Cuisinart DGB-300BK Automatic Grind and Brew 10-Cup Coffeemaker, Black
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We've owned this product before -- excellent value for the $$$. Does as promised.
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First off, as a number of people have noted, it's a real pain in the rear to clean, much like Cuisinart's food processors. (and for much the same reason - there are all these plastic channels that are difficult if not impossible to get a brush or dishrag into)
It also has a relatively short life span - every one I've owned (I'm on #4) has quit working long before the 3-year warranty was up. I can hear you asking, "So what's the problem? You send it back for warranty service!" Well, to start with, it costs you a pretty penny to ship it back. Then there's the $20 fee you have to pay, supposedly to cover the cost of shipping it back to you after it's been fixed. (I thought it was illegal to charge people for warranty service, but I guess not) By the time you figure up all the fees and shipping costs and something for your time and trouble, you're better off just buying a new one.
It does make great coffee, and it's convenient as all get-out to be able to load the thing up, set the timer, and have freshly-ground and brewed coffee when you get up in the morning. But you pay a price both in money and time for all this convenience.
You can regularly find refurb models online for twenty bucks or so. At that price, it's a worthwhile investment - if it quits working, you throw it away and buy another one. But there's no way I'd pay seventy-five bucks for one of these again.
It's really an individual choice whether the drawbacks outweigh the advantages of this machine. If you can pick one up cheap, I'd say go for it. Otherwise, you might want to look for something that lasts a little longer.
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I bought this coffeemaker for the temperature........hot. I love it. It keeps the coffee at a temperature I like..hot. I also like the grind and brew feature.
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My husband and I were looking for a coffee maker that milled the beans and made HOT coffee. I had bought 3 coffee makers before this one and all of them just did not make the coffee hot. It was always luke warm and we had to put the coffee cup in the microwave after we poured a cup. My friend recommended this coffee maker and I bought it and couldn't be more thrilled! This has a temperature control setting and we make hot, freshly milled coffee. My husband thanks me every morning - it has an automated programmable timer and we have coffee first thing in the morning waiting for us. I bought a second one because I'm afraid that they may discontinue this model.
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programable to be ready when you wake up.excellent coffee,great price and quick shipping totally satisfied customer
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I've had this coffee maker for several years and it has always made very good coffee. Yes it is a pain to clean, especially if you are going to be making successive pots of coffee. Unfortunately, the latch that holds the lid shut just broke and I have to hold it down by taping it shut in order for the coffee maker to work. The latch appears to be nothing more than two small and flimsy tabs. Otherwise, I'd recommend this.
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I like my new cuisinart very much. It keeps the coffe hot for 4 hours. The heat on the hot plate can be adjusted to the temperature that suits you. You can change the automatic shut off if you want. The only problem with the coffee maker is that the grinder for the beans accumulates moisture which needs to be wiped out before each use.
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This is actually the second of this model of coffee pot that I have bought. I got the first one 7 years ago when they first hit the market. I used it almost every day and finally decided to replace it. The old one still worked great, it just had a small leak in it. Not bad for 7 years old. I knew that I had to find the same model again.
It is so easy to operate and to clean. It brews a great pot of coffee.
I also love the program feature. I get everything ready the night before and am greeted with a fresh pot of coffee when I step out of the shower each morning.
I love it!!!
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I drink a lot of coffee, simply because I enjoy the flavor. This coffee maker makes excellent coffee, probably one of the best makers I have used. I'm writing this review because most of the other reviews don't tell the whole story. If I use this coffee maker as a regular standard type maker then cleaning is no different than any other. What everyone is talking about for cleaning, is when you use the system to grind beans and make coffee. As the hot water goes through the coffee grounds after it grinds, the steam condenses all through out the system making the residual ground in the grinder wet. So, after making coffee in this manner, it needs to be taken apart and rinsed (a very simple process). If you like coffee then this is a good system for the price. I've had mine for 6 years and I still use it a lot. I also own a Bunn and and a Braun coffee maker and I like this one the best. It's an excellent system.
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just bought my second one after years of use because someone in my house tried to brew apple cider in it and gummed it up. Never had a problem with it other than that.
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I got this coffemaker for Christmas. Anybody who thinks it is hard to clean as never tried cleaning one that makes the coffee in the same spot that it grinds it in! You see, this unit grinds beans then it moves them into a paper filter. What does this mean? Well, when you clean it you are not trying to clean up wet coffee grinds that are not in a filter. My last unit (from QVC) would grind then the water would go over the grinds a make a mess! You could not use a filter b/c the grinder would eat it up. With this one, the grinder stays dry and the wet part is contained in the filter. It's a breeze! If it last a year I will be very happy. We paid $40 for it! Well worth more.
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I just received this coffeemaker for Christmas and was happy with the brew but very unhappy with the level of cleaning it requires. It's a lot. If I had purchased this for myself at any other time I would have return it, but it's a gift so I am hanging in there. I think once I get the cleaning down to a science it won't bother me so much. I do have to say though, there is one feature on this machine that is a major flaw, and that is how incredibly small the bean container is. It is so small I honestly don't know how anyone would get 10-cups worth of beans in there. I haven't read other reviews to see if this is a common concern or not, but boy, I am really shocked that Cuisinart wouldn't have put more thought into this design.
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I honestly cannot understand the bad reviews. I bought this a month ago and it really makes terrific coffee.
1) Strength of coffee can be adjusted. If you think it is weak ADD MORE BEANS!!!!
2) It's easy to clean and dry. Takes no more than one minute.
I love this thing.
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Relax everyone! My girlfriend has the 12 cup version of this coffee maker. I bought this one for < $40 in Linens & Things. They work great, have lasted quite awhile and we have had NO problems. One time the grounds did not go into the filter and it backed up. That is because the handle to the removable filter must be on the opposite side from where the grounds come out of the grinder... just like the INSTRUCTIONS say. Cleaning is no big deal. Just use a little common sense. I have used mine to make 10, 6, 4 and 2 cups. They all came out great.
Just run some water through the parts after you make a pot of coffee, and its ready for the next brewing. Yes, the grinder is a little loud. It works great as a back-up alarm clock when using the timer!
Enjoy this product. It is a wonderful coffee pot that makes great coffee!
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I bought this coffee maker after owning a Mr. Coffee coffee maker for less than a year before it started leaking all over my counter. I was very excited to shop for a new one and found this one for <$40.00 at Kohl's the day after Thanksgiving. I crossed my fingers and bought it despite knowing anything about it (did things a bit backward and read reviews on Amazon after buying it). After seeing many complaints of grounds flying all over, grounds being wasted, too many parts to clean, weak coffee, a grinder that could wake the dead, etc, I just about returned it without trying it. I am very happy my husband told me to "just try it and return it if you don't like it" because I love this coffee maker. I do not have any of the complaints I stated above. The coffee to me may even be a slight bit stronger - not weaker. The coffee is excellent. The plate can be turned up to make piping hot coffee - a bonus for those who add cold cream - and it's easily progammable. I have to say those who stated too many parts to clean may be a bit lazy. The parts can be hand washed and dried in a matter of a minute or can be popped in the dishwasher. What else can you ask for? If it holds up for a few years, it will be well worth the price I paid for it.
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I've had my Grind & Brew for the last five years and today the grinder stops working. Up until then, I've never, ever had a problem with it. It's always started brewing at the time I set it, it's always shut off after the 4 hour time I set it, I take all removable parts and throw it in the dishwasher and I don't have problems with cleaning it. I think 5 years of daily use, and three moves across the country makes it pretty durable. I'm getting another one.
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I've had one for a couple years now. The grinder has completely failed...seized at the motor. When it worked, it left too much coffee in the bean hopper (didn't shoot the entire coffee load into the filtre.) Still works fine for regular coffee though...and brews pretty well (albeit slowly). The spout on the carafe requires slow pouring.
