Best Coffee Makers for American Made

i've been using only illy beans with it, and i feel like i can hardly go out and buy an americano or a latte at commercial stores because it just doesn't seem to taste as good as at home!

cleaning is a snap, my only real gripes are the water reservoir - obviously designed with coffee-sipping europeans in mind, not us coffee-drinking americans.

i thought when i bought it, it had a setting for "americano" ie.

i prefer mocha cappuccinos and the other prefers regular american coffee in a 10 oz cup.

i opted for a #4 gold cone filter (the new units use a #4 filter, not #3 as advertised - this makes it much easier for us americans to find!) as i can't stand the paper taste.

unfortunately, we americans are used to drinking the poor quality roast that other countries don't want.

american coffeemaker designers: please look at this, everything is thought of and dealt with with intelligence.

be aware, however, that it has a few quirky design elements if you are used to american coffeemakers.

this 23-oz french press makes about 2 regular american mug-size cups of good coffee- perfect for me and a friend.

5-6 cups is a classic european cup, for me and my american supersized caffeine addiction, i get about two cups.

the "5-6 cups" specified in the description are 4-oz cups (demitasse size), not our typical american mugs, so bear that in mind.

i still have a regular american drip coffee maker for when i want several cups of coffee or have guests, but use this most of the time.

so the 3 cup size gives you one american mug of coffee, and the 8 cup gives you about 2 and a half.