After years of use with no issues my last Cuisinart coffee maker was starting to wear out and I needed another coffee maker. The only brand I looked at was Cuisinart because I was so happy with the last one. One of the things I like about the brand is the directions are basically the same as for my old one. It is easy to operate and brews great coffee.
Do not like the small basket that’s holds the filter and coffee. It’s too small handle is hard to grab and have had guest thrown it in the garbage can because it’s hard to see there are two pieces. My old coffee pot is not like that.
My husband is the coffee maker, so it’s been a little slow with the feedback. I get coffee in bed daily, so what I’ve noticed is the coffee is hotter than our previous coffeemaker and it stays hot longer. The bold is too strong for me, but he loves it. We both love that it has an automatic shut off. He especially like the cleaning feature the fast brew time and that he can get a cup before the pot finish. We still use paper filters with the gold filter to reduce the sediment.