This is my 3rd Cuisinart coffee pot. My first still works. The 2nd one i bought had a grinder built in which was convenient. That one just started leaking coffee out all over the place out of the blue. This new one is a nice design and brews coffee quite well. I grind beans fresh in my seperate grinder before every brew. So far so good.
Great coffe maker except for the stupid lid design. Really difficult to remove. And why do we have to? Just make it open like any other coffee pot maker. Aside from that, it is fast and really good.
I really like the ease in brewing my coffee and would recommend this coffee maker. I only have one con as the size is somewhat big for a family of only two coffee drinkers however it is capable of only brewing 1-4 cups. I think I would like it better if it was only 10-12 cups instead of 14 cups making it somewhat smaller in size thus taking up less counter speace.
I am very happy with this coffee maker. I have zero complaints. I previously had purchased a different brand and returned it for this one. I like that it has a bold setting for stronger coffee. Very sharp looking on my counter.