An excellent coffee maker

Because we're serious about our coffee we sold our old $100+ Cuisinart coffeemaker to be replaced with this much better designed and much easier to use coffee maker.



A motel room we stayed at had this model coffee maker. We used it twice a day for 10 days. The coffee was delicious and we found no minuses at all so I bought one. We've been using it daily now for about three months.



The carafe is made of heavy duty glass and doesn't drip at all. The hole to pour water into is large and easy to get to. There are convenient and accurate water level windows on both sides of the unit. The controls are convenient easy to understand and easy to use. The basket is easily removed for cleaning easy to position and uses standard flat bottomed filters. The time and function displays are large and bright. All of these are comparative problem areas in the Cuisinart.



Programming works perfectly and is so simple to use we didn't need the manual. To set the time of day press the "Hours" button until it reaches the current hour and then the "Minutes" button. To set the "Auto on" time press the "Program" button and then set the start time the same way. Press the "Program" button again to go back to time of day. For auto start press the "Auto on" button which lights up. That's it.



In addition the water enters the drip chamber in a shower rather than a stream resulting in consistently smooth and uniform tasting coffee. I can't comment on the warming plate because we put what we don't drink immediately into a Thermos for all day use. The warming plate shuts itself off after two hours if you forget.



The negative reviews are a puzzle to me. We found none of the problems mentioned.



This is an addendum in mid Nov 2007. The coffeemaker still makes perfect coffee and everything works like new. The only negative I'd add is that the warming plate is quite rusty probably because I put a pot of tap water on it at night to have chlorine free water in the morning. Often the pot is damp. When we need to replace this coffeemaker I'll paint the new warming plate with bar-b-cue paint before the first use for rust protection.



This is an update dated 11/20/07. The coffeemaker still works perfectly and still looks good. I sanded the rust off of the base plate painted it with bar-b-cue paint and as expected there is no more rust problem. I don't think the rust would occur for most people. I caused it by putting a wet pot on the plate overnight seven days a week.More detail ...

Didn't need but had to have! Love it!

I have a perfectly good Cuisinart DCC-1200 but after spotting the 2000 at a local store I couldn't stop fiddling with the floor model. Well my wife was lurking as I was fiddling and with my birthday coming up - and my affinity for coffee - she thought she'd found the perfect gift. Boy was she was right!



Now let's be honest carafe-less designs have been around forever - Farberware's stainless steel coffee pots are staples in offices and at parties - they just haven't been this much fun. I'm not going to repeat everything that's already been written but suffice to say the 2000 is a unique coffee maker. Does it make coffee better than my 1200 did? No not really. But it does keep it hot longer without the bitter burnt taste that would often accompany the coffee from my 1200 when left on the warming plate for over 30 minutes. I normally have two cups every morning (not the puny 5-ounce "cups" that every coffee maker seems to think is the norm for whatever reason) but I've found myself having about three (maybe not a good thing?) since getting the 2000 because that third cup about 1-1/2 hours later still tastes great. That wasn't happening with the 1200. Sometimes I'd try the third cup but the burnt carafe taste made it unfortunate.



One of the complaints I'm reading here is that you need a separate container to fill the 2000. I can't be the only owner that owns a Pyrex 2-cup (or more) measuring cup can I? I just fill it up once twice - gasp! - three times and pour it in while watching the water level on the side. Honestly it's not that hard. Cleaning is no different from any model with a carafe. But instead of washing the outer carafe you remove the inner "carafe" to rinse it out or give it a thorough cleaning. That's the only difference. The coffee gauge is kind of silly and inaccurate and I rarely ever look at it but it adds to the allure of the 2000.



I'll be keeping my 1200 at the ready for my sister to use when she comes over to make her dreadful flavored coffees so they don't contaminate my new toy. But until the next great design advance comes along to which I can't say "no" I'll be enjoying the 2000 to the fullest. It's neat it's fun and it makes great coffee.More detail ...

Sure beats the other brands

I thought my Hamilton Beach percolator was decent for the price I even wrote a review about it in December 2006. One week later this 1-year old coffee maker was barely keeping the coffee hot. Then I visited my son in Alaska at Christmas and noticed that his 6-yr old Presto percolator was still delivering great hot coffee in record time. I returned home ordered my Presto 12-cup percolator and am highly impressed. It's lighter easier to load easier to pour easier to clean perks ultra-fast and makes a great hot cup of coffee. Because of its lighter stainless steel pot it cools down faster if you want to make a second batch of coffee right away. (We make two pots and pour the first batch into a thermos for back-up when company comes) Based on its performance I'm surprised the price is so reasonable.























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Perfect for families with 1 coffee drinker

We all know that too much coffee is terrible for the body in several ways. So instead of using the 12-cup coffee maker we decided to go with a smaller one - to force me to drink less coffee. I love this product for a number of reasons.



Pros:

- Perfect size for a single coffee drinker.

- Timer is great. Every other 4-cup maker that I found were switch based without a timer setting. Timer settings are really helpful when you want to just get your coffee and go.

- Easy to clean. This product has a removeable filter cup for easy cleaning. Also the auto-pause in brewing is helpful to both allow for quick removal and less spilling.



Cons:

- It takes a little longer to brew 4 cups with this maker as it does in a larger maker. This may simply be due to the size of the product.



Summary:

- I really like this product. It makes coffee perfectly. It is compact and takes up very little space. It is perfect for my coffee needs.More detail ...

Perfect for families with 1 coffee drinker

We all know that too much coffee is terrible for the body in several ways. So instead of using the 12-cup coffee maker we decided to go with a smaller one - to force me to drink less coffee. I love this product for a number of reasons.



Pros:

- Perfect size for a single coffee drinker.

- Timer is great. Every other 4-cup maker that I found were switch based without a timer setting. Timer settings are really helpful when you want to just get your coffee and go.

- Easy to clean. This product has a removeable filter cup for easy cleaning. Also the auto-pause in brewing is helpful to both allow for quick removal and less spilling.



Cons:

- It takes a little longer to brew 4 cups with this maker as it does in a larger maker. This may simply be due to the size of the product.



Summary:

- I really like this product. It makes coffee perfectly. It is compact and takes up very little space. It is perfect for my coffee needs.More detail ...

This state of the art coffeemaker lets you fine tune the process from filtering the water you brew with to keeping the brewed coffee at the precise temperature you desire. If you're the impatient type you can grab a cup before brewing is complete (or program your coffee to be ready and waiting at wake up time) and if you tend to be forgetful this appliance has auto shut off. Seems as though Cuisinart has covered all the bases in this deluxe coffeemaker.More detail ...

Wouldn't this make a great gift for a student or a commuter? The machine brews right into the thermal travel mug and then shuts itself off so your favorite coffee lover can simply grab and go!More detail ...