Coffee Maker Report Card

I am pleased to announce the return of the MakeGoodCoffee.com Coffee Maker Report Card.  Last year, we undertook a big consumer evaluation of the different coffee maker choices out there to help you get the most value for your buck, whether you are upgrading your coffee maker at home or else buying one for the first time.We did this in a couple ways.  First, we determined which primary criteria every coffee maker needs to have to ensure it makes you good coffee at home.  Next, we determined of all the bells and whistles that manufacturers load onto their machines, which ones truly add quality to the coffee in your cup and which detract from it.On that basis, each machine reviewed was given a score as a percentage up to 100%.  There is no perfect coffee maker out there, but to put it in perspective, our first place pick scored 99%.  Our fifth place pick scored 71%.  On price, the most interesting thing we noticed is that while those machines that fell anywhere from first to fourth place fell into roughly the same price range, the fifth place machine came in at a significantly lower price point.  While it wasn't the best machine we reviewed, it offers ALOT of value by making a good cup of coffee for a lower cost machine.To see which coffee makers made the cut, check out the Coffee Maker review page.To read a detailed account of our Report Card method, check out the Coffee Maker Report Card criteria.If you have tried any of these machines, please drop a quick comment.  Did it live up to expectations?  Do you agree with our assessment?  I'd love to hear what your experience has been.