The best part of waking up is definitely NOT getting blasted in the face with steam and burning coffee grounds (though I guess that would get rid of the groggies right quick). Anyway, that's why Mr. Coffee is currently recalling over 600,000 Mr. Coffee Single Cup Brewers: 59 (rather disgruntled) people so far have been burned on their faces, upper bodies and hands while attempting to make their morning joe. Yikes!
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, "apparently the problem arises when the power of the steam building in the water reservoir pops the chamber open and causes the brewer to erupt in hot water and coffee grounds."
Yeah, that sounds like a problem, all right. And honestly, I'm not all that surprised ...
Because as soon as I read about this recall, I had a flashback. A flashback to one scary morning in my grandmother's kitchen, trying to make myself a pot of coffee using her ... wait for it ... Mr. Coffee automatic drip machine. There I was, bleary and bumbling, waiting for my cuppa joe, when suddenly I heard a terrifying noise. A sort of hisssss .... POP! Kersplooooowie. EEEK! I'M AWAKE, I'M AWAKE!!
Point is, I've been suspicious of those coffee makers ever since that morning. (I think that's when I got into French Press.)
So, to sum up: If you purchased a Mr. Coffee Single Cup Coffee Maker in black with silver, red or white trim for $80 at a store like Bed Bath & Beyond, Target or Walmart (or online), you might want to check and see if it's on this list. (And if it is, stop using it! They'll send you a new one!)
Has your coffee maker ever exploded at you?
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Comments 7
Get a Keurig. Faster, quieter, and far more versatile. :-)
Worth every penny. JMO!
I would like to point out that some Mr. Coffee single cup makers are made by Keurig. At least that's what I'm assuming because the machine takes the K-cups. But keeping a regular matince on the machine, giving it a thourgho cleaning which depends on your water type can prevent this. (Hard water needs it more often.) As hard as it is to accept it, just like your car engine, these machines need their own types of matince to keep them running right. That is the fault of the user not the maker.
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