Love the idea. If you don't mind replacing your coffee maker about once a year, go for it. Still looking for one that is a bit more robust/reliable.
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My mother bought this for myself and my husband for xmess about 4 years ago. We were in love! The coffee is amazing, better than anything you can get at St@rb*cks and waking up to freshly ground, freshly brewed coffee is a fine motivator to get out of bed in the morning.
I like that you can set the length the hot plate stays on all the way up to 4 hours as well the ability to adjust the temperature of the hotplate. In the winter I like my coffee scalding but in warmer months I prefer it a bit less heated.
Cleaning the machine - why is this an issue for people? It literally takes seconds to rinse the parts off under the tap. You don't want to use soap in a coffee maker ever. We use a kitchen scrub brush to rinse all the grounds off under the tap and then DRY THOROUGHLY before putting it back together. Not drying tends to cause the grounds to not transfer properly into the basket.
Complaints:
Honestly, 4 years wasn't enough time for me. I feel it should have lasted longer and even then, for two of those years, we were limping along having to coax it into operation most mornings. After a while some water or something got into the computer and we could no longer set the time or use any of the computerized controls, but still we pressed on. Eventually even our tricks to bypass the quirks stopped working and we threw it out. We plan to buy another very soon but are debating the thermal carafe version vs this one.
This is a great machine, a bit over priced for the life span, but hopefully Cuisinart will pull their heads out of their nethers and make one that doesn't suck quite so much. Regradless we're still going to buy another. The quality of the coffee is unsurpassed by any other machine (save my pump espresso machine) and we love our coffee around here.
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I bought this unit 6 or 7 years ago and have loved it ever since. Features like the programmable timer, water heat selection, self clean are all useful, but what makes this a great coffee maker is that it grinds the coffee and passes hot water through it within seconds of finishing the grind. That you can program this so you can have fresh ground and brewed coffee waiting for you in the morning is one of the finer things in life.
The downside is that the entire grind and brew basket gets covered in grounds and must be cleaned and dried after every use. I find that if I wash it thouroughly every 3 or 4 pots I can get away with simply rinsing the grounds off and letting it dry. Once in awhile I put it all through the dishwasher to get it really clean however the coffee oils cause the grinder cover to turn brown and opaque when hit with hot dishwasher water.
After all these years I'm buying a second, the grinder in mine quit last week. I can't complain about quality as this coffee maker has served me well over the year and I'm looking into getting my old one repaired. Even if it is too costly to fix, I can do like another owner and keep the second basket around to make a second pot with while waiting for the first basket to dry.
Since using this maker no other coffee maker even comes close for me. I can make Dunkin' Donuts coffee as well as Dunkin' Donuts, even my girlfriend agrees.
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While the combined grinding and making of the coffee in one unit is a great idea, the mess that it created was a pain to clean up each day. The grounds would get caked in on all three removal parts and each part needed to be cleaned before using again. I had the product three months and it quit working. The good thing is that when we call Cuisinart's 800 number, they told us to just return the item to the store that we purchased it at and we got our money back.
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A little about my coffee drinking habits. I usually drink 1-2 pots of coffee a day. I used to drink only Maxwell House Master Blend. Recently it seemed to be going bad faster than I could drink it, so I decided to give this coffee maker a shot. It was given to us by my mother-in-law.
First the pros:
1) Works as advertised - It really does do everything it says it can, and once you have everything setup it works wonderfully.
2)Programmable - A unique featuer here is that it can grind the beans on the timer as well, which is very nice.
3) Option to not grind - This is nice for those times when you get a bag of ground coffee somewhere else. This way the grinder doesn't spin with nothing in it.
4 Coffee Pot - The coffee pot has a nice lid that is unlike anything I've ever seen. It has a kind of flip hinge at the lip that helps direct the coffee while you are pouring, preventing spills.
5) Flavor system - A selectable dial allows you to tell the pot how many cups you will be making. In reality all this is is a knob, that when you turn it to the lower cup settings it increases the flow of water into the filter basket, allowing the water to go through smaller amounts of grounds at a similar pace to larger amounts.
6) Temperature selector - You can tell it how hot (on a slding scale) you want the coffee to come out. The water is heated more or less, then the hot plate is set to a higher or lower temperature. I set it to come out very hot, since I then transfer the coffee to a thermal carafe.
Ok, and here are the reasons that I will possibly be switching to a different one:
1) Not convenient - When you go through sometimes 2 pots of coffee a day you have to clean the grinder lid, basket lid, and the filter basket/grinder bowl. Each of these parts should ideally be dry before you actually use it, to allow the ground coffee to not stick while it is being directed into the filter basket.
2) Lack of thermal carafe - After using a thermal carafe and having hot coffe that tastes the same for 4 hours, I am sorely dissapointed to have a unit again that is a glass carafe with a hot plate. I have a thermos carafe that I pour the coffee into, and this works fine, but it is just one more step to do, one more piece to keep clean ,etc...
Actually, I think that is it. If it weren't for these two problems, I would be sold. Here is how my typical pot of coffee goes with my old coffee pot, versus with the Cuisinart.
I have a cheapo Black & Decker TCM700 coffee pot. I love this thing.
When I used this my daily coffee went like this:
1 - Pull out the filter basket,
2 - Empty the basket, rinse it out, and replace,
3 - Put in new paper filter, fill with ground coffee,
4 - Rinse out thermal carafe, fill with water, pour water into resivoir.
5 - Turn on
And here is what I have to do with the Cuisnart:
1 - Pull off the grinder lid and assembly lid, rinse both these out.
2 - Pull out grinder/filter basket assembly, rinse these out. Keep in mind that cleaning these parts is more difficult, because you actually have finely ground coffee that tends to stick to them. To truly get all the residue off you can't just rinse them off, you have to wash with soap and water.
3 - Dry off parts. At the very minimum the grinder lid, and the area where the coffee flows should be dry.
4 - Measure out beans and put assembly together
5 - Rinse out carafe, and fill resivoir with water
6 - Start brewing
7 - Turn off machine, pour coffee into thermal carafe
All in all this is a nice coffee pot, if you don't drink a lot of coffee. I know some people will say that I can just use preground beans, but doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of having a grinder built in? Anyway, I still give this a 4 out of 5, because it really does do what it advertises and it does it well. It's just the few little quirks that I can't get over. Hope this review helps!
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We used to own the 12 cup version (DGB-500) which had a sliding mechanism for getting the filter out and no matter how often you cleaned it, somehow some coffee grounds would end up getting in there causing it to stick. Furthermore, that unit was pretty flimsy, so you will inveriably end up breaking something while trying to pry it open one day.
I waited for over a year to write a review for the DGB-300 to make sure it could stand the test of time. So far it still works great. The part with the grinder and the filter are connected so that grounds can't get stuck in places it shouldn't. Also, no annoying sliding mechanism. The top lifts up, although you may have to slide it out from under your kitchen cabinets when you fill it, but I don't mind. This was a much better design and for less money, too.
It doesn't come with a resusable filter, but I found one on amazon after a little searching.
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First of all, there is no better coffee than that ground immediately before brewing. Second there is nothing as good as reducing clutter on your counter, and this machine puts two machines - grinder and brewer - on one chassis. Bravo!
Third, you have the flexibility to brew from ground coffee, not just beans. And when you are brewing your coffee just roasted to your liking from Northwestern Coffee Mills right here on Madeline Island in Lake Superior, coffee drinking never was so good!
Alan
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Owned this coffee maker for over 5 years now, been happy since day one.
Automatic grinder along with good beans really makes a difference in the quality of the coffee.
Have not experienced any of the hinge breakages other users mentioned. And the labels are still on for mine, maybe I don't clean as rigorously as others. The only cleaning I do on a day to day bases is basically cleaning out the grinder and filter. This takes running water over the 4 parts (grinder, grinder cap, filter and cover), which easily lifts out, in the sink.
