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Bought this with some trepidation after seeing reviews about the replacement being fragile.Mine lasted for well over a year until the coffeemaker itself bit the dust. I donated it to salvation army.
I broke my original carafe and wanted the exact replacement, and got the exact replacement.The only question is that I am not computer savy and this was a big thing to order for me. After I placed the order a sign came up saying other customers had chosen "this product" and showed the same carafe but five dollars less. I couldn't get to it so just paid the order I made. I am happy with the product but not the price since a lesser price was shown to me.
We've had this carafe on our Braun coffemaker for years, and finally broke it in the sink while trying to balance a toddler and the morning coffee routine. This replacement carafe was pretty much an exact replacement. I didn't find, as other reviewers had mentioned, the glass to be any thinner than the original. If anything, this one felt a little more secure than our original, specifically the handle attachment to the carafe.
I will say that the shape doesn't lend itself to taking an impact very well when compared to the more squat version that came with my coffee maker since it has much broader sides. While my original carafe of 11 years still works, the 2-piece lid had one of the pieces break causing splatter whenever coffee is brewed. This new carafe is taller which reduces the opportunity for splatter to exit the carafe and the lid is a 1-piece version, so there are fewer places for failure.As for the comments of the carafe having thinner glass, it does seem that way, but when comparing to the my original carafe, it isn't *that* much thinner. When it comes time to improve the product, I would like to see the glass thickened a bit.All in all, we are very pleased with this replacement and wonder why we did not order it sooner. If it breaks, we will order a new one and have kept the old one to hold us over until the new one arrives.
Its the replacement carafe it's supposed to be. It's the same make/quality as the original.don't expect more and don't expect less.
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