Ninja 12-Cup Programmable Coffee Brewer, 2 Brew Styles, Adjustable Warm Plate, 60oz Water Reservoir, Delay Brew - Black/Stainless Steel

We needed a new coffee maker and wanted one that had an easier way to fill the water each morning. This one had great reviews so we bought it and are happy with our purchase. It's so easy to fill and clean and makes a great cuppa coffee. It looks pretty sleek. Also, if you ask me, we bought the Appliance slide to fit underneath it which really helps just pull it in and out for cleaning and filling.

I've used a Cuisinart coffee maker for over 20 years, probably longer, way back to when Braun was the brand to have. My last one was the 14 cup version and it lasted 8 1/2 years before electrical death. Rather than buying another Cuisinart, I decided to try one of these Ninjas. This then is a story of the differences and how I learned to use a new machine.First, I realize the old machine was... old. That said, the new Ninja sure makes better coffee, there's clarity, excitement and layers that the old one simply had forgotten.My father taught me pour-over in 1967, with a white ceramic Melita holder over a coffee pot. He taught me the formula "1 tablespoon per cup, plus 1 for the pot" which has never let me down. My mom sent me Starbucks beans way back when they were just a local Seattle store. (She also turned me onto Amazon.)OK on to the comparison.The Ninja involves 100% more work to get started than the Cuisinart. You have to power up the machine AND hit the Brew button. With Cuisinart you just mash in that one button and you're good. With it you only have one lid to flip to get to the filter and water tank. Ninja has separate lids, and only one flips, the other lifts off.I prefer to fill the pot from the filtered water spigot, and use the pot to fill the tank. That's actually the way to do the Cuisinart. But Ninja's tank is removable, see through, and has the cup lines, and you're supposed to take it off and fill it. But I don't want to as think the gasket at the bottom that seals the thing is a point of failure that needs to be left alone.The pot doesn't have cup markers, but I find after the first time (when I also didn't know I had to hit both power and brew) I find I can eyeball it very accurately nonetheless. It pours out faster and more smoothly than the Cuisinart ever did. And doesn't drip. The lid is over engineered as you have to twist it in place rather than just snapping it on. And yanking it from under the filter one needs to be more considerate - out

I replaced my old coffee maker with this one at double the price.Pros:1. The coffee tastes noticeably better.2. The deeper filter cage never lets grounds escape which my old one did occassionally.3. It's a nice-looking unit, well designed, convenient finger grips, elegantly simple unlocking carafe lid.4. I don't use the timer but the bright, small digital clock looks pretty and is useful.Con:1. Oddly, the push-button on/off switch is so small I can't use my finger; I have to use my knuckle.