Capresso MT500
Capresso MT500 Consumer Product Review.
Capresso MT500
List: $230.00; Best Price: $180.00
Other Machines at this price might share some of the features of the MT500, but none offers such a complete coffeemaker package.
Features include an intuitive digital control system that monitors the build-in water filtration’s usage; a stainless-steel-lined heating system that reduces long-term maintenance; and a gold tone permanent filter.
We found the MT500 brews coffee near the ideal temperatures recommended by Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA).
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Let’s get the cost issue out of the way: in no way is this “worth” its price premium over other brands by virtue of its construction / materials. You are thinking about buying this for one reason only: You have worked your way to a position of stature and its time for some luxury.
With that admitted, how does it do? Answer: pretty damn well, with a couple of asterisks.
The first thing I would note is that this machine is blazing fast. It looks like there’s scarcely enough time to put away the coffee bean jar and pull out a couple of mugs before it’s ready to drink, at a perfect temperature: just somewhat too hot to take more than a sip for the first couple of minutes.
You do get to imagine when the brewing has finished, since the brewing light doesn’t go out for some seconds afterwards.
The timed-brew feature, which is indespensible to most everyone, sets up easily and works like a champ. We only use bottled water but still use the water filter — buy an spare pack at the same time you buy the coffeemaker.
And we opt using the included gold filter to avoid possible contaminants that could leech from a paper filter.
With those parameters, the flavor is incredibly complete, smoother and less acidic than the Braun it replaced, using the same beans in the same quantity, while maintaining a similar richness and depth.
Warning: just as high-quality stereo speakers can reveal shortcomings in source material and associated electronics, so this coffeemaker immediately lets you know if your coffee isn’t up to the job. My wife’s comment after her first cup: we need to use better beans.
If your brewed coffee sits about for more than a couple of minutes, Capresso’s thermal carafe is a strategic improvement over a warming plate.
I often wait an hour for a second cup, and by then “burnt” aromas and flavors invariably creep into coffee that’s been kept warm on a plate. Over that same time, the thermal carafe maintains a just-brewed flavor and seems to suffer only a minor temperature drop — perhaps a couple of degrees.
Cleanup is unquestionably a bit meticulous — you remove the filter and filter holder for washing off, and mop up the wet grounds that are invariably hanging to the bottom of the flip-up lid.
Now for those asterisks — all limited irritations, to be sure:
*The carafe is finished stainless, while the coffeemaker itself has a brushed finish. That doesn’t work well together — especially in a kitchen where other appliances are brushed stainless. And I expect the carafe to start to show scratches after it’s been around a bit longer.
*The carafe pours slowly with the “black dot” in position, and you need to almost completely invert it to get to the last couple of ounces.
*The water gauge has tiny, difficult-to-see numbers for my middle-aged eyes.
I haven’t tried to repeat the “counter flood” problem occasionally reported on this and the identical non-metallic model, but I can see several ways it could happen: a stuck valve in the thermal carafe lid, using more coffee than recommended in the directions, or an ultra-fine grind. In other words, this coffeemaker is not designed to be idiot-proof. I’m learning to check the valve every time we rinse the pot.
That said, this is the best home coffemaker we’ve ever owned, which is why it gets five stars. Whether the quality warrants the cost is a subject for individual decision.
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-Convenient Brew-Through-Closed-Lid design. After brewing the carafe is already closed
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Employing a stainless-steel vacuum carafe instead of a warming plate, this coffeemaker brews up to 10 cups in under eight minutes for maximum flavor and aroma, and the carafe then keeps the coffee hot for several hours.
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Handsomely in appearance and ingeniously designed, this 10-cup stainless-steel thermal carafe keeps coffee and other drinks hot for up to four hours. When used with the Capresso MT-500 Digital Coffee Maker, the carafe lid stays closed during the brewing process, allowing the brew to enter through a small hole in the lid while preventing aroma and heat from escaping. With its drip-less spout and screw-in lid that turns to a pour position, the carafe can also be used on its own merit as a server of hot or cold drinks on a brunch or dinner buffet. Double-wall steel construction means no glass breakage to worry about, and the handle, top, and three bottom feet are all made of heat-resistant material. The carafe measures 6-3/4 by 8-1/2 inches. –Ann Bieri
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