I've owned this Capresso 465 CoffeeTeam TS with thermal carafe about 10 days. It was bought in October 2011. We've used it daily. Previously we have owned a Saeco super-automatic espresso machine, which was great while it lasted. We had so much trouble with it that we returned to a basic thermal carafe brewer, grinding our own beans daily. The bean thing is a hassle, so I decided we wanted something that would grind them for us. Enter the Capresso CoffeTeam TS.
My main concern when buying this product was whether it would make strong enough coffee without having to reduce the amount of water (creating a less than full pot). I'm happy to say that it does.
The first several brews were trial and error (mostly error). Finally I decided to max it out on the finest grind setting, with the aroma setting dark (maximum), using Costco Starbucks beans and a paper filter (left their wire filter out). I'm now getting consistent pots that are a bit stronger than I usually get from Starbucks, and am experimenting with dialing it down a bit. I do believe that the paper filters may have been part of the solution (and are also the hot ticket for fast clean-up). Note that you can only use the finest grind setting when using medium or light roast beans. If you use dark roast beans, which are oilier, you run the risk of clogging the machine - according to the owner's manual. In that case, your coffee could be weaker - I don't know.
The coffee we have been making is great - even received an A rating from my wife, who is pretty selective. It's hot enough - but will cool after a while in the thermal carafe. After an hour or so, I'm likely to zap mine in the microwave briefly.
On all other attributes, we're extremely satisfied so far. It looks good, is simple to use (after reading the small manual thoroughly and a couple of reminders), and is a heck of a lot easier and more consistent than grinding your own beans. We have it on our kitchen counter, pushed back under our upper cabinet. It does not create dripping from the underside of the cabinets, despite making a fair amount of steam while brewing.
Cleanup is simple - just dump the filter and rinse the pot. No coffee bean bags and grinder to put away.
Making a pot is really easy as well. Add the right amount of water (e.g. 10 cups), set the machine to brew 10cups worth of beans, and press ON. Your grind and aroma settings don't change from pot to pot. Your beans are already there (but you need to refill them every 2-3 full pots).
Programming the pot for your morning coffee is easy as well. Since we get up every morning at the same time, it's usually just a matter of pressing the program button to turn it on. Put a new filter in, add the right amount of water (6 cups for the two of us), make sure you have enough beans, and press Program.
Changing the program means holding down the Program button to see your unique settings (e.g. 6 cups, dark aroma, 5:45am). They are not impacted by any other brews during the day, so you don't have to re-program it every day. Very easy - even my non-techie wife got it after a couple of demos.
Determining the water level is very easy, as other testers have said. There are easy-to-say plastic markers inside the water reservoir - just fill until they are covered. If you have it located somewhere where you can't see into it, or are vertically-challenged, you would find this inconvenient, as there is no external water level indicator. My wife is 5'1", and our counters are normal height; she can just barely peek in to see the level.
The thermal carafe is nicer than our last one (forget the brand). The lid pops on and off with a quick left-right twist. It does not spill water or coffee all over the place. It does hold some liquid inside due to a lip inside the carafe, which is waste but not mission-critical.
We found a cool set-up for our beans. It's called a CoffeeVac. It's a black canister that holds 1 lb of beans (they have different colors and sizes, but get an opaque one so the light doesn't go through and make your beans stale). It creates a vacuum to keep your beans fresh, and all it takes is a press of a button while opening or closing it. We keep it on the counter, and it only takes a few seconds to refill the bean container on the CoffeeTeam TS when needed.
Some folks have complained that the digital clock does not keep time. After 10 days or so, ours is still accurate.
Overall, very happy campers. The only risk I see at this point is any mechanical defects that may occur, but based on the reviews I've read I am hopeful this will last a while.
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Bean-to-CarafeAutomatically grinds fresh whole beans immediately before brewing which is essential to preserving the most flavor from the coffee |
Easy to CleanDetachable see-through cover lets you check the flow of the ground coffee and makes it extremely easy to clean the grinder channel |
Conical BurrsThe slow grinding of the burrs imparts minimal heat, preserving more aroma than blade grinding as well as allowing for a finer, more uniform grind |
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| Capacity | 10-cup/ 8-oz beans | 12-cup/ 8-oz beans | 10-cup/ 6-oz beans | 10-cup/ 6-oz beans |
| Programmable Cup Selection | 2-10 cups | 2-12 cups | 2-10 cups | 2-10 cups |
| Filter Type | GoldTone- basket | GoldTone- basket | GoldTone- basket | GoldTone- basket |
| Removable Water Tank | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| Serve While Brewing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conical Burr Grinder | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Removable Upper Burr | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| Removable Bean Container | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| Oily Beans Setting | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| Grinder Fineness Setting | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
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Basket doesn't reach carafe
This is a good coffee maker. My 3rd one since 2010. Had to replace because the buttons just wore out on the last one, bought in 2015. HOWEVER, the new one sent has a drip basket that DOES NOT reach the carafe so the coffee just sits in the basket and will over flow and make a mess. Picture included to see noticeable difference between old drip basket on the right and new one on the left. Right now I am using the old drip basket, which my husband has had to repair. Who knows how much longer it will last....I am disappointed.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2011
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Great coffee!
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BROKE after 6 months. OLD model & not supported in Canada
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ya no funciona el molino
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