Capresso 488.05 Team Pro Plus Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker, One Size, Silver, 10 Cup

I purchased this Coffee Pot almost exactly two years ago. Capresso used to be quality in the late 90s/ early 2000s but since Jura acquired it, it's junk. This machine made excellent tasting coffee, but mechanically, it had problems throughout my entire ownership of it and did not last. The coffee pot stopped working completely two days ago. I have reached out to customer service at Jura, which owns Capresso, and they refused to send a new pot or provide a refund. I had to speak with three representatives just to get them to agree to send me a new water tank since mine was leaking all over my countertop, but after discussing further with them, the tank alone is not going to fix the issue because the heating element has stopped working as well. Jura failed to make it right. They did not offer to repair the pot for free either. Last fall, the lid broke on the carafe. It was poorly designed and manufactured with a defect, such that it was never right from the beginning. They did send out a new lid. Have not had problems with the new lid. But then about a week ago, I realized the plunger in the tank was leaking. Two days ago, it stopped wanting to push water through the coffee pot totally. The heating element won't turn on and the screen went blank yesterday though it came back on. The only thing that seems to be working correctly now after two years of daily (usually one, maybe two pots a day) use by ONE person, is the grinder. I have been pretty good about cleaning the grinder every week or two, as required. I also have changed the filter and run the clean cycle on grinder as suggested by the manual. I have decalcified the coffee pot several times since I had it using vinegar water. There is literally no one who has purchased this coffee pot who has taken better care of it than me. I take care of my belongings meticulously, and if it dies after two years for me, it's a piece of junk. Last coffee pot I had was a Cuisinart, and it lasted TWENTY years. Yes, 20. I know that I paid less than $200 for that pot. It did not have a burr grinder on it, like this one (It had just a regular grinder), but it was a great pot. This Capresso machine could be excellent if it was better-made with more attention to detail and higher quality parts. The pot, as many have complained about, is also a little clunky to push in and out of where it sits, as if it was made just slightly too large for the machine. The design of the water tank is also clunky, awkward and has caused me to spill water several times. But these things I was overlooking as long as it was working because it made excellent coffee. But if it stops making coffee, you cannot overlook anything. Another problem with it has been that you cannot make odd numbers of measurements for coffee with it. You can only select '2,4, 6, 8, or 10 cups" for how much coffee you want ground. It makes VERY strong coffee, and the tank is only so big. Even when I fill the tank up all the way to 10, I usually only select "4" on the coffee grinder because the coffee would be too strong otherwise. There should be more options for how much coffee you want to grind. You should be able to do odd numbers. I bought a mini-S Capresso machine 20+ years ago that I still have. It works great, and you can tell that serious attention to detail and quality went into making the parts. Unfortunately, according to the Wikipedia page for Capresso, Jura Inc., got involved with manufacturing Capresso in 2002 and then acquired it in 2008 or so, which is why the parts are made so cheaply now, and why the design and quality have gone completely downhill. Hence, all the negative reviews about this coffee pot, which I ignored when I purchased it because I had had such great luck with my mini-S Capresso Espresso maker from the early 2000s or late 1990s, before Jura turned the company to crap. If you have a Capresso from the late 90s or early early 2000s, it's probably still in operation. Otherwise, it's garbage. Both Jura and Amazon have refused to refund my money, send a new coffee pot or offer a free repair, so I am pitching this $260 machine in the garbage after only two years, and obviously will never buy a Capresso again. I suggest you don't either.

I've had this coffee maker for about 6 months now and I really like it. It replaced a Cuisinart unit with built-in slash grinder that I used for 10 years. This Capresso unit is superior and easier to live with. The Cuisinart grinder cup had to be cleaned every day, along with the basket filter and pot. The Capresso grinder does not need daily cleaning; just clean the filter and pot, then fill the water tank and check the bean supply. I like the coffee strong so I leave the strength setting on 10 and adjust the water level accordingly. The thermal carafe keeps warm much longer than the Cuisinart one did. Only one minor annoyance that I've learned to overcome: The bean hopper lid must be fully seated to activate the safety switch, or the coffee maker won't activate. Not a biggie when making coffee manually every morning, but I use the timer to start it and a couple of times woke up to no coffee. Discovered that I just need to push down firmly on the lid as the last prep action at night.

