Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First of all I am not going to state that I am a "Coffee Master". I will however say that I have strong preferences when it comes to my morning coffee. It always kills me when people try and talk about being professional Baristas and how they are like Chef's that work with a very specific product. Give me a break! I take offense to this simply because I am a Chef and there is A LOT more to being a Chef than there is to brewing a pot of coffee. This is a HOME coffee maker, period, point blank! If you truly consider yourself passionate about coffee and making the "Perfect Cup" than I would think a person would want to invest a bit more into his/ her "craft" than a $100 machine that does everything for you! If you truly are that serious about coffee than why even buy an Automatic Home Brewer? Now that I have had my Rant, onto the Cuisinart DCC-3000: PROS: 1) It has no carafe! - This was by far and away the best selling point for me, the biggest reason why I have had to replace my coffee makers over the years is because the glass carafe's always chipped or just plain shattered. I also dislike the thermal carafe's because you cannot visually see how much coffee is left and I despise the taste of stainless steel. I can always taste metal in my coffee so the thermal carafe's don't work for me. 2) Automatic ON - I can set it up the night before and wake up to my coffee already made, enough said. 3) Automatic Shut Off - You can set it to turn itself off anywhere from 1 minute up to 4 hours. 4) Easy to clean - You can take both reservoir's out and wash them in the dishwasher. I personally clean my coffee makers every week and consider it a necessary task, some people have complained about having to do this which is absurd. It's just like any other tool in your kitchen, it needs to be kept clean in order to work properly and function at it's highest level. People who don't understand this also drive me crazy. It would be like me not washing my cooking pans and then blaming the pan for my food tasting bad! 5) The Coffee is Hot and Tastes Like Coffee! -This unit does what it is intended to do, it makes hot coffee and keeps it hot. CONS: 1) The Gauge kind of works - It's like a fuel tank, once it get's past halfway then you have less coffee than you think. I have gotten used to it over time and I would rather have it than not have it. 2) The last cups pour slowly - Not a big deal but you have to stand there till the last couple of drops trickle out. Final Thoughts: This is a Home Coffee Maker people, it brews a good pot of coffee, keeps it hot, and has no carafe to chip or break. Some people might find the $100 price tag a little too much but I think you get what you pay for. There are much cheaper and much more expensive makers out there on the market but I think the Cuisinart DCC-3000 justifies the price tag. I have used Cuisinart products for years and have always had good faith that they will stand up to everyday use.