Farberware FCP512S 12-Cup Coffee Maker

Pros: The coffee it makes tastes good!
Cons: Will eventually stop working!

The plastic knob has broken off due to corrosion from the coffee. And after ~2 years, it has completely stopped working! First, it will stop heating the coffee for the "two hour" warming period. Then, when you press "On" it will show that it is...

Pros: Makes great coffee
Cons: Very heavy, hard to see water level

I love the coffee this machine makes and, unlike the carafe type of makers, the coffee temperature is HOT which is really great.

There are just four buttons on the maker - program, clock, set, and on/off. They are easy to use but not...

Pros: Makes a great cup of hot coffee.
Cons: Stopped working after about 6 months!

This is the perfect coffee machine. It's a great design. Simple to run but sophisticated enough to brew coffee when you want it and keep it hot. The only problem is that after about six months, it just stopped working. The base it sits on has an...

Pros: Programmable
Cons: Short life span

When the 30 year old percolator that my wife & I inherited from my parents died, my wife & I decided to buy a percolator with a timer. Unfortunately, the only one available was this Farberware model. In its short life-span (2 years!), it made good...

Pros: Timer, Clock, Style
Cons: No On or Off, Relying on Symbols

Well, I just bought this exact machine. The only problem I have is the digital readout. On a scale of 1-10, I give this damn coffee percolator an 8. My only problem with this machine is that I cannot see whether or not it is off or on. As far as the...

Pros: Coffee taste better, stays always hot
Cons: Never you know if it works or not

I got the percolator 4-12 cups with timer christmas 99. I started using it January 2000. The coffee tasted sooo much better than a normal coffee maker and it stayed always hot. I was really surprised how it works and loved my percolator. After one month...

Pros: Worked well in the beginning and brewed a great cup of coffee.
Cons: Did not last more than six months. Disappointed in shelf life.

I received a Farberware percolator as a Christmas gift. I was working very well for the first six months. Never a problem except for a few grinds in the bottom of the pot which was not a bother. However, a few weeks ago I noticed that the coffee was ...

Pros: None
Cons: coffee is warm and watery, and buttons crack.

I bought one and returned it because the buttons cracked, the coffee didn't perk thoroughly, coffee got trapped in the plastic knob atop the lid, and it was never hot. Eventually, they sent me a brand new one, since the first was still under warranty. BUT, now I am having the exact same problems with this new one. The buttons cracked, and the coffee is not coffee, but coffee water by the time it's supposedly done perking. I do not recommend buying this one!

Pros: makes good coffee
Cons: see-through plastic nob breaks off eventually

I've had two of these, the first one broke and I got rid of it. I bought it again, because I thought it was a fluke, and less than a year later, the plastic nob at the top which is see-through broke off again. They sent me a nob to replace it. Now, a year later, it has broken off again. It's just this one part on the percolator that keeps breaking. I can't recommend it because of this. I recommend, that instead, buy the regular corded Farberware percolator, which my mom has had her original for over 30 years.

Pros: Nice looking, nice pouring, nice balance
Cons: Does not get hot enough. Cannot program brew strength or length of keep warm time

Great Idea, poor execution and quality
Did not work out well, weak, barely hot coffee
Unit started to fail after 1 month

Pros: Great concept, great coffee
Cons: Poor engineering and attitude

After initial break-in period, the coffee was WONDERFUL ! Not user friendly to program. Buttons on base began to crack after 4 months. A couple of months out of warranty, it began to short-cycle the percolate cycle and the coffee was luke-warm. Called company to see if we could get it fixed and were told that we were out of luck. This could have been a great product if Faberware had made some minor changes in the construction and some major changes in ATTITUDE !

Pros: Makes excellent coffee.
Cons: Plastic percolator indicator at top of percolator broke. It should be made of glass.

Beware! The plastic percolator indicator at the top of the broke while I was removing the top. It should be made of glass instead of plastic.

This percolator makes an excellent cup of coffee! If you use drip grind, grounds will get though the basket and I would recommend using a filter to prevent that.

Pros: none
Cons: bad buy

I bought this coffee pot because for durability and ease of use. From the beginning I thought the programming function was confusing and the lack of an on light bizarre. Now a little after a year, it stopped working.....

I don't recommend it at all.

Pros: looks great , make good coffee
Cons: doesn't last long, had two in the last two years, both just stopped working

Always heard Farberware make the best coffee , and it does when they work. We have had two in the past two years. Both just quit working. Turn it on in the morning and nothing. Price is just too high to keep replacing them.

Pros: Very sturdy / extremely quick Makes great coffee whether you make 6 cups or 12
Cons: Hard to program until you do it a few times.

We bought an old electric percolator and absolutely loved the taste of perked coffee. Unfortunately, a part broke and we had to find another pot. I did a lot of research online and decided to purchase the Faberware Programable Percolator. The first few pots we perked were not that great but like all things I guess we had to "break it in". We absolutely LOVE the coffee it makes. We grind our own beans and use a filter. The coffee is perfect.