Technivorm Moccamaster39340 CDT Grand Coffee Maker, 60 Ounce, Silver

I bought this coffee maker last Christmas and really have enjoyed it the last year.It comes with a 5 year warranty, which no other coffee maker I looked at had this warrant.The large coffee pot can keep the coffee hot for hours. The coffee maker boils the water quickly and it’s ready while I’m waiting.The only thing I wish it did was turn itself off after the coffee was done brewing. So it took me a little while to train myself to turn off the coffee maker once it’s finished making the coffee.

We bought the Technivorm Moccamaster 39340 CDT Grand about 3 months ago, and it is fantastic.First let me say that we did have a small problem with coffee slightly dripping down the carafe while brewing but, Technivorm replaced the carafe immediately without question. Problem solved, and now I know that they have first rate customer service too!The coffee that this machine makes is unbelievably good. So good that I had to force myself to stop drinking it constantly all day. It makes the best coffee ever made in my house by far. I buy good quality whole beans and grind them before brewing, my wife buys the cheapest coffee that she can find and mixes regular and decaf for a pot in the morning and I can say for sure that even the cheap coffee tastes good. Far better than our previous Bunn made. The whole bean coffee that I make is out of this world in my opinion.So I can confirm, at least in my opinion, that the brewing theory about water temp and dripping the water all over the grounds to bloom them to get a better taste is real. I've pulled the top up from the basket while brewing and you can see the grind blooming as the water is showered all over them.From an aesthetic perspective I will say that if you are in the U.S. like I am, the design of it is different from what we are used to. We are typically used to makers bolted together in one box shape. The Moccamasters look more like an experimental chemistry set. But once again I think the design has value. Most of the parts can be removed by hand: The bottom the carafe sits on, the brew basket, the wand that the coffee travels though to drip into the basket, etc. So If anything breaks you can easily replace them by hand without tools. I've looked on their website and those parts are available at reasonable prices. And it is sturdier than it looks.Finally, it is fun to watch. Water bubbles up a clear tube inside the water housing, travels across the inside of the wand and drips visibly into the top of the basket which showers the grounds. And the open design makes the house smell great while brewing.In summary:- Makes the best coffee that I've ever made at home, easily as good as or better than a coffee shop.- Easy to use. One button and simple to load and remove the basket.- Carafe keeps the coffee warm for hours (about the same as the Bunn carafe that we had before.- Interesting design that draws attention and makes everyone in your house want to have a cup.Hope this was helpful.

First review I’ve ever written, but I really like coffee so I decided to do this.Have had the big Moccamaster for 14 months now. It works just as advertised. Makes a delicious cup of really hot coffee, quickly.* Not as quick as Bunn products, because it doesn’t preheat water. But it’s fresher than Bunn, and it still heats the water incredibly fast.* don’t worry about the reviews that say you can’t find filters, you can. The Bunn ones work great.* the carafe keeps the coffee hot enough to drink and enjoy for about 6 hours (plenty long enough for us). After that it tastes lukewarm.* at first I didn’t like all the pieces (7 or so), but now I do! The reason: easy cleaning. Any coffee maker is going to get dirty over time, and with the pieces that come apart, you can easily keep your baby looking brand new. The only tricky part to clean is the bottom of the carafe, but I don’t know how they would rectify that.* we brew less than the full amount (we made our own line just under the line). It ends up being enough for both me and my wife to have our cups of coffee each morning, with only having to brew once!* It is perfect for if you have guests.* we have been descaling according to the schedule.Have had zero problems with this thing. It looks and brews just like the first day we got it, with minimal cleaning effort. We love it, and I think it’s worth the money. Before this we burned through other cheap coffee makers every year. This thing is made of quality parts, you can tell when you use it. It has held up over time, I fully expect many more years out of it. Might as well pay more now and have years of better coffee :)

Brews 12-15 cups like a beast! The temperature of the brew is always perfect and tastier than other coffee makers (last one I owned was Keurig K-Duo). This coffee maker is manual so you CAN brew less than 12-15 cups but you have to turn off the brew yourself.So far the only real problem is the filters, most 8-12 cup filters fit but the walls are not tall enough and leads to the coffee basket clogging/flooding. To remedy this I ended up buying a re-useable coffee filter just make sure to get a basket that is both 12+ cups AND 3 inches tall (2.75-3+ inches tall).

The design is beautiful. The coffee is delicious. Its easy to use. The reliability and repeatability is abysmal.Unfortunately about 20% of the time the coffee filter basket becomes clogged and cannot drain into the thermal carafe. The result is coffee and grounds all over the counter. Such a mess.We're using delivered bottled water, Technivorm brand coffee filters, and follow the brewing instructions to the letter. If it weren't for the huge messes I would love this machine. The images attached show a rather light mess because we have to have someone watch the machine brew now.In the future I will save the money and buy a Mr. Coffee or Bunn for the office. The coffee won't be as good but at least the could be relied upon the make coffee and not make a mess.Extremely disappointed.