I purchased this filter for my Hamilton Beach 12 cup coffee maker Model #46205 and according to Hamilton Beach, whom I contacted, this is the correct filter. There is no way this filter, filters any water before being drawn into the coffee pot. There is at least a gap of 3/8" between the bottom of the filter and the bottom of the reservoir. Don't waste your money if you have model#46205. If I could give zero stars, I would.

Works great at filtering. Difficult to use. A better design might help

Exactly what I ordered and needed! Works great!

Do not like this product it doesn't fit the coffee maker I would not buy again

I read all the bad reviews but was interested to check this product out anyway. I bought them to use with the Hamilton Beach 12-Cup Coffee Maker (49467) that I recently purchased. Well, everything bad that I read about these filters and the design of their use is true. The filters themselves don't stay in their little basket, they float up. That's even after soaking them the recommended amount of time and after several pots of coffee. The little basket they are supposed to fit in in nearly impossible to insert at the bottom of the reservoir for this model, and the tools that came with the filters are all but useless. Also, no instructions came with them. The reservoir is so narrow that in trying to insert the plastic basket by hand, I scraped the back of my hand several times. Not worth the blood and aggravation! Also, yes the basket does not sit tight in the hole where it goes, so water passes around the basket instead of through the filter. Basic hydraulics indicate that water will flow in the direction of least resistance, so most of the water probably doesn't even go through the filter. The design could have been so much better.