I got this to replace my second (or maybe third) Cuisinart Brew and Serve Thermal, which conked out way too soon after purchase (6 months). After much research, I settled on the Zojirushi. What a mistake. It suffers greatly in comparasion to the Cuisinart. First, the coffee brews at a somewhat lower temperature than the Cuisinart. After three weeks of trying, I could not get a good proportion of water to coffee, and my coffee always tasted terrible. (I use an excellent brand of coffee imported from Vienna, so it is easy to tell.) The Zojirushi has an irritating thermal carafe lid that must be covered with a second cap in order for it to hold its heat. Of course, in my household, we never remember to do the second capping, and our coffee cools too quickly in the carafe. Even when capped properly, the coffee cools much more quickly than the Cuisinart. And if you entertain as much as I do, you will miss the extra 2 cups of coffee (Cuisinart has 12 cups, will most others have 10 cups.)
I was so unhappy with the Zojirushi that I bought another Cuisinart, which allowed me to compare the two machines side-by-side. All of my observations were confirmed. So, I am keeping my replacement Cuisinart--only I will be sure to save the box and register it so if it conks out again, I will have some recourse. The Zojirushi goes in the garage sale. Get more detail about Zojirushi EC-BD15 Fresh Brew Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker.
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