@virginiavictorian Not to be using this forum to make sale, but I am a Brew Express dealer and I can sell you one if you like. We've used a BE-110 for the past 5 years almost every day with zero issues. They are great units. The BE-110 is $399 and the BE-104 is around $330 depending upon the finish. If you would like to order one shoot me an email: anthony [at] appliancebuyersguide [dot] com Anthony Rocco Appliance Buyer's Guide

I don't need it....nothing....don't need anything more.... BUT....today I went to the $ store because I needed several gift bags....and while I was there...I just had to walk around...and bought 3 glass pinch bowls...I was getting along just fine with custard cups...but... AND I got a new dishwasher last week...but that was because my 22 year old trusty Maytag died. I know better then to buy one of the newer Maytags (the ex CEO was a very good friend and next door neighbor and when he made all those trips to China and Japan, I figured it out!).. Anyhow I got a Jenn Aire....I know they are in the business of down draft vent systems....but it's a hotsy totsy model, likely last years but I made the dealer an offer...prepared to up it....and he said OK. Surprise! But its' not "fun" in the way that a new stock pot would be...I still am trying to figure out the best way to load the thing! Also got 2 new YeehaH stoves for the church...I bucked the people who said why do we need to spend that for stoves.....and I splained why!! Because I cook on them and you don't! I think I need new potholders.....mine are beyond awful...and people give me oven mits and I feel clumsy using them, so I save them for the grill. I Have a fairly nice assortment of Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's day potholders...but I need some simple every day ones that don't have burned corners and the stuffing hanging out. Linda C

It does tend to get icky in there if you don't take it out and clean it, sometimes the minerals from the water create a residue and some parts of the ice maker can start to rust and leave rust stains and some old ice cubes that have sat there for a long time get icky. I take mine out and put in my sink and wash it with hot water and dish wash detergent then dry it out and put back in. I had the GE repair man here yesterday about mine. I have not had my fridge very long. I started finding chunks of clear plastic shards, very pointed and sharp, in my glass of drink. I could not see it at al because it was clear so luckily for me I only drink with a straw I did not swallow any and get stuck in my throat and die!! But it could happen easily and if a child got one it could really be damaging. The repair man was blown away he had never seen anything like that happen. I told him this was a very serious design flaw and they needed to correct it immediately because someone was going to end up suing GE. He told me I would have had every right to from what I had experienced, and I was right it was going to happen. What the problem is that in the ice maker there is what they call a worm screw which is the length of the ice bin and it turns and has like a fin that is spiraled around the rod that pushes the ice from the back to the front and into the door shoot. That fin is made of clear plastic and it is apparently not strong enough and broke in to pieces when it encountered clumps of ice cubes and the plastic just came out with the ice. I had no idea till I went to pour out my water and clank something hit in my sink, it was a chunk of plastic about the size of a business card. then more and more of them kept coming out. While he was here he found a huge chunk of it stuck up in the grinder that makes the crushed ice, it had been grinding on that piece of plastic so much it had cut grooves all in the plastic and I am sure all those shards went out with the ice and I probably did swallow those. The man was just astounded. He was taking notes and said he was going to present this to the design team immediately so it could get immediate attention. He was really freaked out he said I am just imagining you here alone take a drink, a chunk of that gets stuck in your throat you can not call for help, I said yep and my husband finds me dead. He was sweating! It really is a scary thing. IF they leave it plastic it needs to be a much stronger plastic and for heavens sake color it some bright color that can be seen in the ice or in a drink! I think it should be stainless steel so it can hold up and not rust. so he ordered me an entire new one to be put in. He said till then just reach in for your ice cubes, I said well that is what I have been doing! So while washing you might just check on yours and see if it has plastic parts like that and make sure everything is intact! I told him GE could reward me for being so honest with a new dishwasher or stove either one would be fine LOL

We have had one for almost two years. It is OK, but the tradeoff for a glass carafe is a bulky square of plastic. It takes up a lot of room in the dishwasher. My husband insists on using the gold tone filter, which just means another thing to clean - I prefer the ease of throwing out a paper filter. We have noticed that the coffee is drinkable right as you pour a cup. That seems like a good thing, but it means that the holding temp is kind of low. Hence this Christmas present to the husband: Here is a link that might be useful: Coffee Cup Warmer