Cuisinart Coffee Maker, Single Serve 72-Ounce Reservoir Coffee Machine, Programmable Brewing & Hot Water Dispenser, Stainless Steel, SS-10P1,Silver

I love my Cousinart. I thought I would try something different because the "other brand" kept failing in 2 or 3 years. I've had this for only a month or so, so not sure of durability. I can say that has more cup size options, is easier to use, to refill, and makes better, hotter coffee faster. I am happy with my purchase.

Approximately 12 years ago before the Christmas holidays, Keurig flooded the TV air waves with commercials for their new K cup pod coffee maker that quickly brewed one cup of coffee. I liked the concept but never heard of Keurig and had no idea who they were or if they were a legitimate company or merely a scam so I didn’t buy their coffee maker.On January 5, 2011 I was shopping in Costco and saw a Cuisinart K cup coffee maker. Having a Cuisinart food processor, can opener, toaster and conventional coffee maker I was familiar with the companyand the fine quality of their products. It used the K pods that the other company’s coffee maker used. It was love at first site and I bought the Cuisinart SS780PC coffee maker for $164.99. I loved that coffee maker and used her to pleasure myself every day and some days two, three and more times a day. We’ll here it is 11+ years later and she started to wear out from old age. The pump was sluggish and would no longer pump out a full 12 ounce mug of coffee. I sip and savor every one of those perfectly brewed 12 ounces of coffee. So I felt let me buy the current Cuisinart replacement for the model SS780PC I presently had and I went directly to Amazon and found the SS10 Cuisinart coffee maker and bought it immediately for $139.95. I was impressed with the voluminous number of 5 star reviews and I never pay any mind to an occasional 1 or 2 star review. Negative people write negative reviews and attempt to punish the manufacturer for mishaps caused by their own ignorance. Case in point splashing on the counter top. Possibly Sir Issac Newton could explain it better but if common sense prevailed there would be no splashing on the counter top. When a liquid drips from a higher point down to a standing liquid at a lower point the drops that are standing will splash up from being hit by the falling drops from above, especially if you use a shallow low sided tea cup. If a couple drops splash wipe it up with a paper towel, it’s not the fault of Cuisinart and it’s no big deal. Certainly not rocket science but basic rules of gravity. This new model does not have the blue light illuminatIng the water reservoir when water is low and has two heat settings HOT and VERY HOT rather than multiple degree settings. The engineers at Cuisinart realized these two features are not critical and designed a much better coffee maker for a $25 lower price eleven years after their original model was manufactured I loved my SS780PC but will have a torrid romance with this SS10. It is well designed and attractive, aesthetically adds to the beauty of my custom designed and handsomely decorated gourmet kitchen. I turn it on and immediately the open head icon illuminates, I put in aK pod and in less than one minute I’m sipping a 12 ounce mug of freshly brewed delicious and satisfying coffee. On top of that Cuisinart gives you a three year warranty. Talk about a manufacturer having faith in their product’s quality. I’m so glad I was skeptical years ago and never bought a Keurig. My old Cuisinart gave me 11 years of faithful service and I’m looking forward to a very long and enjoyable relationship with my new SS10.If you’re looking to buy a K pod single serve coffee brewer, don’t waste any more time looking. BUY this one it looks great, represents EXCELLENT VALUE, will brew you an EXCELLENT CUP OF COFFEE in a minute, is covered by Cuisinart’s 3 year warranty and Amazon will deliver it to your front door. GREAT PRICE, GREAT VALUE, GREAT SERVICE who could ask for more.

I felt compelled to write a review because as I was reading some other reviews, I felt like some are nitpicking at details that, in the long run, shouldn't dramatically impact your coffee making experience with this machine.I purchased my first Cuisinart single serve coffee maker about 5 years ago - upgraded after many years of keurig brand single serve makers mostly because I am bougie and wanted my coffee maker to match my other Cuisinart countertop appliances. But also, I have trust in the Cuisinart name. The only reason I decided to get a new one is because I use my single serve basically every single day and I am lazy and didn't descale/clean my maker as consistently as I should have. The build-up eventually will become noticeable as your coffee flavors get dulled and, by that point, there's only so much you can do to try to give it a good cleaning. So first piece of advice, clean ya coffee maker.I got this second one while it was on sale for a terrific price although at the "normal" price as it is without a sale is still less than what I recall paying those years ago.The various options of settings is what makes this a *chef's kiss* product for me. I love that I can set this to: turn on and off at the times I want; use a default cup size (12 oz for me) ; and temp. It is ready to go from the minute it turns on, starting right up and brewing that pod immediately. Some reviews mention that it's loud, it splashes, it continues to drip after it finishes brewing. I don't find this machine super loud at all, it does make a low-level whirring, whooshing sound, but it's a machine, I don't expect it to be silent. It will splash back a bit on the machine as it brews, but again, it's brewing liquid into a cup, splashing is going to happen. The dripping after brewing seems normal, a few drips to finish off the brewing cycle, leave your cup there for an extra 5 seconds and you'll capture those drips. Be gentle when you are opening/closing the pod holder part ... an easy push down will still pierce the top and hopefully prevent it from blowing out a big hole that winds up spreading coffee grounds everywhere.Yes, I do have an issue using travel mugs with this machine - it's the one drawback that I will absolutely concede is a con to this product. None of my standard travel size containers will fit under the brewing mechanism. Your only option is to brew into a regular coffee mug and then pour that into your travel cup - annoying, but I have done this a more than a few occasions.I try to use the reusable pod for the majority of my brewing (that reusable pod is included) to reduce on waste. For my overall, day-to-day, needs this maker totally does the job.