Yes, the day to day cleaning is more involved than a coffee maker that uses coffee grounds, but it's not any harder (in fact easier) than using a separate grinder for the beans.
One additional note, I use paper coffee filters along with the wire mesh filter provided for stronger flavor from the coffee beans.
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Do recomend it, no hassle if you love fresh coffe.
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Unreliable and hard to clean.
I took full advantage of the warrantee on this coffeemaker. With a only 6 months of service, the grind mechanism bound and couldn't be removed. Cuisinart replaced under the warrantee (I did have to pay shipping charges!) Less than a year later a repeat performance. Again, I paid shipping and Cuisinart replaced the machine. Well you know what happened! The third one just went in the trash as the warrantee expired two months ago.
The machine was always difficult to clean - so know I am online to look at Melita's!
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received this as a wedding gift, had a melitta mill and brew before and loved it, but it broke. so instead of buying a new melitta we used the grind and brew we received as wedding gift. the first time we made coffe it came out a very weak and had a very odd taste to it. the next time we made a pot, we added more beans, used less water, used filtered water, etc... coffee still tasted weak and a strange plastic taste to it. after many failed attempts of adjusting the amount of beans and water and still coming out with a poor tasting cup of coffee, we tried using regular starbucks grounds. the coffee did not come out as weak but still had a funny taste to it. ( we also experimented w/different filters and not using filters as well) also the unit is a pain to clean. i don't mind having to clean different compartments if i can get them clean, but you can't clean the water resivoir that ends up having grinds stuck at the very bottom. you have to try and stick the whole unit in the sink to clean it which is a pain. my husband and i have given up on this poor excuse for a grind and brew and are currently using are french press to deliver a great cup of coffee every time. currently we are searching for the melitta mill and brew which made a perfect pot everytime and you were able to select how fine or corse you wanted your grinds and it doesn't matter if you are brewing 1 cup or 10 cups. we purchased it at target, but currently it is out of stock. hopefully they start making them again, but for now it will be our french press.
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I think everyone agrees it makes the best coffee for a coffeemaker in its price range. It does take longer to clean. I purchased a second one (amazon sale for $59.99)since it was cheaper than buying the individual replacement parts. I use a soapy papertowel to wash the pieces and then throw it away. One should use soap vs. just rinsing to rid the plastic of the coffee oils. Then if I want a second pot, I either use the other set of parts or if both sets are wet, I dry the pieces with a couple of papertowels. This probably takes 2-4 minutes. I think it's worth the time.
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Call me a slow learner, I bought two of these within 3 years. The first one had the grinder motor quit. The second one started leaking "sludge" after about 6 months. Yes it had cleaning problems, but I was willing to put up with those because the coffee it made was pretty good. However, I can't keep buying a new one every 14 months (on average) because they fall apart. Learn from me, don't buy this coffee maker.
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I rarely review products like this, but I am now replacing this coffee maker only a couple of weeks after buying it. It's the high maintenance cleaning of it that got to me. OK, as another reviewer stated, maybe I'm spoiled. So be it! I am just not willing to remove 3 different parts, wash and dry them thoroughly, and put everything back together every time I want to make coffee. I much prefer to use a grinder to grind the beans and dump them into a quickly rinsed filter cone.
Yes, this coffeemaker makes great coffee, if you only want 4-5 cups. Otherwise, there's not room to put enough beans to make a full pot strong enough.
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This coffee maker makes good coffee, but all the little parts, which don't fit together quite right will make you crazy. This is a pain to clean. The basket is large and over time became more difficult to remove. After a few months, I couldn't get it out, even with a pliers. Also after a couple of months the automatic drip control broke off, when trying to remove the basket. I emailed the vendor several times more repair or a replacement part...no response. Now that the machine hasn't been cleaned properly for a few months the coffee doesn't taste that good. In the trash it goes. The machine also "beeps" at you a lot....like I need one more complaint! Good coffee, but needs design tweaks and customer service improvement.
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This Coffee grinder/maker is the balls....this is the fourth one we have had.
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Coffee maker lives up to the advertising. I think that cleaning it after use is a bit of a chore but that's just because it has so many parts. I particularly like the setting that allows me to make 1-4 cups as well as a full pot. Coffee is great when you grind beans as needed.
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It works very well. Produces an excellent coffee, once you get the "strength of your choice" established. You have to change your habits, however - if you want coffee automatically in the morning, you have to set it up at night. Still working on remembering that. Clean up is relatively simple but slightly messy. You can put components back in the unit even if they aren't dry. My rating is based on the belief that cleanup could be made simpler. Quality of coffee is excellent.
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This coffee maker is great! Freshly brewed coffee and after the unit cools off, you can just use a paper towel & water to wash the removable parts. EASY!!
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I've had two of these machines. The first one lasted almost 2 years and made outstanding coffee. The second one makes absolutely terrible coffee. I have come to the conclusion that this second machine doesn't get the water hot enough so the coffee is weak and bitter no matter what I do. The temp in the carafe at the conclusion of brewing is only 150 degrees. I spent so much time and money thinking it was my error, but now I'm fairly sure it isn't my fault.
If you get a good one it's great, but the one I have now makes undrinkable coffee. I bought a refurbished one the second time around, I'll never make that mistake again. There's a reason why those products are so much cheaper.
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Bought the machine 2 years ago now looking for a replacement. Warmer just keeps shutting off and the grind process has to be jump started. Wastes an awful lot of coffee in the grinder. It is a real pain to clean. Needs to be dry or else.
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I owned a Cuisinart Grind and Brew for a few years. It worked pretty well but I never got over wondering if washing and drying five different parts each day was really worth it. Well, in the end I had no choice but to get rid of it, because the rubber tube inside the machine that brought the heated water from below the burner plate to the top of the unit developed a crack and leaked water onto an interior electrical connection, which caused the wire to the burner plate to overheat and burn out. When this happened the machine made a loud "pop" noise, which was followed by this awful metallic burned smell that one always associates with electrical fires. I went out to the kitchen to find my counter flooded with warm water (not hot, mind you: the machine never got the water hot enough), and the plastic around the hot plate melted to the point that the hot plate was sinking. I called Cuisinart to report the problem as a concerned consumer and all the company seemed to care about was whether the machine was under warranty, which of course it wasn't. The rep said she would tell her supervisor but I doubt she ever said anything. She never ever took the model or serial numbers. These companies love to blame consumers for stupidity or negligence, but this is how they respond when you report a problem out of common courtesy!
Learn from me and do not buy this machine! I subsequently purchased a Melitta Mill & Brew, which costs a little more but is far superior in quality and design. Cuisinart should stick with making its food processors and get out of the coffeemaker business.
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I bought the Cuisinart Grind and Brew as a replacement for my "Capresso CoffeeTeam Luxe". My Capresso had been used continuously for three years and a fuse had burned out, so I needed a new coffeemaker while the Capresso was repaired. As both coffeemakers incorporated brewing and grinding features, I assumed they would be quite similar.
Unfortunately, the Cuisinart has proven to be quite inconvenient. I still have to measure coffee beans manually as I would using a separate grinder, *plus* I have the added inconvenience of needing to wash three parts in the coffeemaker after each use. The parts have some small nooks and crannies which are difficult to clean (the machine should come with a little scrub brush because the parts get filled with wet coffee grounds). The only convenience the Cuisinart offers is that I don't have to grind the beans then dump them into the coffeemaker -- it saves me the "dumping" step. If I was using a separate grinder though, I wouldn't have any parts to clean on a regular basis.
In contrast, my Capresso machine stores my coffee beans, measures the beans, and brews the coffee. When finished, I only need to change the paper filter and I'm ready for the next day. I now notice that there's a substantial price difference between the two machines, but really, if you can afford the Capresso you should get it. If not, buy a cheap automatic coffeemaker and a good quality grinder and you'll have the equivalent of the Cuisinart without all the washing up.
