. On the two cup setting, it takes about 6 minutes to brew. When it's done the coffee is really hot, and I have to wait about 5 minutes before drinking it, or drop in an ice cube and I can start drinking in about 30 seconds to a minute. I found a combination of things with this coffee maker that turns a good cup of coffee into a great one. The ninja branded measuring spoon that comes with it is more important than you might think. They've literally hit the nail on the head regarding the exact amount of coffee grounds that should be used. It's very simple, one flat scoop for every standard size cup of coffee you want, and remember the word flat. Also there's markers on the water tank so scoops and water match up. I personally found if I use a flat scoop of coffee grounds, not letting the coffee grounds be higher than that, it tastes perfect every time for me. So I would say that's a huge key to a great cup of coffee on this device. Next up, paper filters improved the taste significantly! The goldish mesh metal filter that comes in the box does not filter out all the coffee grounds. I even tried other brands of metal filters to see if they improved that, but it didn't. You will likely have some coffee grounds in the bottom of your coffee cup if you stick with the included metal reusable filter. At first I didn't think it was very many coffee grounds, but then one day I immediately poured the coffee into a glass after brewing it. Then I held the glass above my head and shined a flashlight at the bottom, and there were a lot more grounds that I saw that way, than when I was getting close to finishing a cup of coffee. Meaning, I was likely swallowing a lot of grounds and would have never known that. So I stopped using the Ninja metal filter and started buying and trying #4 cone paper filters and that did 4 things. 1. No more coffee grounds in my coffee cup. 2. No more upset stomach after drinking coffee. 3. The oily stuff that kind of floated to the top of the coffee was gone. 4. The taste of the coffee significantly improved. I would strongly suggest trying a box of paper filters to see if it improves the taste for you. Do not attempt to use a paper filter and the mesh filter at the same time. I tried that once and it significantly reduces the flow of the coffee out of the filter area. This causes the water to build up in that filter area and overflow from there on to your countertop. In closing, this is a good coffee maker, but if you use flat scoops, a good brand of paper filters, and purified water, I think those might be the keys to turning a good cup of coffee into a great one.

This is a very innovative design and a great coffee maker. It is easy to use, especially because of the removable water tank. That makes water filling a snap. We have a number of Ninja products and find them to be first rate. This coffee maker brews an excellent cup of coffee. You won't be disappointed with it.

Due to comments I waited a while before leaving a review. Thus far the coffee maker has worked fabulous. Easy programming and hot coffee every time although I highly recommend still using paper filters as coffee grounds still work through the mesh grounds holder. I really like the removable compartment to fill instead of having to pour water into the tank. I like that the buttons are away from the steam produced by most coffee makers However, I do miss having a 14 cup coffee maker and wish the buttons were a little bit bigger. But other than those little insignificant issues this is one of the best coffee makers I've ever had!

. I searched for a long time for a machine Apparently, no drip is great. I looked at the most expensive, top names, went through all the reviews, and all of them were terrible. Of course some people loved them. So it’s what kept me from buying an overpriced coffee maker that I would find mediocre. I’m a coffee snob. I use French press, being my favorite, have the chimex pour over, and percolator. Now the percolator makes pretty good coffee and I have a big one. Just takes a long time. I have a Moka pot too. Which I love. I drink a lot of coffee and the others were just getting to be a pain to clean. They are actually extremely easily but some days I just want to press a button. Or wake up and coffee made so I’m not running around like a psycho getting my kid to school. So, I love my coffee. It came quick, easy to take out, set up. Cleaned the water base with soap, water, rag like it says. Then ran a cycle of water. Someone complained how long this took to make. It brews pretty fast. My single keireg takes longer and drips all over 🙃. So I make my first pot. The small one. I’m not sure if the robust button works The light didn’t seem to go on when I pressed it messing around. That will be what I use. So I made a classic small cup. It’s ok. But I’m also not used to machine. But I do use kuereg. I’d say probably the same. It’s not bad. I hate that all coffee makers are all made with plastic. Even the ones that say they don’t. There is plastic somewhere in there. Maybe less. Tomorrow I’m goin to try the stringer brew. So I will be updating the difference. If it’s so so, then I may just make a moka pot daily, and just pour that in for more volume and flavor. I think if you like pour over coffee you may like this more than me. Tastes closer to that than my French press or moka. Maybe the same as my kerug. I’ll update tomorrow Update: I went to 4 stars. I used the rich button to brew. It was nice to have it ready in the am. I must say this makes a pretty good cup of coffee. The temperature of coffee is perfect. Definitely better than kuerig. Pods are terrible. Even if I use my own coffee with reusable cup. So being a person that uses French press, moka pot, also percolator. I’ve done pour over also. French press being my favorite along moka pot. Nothing can beat making coffee that way. It will always be better. So for that reason only I take a star off. This is a good drip machine. I’m happy I didn’t waste money on an expensive machine. I read review after review. And since nothing will ever compare to making it the old school way, this machine does a great job. An espresso machine may be a good buy. But I wanted a drip machine that I can program the night before and didn’t need much cleaning after bc I drink a lot of coffee. Not that it’s difficult rinsing the others out. But I’m lazy sometimes. So I’m definitely a coffee snob. Every machine even the expensive ones have plastic parts. So I’m happy with this purchase. I’m hoping it lasts, so when issues come up I will edit. I would like to get a good 10 years if not more out of this machine. I prefer to never have to buy one ever again. But things are made to not last unfortunately. So I expect this to last at least 10. It’s not asking much. So will see

