Cuisinart 4-Cup Coffee Maker with Stainless Steel Carafe: Product Review
You've heard the advice to save money by making coffee at home instead of buying it at Starbucks, right? I figured this was a no-brainer (although I still have coffee out once in a while as a treat), but didn't have a coffee maker, so I bought some instant coffee.
Blech! This lasted a while, but I kept going back to buying coffee drinks and sodas because I just wasn't enjoying the instant coffee.
So when my mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I immediately said "A coffee maker!" I knew I wanted just a small one, too, as I'd probably be making only a cup or two at a time.
My parents selected the Cuisinart 4-cup Coffee Maker With Stainless Steel Carafe, purchased from Bed, Bath and Beyond. This coffee maker is the perfect size for me, and very easy to use. It's a standard drip coffee maker, just in a smaller size. You put in a paper filter, add two tablespoons of ground coffee per cup (scoop included), add water to the reservoir, make sure the carafe is in place, and turn it on. Within a few minutes, the coffee is brewed.
I did have trouble getting the latches open at first. The top of the coffee maker opens so that you can add the ground coffee and water, and I did have to figure out that yes, it opens in the front, and push a little harder than I though to get it open. Inside, the filter basket has to be set exactly right in order for the lid to close.
I also had trouble opening the carafe. The carafe opens in the side opposite the spout, and it's a little hard to figure out exactly how to lift it. In fact, the first time I used the coffee maker I got annoyed with it, started the coffee anyway, and then discovered that there were additional items packed inside the carafe. Oops.
However, once I figured these things out, I was able to make a cup of coffee. I found that I really did need to measure the coffee exactly with the scoop in order to make a good cup of coffee. I also found that I needed to pour water in until it was a little bit above the one-cup line in order to get a full cup.
Blech! This lasted a while, but I kept going back to buying coffee drinks and sodas because I just wasn't enjoying the instant coffee.
So when my mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I immediately said "A coffee maker!" I knew I wanted just a small one, too, as I'd probably be making only a cup or two at a time.
My parents selected the Cuisinart 4-cup Coffee Maker With Stainless Steel Carafe, purchased from Bed, Bath and Beyond. This coffee maker is the perfect size for me, and very easy to use. It's a standard drip coffee maker, just in a smaller size. You put in a paper filter, add two tablespoons of ground coffee per cup (scoop included), add water to the reservoir, make sure the carafe is in place, and turn it on. Within a few minutes, the coffee is brewed.
I did have trouble getting the latches open at first. The top of the coffee maker opens so that you can add the ground coffee and water, and I did have to figure out that yes, it opens in the front, and push a little harder than I though to get it open. Inside, the filter basket has to be set exactly right in order for the lid to close.
I also had trouble opening the carafe. The carafe opens in the side opposite the spout, and it's a little hard to figure out exactly how to lift it. In fact, the first time I used the coffee maker I got annoyed with it, started the coffee anyway, and then discovered that there were additional items packed inside the carafe. Oops.
However, once I figured these things out, I was able to make a cup of coffee. I found that I really did need to measure the coffee exactly with the scoop in order to make a good cup of coffee. I also found that I needed to pour water in until it was a little bit above the one-cup line in order to get a full cup.
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