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I received this fabulous coffee maker as a gift, and have been using this coffee maker for almost four years now. I have always been a French-press user, so a technical wonder was a bit strange for me to get used to! My first pot was weak, and I was really afraid that I would never use the Cuisinart. However, I tried it again, and I was so thrilled with the convenience and TASTE of the coffee, that I rarely use my French press! Yes, you need to keep the Cuisinart clean; but cleaning a French press is a necessary routine as well. I love the fact that I can wash the parts, let them dry, and then set up my machine to have coffee ready, waiting and DELICIOUS when I stumble downstairs.
A note of advice and experience; my program function died after about a year and a half. I called Cuisinart, and they had me take it in to a local retailer, who simply handed me a NEW machine. Cuisinart stands by its products! I have about a year to go on the warranty, and I feel confident that Cuisinart will honor my machine whenever I need to cal!
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I was a sales associate for a national gourmet store (whose initials are WS) and demonstrated this coffee maker when it first came out a few years ago. It was a hassle, has lots of small parts and is cheaply made. Guess why Amazon can sell it for half the listed retail price!
The steam from the coffeemaker gets into the grinder and you have to dry it out, or wait for it to dry. If you try to use it before the grinder is dry, it gets clogged.
The only GOOD thing Cuisinart makes is their food processor, which has been essentially unchanged for years. The other products, toasters, coffee makers etc are trendy looking, but I feel cheaply made and not very durable.
Try at your own risk!
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I was very hesitant to purchase this product this past christmas after reading the reviews here on Amazon. My mother had wanted one for awhile, but always thought they were well over $100. I found a refurbished one (which further made me worry, wondering why Amazon had so many refurbs if the product was reliable), and decided to give it a try.
They have been nothing but happy with it since I gave it to them. It has been used almost every day since Christmas 2003, and they have not had one problem. Cleaning takes a little more time than a regular maker, but they say it is well worth it for how fresh the coffee tastes.
Just remember...90% of people who post reviews are those who had problems. Most people without problems never think to bother.
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I bought this coffeemaker for the grind and brew feature. I have always had great luck with Cuisinart until this. Within one week, two of the pieces broke off of the grinding assembly. A tube of crazy glue later it was working again. Cleaning it is another problem. I have the white model which is always requiring a spray down with kitchen cleaner. I put all those little pieces in the dishwasher, but if you need to make 2 pots in a row, you are out of luck unless you want to hand wash and dry them. Next the front latch broke (where the top closes). Nothing a little duct tape didn't take care of! Today was the last straw. The top of the coffeemaker (where you pour the water in) broke off when I opened it. I threw the whole mess in the garbage and was happy to see it go. I would NEVER recommend this machine to anyone. Very, very cheaply made.
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A good idea in theory, but you spend more time cleaning and drying the machine in order to grind & brew the coffee together than you would using a separate grinder. Also, my machine broke after a year and a half. I must confess that I had no complaints about the quality of the coffee brewed.
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This machine makes a good pot of coffee. But I have two major complaints. It's height requires us to place it in only one spot on our counter where it doesn't bump under the top cabinets, and even there it slightly pushes under on the top lid when setting it back - I think that must be due to a flaw in the evenness of our counter. Our top cabinets are about 14 3/4" high.
But the main pain is the cleanup between pots. You have to break down the inside into the three main pieces - the grinder top, the water system, and the basket/grinder cup combo. Each piece becomes crusted with wet grounds and it's a mess to rinse off. And of course you have to make sure the parts are completely dry again before making another pot. I'm also not sure that the grounds that wash out are good for our septic system. So, if you are having company and making 2-3 pots, it's a lot more work than just dumping the filter and refilling as in conventional machines.
I also agree with the person who mentioned the grounds (and we have beans) in the water tank. Your hand won't fit in and there's an additional 4th plastic piece that goes in there which I haven't figured out what it's for.
I also read in another review that you can program the shutoff. But ours didn't come with any built-in shutoff, so there's a definite risk that you could leave with the unit still on. This also results in skanky coffee - if my wife gets up early on the weekend and I get up later, I'm often getting an aged cup of caffienated acid from the bottom of the pot. If it were a normal two-hour auto-shutoff, at least I'd be forced to make a new pot first. I'll have to see about programming a shutoff, but then of course if the power goes out or you remove it, you'd need to reset it.
OK. That's 4 things. On it's plus side, it does make a good cup of coffee, but frankly I'm not enough of an aficionado to distinguish between freshly ground beans vs. the beans I grind in the store and bring home and use up in a week +/-. I just want a good cup of coffee or three when I get up and easy cleanup.
This machine would be good if you have high top cabinets or a space to put it, make one pot of coffee per day, like to buy exotic beans, and don't mind washing several tbsps. of grounds down your drain every day.
If you want to make multiple pots, and don't want to spend 5+ minutes cleaning and drying equipment between them, and want an auto shutoff, you'd be better served getting a simpler machine (and maybe a separate grinder).
Oh yeah - the carafe does always drip as another review mentioned.
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Been using the machine for over a year, and no problems at all. I was worried when I ordered it, having read comments that the design was terrible, the coffee was terrible, the cleanup was terrible, the machine was breakable, etc.
Cleanup is easy, there are four internal parts which remove 99% of what needs heavy cleaning, and into the dishwasher they go, along with the pot. You can easily reach in the large water reserve tank to give it a scrub too. I've never suffered problems with the lid, and I detach it and wash it after each use. The grinder works fine, and as to steam causing a problem with cleanup, I've not noticed. It IS a coffee maker and there IS steam involved, but its not involved in any design deficiencies in my observance.
Anyway I don't write reviews often, but I thought I throw my two cents in here, because I was concerned based on some of the reviews I read when I bought mine. Have fun!
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Yesterday, the heating plate started to smoke and probably would have caught on fire if I had not been in the kitchen to pull the plug. It took an additional 5 minutes for the smoking to stop. We've only had this machine 1 1/2 years. Very disappointed! And it is very dangerous!
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This seemed like an excellent idea when I saw it in the store. I brought it home and after the first pot, I noticed it was annoying to keep clean as wet coffee grounds coat the inside of the grinder and cover to the grinder, adding an extra step to my daily routine. To pour a cup of coffee, you MUST stand over the sink, as I have yet to pour from the carafe without spilling or burning myself with hot coffee. Also, I've found the "flavor system" feature is rather useless, as well. To top it all off, after one year the grinder has stopped working all together. Don't waste your money on the idea that this machine will simplify your life or brew a better cup of coffee. Buyer Beware!
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I LOVE this machine until it died on me after 2 years ownership. It started making bad coffee, burned and strong and then just died. The machine will not make steam. I lost the reciept for the three year warranty so I'm going to buy the new one DGB-600 today. I can't live without this machine but I'm mad that the last one broke. Coffee makers should last forever..Buy a grind and brew and you will NEVER go back to preground coffee again!
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The idea of a machine that ground & brewed coffee was too good to resist, and for a while it was fine (althought it's noise scared the heck out of my dog); within the first year the heating element croaked. Sent it back & got a replacement unit, which incidentally only is warranteed for the balance of the first unit's warranty! 6 months later, today, with a full pot of coffee on board, it burst into flame! Whoa! Fortunately my husband was in the kitchen and took care of it before the house went up. I'm going back to Braun, no question!!
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We received this as a housewarming gift over a year ago, and have given it a daily workout ever since.
The good:
-- For pre-ground coffee, this is as close to a perfect coffeemaker as can be. Cleaning is minimal, setup is a breeze, and the coffee is great, even a few hours later.
-- For ground coffee, it's even easier to set up, and the grinder does a great job. It's also no louder than any other grinder I've used (which is not to say it's quiet -- our cat has been known to jump three feet when the beans start grinding).
-- The customer service is wonderful. When I dropped the inner lid (that protects the bean and filter departments), I emailed Cuisinart to ask how much a replacement was (as it was clearly my fault). They promptly sent me a new one, at their expense, even paying for shipping.
