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Cuisinart DCC-2000 Coffee-on-Demand 12-cup Programmable Coffeemaker |
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$150.00
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- Fully programmable 12-cup coffeemaker with 24-hour advance brew start
- Double-wall coffee reservoir; "press to serve" lever dispenses 1 cup at a time
- Simple-to-read coffee gauge counts down cups remaining; auto shut off
- Visible water-level indicator, removable reservoir; instructions and water filter included
- Measures 14-1/2 by 9 by 8-1/2 inches; 3-year warranty
Appealing both for gadget freaks and the spouses who love them!
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This really is a great coffeemaker. It not only makes excellent coffee but also cleverly avoids the problem of coffee left over in the carafe cooking into mud on the heating plate over the course of several hours.
Complaints about the need to use a measuring cup or pitcher to pour water into this coffeemaker seem somewhat off base to me-- maybe these people are neurosurgeons with six children or something, and just much busier than I am. It seems to me no big deal to fill the coffeemaker when I set it up each evening for the following morning.
The machine is actually quite well designed, both asthetically (the analog "coffee gauge" with the brushed steel finish, along with the knobs, lever and lights seem somehow both 'retro' and modern at the same time) but more importantly, functionally (the coffee reservoir comes out for emptying, with no drips; the filter basket comes out easily; the the water fill gauge on the side is quite accurate).
I think my favorite thing about this machine is that it appeals both to me (for my gadget loving nature) but also to my wife (because it looks tidy on the counter, with no carafe.) With a conventional coffeemaker it seems like if the carafe is half full or anything less than sparkling it looks like dirty clutter.
The only thing I don't understand is the gold filter. What is the appeal of these things? If one can afford a Cuisinart coffemaker than one can afford paper filters. My feeling is that a filter such as this only serves to make discarding grounds a little easier; it can't replace a paper filter. Not only does it let oil (if you use one, look for the oil slick on your coffee! ewwww!) which would normally be held by the filter to get into the coffee, it also lets quite a bit of sediment through. I use the gold filter, with a paper one sandwiched beneath, between it and the filter basket. I am always glad I do when I see the amount of sediment it catches. Using the gold basket too, though, at least eliminates the task of handling a wet filter which is full of grounds.
Overall a great product, and well worth the price. The three year warranty is pretty impressive too.
Great coffeemaker
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I really like this coffeemaker. It makes excellent coffee & not having a glass carafe is a big plus to me. Some other reviewer's mentioned having to use a pitcher or another container of their own to pour the water. This surprised me as the coffee bucket has a built-in covered spout & I use the coffee bucket to pour the water into the coffemaker. I checked & there isn't any mention in the instruction booklet about the spout at all. But it's there, it works & never spills the water.
Great machine.....please read
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This is really a great coffee maker. The negative reviews all seem to be fixated on the fact that you have to pour water into the reservoir, and the unit doesn't come with a container for this purpose!! Is Cuisinart the Devil? Should I call my lawyer and file a class action suit? What is wrong with people today? Is is really that difficult to procure a plastic pitcher of some sort, fill it with water and then transfer that water into the coffee maker? I think not, and I do it one or two time a day myself without covering my kitchen counters with water. If you are not able to pour water from a pitcher into the reservoir of a coffee machine, I really do not think that you should be trusted with a hot cup of coffee either.
The coffee tastes great, never burnt. It is easy to program and clean and does not take up a whole lot of room. It also comes with one of those re-usable, permanent gold filters which many companies sell separately for about $20. My girlfriend can operate this thing easily, and she has a hard time figuring out the remote control for the TV. If she can program this unit, so can you. As to the other negative comments I have read which describe a powerless, malfunctioning unit, I have had no problems whatsoever with mine. Hope this review was useful, thanks for reading it.
