Wilfa Precision Automatic Coffee Brewer (WSP-1B), Detachable Water Tank, Precise Temperature and Water Control, Hot Warming Plate, Glass Carafe Included, Pour Over, Black

This things made some of the best coffee, but I saw when I was going to purchase that there is a consistent problem with the center tower splitting over time because the hot water that travels up causes the plastic to melt and split. It took almost two years for ours to split but I made the claim and we were reimbursed.

So I want to start out saying this brewer makes great coffee and it's beautiful! But after 2 and a half years it cracked! I can't find who to contact and for the price tag this is not a good buy given it cracked within just 2 and a half years!

The Wilfa Precision Automatic Coffee Brewer makes an absolutely fantastic cup of coffee. In fact, it does so well that the overall score improved despite my brewer having a fairly major issue when I received it. Thus, I do have to ding it for somewhat shoddy build quality. This product is designed by a Norwegian company but it is assembled in China. Specifically the issue I had when I first pulled it out of the box was I hit the brew button and it ran for about 5 seconds and then instantly shut itself off. I was about to box it back up to return it but decided since it was going back I'd just go ahead and pop the bottom off and take a look inside at how this thing ticks (I repair laptops for a living so I'm comfortable with disassembling electronics). It took me all of about 2 seconds to instantly spot the problem when I removed the bottom cover (held on by Phillips screws). There is a wire that comes off a sensor from the heating element that was pinched under one of the mounting screws. The mounting screw had flattened the wire and bit through the insulation and as such the screw was affecting the impedance of the wire. This was probably throwing off the voltage coming off the thermoblock sensor which would explain why the brew would start, run for a second, then go into some kind of protect mode and shut down once it realized the temperature reading was out of scope. I freed the wire from being snagged by the screw, taped off the section of the wire that had the insulation exposed, and rerouted it well away from any mounting points. I suspected that since this was just a wire coming off a thermocouple sensor it was just a simple 5v reference signal of no significant amperage. Thus the brewer would return to proper function once nominal impedance was restored and otherwise wouldn't affect power delivery to other systems. Sure enough when I buttoned everything back up, the thing started brewing coffee like a champ. Yes, the principle of buying something new is that one should not be expected to open it up and do self-repairs right out of the box. But on the bright side I did get an opportunity to peak under the hood and can say that the engineering that has gone into the water pump, plumbing, heating elements, and sensors is fairly impressive. This is far from your simple, cheap coffee maker in terms of functionality. The coffee itself that this thing brews if phenomenal. I find that a fairly fine grind works best in general but of course every bean has it's own characteristics and needs some tweaking in grind size to get the flow rates dialed in. Anybody that has this or is considering getting this probably already has a coffee grinder but if not then it's certainly a must have. Most people focus on the brewer in determining the overall quality of the brew. But dialing in the grind of your beans is every bit, if not more so, as important to the cup quality. Given the brew temp of 195 degrees F (which I measured) I'd say it is best suited for a darker roast. The fact that you can stick a spoon into the brew basket while it is brewing pretty much makes this an automatic, pour over style coffee maker. I usually let the brew start and then let it go till the beans get a good bloom and soaked with hot water (right around halfway through the total reservoir volume). Then, I stick my spoon in and give it a quick swish back and forth to break up the coffee stuck to the sides of the filter paper and make sure everything gets submerged. Then, right as the reservoir runs out of water (if the grind and drip speed selector is set correctly) you should have a basket full of water. I stick the spoon back in and scrap down around the sides of the filter paper to make sure all the coffee gets knocked down to a flat bed of coffee at the bottom of the basket. Once the water has all filtered through I immediately cup or transfer to a vacuum carafe to keep warm. Do not let it sit on the hot plate or it'll just cook the coffee till it's burnt. What you should end up with is a full bodied, strong, and yet smooth cup of coffee.

I bought one of these Wilfa WSP-1B coffee makers for my wife, after she raved about the quality of the coffee created by the device at a friend's house. She was very happy with our device for 11 months of daily use, until a key component cracked due to poor design and the heat of the steam. While the product was under warranty, neither Wilfa.us or Wilfa in Europe would provide me with a source for returns or parts or repair, and the model is generally not available for sale at this time. So we are very disappointed because this was a superior product with a cool looking design that was not executed or manufactured with quality parts. DO NOT buy this device unless you only need it for a year!

Love this coffee maker. I like good coffee but I’m not trying to do pour over ever (machines that heat and dispense water automatically are pretty neat). This coffee maker checks all the boxes and offers unique options 1) it looks cool (okay not important) 2) heats water to 195-205 F 3) allows adjustable basket draining (can stop flow from basket in the beginning for immersion brewing then open it up and allow a drip brew - there’s a a lot of room to optimize to your taste there

I was really looking forward to a coffee maker that would help me make coffee at the strength I like. So many of them have huge carafes with tiny baskets that make it impossible to get a whole pot that isn't so weak you feel like you're a 1970 diner drinking cruddy, weak, insipid coffee. The Wilfa claims to allow you to adjust the flow rate, which I thought would be perfect to allow a slow flow of hot water over a large amount of ground coffee to make a nice strong pot of coffee. Unfortunately the flow that you can adjust is not the inflow of water into the basket, it's the outflow. That means that if you have it set on a low setting in order to crank up the strength, the basket overflows and you end up with a pot full of coffee grounds. In fact the instructions describe specific settings for each amount of coffee you intend to make, which really means that you make your coffee to their specifications. Not yours. It is solidly built, and I like the simplicity of it. It just needs the capability for a user-selected in-flow rate. Maybe after a while enough calcium will build up to slow the rate to one I prefer.