This is our second Cuisinart coffee maker; the first had the built in grinder. We went ahead and paid a little more for the Cuisinart Touchscreen 14-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker and, after several months of daily use, we are delighted with the quality of coffee this maker brews. We love that the coffee is much hotter than our last Cuisinart. I do wish it came with the stainless carafe as our last one did, but honestly that is not a big deal. The burner keeps the coffee nice and hot. Highly recommended!