Mr. Coffee Black Coffee Maker, 12 Cups, with Auto Pause and Glass Carafe, Perfect for Home and Office Use
By Mr. · Coffee Makers · Kitchen & Cooking
- 12-cup glass carafe
- Auto-pause while pouring
- 50,395 ratings -- the largest review base here
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Summary
A black 12-cup programmable drip coffeemaker with Grab-a-Cup auto pause and a glass carafe. Check the model number on the base before you trust any spec: this listing could not be tied to a specific model, and several near-identical 12-cup versions have different shut-off times and weights.
Strengths
- Auto pause lets you pour a cup mid-brew without a wait.
- Brew-now or brew-later clock programming.
- A brew-strength selector on the documented models.
- A dishwasher-safe carafe and basket with a lift-and-clean design.
- A 1-year manufacturer warranty across the documented pages.
- A water window that reduces overflow risk.
Weaknesses
- This listing cannot be tied to a specific manufacturer model number.
- Auto shut-off differs across near-identical models, from 2 to 4 hours.
- No independent instrumented test of any of these models exists.
- No owner-complaint data was gathered for these models.
- Published dimensions and weights vary, and one first-party dimension set is a data error.
- Pricing and replacement-part availability could not be confirmed.
Verified specifications
| Capacity | 12 cups, defined by the manufacturer as about 5 fl oz per cup, 60 fl oz total. |
|---|---|
| Operation | automatic drip, ground coffee, paper filter. |
| Auto pause | yes; Grab-a-Cup stops the brew cycle so a cup can be poured mid-brew. |
| Programming | brew now or brew later on the documented models. |
| Brew strength | Regular, Strong and Decaf on the 3-Ways-to-Brew model, or a Strong Brew Selector on others. |
| Warming plate with auto shut-off | 4 hours on one model and 2 hours on another. |
| Cleaning | dishwasher-safe carafe and brew basket, with a lift-and-clean basket. |
| Water window | a visible water-level window. |
| Cord length | 24 in on the two documented programmable models. |
| Warranty | 1 year on every documented model. |
| Dimensions | not confirmed for this listing; documented siblings measure 12 x 8 x 12.6 in and 9.2 x 7.7 x 12.8 in, and one published first-party set is an implausible centimetre error. |
Full research notes and sources
What the family covers
This listing describes a black 12-cup automatic drip coffeemaker with auto pause and a glass carafe, aimed at home and office use. That feature set is standard across the current Mr. Coffee 12-cup programmable line: clock programming so brewing can start while you are out, auto pause so a cup can be poured mid-cycle, a warming plate with automatic shut-off, dishwasher-safe carafe and filter basket, and a water window that limits overflows. Mr. Coffee’s own pages document all of these, and the maker defines 12 cups as 60 fl oz, about 5 fl oz per cup.
The difficulty is that this description does not identify a machine. Mr. Coffee currently lists at least three different 12-cup programmable models, a black 3-Ways-to-Brew unit, a stainless Rapid Brew unit and a black-and-stainless Strong Brew Selector unit, plus retailer pages that ship two interchangeable model numbers under one listing. Their published specifications are not interchangeable: auto shut-off is 4 hours on one and 2 hours on another, and weights range from 4.6 lb to 6.05 lb. Any statement of the form this Mr. Coffee weighs a certain amount or shuts off after a set number of hours is unverified until the model number on the base of the unit is read.
One feature difference is easy to miss: the 3-Ways-to-Brew model’s Decaf setting changes the brew time for decaf grounds rather than just switching a taste profile. The Rapid Brew model’s faster-brew claim is manufacturer copy benchmarked only against two other Mr. Coffee models, not against the category.
Model identity and what it means for buyers
Warranty is the one consistent data point: 1 year across every documented 12-cup page. Maintenance is straightforward by design, with a dishwasher-safe carafe and basket and a lift-and-clean basket, but no descaling interval was published on the pages read. Mr. Coffee operates a replacement-parts channel, but no specific part for any documented 12-cup model could be confirmed available.
Price cannot be assessed from the evidence read. The only retailer price observed was for two interchangeable model numbers, while a third-party marketplace seller listed a 12-cup unit higher and told buyers to get warranty terms from the seller, and Mr. Coffee’s own page showed one model out of stock with no price. That spread says more about channel and seller than about the machine.
Test and owner evidence is the real gap. No instrumented review from any established outlet was located for these models, and no owner-forum or retailer-Q&A material was read. The manufacturer site carries a small owner-rating pool on one model, too small to characterize long-term reliability. There is therefore no basis here for a failure-mode ranking, a defect rate or a buy-or-skip verdict.
The honest position for a shopper is that this is a commodity drip machine whose main variables are price, warranty and luck, and that the first action should be reading the model number off the machine before trusting any specification, including the ones here.
Which model this is
This page covers the Mr. Coffee black 12-cup programmable drip coffeemaker family with auto pause and a glass carafe. Documented members include the BVMC-EHX12BL-115 3-Ways-to-Brew unit and the retailer models 2176619 and 2176620, but this ASIN could not be mapped to any of them. Do not merge the 8-cup, 10-cup, 14-cup, stainless Rapid Brew, hot-and-iced or 3-Ways-to-Brew units into one spec sheet. The US Amazon listing for this model is ASIN B002YI2IG0.
Sources
Manufacturer:
- Mr. Coffee 12-cup programmable coffee maker with 3 Ways to Brew (BVMC-EHX12BL-115)
- Mr. Coffee 12-cup programmable coffee maker with Rapid Brew (BVMC-EHXSS)
- Mr. Coffee 12-cup programmable coffeemaker with Strong Brew Selector (BVMC-MSX23-NLY)
Owner reports:
- No owner-forum or retailer Q&A evidence for these models was gathered during this check.
Retailer:
