The Secret Of Top Coffee With A Cuisinart DCC 1200
When I first got my Cuisinart DCC 1200, I thought that was it. I seems that, from then on, I would be able to brew the perfect cup of filter coffee without any effort at all. My coffee maker, after all, would be able to handle the details. All I would have to do was to supply coffee. For several months, I was pretty happy with the way it worked. I was get a pretty good cup of coffee, but it was never quite right. I didn't even notice for a while, to tell you the truth, until I went over to a friends house to have a cup of his.
We had the same automatic coffee makers, but the cups that they brewed were quite different. Part of it had to do with the coffee that we put in to it. His was a slightly higher grade blend, so I assumed that was the difference. I asked him what kind of coffee he was using, and he told me. I went out and bought it the next day, excited to try it. I put it in my machine, and waited for the magic to happen. It was good, but it was not as good as the coffee I had over at my friend's house. I couldn't work out it was that I was doing differently, that changed the result. It felt like my automatic coffee maker had failed me.
I didn't want to ask him what his secret was, though with hindsight, perhaps I should have done. It seemed like I had failed if I couldn't figure out how to use a Cuisinart DCC 1200 on my own. I experimented with different settings on the machine. I adjusted the drip, the warmers settings and the water temperature. I even tried adding additional ingredients to try and improve the flavor. Nothing seemed to work at all. The coffee maker still didn't make the same perfect cup I had at my friend's house.
Finally, in frustration, I asked him what it was that he did differently. He told me. It was quite simple really, and I wished that I had asked earlier and saved myself the frustration. He roasted his own coffee. That was all there was to it. No matter whether you are using an antique coffee maker or an automatic one, fresh roasted coffee always tastes better. When he explained it, I decided to roast my own. It really is great when you prepare it yourself!
Here is a video that demonstrates the Cuisinart DCC 1200 at work.
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