Perfectemp 14-Cup Coffee Maker

I purchased a new Cuisinart DCC-3500 coffee maker from a department store. Worked great for about 3 months. Then it didn't... A complete waste of money - total Crap. They used to be some of the best on the market, but apparently Cuisinart doesn't produce the quality products they once did. ...sad

Coffee is great—temp on target, flavorful (I prefer paper filter but it comes w a gold filter), hot plate keeps things hot. Easy to use and ticks all the boxes: programmable, window to easily monitor water level as you are filling, removable cones for washing. Carafe is problematic. Others noted it spills and yes, it dribbles around the edges of the spout. This is my 2nd Cuisinart coffeemaker but the first time it’s dribbled. So you have to pour slowly and carefully to minimize (not prevent) dribbling and I ultimately started pouring over the kitchen sink so that I wouldn’t have to wipe down the countertop. Reality is no one has time or mental clarity to do that at 530am daily, so that’s annoying. But, this dribbling did not happen w my first Cuisinart coffeemaker. Thankfully, I had my old carafe (the coffeemaker popped out after 10y, but the carafe was still good), so I JUST swapped carafes and not only does it fit the new coffeemaker, no more dribbling! The difference is the old carafe has a collar around the end of the glass, while the new one I just the sleek glass on which the sleek black top w spout sits—but the sleekness allows dribbling! The black collar from the older carafe seems to do the trick and keeps things tidy and dry.