By Ellen Griley

Right up there with forgetting to screw on the toothpaste cap or leaving your dirty socks in front of—not inside—the hamper, drinking the last cup of morning coffee can, when the world spins just so, totally piss off your partner. Of course, you never intend to drink the last cup—those pesky glass pots just make it so difficult to tell how much coffee is really left. Which is where Cuisinart’s Coffee on Demand 12-cup coffee maker comes in: not only is it programmable, not only does it not even have a pesky glass pot (instead dispensing coffee one cup at a time at the press of a button), but it has a slick coffee gage on the front, with a needle that travels between E and F. Finally, a coffee maker we can all understand: you don’t drive to the Troubadour on less than a quarter tank, and now you don’t step near the coffee maker, either. That is, unless you want to make some more. $99.99. AVAILABLE AT BEST BUY 5101 CLARK AVE | LAKEWOOD 90712 | 562.529.6500