Don't buy this unless you like to play coffee roulette. I can set the auto feature and 70% of the time it will brew coffee in the morning. The other 30% of the time, I either get freshly ground coffee in the filter, but no brewed coffee, or nothing. Apparently, the machine has several finicky interlocks. One obvious one is the cover of the bean hopper, which if the least bit loose will cause a halt. (grinding can shake the lid loose). I think there is another tricky interlock with the carafe to prevent brewing if the carafe is out of place. Even when the carafe is fully seated, sometimes it refuses to brew. Sometimes I can reset it by unplugging it, waiting a few minutes, and plugging it back in again, but maybe this is superstitious behavior or my part, because it does not always work. As others have mentioned, it grinds WAY too much coffee. I have to set it on 4 cups for a 10 cup brew. I had the old Capresso 465 for many years. It worked great until the grinder died. I though this would be an improvement. Wow, was I wrong. I am returning this to Amazon. Too much frustration. UPDATE: Thanks to other reviews, I now have a hack that provides coffee reliably. The (over-lawyered and under-engineered) bean lid interlock is the culprit. Often the vibration from the grinder causes the lid to bounce up tripping the safety shutoff. In the picture, note a 12oz bag of coffee beans on top of the grinder. This prevents the interlock from triggering and so far, I get coffee every morning. So, I will not return the coffeemaker. Now, it they could fix this and put a brew strength control in (like the previous model), I think Jura would be on the right track again.

First, I have been an Amazon user for many years and have never been so disgusted with a product that I felt compelled to write a negative review. Unfortunately I've had as much success with this machine as I would breakdancing in the middle of a 6-lane highway. Second, I consider myself to be extremely handy and capable of fixing almost anything that is user-serviceable, that is, things that don't require total destruction of the outer case in order to gain access to the broken parts. I do not, however, own a fully stocked electronics workshop or a home-hardware-store. The Pros: When it works, the machine actually makes great coffee. It felt odd that while giving it a one-star review I also gave high marks for taste, ease of use and easy to clean. While pausing to reflect on this, I realized that the occasional success of a good cup of coffee from a machine built for the sole purpose of making coffee is no success at all. If I wanted the "occasional" win I would have purchased a roulette wheel. I enjoy taking things apart, so I find this machine relatively easy to clean and it appears that some thought went into the design to allow for this. Others may not feel the same. It has very few features and definitely no unneeded bells or whistles. This is a plus in my opinion as I don't need to work my way around features that I'll never use. Given that the few functions this machine is tasked with barely ever work, adding bells and whistles would have just added more things to fail so I am grateful they spared everyone that anguish. The Cons: After a single use of the machine (yes, use number 1) the drip-stop valve, which is nothing more than a spring-loaded plastic shaft with a rubber washer on it, popped off upon cleaning and the rubber washer went down the drain. I will be generous and write this off as user error despite feeling that it could have been designed not to allow this to happen. My wife actually did this the first time but it happened a second time when I was using machine number 2 so apparently this part must be handled with kid gloves unless you enjoy repairing things yourself.....which I did both times. You will find other reviews about the safety switch on the bean hopper failing after very little use. Believe every one of them. After two or three days of use, the rubber lid on the hopper loosened up to the point where it would not stay down and the machine would not work. Again, this is an easy fix for anyone capable of troubleshooting the problem…..but can someone please tell me why I was troubleshooting problems and modifying the machine after less than a week of use? I encountered another problem with the water tank needing to be reseated prior to each use if I wanted to increase my chances of brew success. Sadly, I now suffer from coffee-anxiety, wondering if my machine will actually brew coffee or require a toss out the window upon failure. Initially I wasn't removing the tank to fill it, so sometimes it would brew, others it would simply beep twice at the programmed time which is both annoying and not particularly helpful in terms of troubleshooting the failure and subsequent lack of coffee in my cup. I wonder how much time I will waste trying to prevent the failure of what would normally be a time-saving machine. After all, if I wanted to spend 20 minutes making coffee every morning I would have stuck with my pour-over which requires a separate grinder, a separate kettle, time spent boiling, time spent pouring, time spent waiting for it to pass thru and time spent cleaning.....which in retrospect still seems less stressful than this machine. Do yourself a favor and reseat the water tank every time if you do buy this machine. At the end of week one, the machine delivered its coup de grace, with the water heater burning out and the glorious smell of roasted electronics. Since the company that makes this nightmare was closed due to the pandemic and most likely sitting on a pile of customer inquiries the size of Everest, I decided to contact Amazon customer service which, as usual, was excellent.....quickly issuing a return mailing label and subsequent refund. No complaints there. I suppose the story should have ended here but, without digressing into an explanation of autoimmune diseases and the sleep requirements of one in particular, let's just say that laziness is not the reason my wife was so excited to NOT have to go thru the 20 minute manual brewing process described above, so I decided to replace the machine with a new one.....believing that perhaps I just got a lemon. Clearly I would have had more success actually trying to brew coffee with a lemon than I would with this machine. After a couple uses and the same water tank, drip-stop valve and bean hopper lid problems described above, the replacement machine started (occasionally) shutting off after grinding the beans and showing a blinking clock as if the power went out in the house. The only problem is that in addition to the unlikelihood of multiple power-outages at the exact moment of brewing, every other appliance in the house would be working, so the problem is not with the power the outlet. I did switch outlets to test this and it should be noted that other high-draw appliances such as the aforementioned water kettle work fine in the same outlets without blowing a circuit breaker or shutting off. Apparently the problem lies with my coffee maker purchase decision making...… Even if you consider yourself very handy and capable of fixing things, I recommend not purchasing this machine unless you also hold a degree in electrical engineering and you own a really sweet set of tools.

