Rec your coffee maker, please

EliseB0323

I don't drink coffee, so I know nothing about coffee makers. DH drinks a lot of coffee and his old "Mr. Coffee" coffee maker is about to die. I want to get him a nice, new coffee maker for Christmas. DH probably won't like anything too fancy. He drinks black coffee -- nothing flavored. He doesn't want one of those machines that makes one cup of coffee at a time.

Recommendations?

Yodajo

IMO, nothing beats a BUNN.  Its superfast and the coffee is excellent.

joseysbride

Cuisinart

VivaAmore

I don't think ours is "the best" but I do really like it and the coffee tastes great. It's a cuisinart.

https://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/product.php?product_id=10&item_id=25&cat_id=3

 

EliseB0323

I'm thinking about getting one of those "Grind and Brew" coffee makers that grinds the beans then brews the coffee. Does anyone have one of those?  Is the coffee better than using preground beans?

xbrooklyngrl

I have a 2,000 espresso machine for sale if you want it!

DevonPow

We have this Cuisinart one - I like that there is no carafe (it looks nicer, IMO)

https://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/product.php?product_id=376&item_id=472&cat_id=3

grja

We have a cuisinart grind and brew. It definitely tastes better when you get good coffee and freshly brew it. The only problem is that it takes a little time to clean out all the beans after they've been ground. So since we usually don't have that time anymore we also bought a keurig k-cup that we love. We pack away our cuisinart one for when we have company.

LanaM

I love my cuisinart. We've had it for 4.5 years and it's been working perfectly.

I have the regular 12 cup brew. The ones with the grinder look really nice too.

 

DevonPow

Freshly ground is always better than pre-ground, but I have heard bad things about the combo machines. You can buy a coffee grinder for $10 - that is what we use.

EliseB0323

DevonPow -- is the coffee maker you have easy to clean? I like the idea of no carafe, but how do you clean it?

DevonPow

It is really easy to clean - there is a plastic lift-out thing inside that you can wash (and run through the dishwasher). We love it - although sometimes it confuses guests who can't figure out how to get the coffee out!

snickerdoodle27

We have this one and I love it. It keeps coffee hot for HOURS! We make it in the morning and we usually dont' finish it, so when I emptied it that night it was still  hot!

https://www.cuisinart.com/catalog/product.php?product_id=305&item_id=413&cat_id=3