Hey all my Cuisinart coffee maker took a crap almost to the day after 3 years of use (has a 3 year warranty). I'm looking into fixing it but I want something that will last more. It was the DCC-500 series.
My grandparents coffee maker is still going and is older than me (that over 30 years). Theirs is Mocca master. Are those still good?
While I'm here if there's a BIFL coffee maker with espresso machine too I'll take ideas on that too. But a good long lasting coffee machine would be the best! Hopefully nothing that's for enshittification lol. Thank you!
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.
I'm not terribly qualified for this question but I've been drinking coffee for a long time.
A good quality coffee maker helps but also, maybe just important is the quality of bean and how fresh the grind is.
If you can spare some time, buy a burr grinder and whole bean coffee and grind your own. It'll cut down a little on the bite and acidity. Make it a more smoother brew.
And with that you can experiment with different brew processes. A courser grind for cold brew or French Press. A more finer grind for moka pot (my favorite because it sort of produces a quasi espresso on your stove top), or medium one for your drip.
But be warned: if you decide to go down this road, you'll likely never come back lol. I couldn't believe how many different coffee makers exist.
My current drip is a Cusineart drip. It's fine. It's better than my crappy Mr Coffee drip because it has like a shower head style thing that drips the hot water over the grounds. It's got a bunch of features I don't use but maybe useful for some like a timer/ schedule.
Google gold cup standard. There is definitely a difference between say a Mr coffee, Cuisinart and a Moccamaster. I bought a Moccamaster 7 years ago. I wish I did it a long time ago. It produces fantastic coffee even with cheap beans.
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