The bad:
--As you've no doubt seen from other reviews, the bean compartment is a trick to clean. That said, it's not the worst thing in the world. Take it out, run it under water for a few seconds, and you're set. Let's face it -- if you grind beans in a moist environment (like a coffeemaker), it's going to be messier than grinding them in a dry standalone grinder.
Honestly, that's the only bad point. The auto-on works nicely, and it makes a great pot of coffee.
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I have recently purchased this amazing coffee maker on 2 family recommendations. Although mine is the new "Italian design" and theirs is the old model, it is just as good if not better. The thing I like about the new design is that it's smaller so it won't take up as much counter space.
I have read several reviews on Amazon.com about this Cuisinart Grind and Brew. After having one myself, all I can say is this.... a lot of you are LAZY!! What grinder doesn't take time to clean? I've been using a separate grinder and a Krups coffee maker for years (before I bought this unit) and it was no easier to get them cleaned up for the next use.
And regarding the longevity of the product, I guess that's just like anything else...some last longer than others. My Brother in law has his for 3 years and he uses it everyday. I hope I have the same luck with mine.
The bottom line? This coffee addict is VERY pleased! Amazing cup of coffee every time! I highly recommend this product to any coffee lover.
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I've owned the Cuisinart DGB-300 for about two years now. I loved it until it stopped working altogether. Literally, nothing worked on it one day when I went to use it. ... I'd honestly look for another brand before buying Cuisinart if I were you.
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I purchased this grind and brew coffeemaker over a year ago, and have been fairly satisfied. Cleaning is complicated, and it is difficult keeping the water reservoir clean. However, the biggest problem is that there are NO REPLACEMENT parts available. I dropped the grinder/basket and the spring loaded mechanism broke. Cuisinart will not replace that part; therefore, I can't fix the coffee pot and I have lost my $$$ investment. What a shame. I'll not purchase Quisinart products in the future.
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Makes great coffee. Unfortunately, the coffee grinder feature seems to break after a year or so. Am now on my THIRD unit and ALL have broken. Cuisinart has always replaced the unit but I'm now tired of shipping them back and forth. Just use ours now with pre-ground coffee.
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I purchased this piece of equipement as a Christmas gift. Mistake! While it does make a good cup of coffee the clean up far out-weighs the enjoyment of a cup of coffee.There are five pieces to remove and clean after every use! Who needs it. After a month of ownership we no longer wanted to use it due to the agrevation of the inevitable mess. Our neighbor has a Melita MEMB1B where the basket and mill are one unit and it's great. The Cuisinart's parts are very week as well. Our lid latch broke which meant we now had an elastic band holding our $100.00+ coffee maker together in order for it to brew. Needless to say this product was returned to the store a month and a half after purchase.I'm now giong to purchase the Melita.
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THIS MAKES SOME OF THE BEST COFFEE I HAVE HAD. WE GET COMPLIMENTS ON OUR COFFEE EVERY TIME WE SERVE GUESTS. THE BEST FEATURE IS THAT THE BEANS ARE NOT GROUND UNTIL SECONDS BEFORE THE COFFEE IS MADE, THUS ALLOWING FOR THE FRESHEST POSSIBLE TASTE. DIRECTIONS ARE RELATIVELY EASY TO FOLLOW FOR PROGRAMING,SO I DO NOTHING EXCEPT WAKE UP AND POUR THE COFFEE! BUT THERE ARE A FEW PARTS TO WASH AFTER EACH USE. THE MACHINE IS VERY DURABLE, BUT THE COFFEE POT LID IS VULNERABLE TO CRACKING AT THE PLASTIC HINGE. OVERALL A GREAT COFFEE MAKER THAT WORKS LIKE A CHARM.
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We registered this as a wedding gift that we eventually received, thinking it was a great timesaver. It does make great coffee, however, the mess it makes in the parts (especially when beans are ground in it) that you have to clean up quite offsets any efficiency it promises. Twice on cleaning the carafe, the pins of the 2 piece plastic lid have broken, forcing us to buy a whole new carafe. Also, a year+ after using it, the digital display went completely blank inexplicably. We shipped it back to Cuisinart, who replaced it with a new one, carafe and all, even though it was out of warranty. Now, a couple years later, another piece of the carafe lid has literally fallen to pieces. Soon, it will be time to give up completely on this model, and go searching for something with a better design.
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While the machine worked, the coffee was very good. So, you thought you were going to get fresh ground, but alas, the poor little grind motor stopped working within six months, making it a very expensive, plain old drip coffee maker. You also thought you were getting a 3-year warrantee...you did...after you pay to ship it to them and if you fork over $10 for the pleasure of getting it shipped back to you after they repair it somewhere in New Jersey or elsewhere. Sorry, thumbs down.
UPDATE....I FINALLY AND RELUCTANTLY SPENT THE MONEY AND HAD IT REPAIRED BY THEM, GUESS WHAT...THAT GRIND MOTOR DIED TOO. WARRANTEE NOW EXPIRED, BUT LIKED THE TASTE SO MUCH I BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE....TIME TO GUESS AGAIN...THAT GRIND MOTOR ALSO DIED. CUISINART SHOULD BE ASHAMED; COFFEE MAKERS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS-A YEAR. NO MORE OF THESE FOR ME.
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I've owned the maker less than 1 year and grind and brew approx. 3 time a week. Already the motor is weak and leaves a lot of unground beans. Although the flavor is good as are the all the options, I have never owned a pot the required so much cleaning. It was given to me as a gift, so I'm glad I didn't fork over the [money]. ...
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I have owned this product for a few months. I love the ability to grind and brew in one product. It makes great coffee but keeping it clean is very difficult. There are areas which are very hard to reach with any kind of cleaning implement. The programmable clock died a few months ago and the process to recapture recommended by the service people did not work.
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I first saw this coffeemaker in a TV commercial and thought it would be a good gift for myself. It is the best gift I have ever bought for myself. It truly makes great coffee, not too strong and not bitter. Best of all I can set it to start in the mornings, the coffee starts to brew just as my alarm clock goes off. Like alot of people I have to have my morning coffee and this product makes the best.
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This coffee maker makes the best tasting coffee my wife and I have had. I have read alot of complaints about cleaning it after each use, but it didn't seem to be a problem for us. We have had 2 of them and the only problem we see is they don't last long enough. We didn't keep the sales ticket when we bought the first one, which lasted 14 months and the last one is starting to mess up after 8 months. I will send this one back to get it fixed, mean while we are going to try the Melitta grind and brew. My sister bought one and she's on the third one, but it makes so good a cup of coffee if it lasted a year it is worth it. I just wish they would make this coffee maker more industrial so it would last longer is the only complaint.
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After years of Starbuck trips.. and unsuccessful attempts to brew similar tasting coffee at home at last - a WONDERFUL CUP O COFFEE at my very own fingertips! Will pay for itself in a month (with my coffee schedule!)!!!
Tasty, aromatic and quiet... only thing preventing 5th star is the slight inconvenience: need to clearn/dry/re-deposit all parts quickly to prevent beeping if programming feature is activated. But understand and worth every step for $$avings and convenience of no long coffee lines!!!
BUY IT :)
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I love this coffee maker! The coffee brews so good, better tasting than most coffee houses. The only thing I wish was improved on it would be the workmanship. Two parts of the plastic pieces have broken off. It doesn't cause problem for how it works, just a bit annoying.
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This makes the best coffee ever. I had [another brand] and switched back. But..... I've had 3 since they die within a year. The last one I purchased it took me four tries just to get one where everything worked from the beginning,and still the pre-programming does not work. Periodically,the entire display just dies. I think I'll try the new design when this one goes - it's been almost a year, so I'm due.
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Yes, it's ashame that they didn't keep the grinder outside the water chamber. Yes, there are 4 separate parts to take apart and rinse and dry after every pot. Yes, the parts clearly need to be handled carefully for a long life.
