Black & Decker 8 Cup Programable Thermal Carafe Reviews

Hollyk of Morrisville, PA is right: the stainless steel carafe is horrible.  The seam is at the pour point.  It is one of the pathways that allows dish water to enter the carafe's interior during washing, and the conduit that marries the same wash-water with your coffee.  It was an issue from the first pot brewed. 

Also, unless you shot-gun 8 cups of coffee in 10 minutes, make sure your microwave works.  The thermal plate shuts-off within a matter of minutes.  You can turn it on again, and again, but will inevitably reheat most of your servings in the microwave unless you enjoy cold coffee....

Black & Decker 8 cup programable thermal carafe

I love the size of this coffee maker. As I never need to make more than 6 or 8 cups, it's perfect. Good looking, shiny and sleek. However, once the coffee maker shuts off, the carafe doesn't keep the coffee hot for more than half and hour. The lid and the basket go right in the dishwasher, but the carafe does not, As the carafe is narrow at the top, it's hard to really get inside and scrub it out.