Zojirushi Coffee Maker

I got this as a Birthday gift last week.

http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-EC-BD15-Thermal-Carafe-Coffee/dp/B0000X7CMQ

So far, it is the best coffee maker I have ever had.

I've used the Bodum Santos (Great coffee, Pain to clean), a Braun Flavor Select (eh, and then the switch fuse broke), and a Cuisinart Grind n Brew (This never brewed hot enough and if you tried to use enough coffee for a full pot of water the whole thing exploded).

I wanted the Technivorm, but not being able to set it the night before made me sad. Then I found the Zojirushi.

The pedigree of hot water kettles and rice makers had me thinking that they had hot water down, and I was right. This brews very hot, brews a full 1.5 liter with a #4 cone filter filled to the top with grounds, and the coffee is as good as at Intelligentsia. (Lovely floral notes that I could NEVER get out of the Cuisinart.)

And the carafe keeps it reasonably hot for a couple of hours. After that, it loses the subtlety but is still drinkable.

(Edited for spelling)

Mmm, that is nice. Something new to covet.

Looks like it's only $65 direct from the importer.

I bought a Zojirushi about four years ago for my husband (I use a French press myself). It was very highly rated on coffeegeek.com as a good basic drip coffeemaker. Ours is still going strong and has never given us one issue with daily use. It is great if you like to have more than one cup of coffee over a couple of hours. It's a good-looking appliance too.

The only thing I've noticed is if you wash the coffeepot in the dishwasher it will leak for awhile, so put it under a towel or something after you take it out of the dishwasher.

Another thing I thought of is that opening the top might be a little difficult if you have arthritis or something. It's not hard but it takes a little dexterity because the top where you screw it off is thin.

It's a great little coffeemaker though.