Yes, this thing makes EXCELLENT coffee worth the FIVE minutes it takes to clean it up. I drink alot of coffee and this brews the smoothest cup I have ever had - amazing how the same beans can brew coffee so different.
Take care of this thing like you would anything else you value. . . you won't be sorry.
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I own a black Cuisinart and it makes the best coffee I have ever had. It takes a few minutes to clean and even when I use a dishwasher, I still rinse the parts. So many friends have enjoyed the coffee it makes that they've purchased the coffeemaker. I've used mine every day for two years and have had no problems until I dropped the coffeemaker and broke. However, I immediately went out and got another. Just sent one to my son for Christmas.
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I bought this coffeemaker in January 2000. I enjoyed the fresh brewed coffee and managed the clean-up with a dishwasher, but today the thing just died! Didn't even make two years! Very disappointed. Should have read the other reviews. I will stick to two seperate units from now on and a simpler coffee maker.
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I purchased this coffee pot as a gift for my Mom and the coffee was so good that I had to get one for myself.
It took some time to get used to using the correct amount of coffee beans but its the freshest and most flavorful coffee I have ever had. There is some extra cleaning for the grinding part but if you are a true coffee lover thats wants the perfect tasting cup of coffee you will not mind the extra cleaning at all. I love the fact that you can set up the timer to start up in the morning before I get out of bed and my coffee is waiting for me. Plus the automatic shut off is a life saver since I often forget I left the coffee pot on.
This is the best coffee pot I have ever owned and would not think of purchasing any other in the future.
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Being a coffee coinisseur, this machine seemed like the greatest invention. There aren't many machines out there which do everything this one does. Now I see why. I am on my THIRD machine in a two year period! And on each machine it's been a different problem. On one the motor burned out. On another the whole thing just went dead. On this third one, once in a while, the water never seems to make it into the carafe, much of it just sits in the filter basket and some leaks onto the counter. Oh, and the ... plastic design of the carafe lid ... I'm on number 5 now! Cuisinart has redesigned the machine, the new design will be coming out late October 2002. I would hope that they've improved considerably, as no one writing a review on this machine seems too happy with the old design! It surprised me because I used to think that Cuisinart was a quality brand for small kitchen appliances. As for those of you who complained about the clean-up, just rinse the parts under running water to get the excess grinds out and then toss the three parts into the top rack of your dishwasher. Doing this will save you a lot of unnecessary stress. For those of you who have not yet aquired one of these machines, think twice, try another brand, but this particular item is truly the Yugo of coffee machines!
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Seemed really great at first. Put in your beans and the water, next morning pretty good fresh coffee. There were a lot of parts to put together, though. And then we discovered what a pain it is to clean. Lots of coffee bean particles in water chamber, ugh. I don't think they could have made the water chamber more difficult to clean, I bought a special brush but that only went so far. I started using q-tips, not a good sign. The little water gauge ball got dirty and couldn't be cleaned.
One night, about 8 months after we got it, my wife is setting up for the next day's coffee, and it wouldn't stop that annoying incessant beeping. Ostensibly to let you know that you forgot to put something together right, if you buy this coffee maker, you too will start hating the beep. It just beeps and beeps until you get the missing piece in, or reseat it, or you just unplug it. This night, though, it wasn't something missing, it was a faulty alignment, or sensor if you will, that created a false alarm. I ended up putting a very small screw into the post on the lid to trick the unit into being quiet & making coffee. (if you buy this coffee maker, keep a #4 stainless screw handy)
Once the flimsy plastic lid for the carafe broke a tiny nub. Called customer service and they sent out a new lid right away, no charge, no hassle. For four days we had to turn the carafe to the side or the drip shutoff would activate, causing overflow of the fill basket. Smart enough to beep, but not quite smart enough to keep from making a mess on the counter. A few more weeks go by, and the unit started beeping falsely again. I adjust the screw, put two more in, and that fixes it for another night. The trial and error process requires me to listen to the beeping for at least 30 minutes as I adjust, test, adjust again. Pulling the coffee maker out from under the cabinet for each test, cause it's big, and the lid doesn't fit under the cabinet. Of course, this is all while I'm not going to sleep. With the additional screws, we have to tape the lid down- the amount of pressure to trick the sensor is enough to pop open the lid.
The next day as soon as I arrived at work I ordered the Melitta MEMB1W Mill & Brew Coffeemaker from Amazon. I tried it once, checked out how easy it was to setup, confirmed that it worked, tried the coffee, and smiled. I put the Cuisinart in the basement, on the theory that if the melitta burns out and we need coffee, we can use the cuisinart for a day while we buy another melitta. I may have to hunt down and disconnect the beep first though. I sincerely hope to never plug it in again. I recommend that you buy a different version of this type of coffee maker. Buy the melitta. Buy the Krups. Buy anything. Just don't buy the beep.
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BURNED OUT AFTER 6 MONTHS AND WEAK COFFEE AND TOO MUCH CLEANING
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You're much better off purchasing a simple coffee pot and a separate grinder. You have no choice of grinds and it is a wet mess when finished.
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This coffee maker makes the best coffee ever. I am fortunate in having a supplier of excellent beans which no doubt adds to the goodness of the coffee. I'm delighted that I bought it. BTW where is my carafe??? Lorraine Komor
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The romantic ideal: "Ahh, I'll just set up the machine at night, and have delicious coffee waiting for me in the morning."
The nightmarish reality: "Oh, no! I have to CLEAN and DRY not only the filter basket, but also the grinder, the grinder cover, and a cover piece that directs coffee and hot water into the filter basket! I'm now 10 minutes FURTHER BEHIND than I was with my old coffeemaker!"
Here are the main problems with this model:
1. It's too hard to clean.
2. The grinder and water reservoir are too close, so the reservoir ends up with lots of coffee beans and grounds in it.
3. Because the filter basket is hidden under a cover, it is possible to brew a pot while forgetting to put the filter basket in. The result is a big mess, with brewed coffee backing up into the grinder.
4. If you do not put the carafe in just right, the coffee does not flow down into the carafe, and the result is a big mess, with brewed coffee backing up into the grinder.
5. If you start it with some piece in wrong, it beeps until you unplug it.
6. It's too tall to fit under your cabinets, so you are forced to put it out in the open. It is an alpha appliance, taking over the kitchen, and your life.
There are other minor annoyances, like the noisy grinder, oversensitive buttons, and difficult programming. Now, the grinder parts are getting difficult to remove. Overall, this was a terrible purchase of a product that is designed more for aesthetic appeal than for ease of use.
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I've had this for about a month now. It makes great coffee, using (the number of cups) + 1 tablespoon of beans per cup.
It grinds beans finely.
Grounds get in the reservoir. The dishwasher safe parts get clean in the dishwasher. The entire unit can be unplugged, cleaned (even the reservoir), and ZOUNDS, when you plug it back in, the thing still remembers the time, and the auto-start time.
I don't have to go to the coffee place du jour for a nice cuppa!
I do have to clean it.
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I didn't like how much space it took up on my counter. People always told me how good my coffee is. I bought this because I liked the concept of grinding, brewing, automatic timer, etc. Didn't like the coffee taste, it tasted like plastic. Even after awhile, it still tasted like plastic. I went back to my Farberware pot (makes a wonderful cup of coffee). P.S. They sell it on Amazon.com. The grinder was very noisy, especially when the kids were sleeping in the morning. I also didn't like the beans that didn't grind up in the coffee water reservoir. Also, even if you put a coffee filter in the gold basket, the cleanup was grinds everywhere inside. I sold mine used on Amazon.com. I am glad I sold it before I got stuck with it!!
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We got this coffee maker as a wedding present several years ago and as fate had told it that it had a 3-year waranty, it began to go to [bad], fast.
