Thankfully, there are thermal carafe coffee makers out there that work to keep coffee warm without using the hot plates that can inevitably leave you with that dreaded scorched drip coffee taste.

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Then we poured off half the pot (to simulate serving a couple cups of coffee), and let each carafe sit with the lid on for four hours, measuring the temperature of the coffee every hour to see how ...

I’ve noted the dimensions of each. Most coffee makers on this list brew into a stainless-steel thermal carafe, which keeps your coffee warm for a few hours without reheating it from below.

The Black and Decker 12-cup coffee maker has a stainless steel carafe that’ll keep your coffee warm for hours. Coffee drinkers who just want a cup at a time should consider a Keurig K-Express ...

"We make regular coffee, lattes and ice coffees right at home ... no need to run to a coffee shop," wrote one reviewer.

Coffee rules. Whether you’re just getting ... The hot plate underneath the glass carafe keeps your pot warm for up to two hours. If you’ve ever poured yourself a lukewarm joe or burned your ...

The carafe’s heating element is likewise automated ... and isn’t always as full-bodied as some. The coffee maker feels instead precise, like a Broadway singer hitting her marks.

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