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(More customer reviews)Please get your coffee and sit though this review, it's a bit long.So many people and places rate this as the best drip coffee maker because of the ideal brew temperature and brew drip time.I spent more time on this review because I want to justify the expense of this coffeemaker.The bottom line is that to get the really best tasting coffee out of this expensive coffee maker, you may have to spend just a bit of time fussing with it.This includes finding the right amount of coffee to add, using filtered room temperature water, and I found as some people suggest that if you leave the brew basket top off and stir the coffee grinds during brewing (at least for the first minute when the water has filled the basket and the grinds are swimming in water) , you get even better tasting coffee (better flavor extraction).Also, unless I buy another thermal carafe specifically the Thermos Nissan 51 Ounce Stainless Steel Carafe, I should drink all the brewed coffee within the first hour.The included carafe just does not maintain the coffee at a decent temperature for more than a half hour, especially if you use the brew through lid.If the thermal carafe is to replace the need for a heating pad to keep the coffee warm, then I am disappointed that the carafe can't keep great brewed coffee hot for very long.
Note that the CDT and its original brother the KBT 741 leave ? cup of water in the heating chamber after brewing.If you dry out your Technivorm (pour out any excess water and dry the reservoir) like I do, then you may wish to add a ? cup of water to the chamber when brewing to compensate.Otherwise, it's only your first batch of coffee that may be a bit stronger.
The instructions recommend using fresh tap water (I use filtered water from a carbon block system).This does result in a brew temperature of 195-200
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