My Braun KF187 is the best drip coffee machine I've ever used beyond
any doubt. I had a Krups ProAroma before this one that I was generally
happy with, but the Braun has taught me just how good a cup of coffee
one can brew with a relatively inexpensive appliance. I use bottled
water and good Costa Rican beans and couldn't possibly be more pleased
with the results. If Braun discontinued this model, shame on them, but
if you can find one, snap it up quickly and you won't be sorry you did.

Mudge

In article . ac.uk,
Peter King wrote:

On Sun, 28 Mar 2004, Frank D. Greco wrote [to r.f.d.c.; I've added a.f.c.
in the hope of a wider response]:

Peter King put in a pleas for help on
buying a coffee maker:

Oddly enough, absolutely no one responded. I expected a lot
of responses considering the fervor of most newsgroups.

Actually Scott [Heimdall?] did, but only in terms of general makes
(Philips (and Caressos and Cuisinart, of which more below)); there's been
no response for my follow-up request for models (do *all* Philips do
well, or only certain models?).

[...] The top choice is the Krups ProAroma 12 Time with NaturActiv
Filter Model 453, followed by Black & Decker Kitchen Tools CMKT800, and
Braun FlavorSelect KF 187. The review warns against Mr. Coffee Elite
PRX33, Betty Crocker 12-Cup Auto-Drip BC-1754, and Hamilton Beach Aroma
Express 49271, whose coffee was found "average to awful," "watery," and
"worst tasting coffee of the lot," accordingly.

Now, here's another problem for me; of all these, only the Krups and Braun
are likely to be easily found (or found at all) here; I've never heard of
Mr Coffee, Betty Crocker, or Hamilton Beach (or Caresso; and though I've
heard of Cuisinart, I don't think they're sold here) The idea of a Black
& Decker coffee maker is, well, peculiar; we know them almost exclusively
for DIY tools -- drills, etc.

The main makes likely to be found in English shops include Rowenta,
Gaggia, deLonghi, Morphy Richards, Miele, Braun, Krups, Philips, Kenwood,
Breville, Bosch, Tefal, Russell Hobbs -- well, I've missed a few, but I
think that the most likely a

Braun
deLonghi
Gaggia
Krups
Philips
Rowenta.

I've seen good reviews of the Rowenta CT278, the Philips HD7610, HD7612,
and HD7624, the Braun Flavor Select (and I can now add the review you've
posted), the deLonghi DCR902T Retro, and the Krups Moca Brew (I suspect
that some of the Philips models, expecially, are no longer available).

Can anyone else vouch for or rule out any of these? I'd be very grateful.

Peter