<p>Greetings!,to the prevalent guardians of much care toward their children.
My topic today is rather amusing. I am on the edge of Mt.fuji, whether to decide to purchase a coffe maker for my parents’ as christmas gift. Cheesy? Corny? yes… I know. Anyway to the point, does the actual coffee maker mechanism depend on the taste of coffee?? hmmm… input is surely appreciated!</p>
<p>How much do youwant to spend? Here’s one NOT to buy. [KRUPS</a> FME4 12-Cup Coffee Maker by Krups](<a href=“http://www.electrobest.com/krupfme412cu.html]KRUPS”>http://www.electrobest.com/krupfme412cu.html) The price has dropped a lot since I got mine a few mos ago, for understandible reasons. The coffee is good, but the settings are hard to figure out and the indicator that shows how much water you put in gets airbubbles in it easily. I was going to return it and get something esle,but I got lazy, and never did. It look nice, lust isnt so great.</p>
<p>Some coffee makers have settings for mild to strong coffee and others don’t. In that respect, yes, the particular coffee maker can make a difference in taste.</p>
<p>I have a Melitta pod coffeemaker, makes one cup at a time. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEE it. You can make a stronger cup or not, lots of pods available in stores, mail away. It is fast, coffee doesn’t go to waste, it is fresh each time. Just a thought.</p>
<p>I am known to make the world’s worst coffee. 3 years ago my husband bought me a Senseo pod coffee maker. You can’t screw it up (as long as you make sure the lid is tightly closed). Now people will actually DRINK coffee I make… and the best thing is… when you have a lot of people over and one person (my Dad) needs decaf, you can make a whole pot of regular and just one cup of brewed decaf. We are huge coffee drinkers… I’d be thrilled if my kids bought me a coffee maker (if I needed one).</p>
<p>I highly recommend getting one with a thermal carafe rather than a burner on the base of the coffee maker–in my experience after the coffee sits awhile on a burner, it tastes burned–while the carafe keeps the coffee hot for a long time. It’s a nice gift!</p>
<p>I love my Hamilton Beach BrewStation. I bought it after the umpteenth time that we dropped or knocked over a carafe that shattered. With this one, there’s no carafe! You put the cup under, push against it and the coffee is dispensed. I’ve even been able to use it with oversized cups, just by pushing the button with my other hand. And the coffee doesn’t get burned; it just stays hot.</p>
<p>The flavor of coffee depends on both the coffee itself and the coffee maker. Also, the cleaner the coffee maker the better - the coffee’s oils can turn bitter.</p>
<p>I don’t like the pod coffee makers because the coffee is expensive, there’s too much packaging, and I tend to like larger cups of coffee at once.</p>
<p>I think it’s a great present, provided (1) they don’t have one and (2) they drink enough coffee to make it worth it. (You’d be surprised how many people who don’t drink coffee get coffee makers as gifts!)</p>
<p>I tried the thermal carafe and returned it immediately. The carafe is not heated so the hot coffee drips into the carafe and immediately cools way down. The carafe would not go in to the microwave so the only option was to heat each cup separately.</p>
<p>I have a Cuisnart coffeemaker that I love. We needed to replace our coffeemaker after it died two years ago so I looked through on-line reviews (mostly on Amazon and epinions.com) until I found the model with the features I wanted and then waited until it went on sale. I wanted 1) a built in water filter 2) very hot coffee 3) automatic shut off 4) programmable so I could make it the night before and have it ready when I come downstairs in the morning 5) Makes 6 mugs (i.e. 12- 6 oz cups). This model is similar to the one I have: [Amazon.com:</a> Cuisinart DCC-1200 12-Cup Brew Central Coffeemaker, Black and Stainless Steel: Kitchen & Dining](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-DCC-1200-Central-Coffeemaker-Stainless/dp/B00005IBX9/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1196257512&sr=1-5]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-DCC-1200-Central-Coffeemaker-Stainless/dp/B00005IBX9/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1196257512&sr=1-5) </p>