We stayed at an AirBnB recently and they had this coffee pot......This was THE BEST coffee pot Ive ever used.......We instantly googled where to find one and bought it right then! We threw our old one away ( and it was only 4 months old ) The coffee in this NINJA is actually HOT and not just warm.. The timer is super easy to set...The water reservoir makes it super easy to actually SEE how many cups you're making. It beeps when setting the timer so you know its really set and shows the time its going to start brewing. Its a no fail setting if you ask me! It also beeps 5 times after brewing to let you know its all done and ready to enjoy!!! Its very easy to clean. Comes with the permanent mesh filter. We LOVE this coffee maker!!

Speaking as a Senior Civil Design Engineer this is the most thought out, planned, designed and function coffee maker that I've ever purchased, it preformes well, is easy to program, straight forward in it operation, flawless in it's design, sparking beautifuly in its display, designed for minimal space occupance while delivering exceptional products in a timely and repetative nature consitantly. I, would and do not have any misconception recommending this product interested in purchasing a fantastic preforming piece of equipment and deserving addition to your kitchen appliances.

UPDATE: For our second brew, I ran it on "Classic" instead of "Rich". I really was a significantly superior brew. It tasted good with the old machine, but really fine with this one. Now after over a week of use- it's a consistent result every day, and a cup of coffee is, indeed, superior with this machine and all else being equal. I found another issue, though. There's a gap between the back of the carafe lid and the handle. Steam escapes there, and it gets very hot. I have fairly large hands and I tend to put my thumb there. I have gotten burned a couple of times. It's painful but not long lasting. It's not the steam alone, but the fact that the little bit of steam heats the material for the entire brew time plus serving time. Cleaning is getting burdensome. The carafe needs a re-design. I got this to replace (?) a very basic Mr. Coffee that is about 5 years old, that is one of my favorite examples of design. It's as simple as can be: an on/off switch and a carafe that is capacious and very easy and fast to clean. It has very few right angle areas that would make it hard to clean. (They have changed the design since we bought it, and not for the better.) It still works. This Ninja is nice, and the filter basket will barely sit on the scale while I weigh the grounds into it, but it's going to tip over, and often. Once the coffee is made, you can't pour all of it from the carafe, because the plastic rim extends around the edge and into the lip, and it has a square edge. The lid of the carafe, has a strange pipe that extends to near the bottom of the pot. Why? You'd have to use a round brush to clean it well. I've made one pot of coffee so far. I used the rich setting. My wife liked it, but I thought it was much more bitter than yesterday's coffee. It was visibly darker (remember, I weigh the grounds, so that's constant). I found the liquid measure to be the same as the coffee make we've been using. Tomorrow I will try the "classic" setting. I don't really need another clock to set, or a timer, or really any of the features this sports beyond "on/off". I will also mention that the reservoir works well. But it's clear plastic. So with our regular water, it will get mineral spots (and it's virtually impossible to clean with all the strange grooves and right angles). So we have to use distilled water. I like a spotless kitchen. (The reservoir in the old one doesn't need hand cleaning because it's mostly black plastic with a frosted window to gauge water level. It much much easier to see the water level with this Ninja, though.)