Gevalia Gevalia 12 cup coffee maker Review

The Gevalia 12 cup stainless coffee maker is a good looking piece of equipment.  It makes a decent pot of coffee and keeps it hot for as long as needed.  Additionally, it is programable so you can set it the night before and have your coffee ready when you awake the next morning.

However, there are a few problems with the design.  First, it is very difficult to add the water to the brewer because of the narrow opening at the top of the unit.  The second major problem is that it is very difficult to clean.  Residue from the coffee grinds remains behand the filter and the surface has elevated strips which are impossible to clean between.  As a result the whole coffee maker must be run through with either a coffee cleaning agent or at least baking soda every month or so.

The other problem I have found is that the outside of the Gavalia coffee maker, even though it is stainless, is very hard to clean or polish.  It never really looks bright and clean.