12-Cup Coffee Maker with Easy On/Off Switch, Easy Pour, Non-Drip Carafe with Removable Filter Basket, Vortex Technology, Black (CM0915BKD)

I've had a cheap Black and Decker 12 cup coffee maker for decades. Pretty sure I bought it at Walmart for like $20. Amazon and most retail stores still sell a version of it. Drip coffee is drip coffee. It's not really about the maker. It's about the coffee you use anyway. Get her one of those. They use standard filters which I'm sure she already has. Fill with water, fill with coffee, and turn it on. https://a.co/d/cen2OTq

Black & Decker drip coffee pot for $5.99 from Goodwill

I paid $5.99 at Goodwill for a basic Black&Decker drip pot and it continues to serve me faithfully

My Black & Decker 12-cup drip coffeemaker has a couple of decades service in. The stainless steel French press I take camping should survive until the end of time.

Mine was new from Walmart 10 years ago after my thrift store one died. $15. Would buy again! 😃

I have a $15 Black&Decker 12 cup drip coffee maker I’ve had for 10 years. Does the job. Good coffee. I’m satisfied with it.

I've had many over the years. I recently threw away my Black and Decker, it worked ok but was extremely loud. Lots of weird popping noises. After a few years it got to where it needed to be de-scaled twice a month. Which is odd as I have a whole house water softener and filtration system. I caught a Black Friday deal on Amazon for a Mochamaster unit for about $150. Loving it so far.

I can't speak to the longevity. But I did just buy a 40oz "10 cup" Moccamaster KBT for $205. The one with the thermal carafe, a few weeks ago. Previously, I had a $20 Black and Decker drip coffee maker that's still going strong after 10 years. It's a daily machine in the past 5 years. In between machines, I experimented with a Moka Pot clone, French Press, and pour over with Hario v60 gooseneck kettle. A pour over, when done right is really great. I like the French Press and Moka Pot too. Each have their pros and cons, especially in the clean-up phase. The Moccamaster is an automated pour over. For machines, the Moccamaster comes out hotter than the B&D. It's also one of the smoothest cups of coffee I've had. It's super easy to use, especially if you're coffee deprived in the morning. The more I use it, the more I like it. Did I ever think I'd spend 10x the amount I spent on the last coffee machine? No. However, it suits my needs of brewing straight into the carafe and cleanup is super easy.

This. Hamilton Beach, Proctor-Silex, Krups, KitchenAid, Bella, Black and Decker(!) - any basic drip machine will do the trick. $20-50. Filters are cheap, cleaning/descaling is easy, They will last 5-10 years before you need to buy a replacement. Feature wise, you need to decide if you want auto-shutoff, or you want a "dumb" machine that just has an on/off switch, so it can keep warm for more than two hours, as long you're not forgetful.