Hamilton Beach the Scoop Single-Serve Coffee Maker, Model 49981A

I like to just make a cup of coffee. This is perfect for that. I use 1 coffee scoop of coffee which is 2 tablespoons. I use 12 oz. of water. That is how I love my coffee. The directions suggest for coffee for 8 oz of water but I don't like it that strong. I have a big coffee cup which is too tall for the cup holder shelf so I put a Pirex glass measuring cut to catch the coffee which fits perfect. I then pour the coffee into my coffee cup. The coffee tasted great. I am very happy with this coffee machine. You can buy a tall coffee mug to fit it too.

We've only had this coffee maker for a few weeks but so far we've been happy with it. It does what we bought it for - it makes one cup of coffee quickly. My husband is the one who uses it and he had to kind of play with the regular and bold settings and the amount of coffee to put in the scoop until he got the right amount. We read several reviews before purchasing which was very helpful. I wish I could remember the name of the reviewer who was most helpful. They gave very detailed information about their experience and what to expect. Like they said, most of the negative reviews are likely from people who don't read and/or follow the instructions. We did read and follow the instructions and have had no problems. I think the main thing to understand and remember is that the coffee grounds go in the scoop and not the filter below it. If you don't follow those instructions you WILL end up with grounds in your cup.