Ninja Specialty Fold-Away Frother (CM401) Coffee Maker, Single Serve to 10 Cup (50 oz.), Glass Carafe

The design stood out, so I decided to give it a try when the ol' Hamilton Beach packed it in. After almost a year of use, I'm quite satisfied with it. The brew options are great; love being able to do a cup or two. Adjusting the duration and temp of the heating pad it nice; too many of those things burn way too hot. Its quiet and fast; with a polite little beep to tell me that its coffee time!

Estuve meses buscando y comparando marcas. Me sorprendió encontrar esta cafetera con puros comentarios buenos, y la verdad compruebo el por qué. Es fácil de usar, mucho más de limpiar, el café que hace es rico y sin desperdicio, usa menos café que con las otras cafeteras, ya que extrae súper bien la Escencia del mismo. Osea que terminas disfrutando de una taza de café deliciosa ahorrando café. En verdad súper recomendada, la mejor compra.

Imagine spending $400 on a drip coffee maker and throwing it out in less than a year. Yeap, replaced a Moccamaster with a Ninja Specialty and I could not be happier. Love coffee, mostly drink 4-6 cups of freshly ground coffee a day. I had an older basic Ninja for several years before giving it to my son and wife, thinking it was a win win, so that when I visited I could enjoy a great cup of coffee, while at home I thought I would upgrade to a superior coffee machine (Moccamaster recommended by Wirecutter). The Moccamaster was a rip off. Could not fathom spending that kind of money, just to throw it away. Right? Tolerated it for less than a year then couldn't stand it anymore. In the garbage it went. Lesson learned. Ninja Specialty surpasses my expectation. First it makes excellent coffee. Can choose classic or bold, cup, mug, half or full pot, and the machine adjusts accordingly. The ease of use now is great, don't have to pull the machine out from under the cabinet anymore since the filter holder pulls out the front area. The water reservoir can also be removed from the side and be filled or washed. Has its own scoop that shows how much coffee is recommended depending on the brew cycle. Have not tried the frother yet. Another improvement is that if you want to grab a cup before the brew finishes you just move a lever to the left, which pauses the brew, this is important because all the machines I ever had, when you pull the carafe out, some coffee drops still drip on the hot plate which fizzles and stains the base. What a great great well thought out and tested machine. Highly recommend! Ninja appears to build products that are built around what their customers want while others appear to build products based on profitability and greed, using their brand well initially as a trap then turning their goods into garbage and charging excessively for inferior products. Again, lesson learned.

We've owned several Keurig coffee makers over the years, and we're big fans of single cup brews. Unfortunately, we've also had every single Keurig machine break down on us...which has become very frustrating, AND expensive. Combine that with the fact that our favorite K-cups have gone WAY up in price, it just wasn't sustainable any longer to continue with Keurig. After looking around at alternatives, I found this Ninja coffee maker and I thought the option to brew a full carafe or single cups of coffee to be exactly what I was looking for. For those that use the feature, there is also an automatic brew option, so you can set it before bed, and wake up to a carafe or cup of coffee in the morning without the wait if you should so choose. I can't really speak about the issues I've read on here regarding leaking carafes, etc. because we really only brew one cup at a time. For this purpose, this coffee machine works perfectly. It does take a little longer to brew a single cup than a Keurig, but the coffee and options you have are so much better than a Keurig. Because you can fill your filter basket however you like, you can make your coffee as strong or as weak as you like because you're no longer limited to a pre-measured K-cup. So, the coffee tastes far superior to K-cups, AND overall, it's MUCH cheaper to buy coffee. Also, your coffee options are no longer limited to brands that produce K-cups. You can buy ANY coffee. I know, some people will say you can buy K-cup pods and fill them with your favorite coffee...but I've done that plenty of times, and they ALWAYS taste weak to me. Fast forward to today, we've had this machine for over a year now and thankfully we've had zero problems with it at all (unlike our previous 5 Keurig machines). Personally, based on our experience with this Ninja, I would definitely recommend this coffee maker to anyone who loves coffee, and I would absolutely purchase it again - with zero hesitation. It also is a stunning-looking machine that would look amazing on any countertop. Definitely the best coffee maker I have ever owned.

Just a good, reliable, well built coffee machine. Nothing overly fancy, it makes good coffee and looks good on my kitchen counter. Purchased in July 2024, haven’t had a single issue as of Feb 25/25.