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>Hi, Braun did, unfortunately discontinue the KF-187, and yes, you're right,
>it just might be the best drip coffee maker made in the last 20 years for
>quite a number of reasons.

It probably was solidly built and lasted a long time. That's
probably why Gillette (who now owns Braun) killed it off.

>There are several other advantages to the Braun FlavorSelect models in
>addition to the important ones of having optimal brewing temperature and
>brew timing for the best possible cup of drip-brewed coffee. The water tank
>has a large opening, easy to fill conveniently.

What's the basic diff between the FlavorSelect and the AromaDeluxe
models?

>Braun's quality control has been the most tightly consistent model to model
>and sample to sample year after year, of any other brand I have seen and
>used in the past 30 years. I think I have owned and/or used more than one
>model in that time from more than 20 brand lines of at least a dozen
>different manufacturers.

Ah... The problem is Gillette now owns Braun. I would not expect
Gillette to uphold the same level of consistency as Braun did.

>Braun also has a new line made in the Czech Republic and designed in the
>more rounded style which is thought to be that Euro styling look that is
>popular with some models that have pretensions to elite or deluxe status.
>They are the models, KF-500 and KF-550. These are 10-cup claimed-capacity
>machines, with the KF-550 having the programmable timer, and the KF-500
>being a basic manual on/off switchable model. They also brew at the propper
>temperature, but maybe two degrees or so cooler than the KF-180. They also
>cost less than the KF-180.

The 550 is the manual and the 580 is the timer model. The 510 is
being discontinued.

>Until somebody can
>demonstrate it for me, I'll just have to smile, maybe even laugh, at anybody
>who claims they can heat water in a separate pot or kettle, and bring it
>over to a pour-over filter basket and drip out 10 or 12 cups of coffee at a
>time as I get with a good Braun automatic drip coffeemaker.

My 580 is a *fast* maker. I was concerned it was too fast (not enough
contact with the beans), but it doesn't seem to be a problem.

Frank G.