i have owned this four over 3 years it works great make sure you have the cover for the beans on and tight or it wont its grinds coffee very fine that i like very much much better then the order ones did it makes a stronger coffee now for water tank no it does not leak like every buddy says you don't need to keep taking the tank off and on very easy to clean bad reviews of this product is because people don't know how to use the machine the way it should be used durability will hold up great it look good also timer is easy to use just set the time of day make sure you put the right am or pm on when you want it to brew mine comes on at 645 am and its done at 654 am 10 minutes to great tasting cup of coffee very easy to use

After about 10 years of reliable use, our Capresso 455 recently stopped functioning. The continued convenience of a bean grinder and coffee maker in one machine was highly desirable, so we compared all available models that came with a thermal carafe. Even though the average review for the Capresso 488.05 was much lower than we would normally go on a purchase in this price range, our prior experience with the brand was so positive that we decided to give it a shot. What a mistake! The very first time grinding beans, the hopper stopped feeding them into the grinder after about 1 second. Giving the machine a slight shake didn't resolve the flow of beans, so I had to open the hopper lid (which automatically stops the grinder) and manually agitate the bean pile. Put the lid back on, start the grind over again...same exact problem. I added some more beans to the hopper thinking some additional weight would help push the beans into the grinder more effectively, but the end result was the same. In fact, I had to open the hopper, agitate the beans and then restart the grinder 8 times just to make a single pot of coffee the first time using the machine. I use a dark roast bean that is not very oily, but even with the oily bean setting activated and the grind set to coarse it wouldn't work properly. I tried to get the hopper to feed the beans correctly for three straight days of brewing, hoping that the hopper would somehow 'break in' and let those beans effortlessly slide into the grinder on their own. Nope. Every batch I had to manually agitate and restart at least 5 times. The very same beans rarely became stuck in our prior Capresso. A self grinding coffee maker that doesn't grind the beans by itself! No thanks, this one is getting returned. I'm not sure if it's defective, or just a bad design, but the mellow slope of the hopper makes me think its the latter. I haven't decided what to get next, but this might have scared me off of the all in one models. I'll definitely pay closer attention to the customer reviews before the next purchase. It's a shame, as there are some great design elements on this model; removable hopper, removable water tank, and a nice thermal carafe design with push button dispensing. It's also a nice looking machine and brews a decent pot of coffee (although not any better tasting than the old model). But if the automatic grinder function doesn't work how it's intended those other bells and whistles mean nothing. One other item to consider if you still think you want to buy this machine; it emits an obnoxious loud beep every time you push a function button and also beeps three times loudly when the brew cycle is over. There was nothing in the manual about how to disable it, so I emailed Capresso customer service. Their response; "You cannot turn off the beep". It's a coffee maker, not a smoke detector, you should always give the user a choice regarding audible beeps. Even my 15 year old microwave allows silent mode if I wanted it. Maybe it's a blessing the coffee machine didn't work so now I don't have to listen to that beep for the next 10 years!

We love the grinder & grinder cleaning. It's one of the best coffee maker we ever had, but sometimes it will not start, or it will only grind & not send the water through, when it's on program or not. Seems like a sensor it off.. I really hate that, I would like to be able just to push program or hit start and it should brew the coffee without stopping. UPDATE: 1/10/2025 So here we are and the coffee maker is leaking on the bottom every time it brews..

