please tell me about your dream coffee maker!

[tf.to.foodie]

i'm not a coffee drinker, but my wife is. i'd like to get her a new coffee maker for christmas and don't know where to begin my search nor what to look for. any recommendations for the ULTIMATE coffee maker?

[mmmmmmmmmgood]

I think the ultimate coffee maker is a Technivorm. You can get them online or at some high end kitchen stores. They brew the coffee at the perfect temp, very quickly and you can get a thermal carafe that keeps it hot for a long time. It doesn't have a timer, but since it only takes a few minutes to brew, you don't really miss it. I love mine! I'm the only coffee drinker in my house, and I think it's perfect.

[RGJAX]

I've been roasting my own coffee for years (Hearthware iRoast2), then grinding (Capresso burr grinder), and then brewing it in my Technivorm Moccamaster. Technivorm makes very nice coffee makers and I recommend them. SweetMarias is an excellent site both for coffee gear and green beans. Good luck!

[poser]

If your wife is the only coffee drinker, a individual pour over system may not only be the cheapest, but the best. Instead of a coffee maker, why not buy her a real difference maker? A GOOD grinder?

[Leepa]

Not sure this is what the OP wants, but this is the pour over system I use.

http://www.sweetmarias.com/clevercoff...

I concur on the idea of the grinder.