Rated 5 out of 5 by Coffee Lover from Makes the best pot of coffee!! We like a Hot smooth strong cup of coffee. After trying numerous peculators and french press makers we tried this Siphon Coffee Brewer and fell in love with the coffee it made. The coffee comes out hot and with a smooth full body. You have never tasted coffee with so much flavor but it is not bitter or burnt tasting. We love it. If you want to re-heat the coffee just depress the switch for 30 seconds and then lift it up to stop the heating process.

Date published: 2016-09-02

Rated 5 out of 5 by Hawkeye from Great coffee You can't ask for a greater tasting coffee at home. This type of maker is the best.

Date published: 2016-08-22

Rated 5 out of 5 by Phil the coffee drinker from vacuum brewer Used a vacuum brewer many years ago. The wow factor alone is worth the cost of admission... It's a great way to brew coffee. No bitterness at all.

Date published: 2016-08-21

Rated 5 out of 5 by Libbe from Perfect! Stylish and straight up Koop! I am a total Kitchen Aid girl! Love this perfect trendy appliance for my kitchen! My daughter loves it too and added it to her registry!

Date published: 2016-08-12

Rated 5 out of 5 by Dorothy (not from Oz) from Wonderful coffee! This coffee maker makes the best coffee! Tastes like french press coffee, but no sludge--perfect coffee every time. you do have to make sure you lock the filter in though--makes quite a mess if you don't.

Date published: 2016-08-08

Rated 5 out of 5 by rich from The Bomb! This is my third vacuum brewer. It is the best way to prepare coffee. I do have a few hacks that make it even better. Once the water has entered the upper chamber, I give it a stir. This gets the coffee that is floating on top of the water (and not being extracted) wet. When the switch flips off and the vacuum begins to pull the coffee into the lower chamber, I flip the switch again and run it for another cycle (you need to wait a minute or two before it'll let you turn it back on). After the second brew cycle, I give it a little stir just before the coffee is sucked back into the lower chamber. The result is so good you will never drink anything else ever again.

Date published: 2016-06-23

Rated 5 out of 5 by Oso64 from Best Coffee Ever! I recently purchased this excellent Siphon coffee brewer. I have been a fan of siphon/vacuum coffee for quite some time now. I still have,and use my Sunbeam Coffeemaster C-30 vacuum coffee maker. It was quite a surprise when I saw this new model by KitchenAid on the market. Its been more than 40 years since a major appliance brand has produced and sold a siphon/vacuum coffee brewer in the USA. This brewer by KitchenAid is a very well made product, will last many years. It is a faster brewer than those of years ago, and the flavor of the coffee is very bold, robust, but not bitter. Fun to watch the brewing process too. Cleanup is a little more time consuming than that of a drip maker, but well worth the effort when you taste the wonderful coffee it produces. Go out and buy one, you'll be glad you did.

Date published: 2016-03-14

Rated 5 out of 5 by Miklrog from Nice design, easy to use to extract greater flavors from you So far so good. I tend not to look for perfection in new technology devices. Nor am I a coffee aficionado. Overall a sound product built for a general consumer for quick repetitive use. If you're a automatic drip coffee drinker looking for an option to get a little more flavor or boldness out of your coffee this siphon is for you. If your style is a French press tinkerer with stringent recipes (water temp/time) you will be disappointed. Like all Kitchenaid appliances it is rugged and foolproof to setup and use. And a little more time will be needed to determine the reliability and value. It tends to be a totally new experience in making coffee. Fun to watch the brewing cycle. It automatically manages many of the steps of a French press, heating the water, stirring pressing,timing and so on...... Clean up tends to be a little awkward at first until you establish a groove. I suspect this will be the biggest complaint Nice design, easy to use to extract greater flavors from your coffee. I've use a French press and I'm use to managing the wet coffee grounds clean up. I find the Kitchenaid Siphon easier to clean. I highly recommend acquiring a couple drain screens such as a Daco 4 ½ inch kitchen mesh screen, drain screen, allowing you to rinse the grounds through the siphon tube into the screen(s). Then discard the grounds into trash or container, I use a large soft drink cup and place the screen and grounds to sit on top and drain. Takes me less than a couple minutes to clean up the siphon with the screens and a long handle kitchen brush to scrub the insides. A little Bar Keeper Friend once in a while cleans up the inside of the brewer removing buildup. Over all I'm happy with the Coffee Siphon. My wish list would be, add an option to adjust the time the Siphon is agitation the Coffee at the end of the brewing cycle. I would prefer a little more time. As well I would like to see a warming cycle on the design, easy to use to extract greater flavors from your coffee coffee pot after the brewing is complete. For me it is a keeper. A great option to add to your brewing collection.

