This Cuisinart is replacing an at least 10-15 year old Krups. A very similar coffee maker. This Cuisinart is structured essentially the same, but what is a dramatically improvement is, what I'll call the drip head, the structure that drips the hot water on the coffee. It is large in diameter, more holes and, most importantly to me it is much flatter; less depth. We like our coffee strong and would often fill a #3 paper filter to within an inch of the top for what is marked on the carafe as 6-7 cups. As the coffee volume expanded it would contact the drip head structure. Messy. Not even close on this Cuisinart. The water is hotter, coffee richer, controls are simple with good instructions. I have been using the metal basket and really like it although, as warned, the standard grind lets some particles get through. Not a problem other than esthetics for me and if you get whole bean and grind it your self use the first, coarser, perked coffee setting. We fill it up to the 6-7 cup mark and get maybe four 8 oz. mugs out of it. They measure 14 "cups" as the carafe capacity, not mugs. As I have said, we like strong coffee and there is not enough room to put enough coffee in to fill the carafe with coffee to our taste. Oh yeah, there is a sight gage on the right side of the reservoir as you face the machine. Very helpful. It's a good machine. 5 Stars.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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This was a replacement for my 12 cup Cuisinart that died. The controls on this model are more user friendly, and it brews hotter coffee than the former model which I really like. Also, the 12 cup carafe fits this model so now I have a spare.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
Consumer Reports gave this a 90 rating. I give it a 95. Great favorable coffee with great programmable options. The BOLD option makes the coffee taste even better.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
This is by far my favorite coffee maker I have ever owned. I love the fact that it has a built-in filter for the water container area along with a high quality filter for the coffee so there's no need for paper filters. The coffee container itself is made of a very high quality glass that cleans up more easily. It seems to be stain resistant where as other glass containers have stained more easily and harder to keep clean. I love the bold flavor setting.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com