First, the lid cracked. Sure, the little windows that let you see what is going on are neat at first, but eventually, they can't take the heat.
Second, the bean grinder went a little nuts. The machine now spits coffee grounds onto the counter and all over the rest of the inside of the machine in addition to grinding only half the beans.
Third, it requires daily rinsing, but it takes a virtual superhero to get the pieces out in time. The manual that came with the machine talks about how great it is for cleaning and ect. Obviously, they've never seen someone wake up needing coffee fighting to pull out all of the internal parts.
While it worked great in the beginning and has been traded off with the tea kettle for use, it definitely hasn't survived the wear and tear it was hyped for. Over the three years, it may have been used a normal households year an a half with only one coffee drinker.
When I called customer service about it explaining it was a wedding present, the woman basically called me a liar because within the first three years, they will replace what is missing. Instead, she sent me a new lid via 3 week mail, with no instructions on replacement and told me to have a nice life. They typed in the serial number on the bottom to find the age of the appliance and to know when it left the factory. So, if you get one and don't have your receipt, but have a problem, you can find out that you have a five-year-old machine, with a year's worth of use and no warranty.
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I almost did not purchase this appliance because of concern with cleaning it, but decided to trust my experience with other Cuisinart products. I am extremely pleased with the ease of programming, the brewing and temperature options, and have no problems with clean-up as the 3 pieces in question are top rack dishwasher safe. The grinder is quieter than all 3 previous models I have owned. I would heartily recommend purchasing this item.
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I just received this coffee maker about a week ago. Six pots of coffee later I have no complaints. The clean up is a bit different, but not really a pain. The resulting coffee is far better than my previous coffee maker. Best of all, the price was right. I received it free as part of a Gevalia promotion.
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I adore this coffeemaker. The coffee it brews is as wonderful as you get at a coffeebar. Especially if use premium brands like Starbucks or find a local shop that fresh roasts daily and is economical to boot. It is a little involved to clean but I let it dry in the rack and that helps or else just throw it all in the dishwasher. Be careful cleaning and handling the goldtone filter or it will get a tear... This coffeemaker has a 3 YEAR warranty. Best coffee I've ever had at home. I've now had this over a year with no problems.
update 7-7-04
I no longer use this machine. It still works but the grinder motor was starting to die. My daughter gave me a Starbucks Barista Aroma for Christmas (best coffee ever) and I bought a Burr Grinder. Would not wholeheartedly recommend this machine. Too expensive and doesn't live up to the hype.
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Originally, I loved this Grind and Brew coffee maker because it made great coffee. I found it cumbersome to clean, 5 separate parts, but I didn't mind, because the coffee was great. I used the past tense, because it no longer works. When it was about four months old it started dropping power. I'd have to unplug it and plug it back in. It worked fine for about 2 weeks. It progressively got worse until it died. Cuisinart only guarantees it for 30 days, so I'm out of luck. I'm glad that I kept my ten year old Mr. Coffee!
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Bought this machine this week, first thinking that a grind and brew would save me time. Well, maybe it does, a little. I don't like grinding coffee. You do need to rinse several parts through each time you use it, but I'd rather do that than grind beans.
The coffee produced is outstanding, and I say it's a great machine if you want truly fresh coffee. I like the features it comes with, the Auto-clean, the temperature control, the adjustable program and auto-shutoff controls.
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I live on coffee and six months ago my wife purchased this coffee grinder/maker for my birthday. I can't tell you how excited I was. Nothing beats fresh grind coffee, and this machine does the job well!
A few things that I really like about the coffee maker are:
- Fresh grind is great.
- Comes with a high quality metal filter.
- Coffee still tastes great when brewing only a few cups.
- The machine doesn't cook/burn the coffee as it sits in the pot for some time.
I have two complaints with this machine, which prevented me from giving it 5 stars. First, there are several parts to clean and dry, which means that I often put off cleaning the coffee maker. I find that cleaning in the dishwasher frequently leaves debris in some of the parts; hence, hand cleaning is a must. Second, I found that filling the pot was hard to do, and removing the lid on the coffeepot was even more difficult. I accidentally broke the lid the second time I used it. I had to order another coffeepot lid.
In all, I think that this coffee maker brews great coffee, but not without some tradeoffs. Recommended, but be prepared for additional cleaning.
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I was using inexpensive coffee makers at work and at home, and was sceptical about tall claims that expensive coffee makers make on taste. I was finally convinced that you get what you pay for when I bought my DGB-300BK. This is a great product, and my coffee started tasing like coffee again! There's no bitterness in taste. Yes cleaning is a pain in the sense that there are more parts to take care of, but its worth it. Buy black if you are not a cleaning enthusiastic - stains wont show.
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After owning the Cuisinart Grind and Brew for about a year, the temperature control setting no longer works and the coffee stays only slightly warm. I always have to "zap" my cup in the microwave after brewing. When I first bought the machine I found it awkward to use, since it's somewhat large and flips up at the top, I had to pull it out from under my kitchen cabinets each time I used it. It's quite noisy and a little messy to clean, but I can live with that and it does brew quite quickly. The top of the carafe isn't very well made and it has snapped off one of the tiny plastic latches and now is difficult to secure back on. The coffee tastes best with bottled water, even though I don't have hard water here. I'm looking for another coffee maker/grinder, since I won't buy another Cuisinart. At it's high price, a coffee maker should last more than one year!
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Although this product claims to make coffee equal to what you can buy in coffee houses, I found the coffee to be less than that. In fact, not as good as I make with my old fashioned grinder. It required I use more coffee beans and less water to get even a decent (not great) cup of coffee. The clean up is another story! If you are used to really great coffee at home, steer clear of this product as you will be very disappointed.
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We are on our 2nd one it seems they would fix the flaw this machine has steam gets into the grinder and the the water runs down into the motor housing and seizes it up in time then it runs out no to the counter top and its not clear water, what a mess. If you buy this you will see for yourself If you have a [money] to throw away please send it to me.
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I've had this unit for a year now, has works very well, makes great coffee. The "coffee bar" function is worthless to me, it just delutes the coffee. Cleaning takes a little time, but we have got it down now. It made us jump the first few times we used it, but I don't think it's any noiser than my coffee grinder. I read a number bad reviews, most seem to be old versions of the machine or by people didn't read the instructions. With any "fancy" coffee maker if you misuse them, they either don't work or they break. I like it very much.
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I have recently started using this coffee maker. I have not tried the programming on it yet, but have brewed both ground and whole beans with it several times. The grinder is not as noisy as I expected it to be, which of course is a good thing. The coffee maker is really fast and overall pretty quiet. My old cheap Mr. Coffee kept saying BLORRBBBB BLOORRRRB. I love the "DONE" beeps, that's a great feature.
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I have used three of these coffee pots. Within a year the paint on the warming plate deteriorates. I have returned them all,paying 10.00 plus shipping. In one instance it took 6 months to get the replacement. Now Cuisinart is saying they have not received my last one. I could have bought a top of the line unit for what I have spent in shipping fees to return three coffee pots. I will be buying another brand next time.
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We loved the idea of this product, but soon found that the clean-up was kind of a pain. The coffee is very good, very hot, but not worth the tedious clean up. My grinder has stopped working after 2 years - but we are still using it. Great idea, just keep in mind that all of the parts make this one difficult to clean.
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We received the first as a wedding gift, 1998. The coffee was very good, the noise was tolerable (the noise acted as a back up alarm, as I get up at 3:45 am). This first unit failed in less than two weeks, flooding the basket and getting coffee everywhere but in the carafe. Returned to store. Second unit did better, (1 year) but the grinder motor finally froze up. Had to send back to Cuisinart (we paid postage). Third unit has lasted 1 year, but only the on/off button works, no response from the others, and the bottom half of the clock display has disappeared. Called Cuisinart; supplied serial # of current unit. We were told it was a 1997 model, (this is the one sent by Cuisinart to replace the second unit)and therefore not warrantable. We reminded them this particular unit was sent by them as a replacement. Obviously had sat on the shelf for some time. Cuisinart reluctantly agreed to replace it. We shipped it back, and are still waiting for replacement. I expect it will be a "refurbished" unit. The product is warrantied 3 years. Note that 4 units have not lasted 3 years. Cleaning is a pain.
