Title: Wish I'd never bought it
Product review: We'd had a Braun we loved for years, but it finally died. I saw the good review about the KF400 in Consumers Reports and its low price, so I bought it. We were disappointed right from the get-go. The carafe feels cheap and not at all substantial. The pause-while-pouring feature never worked. Worst of all, after about 3 days, the hinged basket that holds the filter and coffee somehow got deformed so it would never snap shut. We discovered that problem when the basket sprang open while brewing and spewed coffee all over the counter. Thereafter, we had to hold it closed with a rubber band for it to work, which didn't look that attractive. I relegated the unit to the cellar and just bought a Cuisinart DCC-1200. It was $65 at Kohl's after sales and a $10 rebate, and so far it's working great. With the Braun KF400, unfortunately, I think you get what you paid for.
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