Thanks so much Ellen and Brian! I'm going to check out the website that you
suggested, Brian. Also, Ellen, I was disappointed to hear about the cup
markings being inside the reservoir. Some coffeemakers have the fill line on
the outside with a clear part with cup markings. (I'm short also). Sis
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>> Any suggestions for a stainless steel automatic drip coffeemaker that is
>> both nice looking and makes good coffee? I have a Krup now and it has
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>> worked well but I want a stainless coffeemaker.I've seen Cuisinart a lot
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>> pictures of kitchens and was wondering if anyone has experience with that
>> brand. Also thermal carafe vs. glass?Thanks for any help. Sis
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> I have the Cuisinart with the thermal pot. Makes good coffee. The thermal
> pot is pretty good considering. The built in grinder is nice as I like to
> buy beans not ground coffee altho beans ground in a decent grinder makes
> slightly better coffee than using the built-in grinder. While I never felt
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> pressing need to disassemble and clean my stand alone grinder all that
> frequently, you pretty much have to clean the built-in one between pots.
> That said, most everything goes in the dishwasher other than the thermal
> pot
> if you are inclined to do so. Is it worth $150? Hard to say except I have
> had several cheap coffee pots that made crummy coffee.
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> I got the thermal because the last maker we had with a glass pot (I think
> it was a Krups) we wound up replacing the glass pot about every 6 to 8
> months at $30 a pop. That pot seemed to hypersensative to the slightest
> touch against the sink (or maybe I am more of a klutz than I realized).
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> was going out to buy pot number 6 and discovered that the coffee shop near
> the house which carried them had gone out of business and that I was
> actually going to have to figure out where to find replacements when it
> occured to me that it might be cheaper in the long run -- and maybe the
> short run for that matter -- to just replace the unit.
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> My biggest complaint is that the water reservoir markings -- which are in
> the reservoir -- are hard to see, in general, and for a short person just
> about impossible for anything less than 8 cups :-)
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