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Cuisinart Broke My Heart

Cuisinart dcc-1200 coffee-maker Less than two years ago I saw, I fell in love, and I bought – for close to $100 at the time – the sleek retro stainless steel Cuisinart DCC-1200 12-cup coffee maker.

Don’t make the same mistake!

But let’s go back to the rosy, sweet, early days of my appliance relationship…

Right from the start, I loved the Cuisinart’s retro-nostalgia aesthetic – the rounded edges, the cool on/off toggle switch, the low-profile buttons for self-clean and setting the timer clock – enough to cheerfully overlook some of the many design flaws you’ll find other DCC-1200 owners sounding off about in the customer reviews at Amazon.

Oh,  just a few small annoyances at first…

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