Equipment

Here is what I use to brew my daily coffee!

Black & Decker CBM210 Stainless Steel Burr Coffee Mill

I purchased this grinder around August 2010. I saw the burr mill and cheap cost, around $25 on sale at Kohl's, and was attracted to it. Prior to this I used a standard blade grinder. Like many of the reviews on Amazon, it seems to grind the beans a little uneven, but seems to do the job fairly well. Yes, my wife says I should clean it more often. 

Cuisinart DCC-2000 Coffee-on-Demand 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker

This coffee maker was a wedding gift on our registry. It was destined to be the "party" coffee maker, but my small glass carafe met an unwilling demise on the kitchen floor. Instead of going out to purchase a new one we decided to break this one out of the wrapper.

I'm the only one in the house, so a 12-cup coffee maker might be a bit overkill, but it works. My morning "cup" consists of five cups on the easy-to-read side water gauge. The auto-on function is very useful for having that hot cup ready to go as soon as you wake up. Very useful for me!