Proctor Silex 10-Cup Coffee Maker
Verdict
A bare-bones budget option that brews an okay but relatively weak cup and has messy fast pours. Best if you prioritize the lowest price and don’t mind slower, careful handling.
Pros
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Speed & time-to-cup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 3.9
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Heating-element power ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 3.8The heater is rated around 965W and delivered brew water near 177.1°F in testing, which is adequately hot compared with competitors.
Cons
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Brewing performance & consistency ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 3.0Brewing performance is adequate but extraction lands in the low six hundreds on TDS tests, yielding a noticeably weaker cup than higher scoring drip machines and placing it near the bottom of side-by-side strength comparisons.
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Design, ergonomics & footprint ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 3.0
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Capacity ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 2.5Capacity markings were overstated in testing: the 10-cup line translated to about 8.6 six-ounce cups, leaving the brewer roughly two cups short of its label.
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Cup, tray & carafe handling ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 1.8
