The (mostly) good, the bad, and the ugly...
The mostly good:
Nice looks. I like the mostly stainless steel housing, and actually like that Krups changed the top from stainless steel to plastic on this model since I have a tendency to set stuff on top of my coffee maker on occasion and the steel would get little scratches in it due to my bad habit.
Easy to use...but what drip coffee maker isn't?
Makes good drip coffee. I drink a lot of espresso and, no, this drip coffee doesn't compare to good espresso. It is quite drinkable, though, particularly if you use the "Aroma" setting to make a stronger brew.
The bad:
Water reservoir design could be better. It's a fairly thin band that runs from side to side at the top back of the coffee maker. The previous Krups model I used had a slightly larger opening so it was easier to pour water into the reservoir.
Instruction manual could be better written. I know this isn't very important for an item like this, and many...
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Bought to replace the 10yr old Krups that we loved, and prayed would not die. (Before that we swore by Melita- pre- Hamilton Beach acquisition). I even fixed the old one twice, it made such good coffee, and was so reliable. This one:
1. Faceplate is polished chrome not satin chrome (I would prefer satin- polished shows fingerprints))
2. Best feature: good maybe GREAT coffee, full flavor, HOT but not so hot as to burn the flavor, even 1 hour later. Heating plate temperature is well-engineered (roughly 245 degrees F- only part of this heat gets into the coffee). Hotter than our last, I would say perfect. "Aroma" feature is slower (10 min for 8 cups) but seems to drag every last bit of good flavor (not the bitter) from beans. We use it; don't think it is gimmick.
3. Second-best feature: the warranty is quite good- 2 yrs. So I don't worry about the horror stories that the web attracts
4. Worst feature (to me): gimmicky intrusiveness. Blue...
Easy To Use Coffee Maker
Leave it to me to find this to try the very DAY after buying the Cuisinart DCC-2600 Brew Central 14-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker with Glass Carafe.... But after doing so & trying both I have to say, I think probably every drip machine on the market is made at the same factory with not much more than face plate differences? They are essentially identical in feature sets and performance although I AM concerned at all the forum threads about the Cuisinart DCC-1200 Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemakers catching fire! Hopefully neither of my 2 NEW coffee makers OR our 20 year old (and still 100% PERFECT) old Braun 12 cup coffee maker will ever fail us in that way.
This is a very simple and intuitive coffee maker. I never read the manual and to be honest, had just made my first EVER cup of coffee (in a drip machine) 4 days earlier when I had my wife train me on our antique Braun. At age 64, I figured it was time. Once I knew how I of course needed something fancy...
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