Date published: 2016-02-16

Rated 5 out of 5 by Martha from Siphon Coffee Brewer by Kitchen Aid This makes the best coffee. The only thing that is a problem is that if you don't use the cloth filter, the grounds go back into your brewed coffee. Kitchen Aid provides 3 cloth filters. I tried to purchase more. The representatives from Kitchen Aid said that this option is not available. I will have to refrain from using this coffee maker when my cloth filters are no longer keeping my grounds out. I have spoken with Kitchen Aid representatives and they do not sell this item separately. This has been a disappointment.

Date published: 2016-02-06

Rated 5 out of 5 by BeachGal from Best Coffee I have had! The best tasting coffee I have made at home, and it is fun to watch it brew. Cleaning is not really that difficult, just a bit time consuming. All in all a great product that produces a great cup of coffee. I am hooked!

Date published: 2016-02-05

Rated 5 out of 5 by David from Outstanding Received for Christmas. Makes great coffe quickly and easily. I have used siphon coffee makers before and this one is the best. Coffe is great. Never any "burned" flavor. Cleaning is easy for this type of coffee maker and the filter is excellent

Date published: 2016-02-05

Rated 5 out of 5 by Where's Bob? from GREAT COFFEE! it makes perfect coffee for those take it easy weekend mornings. We can drink all we want without bitterness or acidity.

Date published: 2016-02-05

Rated 5 out of 5 by Jimbo from Enjoying it every morning I bought this brewer after seeing a good review of it in Consumer Report Magazine. Though pricier than I would normally spend, I thought "what the heck, it's going to make a fun Christmas gift to open and watch brew"! My family thinks I lost my mind but I love it and don't mind the extra clean up. I agree with others that there is no warming unit is disappointing but we usually drink it fast enough to make it not a big deal or, heaven forbid, we have to nuc the mug in the microwave for 15 seconds! Tips using it, when turning the filter to lock in place you will hear a click knowing it's truly locked in place. Also I find medium ground as the manual suggest takes too much coffee to get a nice rich flavor. I now buy whole bean and have it ground to fine espresso and works much better with less coffee. And of course being a Kitchen Aid product, the craftsman quality is very apparent!

Date published: 2016-01-30

Rated 5 out of 5 by Silas from smoothest coffee maker Fun to watch brew, smoothest coffee ever! Messy to clean but worth it.

Date published: 2015-12-27

Rated 5 out of 5 by miwakiwa from Enjoy brewing coffee Been providing us with smooth coffee through the holidays.

Date published: 2015-12-22

Rated 5 out of 5 by bolenbas from The Best Let's keep it simple. This is the best coffee brewer on the market.

Date published: 2015-12-20

Rated 5 out of 5 by Ross from Great Coffee This is more a question than a review. I just made my second pot of coffee - the water was pulled up and then down throug the the filter two times before it turned off - is it supposed to happen that way? Regardless, the coffee tasted great.

Date published: 2015-12-20

Rated 5 out of 5 by Carioca & Artist from Great Coffee Maker We purchased the brewer to replace a conventional drip coffee machine. We have been using only Kona coffee for the last 12 years and had high expectations for the brewer. Our expectations have been met for the quality of the brewed coffee. The brewed coffee is much smoother than the coffee from the drip machine. Cleaning the brewer is a bit more work than simply throwing away a used drip filter but, it is worth it. We will not be going back to conventional drip machines any time soon.

Date published: 2015-12-12

Rated 5 out of 5 by Robert Temple from KitchenAid siphon coffee pot This coffee pot makes the best coffee that I have ever had from a home coffee pot. It might be better than from a coffee shop.

Date published: 2015-09-23

Rated 5 out of 5 by Brewman Stan from Automated Artisanal Coffee Kitchenaid's siphon brewer produces faultlessly clean tasting, richly flavored coffee every time. The instructions seemed complex at first, but are not much more difficult to execute than those for an electric drip that requires frequent vinegar cleaning to achieve a far less tasty brew. Watching the pot work it's magic is a welcome morning show.

Date published: 2015-08-18

Rated 5 out of 5 by RonP from Great coffee machine We bought this a few weeks ago and it met all of or expectation. Vaccum pots can make the best coffee - this one does an exceptional job: far better coffee than other brew methods. This one is also easy to use and clean. I highly recommend to to anyone interested in a great cup of coffee!

Date published: 2015-08-15

Rated 5 out of 5 by Jg from Vacuum Siphon Coffee Until you have tried this brewing method that many used in the 40's & 50's you do not know what you are missing. Great flavor

Date published: 2015-08-03

Rated 5 out of 5 by MikeK from Great, Fun "Craft-Coffee-Maker" Not only is this machine a beauty to look at, it makes a really great cup of coffee. I started buying premium roasts and even hand grinding the beans, and measuring out the exact amount of coffee to make the perfect brew! I feel like a real Barista! My friends and family really get a kick out of the whole process. Of course you really do not have to anything complicated to use the brewer. I also used it with already ground and the included measurer to make a fine pot as well, but its more fun going through the whole process.

Date published: 2015-07-13

Rated 4 out of 5 by Seany from Disappointed I have had my Kitchen Aid Siphon Coffee Brewer for two years this week and while I love how it brews the coffee and the amazing flavor of the coffee from this brewing method I’m extremely disappointed with the product. About 3 months ago part of the handle broke apart from the glass bowl and now the gasket on the carafe is coming apart so the coffee once brewed does not flush back into the carafe completely as it should. Disappointed in Long Beach, CA

Date published: 2019-08-04

Rated 4 out of 5 by JannyZ from Great tasting coffee [This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The coffee is great tasting with this coffee maker. Only downside with coffee maker it is difficult to clean.

Date published: 2019-08-01

Rated 4 out of 5 by Sarah S from Great Coffee Brews coffee well and the clean up is worthwhile. Unfortunately, there is no way to repair the suction once it starts to go in 2-3 years. I expected more.

Date published: 2019-06-05

Rated 4 out of 5 by wilklj from Amazing coffee! [This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The coffee is really good and you can taste the difference. And everyone loves watching it brew! I do wish that the carafe was insulated since the burner turns off after the brewing cycle completes.

Date published: 2019-05-16

Rated 4 out of 5 by canukcoffeelover from love it. i've had 3 siphon brewers, bodem pebo, gourmia digital and this one. i was using the pebo when i ran across the kitchen aid and grabbed it immediately because of the automation. not only is it extremely durable (if you have had any other siphon brewer, you do know how fragile they are) it is totally automated. fill, turn it on and walk away...in 10 minutes you have a quality pot of coffee. no babysitting thru the whole process. only complaint, it will not be totally ground free, even with the cloth filter and it does cool down fast.

Date published: 2018-03-26

Rated 4 out of 5 by ABbyL from Could use a little tweeking [This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Siphon Coffee Brewer makes an excellent cup of coffee, it is simple to use, does not need to be carefully babysat and it works very well. It is nice the the siphon tube is stainless steel, my old one was glass and broke all the time and I ended up spending the same as what this cost to keep replacing the top carafe. BUT I do have 4 things that could be improved: 1) I have noticed that the grounds always get to the bottom carafe with or with out the extra filter. 2) I wish it had multiple brewing times or a warming only function because I like strong coffee and have to send the coffee up to be brewed again. 3) It is really hard to get the last few drops out of the bottom carafe because of the shape of the bowl vs the spout. 4) Sometimes the lid lets coffee water spit out the top because you can not close the spout part of the lid and it can make a HUGE mess. I hope this is helpful to anyone looking at their options in buying a coffee siphon brewer. I am really happy over all with my purchase, just a few things that could be improved. Thanks

Date published: 2018-03-06

Rated 4 out of 5 by vizBarry from Best results of any coffee-making method I've ever used At first I was disappointed, but then found that the coffee's bitterness was reduced and the flavor improved with each use. I feel that it is worth the premium price. Be sure that the filter is properly inserted, that the upper carafe is seated securely on the lower, and that the top is also placed securely.

Date published: 2017-09-07