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Review title: Avoid! Ours burned up after a year, melting the bottom plate.
Product review: We purchased this Cuisinart coffee maker about a year ago. We had one previously (the stainless steel version) which ceased working after about 2 years service, but it heated the water to a proper temperature to brew coffee well so we decided to try another one. We were shocked this morning (4/5/2011) when the entire bottom plate started melting and smoking. Evidently the bottom heater plate shorted out. We have proper care of this unit, cleaning it with a damp cloth and never allowing the carafe to spill onto the plate. We do not use the automatic brew function. This occurred about an hour after manually brewing coffee, and I am very glad that we were home to unplug the unit when we noticed the burning plastic smell. Avoid this unit!
