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Title: Lukewarm and watered down...
Review: We have whole beans at work which we grind every morning and brew thru a wonderful Bunn coffee maker. My desire for similar quality coffee at home led me to this machine. Following the first brew, my initial impression was that the coffee was very lukewarm and weak. With every subsequent brew, I adjusted the recipe - using more grounds, grinding longer, using more water (to let the grounds "cook" longer), preheating the carafe, etc. While I figured out how to make stronger coffee, at the end of the day it still had that watered down consistency. The best results I got were from grinding enough beans to make 10 cups (according to the grinder's fill level) but it seemed like a waste of money to use that much when all I really wanted was 1-2 cups a day.I came to the conclusion that the water just doesn't get hot enough to brew a proper pot of coffee and after toying with it for 1.5 weeks I returned it and bought a Cuisinart.
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