How many ounces is a 12 cup coffee pot

QUESTION: What do the numbers mean on a Mr. Coffee maker? I’m visiting my inlaws and they have a different machine than I am used to and I want to make coffee with their coffee pot. — Erika F

ANSWER: The Mr Coffee machine is an automatic drip coffee maker, this particular model number has a 12 cup coffee pot. You see in the photo above that there are number marks on the glass coffee pot, and also number marks on the Mr. Coffee machine itself where you add water (the water reservoir). Those numbers represent the “number of cups.” While most bags of coffee describe a cup size as 6 ounces, the Mr. Coffee coffee maker calls a coffee cup just 5 ounces. So you’ll need slightly less ground coffee beans in the machine than they sometimes describe on the back of a bag of coffee. That being said, it really depends on whether you like strong coffee or mild coffee.

Want to just make a full pot of fresh coffee with a 12 cup Mr. Coffee maker? Then simply fill up the clean glass carafe to the mark that says 12 cups of water with clean, cold tap water and pour it into the machine. When you do that, you’ll see that it hits the same mark 12 on the coffee machine.

Then you simply add 11 tablespoons of coffee grounds of your favorite type of coffee into a coffee filter or brew basket and you’ll be able to make a full pot of great tasting coffee. If you’re using the Mr. Coffee scoop that comes with the coffee maker, use 5 1/2 scoops from the Mr. Coffee scoop. A standard coffee scoop is 2 tablespoons of ground coffee beans. So 5 1/2 scoops is the same as 11 tablespoons.

Want to learn about how much water and coffee you need for different amounts to make the perfect cup of coffee? Here’s what Mr. Coffee says about it in their instructions for one of their 12 cup coffee makers.

When is a Cup not a Cup?

A cup of liquid is 8 ounces of liquid. But when you are talking about coffee cups, it’s a different amount! Many coffee makers like OXO and Mr Coffee describe a standard cup measurement as 5 ounces.

And of course if you have a giant mug or a big insulated steel cup that you take with you, those will often hold 14 to 24 ounces.

How much coffee is that? To put it in perspective a different way, a tall coffee at Starbucks is 12 ounces, a grande is 16 ounces and a venti is 20 ounces.

That’s why you’ve probably noticed that when you make a full pot of coffee that says “12 cups” you often run out pretty quickly after you have only filled up a few mugs. A full 12 cup pot of Mr. Coffee only holds 60 ounces. So you could potentially fill up just two big stainless steel mugs and use almost the entire pot!

If you’re brewing coffee for a group of people, it’s a good idea to make a full coffee pot in case you are pouring into large mugs. Then you’ll have enough great-tasting coffee for several cups of coffee, even if the cups are large.

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