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Pibond
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Apr 16, 2018
I have the older 8-cup thermal carafe model that takes cone filters. I finally retired it after 4 years because the coffee was uneven, but it still worked and is my backup/overflow coffeemaker. I replaced it with the 8-cup thermal carafe model that takes flat-bottomed filters. Works great too. It is exactly as pictured except the filter holder sits directly atop the carafe and the whole thing slides into the coffeemaker as a unit. It looks like the pictured model suspends the filter holder above the carafe, with a gap in between.
Is an air gap between the filter holder and the carafe a good idea? It seems like the filter holder sitting atop the carafe helps keep heat in.