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- Well designed
- Easy to use and clean
- Inexpensive
- Durability problems
- Reports of leaks
- Coffee of inconsistent quality
- Water doesn't get hot enough
Although some professional reviewers call the Black & Decker DCM2000 a top pick, owner-written reviews say that the machine is prone to breaking and makes coffee of average to below-average quality. Editors at Cook's Illustrated call this coffee maker easy to use and intuitively designed, but owners posting to Amazon.com give it below-average scores, and several complain that their Black & Decker coffee makers are short-lived. Among basic coffee makers, the Mr. Coffee JWX27 (*Est. $40) gets the best reviews.
ConsumerReports.org and Cook's Illustrated have tested the 12-cup, glass-carafe Black & Decker SmartBrew DCM2000 coffee maker, although a more recent Cook's Illustrated instead rates a 10-cup thermal Back & Decker. It also receives a fair number of posts from owners at Amazon.com.
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1. Cook's Illustrated MagazineDetails/Subscribe
The Black & Decker DCM2000 was one of eight inexpensive coffee makers tested extensively by editors. Coffee taste is evaluated, as is ease of use and design -- particularly the design of the carafe. The DCM2000 is not included in the updated September 2008 report.
Review: Drip Coffee Makers, Updated, Editors of Cook's Illustrated, April 2007
2. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
The Black & Decker DCM2000 is among the more than 30 coffee makers evaluated by ConsumerReports.org. Editors emphasize convenience, including ease of filling the reservoir, pouring and cleaning; they do not evaluate taste of the coffee.
Review: Coffeemakers, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, Nov. 2007
3. Amazon.com
In about 30 posts on Amazon.com about the Black & Decker DCM2000, owners are considerably less complimentary than the professional reviewers. There are complaints of shoddy construction, frequent spills and badly brewed coffee.
Review: Black & Decker DCM2000W SmartBrew Coffeemaker, Contributors to Amazon.com
4. Epinions.com
Only a handful of owners post here about the Black & Decker DCM2000, offering complaints of poor-quality construction, difficulty cleaning and weak coffee. They do compliment this coffee maker's appearance.
Review: Black & Decker SmartBrew DCM2000 Coffee Maker, Contributors to Epinions.com
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