Is the carafe made of glass or plastic?
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The carafe is made of glass with a plastic, flip-top lid and plastic handle.
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I can no longer answer your question because the carafe broke on the first week we used it. It's apparently not tempered glass, because it broke from the gentle tap of one edge of a dishwashing brush. It is extremely fragile. If you can find a stronger product, I suggest you do so.
1076372
The newer model has a totally stainless carafe. The earlier model is a glass thermos interior.
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I believe it is plastic (I bought a glass replacement when I bought the unit). Make sure you get the version with the real handle. I got the one with a loop that swings up and it's a problem because the whole thing gets really hot and it takes two gloved hands to pour from the hot thing into your cup (one to hold the weight from the top, other to tip it).
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After I read the other replies and they said it was glass line, I took the bottom off and It has a GLASS liner. I still think it is a good carafe but I won't drop it anymore.
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Yes the outside is plastic. It resists stains fairly well and is easy to clean. They suggest that you don't immerse the carafe in water when cleaning.
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I believe this one is stainless steel. The carafe we had with our previous coffee maker from, Black and Decker was lined with what looked to be glass and kept the coffee warm for a long time. In fact we still have that carafe and it works fine even though the coffee maker wore out. That is why we decided to get another one. I am not sure why they changed material.
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No its black plastic on the back exterior but the rest is stainless steel. Best damn coffee maker I've ever had. Makes greast coffee and espresso/lattes. It even has some hot chocolate attachement.
798127
Yes it is primarily plastic (and metal). We have owned two over 20 years and can't think of how many broken glass carafes we have been spared. John O'Neill
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I ordered a new carafe from Amazon for our KithenAid 14 cup coffee maker. The carafe they supplied me works very well. In fact, I prefer it over the original that came with the coffee maker. The new carafe does not have the molded plastic under the lid. The lid rests on the top of the glass carafe. The replacement box has a # W10505658 CARAFE. Interestingly, made by Whirlpool. I like the new carafe.
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It appears to me the entire interior is made of plastic. However, we use filtered water and have never tasted any plastic. We are genuine coffee snobs. We use high quality coffee that we grind ourselves. This is an excellent coffee maker and probably the most simplistic one we've ever owned. We had to go through a lot of coffee makers before we found one we loved. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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It is only one carafe and glass. The picture shows how each piece looks separately.
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About the same as any other coffeemaker, I suppose. The brewing parts are metal and hard plastic. Integrated into the brew basket is a gold filter. The carafe is glass with metal bands and a plastic handle. It's actually kind of heavy so there must be other metal parts in it.
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Yes. The regular model has a glass carafe, and the shatterproof model has a plastic one.
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The exterior is made of plastic. It is sturdy plastic. We have 3 different coffee machines on our counter top.They all seem to be made of similar type plastic. (Mr. Coffee, Nespresso & Keurig).
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I can only say that the carafe is steel and I don't know about the rest of it which is plastic.
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My carafe is metal and we love that it is not glass! Much less hassle or worries, they have a glass carafe version if that is what you are looking for. We use ours for camping and hunting and its a lifesaver!