We had been using the previous model Capresso Grind&Brew, the CoffeeTEAM TS, for several years now and were happy to see that the manufacturer had taken user feedback to heart and created a new model that addresses some of the weaknesses of the TS. 1. The Pro Plus has a removable water reservoir while the TS does not - anyone who has had stray beans fall into the TS water tank will appreciate this feature. 2. The Pro Plus has a removable bean canister with a gasket-sealed cover. Arguably, only a modest improvement over the TS's non-removable, non-gasket sealed bean canister, this design change allows for a far more important improvement - the ability to clean the grinder. 3. The Pro Plus allows the upper element of the burr grinder to be removed. This is a huge improvement over the inaccessible grinder in the TS. This, in conjunction with the new grind & clean function promises to eliminate progressive weakening of the brew experienced when using the TS - especially when using oily dark roast beans. 4. A dedicated oily bean mode that compensates for the potentially slower feed rate of oily beans through the chute. This seems to be a replacement for the three-step strength setting found in the TS and, in practice, may be considered a step backwards for those who grind and brew light or medium roast beans. In use, the Pro Plus has lived up to the promise, it is easier to maintain and brews a more consistent pot of coffee than our TS ever did. So, why all the mediocre reviews you may wonder? Well, it's a question of perspective. No doubt, many owners of previous Cappresso grind & brew coffee makers, myself included, were disappointed by the execution of the new features - this is no Jura expresso maker - just a Chinese-made consumer product. In this respect, it seems equivalent in build quality to the 2 CoffeeTEAM TS units we have owned but they could have done better at this price point Additionally, in two respects, the Plus may seem like a step backwards. Firstly, the removal of the three step brew strength setting means you have to experiment with quantity of water you add for the selected pot size to adjust the brew to your taste. Secondly, the thermal carafe provided with the Plus doesn't seem to keep the coffee as warm as the carafe supplied with the older TS. This, second, may not actually be the result of an inferior carafe but rather, the difference between where the water heater is located between the two units. On the TS, the water heater is below what would be the warmer plate on the GS glass carafe model, so while the machine is brewing, the carafe is being preheated. On the Pro Plus, this doesn't seem t be the case. Personally, I never liked the idea of having the water heating element located at the bottom of the machine as it allowed any drippage from the pot or basket to seep in and shorten the life of the unit, so I'd call it a plus. In any event, expect to microwave any coffee poured beyond a half an hour from initial brewing. Bottom line - if you like the convenience of a grind & brew and your taste runs towards dark roast, this may be your dream machine. Update 4-5-17: Like some other reviewers, my coffee maker has developed a problem with the bean canister lock-out pin that prevents the machine from brewing coffee. The lockout is there, presumably, to keep the machine from operating if both the canister and lid are not in place.The pin is spring-loaded as is the switch that the pin engages. In combination, these springs exert enough force to keep the bean canister lid from staying seated once the lid's rubber seal get worked in a little. The workaround I'm using is to remove the spring from the canister spring assembly (removing the two small Philips head screws from the underside of the canister provides access). I guess adding a weight to the underside of the canister lid would also work. I contacted customer service about the problem and they offered to replace the bean canister. When I asked if they had made any changes to the canister to keep the problem from reoccurring, the answer was no, so I declined. I would remove a half a star from my previous rating for the manufacturer failing to address an obvious problem but since I can't do that I'll just say it's more a 3.5 than 4 star product.

es una basura dejo de funcionar el molino desde los 2 meses que lo compre y no existe tienda de respaldo para repararala. La cafetera funciona bien pero el supuesto molino quedo inoperante.

Having so much difficulty with this machine. Coffee is always too strong with fresh beans. Set for 4 cups, add 10 cups of water, still too strong. Making 2 cups near impossible. Carafe plugging with grounds, coffee everywhere. A pain to clean, but trained myself every 2 weeks!!!!!! Sometime won't start on timer.... Will be contacting manufacturer as I can no longer return....

Bought this coffee maker about half a year ago despite bad reviews because it seemed to have everything we were looking for. It has not disappointed us. Very easy to set up, extremely quick and easy to clean and maintain, and makes good coffee. What else could you possibly want? (This purchase was an upgrade from our cuisinart conair, which was a huge pain to clean and set up).

La caferera, es tal como aparece en la compra, es funcional y facil de manejar, recomendable al 100%.

This bought in February and has been unreliable since . Coffee tastes good (Capresso fan) but it sometimes grinds properly and sometimes does not, and sometimes the water tank engages resulting in brewed coffee and sometimes it does not. Product support used to be good but not now. On hold for 15 minutes and then left a message to call me back - never got a call. The product support site asked for details but then wouldn't complete. Sad to say you should look elsewhere for your coffee fix