About The Product Made by Kenwood, this is their CM024 kMix Coffee Maker in peppercorn black, weighing 2.22 lbs and made of cast aluminium and stainless steel, width is 26cm, height 29cm. The machine has the capacity for 6 cups and features the ThermoGen heating system allowing for perfect filter brewing temperature. Inside the box alongside the coffee maker is a glass carafe, permanent filter plus paper filters, an Instruction manual, a registration card and of course a UK plug. My Opinions & Experiences I bought this early 2010 to replace my old filter coffee maker which after a couple of years of hard graft had decided ...  Read the complete review

I am a coffee lover, and have been using a simple cafetière, for many years. I had not problems with this method, only that in the winter months it would be more difficult to keep the coffee warm, even after pre heating the pot before making the coffee. So I decided to try a product that features a heating system. I choose this paticular kenwood coffee machine based primarily on the thermoGen heating system. This system has been designed to produces perfect temperature for filter brewing. The hot plate maintains the perfect temperature to avoid over heating and scorching the coffee, that can result in an unpleasant taste. The glass carafe has an easy grip ...  Read the complete review

I hate freeze dried coffee, it tastes like burnt toast scrapings, its vile. I also hate it when in somewhere like Starbucks, there is always one person who wants a skinny, Soya, hazelnut latte, whatever happened to coffee being coffee? You can tell I am not too much of a snob when it comes to coffee; I just like it to be a simple process. That said, I work in an office, relatively small, with around 10-15 people on an average day and we are spread over three floors and have two kitchens. A few years a go we bought a coffee machine from Costco which was marked right down to £10, an offer too good to miss and one that has lasted longer than I ever expected ...  Read the complete review