Mr. Coffee’s 5-Cup Programmable is a compact “mini brew” machine that makes up to 25 ounces at a time — the company’s own description frames that as “two 12-oz. cups.” It’s a scaled-down version of the same basic drip formula Mr. Coffee sells at every size, aimed at people who don’t want a full 12- or 14-cup machine taking up counter space for a household of one or two.
How small is 25oz, really
Twenty-five ounces is a genuinely small batch — enough for two standard mugs and not much more. The machine itself is correspondingly tiny: 9.7in by 6.4in by 10in and about 3.2 pounds, small enough for a shelf rather than a full counter run. That’s the entire case for buying it over a bigger machine: if you only ever make coffee for one or two people, brewing a full pot means either waste or reheated leftovers, and this sidesteps that.
Filtration and scheduling, scaled down too
It includes a reusable nylon basket filter and a separate water filtration disk that Mr. Coffee says helps remove chlorine, along with a Brew Later delayed-start timer, a “Grab-a-Cup” auto-pause for mid-brew pouring, and a 2-hour auto shut-off. These are the same feature names Mr. Coffee uses across its larger machines, just applied to a smaller reservoir.
What’s missing from the spec sheet
Mr. Coffee doesn’t publish wattage for this model, which is common across the brand’s smaller machines and makes it hard to compare heating speed against competitors. More significantly, we could not find any independent review or lab test of this specific model — no brew-temperature measurement, no taste evaluation, nothing beyond the manufacturer’s own copy and retailer listings that repeat it.
Before you buy
- Confirm 25oz actually covers your household — it’s closer to two mugs than two full 12oz travel cups back to back.
- If you regularly host or want leftovers, this size will disappoint; look at Mr. Coffee’s larger programmable line instead.
- Don’t expect wattage or brew-temperature data to compare against other small machines — it isn’t published.
- Check that the reusable filter and water filtration disk are both included, since some Mr. Coffee variants ship with only one.
Specifications from Mr. Coffee’s official product page and retailer listings (Walmart). No independent test of this model was located. CoffeeLogik has not tested this machine in person.
