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Consumer Reports Deems Hamilton Beach Dual Coffeemaker “Unsafe,” Could Burn Users

Consumer Reports Deems Hamilton Beach Dual Coffeemaker “Unsafe,” Could Burn Users

The Hamilton Beach 2-Way FlexBrew 49983 seems like a really great idea. Indeed, there are other similar coffeemakers on the market. There’s a regular drip brewing setup on the left, and a K-Cup-compatible cartridge brewing system on the right. Yet our instantly-brewed colleagues down the hall at Consumer Reports say that this model is potentially dangerous because the warming plate for the drip side heats up when the instant side is in use. [More]