Proctor Silex Single Serve Coffee Maker, Compatible with Ground Coffee & Pods, Black

I received the Proctor Silex Single-Serve Coffee-Maker for free through the Walmart Spark Review Program. I was excited to get the this as I have never owned this type of coffee-maker that uses K-Cup* packs, but I have always wanted to try them. This unit is very compact and I needed a small coffee-maker for my travel trailer when I go camping, so this is perfect. (I do not drink coffee, but I do enjoy a cup of tea or hot chocolate). Because it is so compact, it only holds 10 oz of water and I found that I need to add more water halfway through brewing to get (for me) a "normal" size cup of tea (or coffee, etc). But, that is not a major issue. The brewing time is quicker than brewing a pot of coffee, about 4 minutes total. The Proctor Silex Single-Serve Coffee-Maker also comes with a small basket to hold your own coffee (instead of using the K-cup* packs). This is a great added feature for times when you do not have a K-cup* pack available. I have only had Proctor Silex Single-Serve Coffee-Maker a short time but I love the convenience and space saving convenience. I can't wait to go camping!

This K-cup coffeemaker is the bare bones of coffeemakers with absolutely no extra bells or whistles! The only addition it has is a brew converter, so that you can brew cups with regular coffee grounds. You use the cup you are going to brew into as the water measuring tool. There is a minimum and maximum level indicator in the tiny reservoir at the back. After placing a K-cup (or ground filter) in the front of the machine you push a small button on the front and wait. It takes four to six minutes to complete the brew cycle and it makes odd, loud noises while brewing. The sounds are so strange and noisy that the first time my daughter used the machine she thought something was wrong, but they seem to be just part of the regular function, so they're nothing to worry about. It's that simple. That's it, that's all you need to know, except you do also need to be aware that once the brew button is pushed there is no way to turn it off again until it is done. I'm not exactly sure why, but even unplugging it will not stop the process. You also need to know that if you use the brew basket option there may be tiny bits of grounds in the bottom of your cup. I tried to fix this by using a cupcake liner as a filter, but that was an utter failure as it was not porous enough to allow the coffee through. On the whole, I love this machine, simply because it is not complicated!

This coffee maker is compatible with ®Kcups. You can also use your own ground coffee or loose leaf tea in it. It comes with the small basket with the piercer for the Kcups as well as a larger basket for making your favorite flavor with your own grounds. It’s a rather compact machine, so it won’t take up much room on your counter. It is very easy to use and the instructions are quite simple. Because it is a single serve unit, it will only hold up to 10 ounces of water at a time. You simply use the mug/cup that you are going to drink it out of to put the exact amount of water into the reservoir, put the cup under the spout, put your Kcup or ground coffee in the basket and press the brew button. The machine does the rest. In approximately two minutes it brews your beverage. There should be no chance of overflow, etc., because you have put in the exact amount of water for your mug. It’s great for a personal coffee brewer. The only drawback that I could see to this machine is if you wanted to fill a travel mug, which is usually bigger than 10 ounces, due to the fact that you have to let the machine cool for at least two minutes before the next beverage (or to finish filling the travel mug) and the fact that you can’t choose the darkness or strength of your brew. Other than that, I really like this brewer. Personally, I don’t drink coffee, but the Kcups come in hot chocolate and different flavors of tea. I also have loose leaf tea that I will be trying with this machine. Anyway, long story short, I would recommend this single serve coffee maker. Thumbs up!

I unboxed the Proctor Silex Single-Serve Coffeemaker, I noticed there were no K-cup samples to make a cup of coffee nor any small coffee filters to test the coffeemaker. It claims to make a piping hot cup of coffee in minutes with the Proctor Silex Single-Serve Coffeemaker. This affordable brewer makes having a morning cup or afternoon pick-me-up easier than ever. The flexible design makes it compatible with any single serve K-Cup* packs, but it also offers you the option of using your favorite ground coffee for additional cost savings. Perfect for small kitchens, dorms or the office, this compact coffeemaker is great for any space. I found that the Proctor Silex Single-Serve Coffeemaker when using the K-cup coffee makes a 10oz cup very strong way to strong for my liking. So I got some little single cup filters to fit into the pot and made some great coffee. The only drawback I see is the small opening size to add water. I would recommend this Proctor Silex Single-Serve Coffeemaker to anyone that need to make coffee one cup at a time. It would make a great travel coffeemaker. The Proctor Silex Single-Serve Coffeemaker is easy to use, easy to clean and makes a great cup of coffee.

This is a great way to make a single cup of coffee. Upon opening the box the machine was lighter than I expected. So I pulled it out and plugged it in. The cord is shorter than expected also, SO make sure when looking you have an outlet easily accessible. I was surprised that this came with a basket for filling with your own coffee. That was a very nice bonus. In order to make your coffee the tray comes out to put your pod in and then slide back in, push down on the lever to puncture the pod and then fill the water chamber up and press the brew button. This is a semi quiet maker, it makes a little noise but nothing terrible. After it is done running, and your cup is full of coffee the water chamber is empty which I thought was pretty amazing considering I would think a little would be left behind but this had nothing. To change out the pod holder to the filter, it was easy to do so. It came right out and the filter just fit right in. I had no issues switching back and forth between pods and filter. Overall I am happy with this coffeemaker, I wish it was a little heavier, and that the cord was a little longer but overall neither of those 2 items effect the way this coffeemaker functions. This is a great coffeemaker for a person who only needs a cup of coffee at a time, or little space. I am very pleased with this coffee maker.

I was pleasantly surprised how good the coffee came out from this coffee maker. Most single serve or mini-pot makers are inefficient & waste coffee, so you need a lot more grounds to make it strong enough. That was not the case with this one. With just 2 heaping teaspoons of coffee grounds, it makes 10-12 ounces of delicious hot strong coffee. Put less coffee in if you like it weaker. It was incredibly easy to use. From the time I started un--boxing it to the time it was ready to make its first cup took around 5 minutes without reading any instructions. The very first cup came out perfect. It took only a couple minutes to make the coffee. It comes with a fine mesh strainer coffee filter so you can make coffee with regular coffee grounds (not fine ground), without having to worry about buying coffee filters or costly "pods" of coffee. Only a slight trace of a fine powder of grounds was found at the bottom of the cup. With occasional stirring it just adds to the flavor, & can be drank. The filter appears to be a fine nylon mesh rather than metal, so you don't have to worry about corrosion, or a reaction to cleaning chemicals & bleach. I choose just to rinse the strainer with hot water, then occasionally washing it with soapy water after several cups. Any permanent coffee permanent staining of the strainer mesh will be irrelevant, but vinegar or bleach should remove it if you must. Hard, aggressive scrubbing will probably ruin it. It leaks just a little bit of coffee occasionally but I never caught where it came from, & follows no pattern. It seems to happen randomly no matter if I'm making 8 ounces or 10-12 ounces. So filling with 12 oz. of water or more grounds is not the cause. It has leaked with just 8 ounces of water & only 1 heaping teaspoon of grounds in it. It doesn't happen often, & it's not much. I wouldn't have even noticed because it would be a small puddle of coffee under the maker that I would discover later. It may have to do with how cold the tap water is at first. It seems to happen with icy cold winter tap water the most. My solution is to have it sit on a tray, which also caches any sprinkles of sugar & creamer I may drop too. Although the maker is smaller than a full sized coffee maker, not by much. It's actually huge for a single serve maker... larger than most 3-4 cup coffee makers. Still, being a little narrower than makers you will save a little counter space. Don't even think about packing it in a suitcase for travel because it's way too big. A single-serve maker is usually not a kitchen counter appliance, but more of an office or room device, which is a problem because of its incredibly short cord at only 23.25 inches long. It might just reach a counter top outlet, but in an office or room where one would most likely use this, the outlet will be too far away without an extension, unless you make your coffee on the floor next to the outlet. My favorite 12 ounce tall insulated cup (to keep it hot longer) is just 3/4 of an inch too tall to fit under it. So I have to use a wider shorter cup for it. I just fill the same cup with a little more water than what I would need (the grounds will absorb about 3-5% of it), pour it in, put in the grounds, & push the button. It shuts off automatically when done. There is no warming plate in the bottom, so you don't have to worry about a plastic or disposable cup melting. Yep, you can use or re-use plastic or Styrofoam cups with it. The coffee will be hot, but not scalding hot. Some mention a strange or unusual noise while it makes coffee. To me, it sounds just like most coffee makers & not unusual at all. It's actually quieter than most until it's almost done, which is a handy alert that it's almost finished. I have been using it for weeks now in my home office & love it. But I couldn't give it 5 stars because of the occasional small leak, & very short cord. This is an office or room device more than a kitchen counter appliance, so really requires a standard sized cord & no leaking.

