My 4th model of the Mr Coffee 4 cup maker. I get about 8-10 years between them. They don't last forever because the rubber tubes that supply water to the heater/pump wear and crack from age and or much use, and deposits over years eventually corrode the heater pump tubes making it leak at the bottom, and both have no OEM parts. You can repair it with DIY parts, but it may not be cost effective with today's prices for a new machine, particularly the basic Mr C.
You can delay deposit formation by using vinegar rinse monthly, as in the manual. Deposits will still cause issues over the years as it corrodes between cleaning so I find its best for taste and long Mr C life to used filtered water for brewing, particularly if you have hard tap water. The hot plate can crack as it ages but it still makes coffee well albeit spills go into the bottom of the plate and leak on the table, or the off/on switch break but you can solder a new one, rig the wires to keep it on permanently, then simply plug/unplug it to turn it on or off or plug it to a powerstrip and use the switch on the powerstrip. I've done them all.
Pros
Its simple, there's little to go wrong and easy to fix if you must
makes a good brew, the secret is the water temp is about 180F when it hits the beans, the carafe stays at about 160F, so the coffee is not burnt [ many clones of Mr Coffee produce very hot water and scorch the beans]
Perfect for 2 mugs of coffee per carafe, each 'cup' is 5 oz only
This model came with a plastic reusable filter, in all my prior models, you bought that separate
Small form, doesn't use much counter space
Cons
Lasts about 8-10 years, it can be made to last longer
not auto shut off: if you forget it and the coffee evaporates fully, the hot plate may crack, and the carafe will be very hard to clean
Short plug cord
What I do to prevent burnt coffee is after a brew I place the excess coffee in a thermos and turn Mr Coffee off, and unplug it. Never forgot it on again.
I use the reusable filter for a 1 mug and as the emergency backup filter. Its much smaller an area than filling the brew cup with a paper filter, so it won't take as much grounds. The brew will taste different, stronger than an equivalent amount of grounds using a paper filter, as paper tends to absorb oils, while the plastic lets them through into the pot.
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| capacity | 5 cubic centimeters | 25 ounces | 7 pints | 4 cups | 1200 milliliters |
| material | Plastic | Plastic, Glass | Plastic, Glass | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel |
| input interface | buttons | buttons | buttons | buttons | buttons |
| wattage | 900 watts | 3.3 watts | 900 watts | 900 watts | 1100 watts |
| model name | Mr. Coffee 5-Cup Coffee Maker, Black | 5-Cup | 14-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker | Mr. Coffee | DCC-5570 5-Cup Coffeemaker with Stainless Steel Carafe |
| weight | 2.5 pounds | 1.33 kilograms | — | 1.38 kilograms | 1.8 kilograms |
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Perfect for little counters.
It’s a perfect size for very little counterspace. It comes with its own reusable filter which works awesome! We only use it to brew cocoa, so I don’t know how it would work with coffee. It’s very easy to clean for a coffee maker. I would but this again.
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