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Title: Looks good, but poor design
Review: I bought this coffee maker because of the compact size and it looked nice with the stainless steel carafe. I've been using it for about 10 months now:Pluses:Looks nice, brews hot coffee very quickly.Minuses:Since it brews coffee very fast, the coffee doesn't steep as long in the filter, I found you actually need MORE coffee grounds to make a comparably strong pot of coffee compared to my old Mr. Coffee maker, which let the coffee drain slower.The carafe drips all over the place when you're pouring. I kept thinking the lid was on wrong but it does, in fact, dribble like a joke. I see many other people are complaining about the same poor design.The stainless steel carafe makes it difficult to see how much coffee is left. And although it looks like it's one of those insulated carafes, it is not.As a "safety" feature, the coffee maker turns itself off automatically after only 15 minutes. This would be fine (and expected) if it was an insulted carafe.
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