Cuisinart Coffee Makers
By: Noel Siswick | Posted: 30th June 2009
I've had the Cuisinart Coffee Makers brand DCC-1000 for roughly a week now. I was nervous to spend so much on a coffee maker but I'm happy to report it's definitely worth it. Sure, you can get other brands of coffee makers for under $25 if economy is the most significant feature, but I've had those machines and I made a decision that, this time, a good cup of coffee was most vital for me. This brand brews the best coffee I've had in a home or office machine and better than most coffee I've had in eateries.
The Cuisinart coffee makers coffee tastes fantastic! I suspect the charcoal water filter is the explanation for that. I also like the "shower head" design of the water spout. The water essentially runs up a track onto the bottom of the lid and is splattered over the ground coffee like a rain shower.
This unit is no toy. It feels and looks solid. The bottle has a good strong feel and balance. It isn't the light rubbish plastic that cracks and discolors easily in the inexpensive coffee makers.
I like the five beeps when the coffee is ready. Now I will leave the kitchen and go clean or whatever and I don't have to keep returning to work out whether I can get a cup yet. But if I can't wait and need a cup in mid-brew, I will just take away the pot and pour a cup - you seem to have a full half a minute to reinsert the pot, before you risk an overflowing filter. I like the permanent gold-tone filter too. I mostly thought paper filters were a mess. They'd fold over infrequently and there'd be grounds in my coffee. But you may use paper in this machine if you want to. I just favor the benefit of the gold-tone filter ( top rack machine cleanable too ).
Most Cuisinart coffee makers have an indicator light for cleaning -- it is saying it's "self-cleaning" but truly it's just a light informing you when you must pour in a bowl of water/vinegar and run it through to decalcify the unit. ( I didn't think to do that with my other units.
The settings for the hot plate is pretty nice too. And the auto-shutoff feature is great.
What don't I like about this machine? It needs maintaining in that you have to change the charcoal filters.
Also, the area in the head of the machine where you pour in the water is narrow but again this is Just have to pour a minor inconvenience. Just have to pour a little carefully.
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