<p>My boss bought a coffeepot at work and it’s horrible - only makes 5 mugs, and the coffee is not hot. Like edad said, the coffee may go into the thermal carafe hot but it cools very quickly. It’s a black and decker (great tools, bad coffeemakers) so maybe it’s just their carafe.</p>
<p>I have a Cuisinart carafe and it keeps the coffee nice and warm (no, not all day, but for several hours). I had a different one (came from Gevalia) which didn’t keep the coffee warm, so I know this can be a problem.</p>
<p>We love our Cuisinart Grind and Brew. We buy whole beans from Starbucks, and it really makes great coffee.</p>
<p>[Cuisinart</a> - DGB-600BC](<a href=“http://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/product.php?product_id=14&item_id=34&cat_id=3]Cuisinart”>http://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/product.php?product_id=14&item_id=34&cat_id=3)</p>
<p>We had the cuisinart grind and brew. Loved it but when the grinder broke the whole thing was shot. Bought another stainless and black with no built in grinder. Love it. But…are trading it in for a flavia fusion, which is a pod/packet coffee maker. Makes great coffee, tea, and hot chocolates. We have one at our office and really like it. The packets are expensive but less expensive than grinding beans and making a whole pot when you only want one cup.
The questions I would ask are: do they want a whole pot or single cups? Does one drink decaf and the other regular? Do they want something with a programmable timer-nice to have this at home and I will miss that feature. </p>
<p>Do they want to make one pot and drink it most of the morning-thermal would help with that. </p>
<p>Do they already have a coffee pot and you are just thinking to upgrade or do they not have one? If they don’t have one do they even want one?</p>
<p>We have a Cuisinart maker and love it, although it was a little pricey, and a little trickey to learn to operate, my folks could of never figured it out, but it makes GREAT coffee. I have a small plastic cone thing that fits over a coffee mug and all I have to do is put a filter and some coffee in it and pour hot water from the tea ketle in it and I can make one, two or three cups, I use this for an afternoon cup or if my H and I want some decaf at night, it also makes great coffee, cost 3 bucks! I love the idea of using a carafe and doing away with the burner, therefore being able to enjoy a cup throughout the day, but if it gets cold whats the point. To those with these kinds of pots, do you pre warm the carafe with hot water? Does it have a tight lid?</p>
<p>I really love the carafe with our Cuisinart. I put hot water in the carafe before brewing, just as I would with a teapot, to warm it. The coffee stays hot for hours.</p>
<p>Love my Cuisinart–had a Krups before that, it just died one morning! It is a 12 cup w/o the grind and brew feature, stainless and white.</p>
<p>I too love the Cuisinart - have the one with the charcoal water filter. I am electronically challenged but find the auto-on feature super easy to set. I also love the fact that it beeps when the coffee is ready and also when it shuts itself off two hours later. I don’t use the gold filter that came with it as I’m too lazy to wash out those coffee grinds each day, so I just buy a pack of paper cone filters at Costco and throw it away every time. I like my coffee really hot and I don’t even need it on the highest heat setting. I wouldn’t replace it with any other brand, even if it died tomorrow (I’ve had it for three years).</p>
<p>I actually have two Krups- I’ve had them for years - one is a thermal, and the other one makes 12 cups, and I really love both of them. I’ve nber had a problem with either of them. Maybe they’re not being made as well as in the past, or it depends on the model. Perhaps they have different types/styles, and some are better than others. Now I’m buying Bucks County Coffee, and my coffee is perfect!</p>
<p>sorry for the typo - I meant to say “I’ve never had a problem…”</p>
<p>Also, I use the gold filter, which is key.</p>
<p>We had a Krups that we were very happy with for years, but when it died we replaced it with the Cuisinart kathiep has, the DCC1200. We love it.</p>