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We use the 4-cup feature, and it does make a difference in controlling the rate by which the water drips into the grounds. This is our third purchase of this coffee maker. You must take care to close the filter holder shut, or there could be a drip problem.It's a shame our local retailers do not carry this particular maker. Yes the glass urn does break. Otherwise the subtle ways in which Cuisinart has designed this coffee maker brings out a high quality taste. Thanks, Amazon, for keeping this in stock. But the next time we break the urn, we would love to be able to just buy the urn.
Imagine a readable manual written in good English. This Cuisinart model is not another cheap model even though its cost was modest. I just reviewed a previous recent coffeemaker I bought here whose carafe inexplicably cracked quite soon in our relationship. My very first pot of coffee tasted noticeably better than that from the old machine. The carafe is made of heavier glass so I don't feel like I'm handling an eggshell pot, and it doesn't drip and spill when pouring, yay. There are a couple of extra switches and dials on the machine that seemed mysterious, but the simple and brief manual actually explains them rather well. This coffeemaker requires cone-shaped filters, whether paper or permanent, or both (my preference). I really like it.
The purpose of the plug is to stop the flow if the carafe is removed while the coffee is still dripping. Cuisinart DCC-100 Coffee Bar Classic 10-Cup Coffeemaker, WhiteAfter about 3 weeks the plug at the bottom of the brew basket fell out and was lost. Cuisinart replaced the basket by UPS in a week. It being missing did not affect the quality of the coffee. The DCC-100 is a great value for the price.
The unit started to leak out the bottom after 3 years. I called Cuisinart and they said they had not heard of this problem before, though I see others have reported the same problem here.
If you're looking for an easy-to-use, simple coffee maker at a really good price, which also happens to make great coffee, look no further. This basic machine allows you to vary the brew strength not only based on the number of cups made, but also according to your own taste. I've seen a review that mentions spills, but the only way you can spill hot coffee while pouring is if you try to dump it all out at once. All things considered, this is truly an excellent product.
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