Cuisinart 4 Cup Classic Coffeemaker with Stainless Carafe, Black

I purchased a refurbished Cuisinart 4-Cup Coffeemaker with Stainless Carafe several years ago and I'm still using it. This coffee make makes a good cup of coffee because it uses cone shape filters. I prefer Gevalia brand of coffee. It is available at Walmart. I recently purchased a Cuisinart gold coffee filter and it works well. I understand some of the frustrations other reviewers wrote about. Here is how I overcome some of the issues. After the coffee is done brewing I remove the lid from the carafe and then pour. I make sure the carafe is slid in place on the burner so that the valve at the bottom of the coffee filter holder is up. This will help avoid the filter filling up with water and making a mess. This is a common problem on pause and serve coffee makers. I personalty make enough coffee for the serving desired and then turn off the coffee maker.