After having a Keurig for years I wanted to go back to a full pot coffeemaker. I tried Brand X and it lasted less than 2 months before the programming failed. Friends recommended Cuisinart so I started looking. While more expensive I was looking for durability. I've had mine about a month and have not been disappointed! Brews a nice coffee, timer works great, keeps the carafe hot till the timer shuts it off. Very happy with my purchase and looking forward to a long life with it!
Makes a perfect cup every time. We use bamboo paper filters and grind it a bit finer than what is typically called for in drip coffee makers. Then we just use the Bold setting and get great dark roast coffee as Good or better than most coffee shops can achieve. Clean up is a breeze - LOVE this coffee maker (and we’ve owned very expensive ones in the past - no more!)
Works pretty well as it is a replacement of my old unit with the turn dials. I like the backlit buttons and the styling, but the new "bold" feature is very lacking. If you are expecting it to brew in the same amount of time you're sadly mistaken-- it takes at least triple the time to brew on the bold setting. Other than that, a fine coffee maker.