I bought the Cuisinart several months ago and had to return it within a month. because it would no longer grind the coffee.  The coffee was great but the over all product was not worth having it was to much extra work to get a good cup of coffee..  My time is limited in the morning and I do have the time for all the extra step.  The thermal pot did not stay hot. In order to get a good hot cup of coffee you had to run the pot under hot water.  If there are improvements or up grades I would give it another try.