How often do you replace your coffee maker?

[Anonymous]

I don't replace mine until it breaks. I usually buy more mid range coffee makers around $100 not sure how long they last, maybe 8 years?

[Anonymous]

I've never had to replace one because of how the coffee tastes. I've replaced them because they no longer brew or the carafe breaks (why is buying a replacement carafe almost as much as a new machine?)

I do cleannit regularly with vinegar. I support problem is because it needs a more thorough cleaning or you need better coffee. But $30-$40 for a machine is really cheap.

[Anonymous]

I swear by our very simple Bonavita which is 12 years old. We had to replace the carafe but it still makes great coffee. So much so that we take it with us when traveling (by car).

Op, your coffee maker may not be heating the water sufficiently which means it’s not extracting flavor correctly. We used to do cheap coffee makers (and everything else) but between the Breville toaster (10 years) and the coffee maker I’m sold on moderate priced, highly reviewed yet uncomplicated appliances.

[Anonymous]

I've had a basic Norelco 10 cup for 35+ years.
It still makes perfectly fine coffee.

[Anonymous]

Over our 26 years of marriage I think we've had 4. None of them were replaced because they broke, but over time the quality of the coffee would decrease even with cleaning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A basic 12-cup drip coffee maker, $30-$40. Mine is maybe 3 hours old, but no matter how I descale it or scrub it down, it still brews weird, like stale coffee.

Are these sort of a consumable product?

Mine is 13;years old and works fine. However. I pour coffee into a thermos rather then letting it sit in carafe.

[Anonymous]

I've had my Krups Duomo coffee/espresso maker for 22 years now. I use it daily, sometimes twice a day. Still going strong.

[Anonymous]

I have a zojirushi and it’s great. I use filtered water only with it to minimize mineral build up.

[Anonymous]

Probably once a year because the water where we live is very hard so the coffee maker gets deposit build up. I just buy the cheapest Mr. Coffee maker or whatever is on sale. Nothing fancy. I do like my relative's Keurig but I drink enough coffee that I would feel incredibly wasteful using 3-5 pods in one sitting. If I drank one cup in a.m. and called it a day, then a Keurig would be awesome. But I'm not that person.

[Anonymous]

Still using my tiny four -cup Mr. Coffee I got in 1984, so 39 years of service! Love the odd, small size; it makes up to four five-ounce cups. Totally nonstandard today. Makes good coffee.

OP, others are right re: effects of water quality, the coffee itself, cleaning with white vinegar regularly etc. I'd look into all those things first, before assuming there's something wrong with the coffee maker itself.

[Anonymous]

I had a bad run of drip coffee makers (Mr. Coffee and a couple other major brands) that kept dying after 2 years. I got a Nespresso machine for Mother's Day, and even though the pods are ridiculously priced, the convenience is magical and the coffee tastes really good. It's one of my few luxuries and I don't feel guilty about it.

[Anonymous]

Let's start with what coffee you are using. Tell us more.

[Anonymous]

We have a standard Cuisinart - we will replace it when it breaks (our last one lasted 9 years). The only maintenance we do is running the pot and filter catcher through the dishwasher, replacing the water filter every month, and running vinegar through it once a month. The coffee still tastes great.

[Anonymous]

You know about the charcoal water filter, right?

https://www.cuisinart.com/shopping/parts-and-accessories/details/dcc-rwf-1/

[Anonymous]

When they break. Maybe once every 10-15 years.

The Cuisinart one with the built in grinder is fantastic. If you follow Cuisinart's instructions for making coffee, it makes a damn good cup of jo, and I'm a coffee snob.