I have owned other Cuisinart products and I have found them to be reliable and durable. I liked the On-Demand aspect because we rise at different times and the coffee has been hot without that burnt taste from regular coffeemakers. I have had to replace broken glass coffee pots numerous times and that will never be an issue with this coffeemaker. The unit makes the coffee (12 cups) quickly, not Star Trek replicator fast, but maybe someday. Easy to clean easy to use, and not overly complicated. So far, I'm happy with this purchase.
This is the second Cuisinart 12 Cup On Demand coffee maker we have purchased. The first one lasted many years. We did not consider any other to replace it.
My parents have purchased this coffee pot 4 times over many years. They love it so much when one needs to be replaced the purchase the same one. This time when my Mr Coffee finally died I got one for myself.
Fantastic, easy to use coffee machine. Though I preferred my previous machine that had a built-in grinder, that thing would clog all the time and there was no easy way to unclog the accumulated ground beans after a few years. The operation on this machine is very easy and the gas gauge-like interface has that nice "cool" factor. Easy to clean too. Hits all the marks = 5 stars!