This machine does what it is supposed to do - brew Kcups. It does have quite a few drawbacks though, in my opinion. First, and this is a general knock I have against almost all of these machines, you can only use a standard size coffee mug. No travel mugs, in fact, if your favorite mug is more than 5 inches tall, forget it. That size will not fit and the bottom plate which is detachable on some models to accommodate taller mugs does not come off. If you are used to a Keurig type design where you throw the Kcup in and press the handle down and away you go, no on that count too. This machine uses a caddy that you have to pull out and set on a hard surface like a table, then you take the Kcup and firmly press it into the caddy until it snaps in ALL THE WAY. If you don't snap it in all the way you will wind up with a huge water/coffee/grounds mess everywhere (yeah, that happened.) Next, you slide the caddy back into the machine and press the front of the caddy down until it snaps in place. Now you have the Kcup positioned. This is a single serve machine with no water reservoir capacity. You pour water in to the amount you want up to 10 ounces. There is one button to push for the Brew cycle, and it take several minutes to brew that one cup. After the brewing stops, the lighted Brew switch will slowly fade until it is completely off. Now, the directions provide that when not in use the unit should be unplugged. Not sure why this is? There is no residual heating of any kind and no lights stay lit. Maybe just a safety precaution. And, by the way, the cord is really short. To be fair, there are pluses here. The machine "steeps" the Kcup for 2 minutes before full brewing starts. It does make a difference in how robust the coffee is. The other plus is that this machine comes with a basket that you can use to brew ground coffee. If that is something you want to deal with, then perhaps this is a useful option. For me, the cumbersome manner that you have to use to insert a Kcup and the ultra small coffee mug size that you have to use are deal breakers for me. I think you can find better options for this price point.

Proctor Silex Single-Serve Coffeemaker has a lot of pros and cons. On the pro side, it's small, compact and takes very little counter space. It makes an 8 oz cup of coffee in about 3 minutes once you have the coffee and water loaded in the machine. It's versatile as it comes with it's own washable filter so you can use the regular ground coffee to make a strong cup of coffee. It can also accommodate the K-Cups easily which then gives you a wide variety of beverages to choose from in addition to the regular cup of coffee. The cons are: it does not have a hot plate where your cup sits so if you are using a ceramic mug and leave it for a few minutes, the coffee gets cold. Actually, that's the one down side to this little machine. Also, the water dispenser is very small and has an opening in the back wall of the machine which, if you try to put too much more water over the 8oz limit, it will spill out onto the counter. The coffee is not piping hot when it is brewed and if you add creamer to your coffee you will get a luke warm cup. If you don't mind a luke warm cup of your favorite beverage, then this will do for you. However, I found that as long as I used a small stainless steel pitcher, the coffee stayed at the perfect temperature - not too hot or cold. The pro to that is, if you want a nice warm beverage instantly, you will get it with this model. Also, you will save on coffee as you won't have to throw out as much of it if you are serving single cups in a 12 cup coffee maker. I swapped out my large coffee maker to use this model on a daily basis as the coffee is made quickly without waste. However, I would prefer a small coffee maker with a hot plate to keep the coffee warm and turn up the temperature for the water to get a good hot cup of coffee. Otherwise, it is a strong and very well made machine.

First of all, this item is smaller than I thought it would be. Secondly, it is very lightweight and the cord is super short. I imagine it's made to sit on a cabinet right next to the outlet. I took this to work to use in my office; however, it didn't work for me because the cord was just too short. When I finally used it I'm not sure what happened. I had this on my desk and I used a k cup. You can use a k cup or brew ground coffee. At any rate, my coffee brewed and all of a sudden I had a cup of coffee but towards the end there were coffee grounds everywhere. I don't know what happened as I followed the directions but I had coffee and grounds all over my desk and underneath the brewer. The brewing time is about 2 to 3 minutes. It works; maybe it is just an operator error.

Proctor Silex Single-Serve Coffeemaker I tried the coffee maker first with a K cup. I used about 10 oz. of water as it suggests for a maximum amount. The brewed coffee had a strong plastic/chemical taste. I tried again using ground coffee in the little basket supplied for that purpose. The bad chemical taste was still there. When I opened the reservoir there was a strong chemical odor that was obviously the cause of the bad taste. I ran three different cups of plain water through the machine and tried another cup of coffee. It still had the chemical taste. I then ran a vinegar solution through the cleaning cycle as directed in the instruction manual, leaving it to sit in the machine for the required 30 minutes, then running a cup of plain water through. The water still smelled like vinegar plus the chemical odor so I ran another three cups of water through, letting the machine cool off between cycles. Then I tried making coffee again. The chemical taste was still there, but not as bad. The reservoir still had the chemical odor, but fainter. The fresh-brewed coffee is not quite hot enough and needs to be blasted in the microwave a little. When using the ground coffee there is a lot of silt in the bottom of the cup after brewing. I like the fact that you can use your own ground coffee with this coffeemaker and not be locked in to buying expensive K-cups. However, there is the silt problem. I’m going to experiment trying to make a little filter to go inside the basket that holds the grounds. So, after about 15 or 16 cycles, the chemical taste is still present and you can still smell the chemical odor when you sniff the reservoir. I don’t know what kind of plastic they used to make this machine, but they should change it to something that doesn’t smell like chemicals. The coffee is drinkable now, but still has a trace of the chemical taste. I’m hoping it finally goes away with more use.