Cuisinart - 14-Cup Brew Central Programmable Coffee Maker

Based on my experience with the Brew Central, I would suggest one of the Cuisinart Coffee Center models. I have never used one of the coffee center models, but the Brew Central has worked very well since I've gotten it and never had an issue.

Honestly? Something like a Cuisinart or Breville or Ninja is just fine for her. A Moccamaster or an Aiden are absurd, terrible recommendations for someone who doesn't care that much about coffee, lol. That's like buying a Pappy Van Winkle for someone who only drinks Bud Light, or a Traeger for a vegetarian. If they aren't into coffee, they're not gonna care about "SCA certified" or any of that quality stuff. In fact, they probably care more about how it looks, how fast it brews coffee, and maybe some of the other bells and whistles attached like a programmable timer. Don't spend money on something that's purely built for quality coffee; spend on the features instead.

The Cuisinart is a good, reasonably priced unit. We've had ours for over 5 years, making a pot per day plus some pods, and it's still kickin'. The only thing we've replaced is the carafe after it was dropped.

I have been very pleased with my KitchenAid drip coffee maker the past two years. Just prior I tried Cuisinart, OXO, and Braun and was not happy with the coffee flavor and other features like size/configuration. The KA brew is very tasty imo and since it is programmable, I come downstairs every morning to the smell of a fresh pot. It has stainless trim and a sleek glass carafe so it looks nice on the counter as well.

Cuisinart drip maker from Costco with the giant tub of pre-ground Folgers. BIFL with cash left over. After decades with people who have to have hand-ground organic coffee grown from the droppings of Antarctic fairies and brewed by free-range locally steamed orphan tears, I’m glad to be able to drink coffee and get on with it. Our grandparents knew a few things.

I have a cuisinart and it’s great

We have a Cuisinart coffee maker. It's our second one after the old old one failed. Makes the best coffee. It's so good, we see in many tv programs' kitchen or office. Now there's just two of us. We still have the Cuisinart but our daily consumption is only one or two cups a day. So we use a Keurig. But we use reusable plastic pods. I buy good ground coffee and spend much less than the K pods.

We had a Cuisinart before buying a Moccamaster. Cuisinart is a spray and pray coffeemaker. Moccamaster makes a much better cup of coffee.

I have an automatic $40 Cuisinart from Costco that takes the Melitta cone filters - been great for about 10 years of daily use now. It has a bold setting that drips in a little bit of water, rests, then puts the rest in.

I’d recommend the cuisinart one if they have it