Nice coffee maker. Replaced a more expensive brand that died after 6 years. This one provides a similar good tasting cup of coffee. It will brew much more than my old one, eliminating the need for me to make a second pot later in the day. I make my coffee, then store it in a thermos to keep it warm, so can't speak to how well it holds a pot.
I am so happy that I purchased this coffeemaker. My husband disagreed that we needed such a large size, but now he agrees that the Cuisinart is far better at making delicious coffee than our old coffeemaker AND the larger volume comes in handy!
Very nice looking coffee maker. However, we tested numerous grinds and could not make a pot of coffee we liked. We returned the Cuisinart and are using a simpler, much less expensive Mr. Coffee brewer that also uses less expensive, basket filters, which in our opinion makes much better coffee.