The automatic coffee maker makes my morning better every single day of the week. My routine is to get up at 6:30, hop in the shower, just as I get out, I can throw on my robe, and my coffee is hot and ready, waiting on me on the counter. I get to sit back for an hour or so before heading into work, and that makes it really nice. Back in the old days  I was up a little earlier in order to prepare my pot of coffee, then I also had to spend a lot of time washing the thing in the evenings. The modern automatic coffee maker makes a huge difference in time spent preparing your coffee! I act like those days were so long ago, but really it was only a few years ago that I was doing that. The automatic coffee maker is one of the newest and hottest items that a household of coffee drinkers should have in their home, without a doubt.

First off, it is easy to use. I will be a little bit stereotypical. The coffee drinkers I see in café are typically pretty old, but Starbucks has lit a fire under the younger generation coming up. Still though, these old school coffee drinkers are little bit set in their ways. They don’t typically like technology. Most of them are even a little bit fearful of it. But to be honest, this couldn’t be any easier. It truly is one of those set it and forget type machines. The good news, it’s not like setting up a game of “Mouse Trap” to get this thing to work. You punch in the time you want it to be ready, put the ingredients in it, and have your cup in place. That is all you need to know.

Secondly, I think anyone would be pleased with the flavor. I guess the only person who wouldn’t like the flavor would be those coffee drinkers that have been using the same unwashed coffee pot for the last twenty years. I’m sure that has some mold growing in it that probably isn’t even safe for the average drinker. The good news, washing these is easy (most necessary items to wash are dishwasher safe) and you still can get the same great flavors. Not all automatic coffee makers require an instant form of coffee ingredient to make it. You really do get the same old flavors without much change at all other than the convenience.