Appetizing Muse

I've received mailings from Gevalia for years, where they have repeatedly tried to get me to order packages of their coffee in return for a free coffeepot.

I finally caved and ordered the coffee (Breakfast Blend and Traditional Roast) for about $16 total. The price also includes a package of free filters.

A few weeks later I received the coffee and free coffee pot. I was impressed with the coffee pot at first. It looks very sleek, gray and black, with a retractable cord. It worked great for the first three or four brews, but afterward the clock stopped working and the little water-level bubble functions only half the time now.

Gevalia coffee is fine-ground, which is not my favorite style. However, it's drinkable.

The coffee pot isn't so bad. It looks nice, and makes a decent cup of Joe when I use my preferred brand, Folgers's Breakfast Blend.