Hamilton Beach Works with Alexa Smart Coffee Maker, Programmable, 12 Cup Capacity, Black and Stainless Steel (49350R)

Love the Alexa connection. Makes very good coffee.

I love this coffee maker! I've always been a 'cheap is good enough' coffee maker kind of person, but since this came up as a Vine purchase, I went for it. It's fantastic! The smart features are nice, nothing really any different than a normal timer function, just cooler. It's really nice that it automatically sets the time though, so after a power outage I don't have to reprogram everything.What I really like best about it is the fact that it fits under the cabinet and can stay there even when I'm filling it up and preparing the coffee. You don't have to slide this maker out and then back under - I love it.The only reason I say 4.5 and not a full 5 stars is when putting the carafe back in, it's kind of tight (which is good I suppose so it doesn't drip if it's still brewing) and gets hung up a bit on the filter basket. If the carafe is fairly full, it tends to slosh a bit once it does go in. This may be just me not finding the best angle too. Even though it has sloshed, it hasn't sloshed out and caused a mess yet, it's just something I worry about and definitely not a reason to not get this maker. It's fantastic. I even programmed my Echo device to say "Coffee brewing engaged" when it starts making a pot like I'm on a spaceship from a movie or something.Oh, also, the coffee tastes great - I like mine strong so the Bold brewing setting is a good one.

Please read I hope this helps someone. Sorry, it's long.Returned due to unexplained operation details. I bought this unit over the Atomi due to the brand name, front load filter, and front water refill. Unfortunately, when I received the machine, I figured out very quickly that it was not what I wanted due to how it operated. To explain briefly, I work shifts, so my early morning schedules are on different days of the week. Therefore, when I want to sleep in on my days off, it is on different weekdays every week. This unit does not accommodate this type of use. It only allows for setting a schedule through the app Monday–Sunday without the option to set a delay from the machine itself. Basically, you have to pick between using this machine with a schedule or with voice commands. This was my main issue, as was the fact that to use any smart controls, the “ready to brew” button must be pressed every time for any operation to work. So if you have a schedule set and push “ready to brew” but want to sleep in and use voice controls or the app to turn the machine on, you have to go into the app and turn off the schedule, or it will go off at the set time. The “ready to brew” button ruined the functionality of this machine. For a Monday through Friday worker, this machine would work better. With the Atomi, I just get my coffee ready at night and leave it for voice commands or the app if I want to sleep in, or I just push the delay brew button on the front of the unit for the preset time of delay brew that I set from the unit itself. You can also set a schedule in the app. Basically, the Atomi is "ready to brew" at any time, any day; you just have to tell it to go. So in review:The bad:1) The "ready to brew" button has to be pushed for any operation to work. (Voice commands and delayed brewing) This button ruined the functionality of the machine.2) All operations must be made through the app.3) The power cord is very short.4) Carafe does not like its home. It can be difficult to place back due to the auto stop spring being too long. I think this is the reason for some reviews saying it spills out.5) Essentially, you have to pick to use this machine by voice commands or schedule, not both.6) Don't forget to hit the “ready to brew” button if you want coffee at all.7) NO DELAY BREW BUTTON!The good:To be clear, this coffee maker did work and did its job. They just messed up the fine details to make this a fully functional machine to suit everybody’s needs.1) I like the front-load filter and water refill.2) The carafe seemed sturdy and well made.3) It is best for Monday-Friday workers not rotating shift schedules.Overall, I returned this for the Atomi and like the Atomi 100 percent better. You can set a delay brew from the machine itself, and the unit is ready to work at all times without having to have any "ready to brew" buttons pressed prior to use. The set-up was easy on the Atomi and the time was accurate. Time will tell about the longevity of the Atomi.Take away the “ready to brew” button and have it always ready. Bring back a delay brew button on the machine itself, and this will fit everyone's needs perfectly. All this is just my experience and opinion. I hope it helped someone

We had been eyeing this machine for a while now. We’ve been growing out Smart Home collection, selectively, for a few years.We have an Atomi Smart coffee maker with a burr grinder, but the grinder crapped out on us and the added warranty I got in that was not honored by Amazon. That gripe is neither here nor there, as we decided to downsize from the grinder to a traditional drip machine to limit complications.With that in mind we were thrilled to see that there was a Smart Coffee Maker from a *reputable* big name company, Hamilton Beach, a brand that I grew up with in my parents home. They had the same appliances from HB for literally a decade or more and those were only replaced when they needed something larger or something else.So it arrived last Saturday and we read the instructions and got it set up on a perfectly level glass surface (in the exact same location as the Atomi sat for its entire time with us). Got it connected to Alexa and set the timer. Before we went to bed, I added the coffee, filled it up with water and was off to bed.5:30 AM arrived and I was PUMPED to drink my coffee. I stepped in to the dark kitchen, grabbed my cup, added the cream and then stepped towards the machine… into a puddle of water. It leaked, all 12 cups, three feet across the floor.I chalked it up to not being level. My bad, I thought, it’s brand new. Growing pains.I moved it to our kitchen table (large flat and level surface) filled it with water again and hit start. Coffee was great! No leaking.We left it on the table because it worked Sunday morning after the first nights hiccup. That evening, we got it set up again, set a timer on my phone for 20 minutes and checked to make sure it wasn’t leaking - all was good. Went to bed.Next morning arrived and wouldn’t you know it, my kitchen was once again flooded. But the damage, the literal damage, was far worse. This time the water pooled under the machine and warped the tip of the table beyond repair (see the bright line warping on the near side in the photo), leaked down on/in our cats cardboard hut (also bought on Amazon) and destroyed that too.All I wanted was coffee. I am enraged. It is one thing for a product to not work. It’s another entirely when that product renders other items in its vicinity inoperable too.Do not buy this product. I warn you, do not.