Krups (CS) 10-Cup Coffee Maker

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What We Loved

• Auto shut-off / sleep timer responsiveness
  powers down automatically after two hours
• Brew-temperature accuracy
  179 °F—respectably hot
• Carafe thermal retention
  6 °F hotter after an hour (great)
• Ease of cleaning
  includes reusable filter
• Overall cup quality / flavor balance
  628 ppm TDS—good extraction

Needs Improvement

• Carafe brew time
  slowest: 8 min 50 s
• Carafe pour consistency
  spilled onto table in pour test
• Ease of refilling water tank
  only 2½-inch opening—narrowest here
• Heating-element power
  weakest element measured at 895 W