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Being someone that writes extensively on coffee makers, from time to time, I would be faced with very difficult question which I do not have a direct answer to. And the choosing between this and that coffee machine is one of the toughest question.

One good example is recently, someone came to me and asked me if the coffee cuisinart maker does is so good that she should get it, or should she consider a Braun coffee maker with thermal carafe.

I see this as a trap question. This is because, after written so many pieces of articles, I would definitely have written some good things about cuisinart especially the brew central(which is the charcoal filter) and of course, I have written great things about braun coffee makers as well. (

I do not know how to answer this question, so I asked her what is the most difficult barrier she has when it comes to choosing a coffee maker. Amazingly, it has nothing to do with the taste or the length of coffee she intend to keep. She hates cleaning drip coffee maker.

I can understand why folks hate to clean coffee makers. It is the detaching of parts and cleaning the interiors that everyone drags. But, if this is not done properly, you can expect your next few coffee to taste very bad, having a rancid taste.

From this simple question and answer session, I know that if she is someone that do not like to maintain drip coffee maker, neither the Cuisinart nor the Braun coffee makers would suit her lifestyle. She needs something that is very easy to use and maintain.

So, I recommended to her another Braun. Well, she did want to get one with braun coffee maker thermal carafe, so I thought I should introduce another Braun machine -the Tassimo. Personally, for someone that hates to clean up, nothing can be easier than a single serve coffee maker.

A couple of weeks later, she emailed me and highlight how glad she is to have the decision to get the Tassimo and how much she enjoyed using her current coffee maker.

Many folks are like my friend, picking up bits and pieces of “good” coffee makers. For her, she heard that coffee Cuisinart maker does it good, so immediately it became one of her choice.

Along the same line, she also heard about some great things about the braun thermal carafe and so wanting to have braun coffee maker thermal function, she also list this machine as one of her must buy.

If this is the way that you choose your coffee makers, it is no different from going to the retail outlets and asking the salesman to bring you their recommendations. This is living in the shadows of what other people are evaluating.

Knowing your own lifestyle and then getting a machine to suit that lifestyle is the only way to ensure that the coffee brewer adds maximum value to your life!