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While there are very few who complain about the quality of coffee produced by this machine, there are some who complain about the noise or cleaning factors. I would disagree that this is a noisy and hard to clean machine. The grinder is NO LOUDER than any other grinder in the world. In fact, it's slightly less noisy b/c it is contained within the machine. As far as cleaning goes, there are only 3 pieces that need to be cleaned and dried. At the end of the day, I take out the pieces and spray them clean with warm/hot water from the kitchen sprayer. Then, I sit them upside down on a paper towel to dry overnight (Unless I'm going to set the auto-brew function for morning, in which case I dry and replace the parts immediately). Other reviewers, who use a similar process, seem to rate this item highly. I'm not sure what the rest of the reviewers are expecting! If you want to grind and brew your own coffee, you must clean the grinder and filter system whether they are a part of the same machine or two separate ones! In the end, this product does a wonderful job of simplifying the process!!
Oh, by the way, I've cut my Starbucks expenditure by 75%!!
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I have purchased 2 and will not buy a third. The parts become very brittle and break after only 3 weeks use. I am looking for a better quality unit even at additional cost
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I bought this Grind and Brew thinking I would have fresh ground, Coffee Shop quality coffee. I was excited to use it the first time. The grinding was very loud (sounded like a plane taking off.) The coffee wasn't bad that first brew (maybe it was my high expectations.) The clean-up was so time consuming. There were so many parts that needed to be washed. I used this machine for several more weeks, and grew to really hate it. The loud noise, the coffee wasn't tasting that great, and all that clean-up! I went back to my old reliable Krups (no grinding action), and (...)I have lived coffeely ever after. Don'y waste your money, buyer beware!
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This coffeemaker just doesn't make a good cup of coffee. No matter what combination of coffee to cups of water I tried, the coffee always tasted watery. There is something wrong with the ground coffee reaching the basket, in my opinion.
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We have had this model for over a year and, while it does make good coffee, it is SUCH a pain to clean. You have to remove the entire grinding/ filter mechanism each and every time coffee is made. Also, the grounds somehow wind up going everywhere and the water reservoir must be cleaned at least every 2 or 3 pots in order to keep the grounds out of your water. If I had it to do over again I'd spend the extra money and buy the Capresso machine. My mother has the Capresso and it's much better!
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Some of your readers must not be from Louisiana. This thing makes tea--not coffee. If you load it to the top with beans (expresso, no less), you can only add about 6 cups of coffee to get our favored "cafe au lait" strength. And with Starbucks beans, it's weak tea at that. Great idea, though. Just needs a little work!
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FOR THE PRICE (...) PRORATE THE LONGEVITY OF THIS MACHINE IT [...]. AFTER 6MTHS THE WATER WILL NO LONGER PUMP THROUGH. AFTER 3 MTHS FORGET ABOUT THE ELECTRONICS. CUISIARTS R AND D SHOULD TAKE LESS COFFEE BREAKS AND CONCENTRATE MORE ON DEVELOPING A BETTER PRODUCT OR WORK ON THIS ONE. I THINK I'VE BEEN HAD FOR (the cost).
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I bought this pot about a year ago & immediately discovered it only likes Starbucks beans - nothing else. It also does not like any kind of already ground coffee, including Starbucks. Within 3 months I could no longer remove the pot while it was dripping because the coffee continued to drip all over the table. Within 8 months the clock stopped functioning, so it no longer turned the pot on at preset times; within 10 months the spout started dripping coffee whenever I poured a cup. To top it all off - it no longer likes Starbucks beans - it makes the worst coffee I have ever had. Take my advice, don't waste your money.
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I bought the Grind N Brew about two years ago. I'll admit the coffee is fantastic, well worth the price I paid for the coffee maker! However, the machine just does not hold up well over time. The first thing to break was the lid to the coffee pot, within the first month. About three months ago, the digital display went out. Yesterday, all of the lights went on, but it would not start until I unplugged it and plugged it back in. Today, it won't start at all, no matter what I do to it. The worst thing about this is that now I either have to go back to that icky regular drip coffee or I have to buy a new machine every two years.
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This machine is great. After a few minutes reading the instructions, setting the time, and setting brew time we were ready to test the coffeemaker. We made a test run with clear water and no coffee to remove any residual manufacturing oils, etc. Once this was completed, we loaded the coffeemill portion with 3 heaping coffee measures of whole coffee beans and the water reservoir with a carafe of water and pressed the start button. In less than 10 minutes we had a full pot of terrific tasting coffee. We use the Millstone 'Bed & Breakfast' or 'Foglifter' blend of coffee. For a reasonable investment you get a great coffeemaker that is also stylish. I can now use my old coffeemill to grind herbs and spices.
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I have replaced it twice....1st one stopped working after a month; Macy's took it back & replaced it. The second one the same thing after 3 months; but Macys said I had to contact Cuisinart I packed it up & mailed it back for a replacement. Two weeks ago the grinder basket broke & leaked coffee all over the counter. Emailed Cuisinart & they sent me a new grinder/basket. Now the digital clock is going out (only can see part of the numbers) It makes GREAT coffee but should last LONGER than a few months!
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I bought the Cuisinart Grind and Brew thinking I had just saved myself time. Wrong. This is the most annoying coffee maker I've ever owned. Not only was the chute constantly gummed up with damp coffee grounds, it was maddening trying to pull out the MANY parts to clean it. I felt like I needed a pair of pliers to pull it apart. Nothing was easy. Boo. Hiss.
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I bought this for my parents and it consistently makes great coffee. It's also easy to clean and looks like it's very well designed. It is made out of the same plastic as every other coffee maker short of the high-end ... stainless steel types.
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I'm on my second one in 4 years. I just bought one for my in-laws (I like them, this isn't some cruel punishment!). Yeah, it's kinda loud. Yeah, it's a pain to clean. Yeah, the carafe could be better. No, I don't think i'm using more coffee (just make sure the bean holder is dry). I'm only sorry that Sam's no longer has them for ....
It makes a GREAT cup of coffee, and I'm sure the ... models are good, but in my opinion, this thing is a VALUE for what you get for ....
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every time you use this you have a 7 different parts to clean and several take a lot of space in your dishwasher. The pot could be used by traveling fair hucksters - "step right up and try to pour a cup of coffee without spilling". Go with the Capresso!
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I purchased this Cuisinart coffee maker with the idea that I could save time having a machine that could both grind and brew. I followed the directions enclosed with this machine and found that it produced a weak, pallid cup of coffee. Ok, so no problem I just added more coffee beans and less water and so on and so on. What I noticed when I faithfully cleaned the parts of the machine daily is that there was quite a bit of coffee left in the grinder and the screen and that a cup of coffee was now costing me 60% more because of this design/operational flaw. In other words I was having to use 60% more beans in order to produce a strong cup of coffee because much of the bean grind was wasted. So figure it out. With coffee beans costing approx $10-$12 a pound [where I'm at] this coffee maker is nothing but a BIG OVERBLOWN WASTE OF MONEY! I would definitely not recommend this machine to anyone. In fact I'm going to repack it and give it to my hateful brother for Christmas.
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I really Love the taste of coffee this machine does even after a year it works great and still makes great coffee and there is no way i can go back to the old stale tasting coffee other drip coffee makers or press machines do, but my problem is the cleaning which is a drag too many gadgets to clean and difficult to do so 'cause the the ground coffee would stick in small areas that wont get clean and is not dishwasher safe, also this machine eats up too much coffee that during grinding and brewing will stick to the grinder and its lid and path so I'm buying more coffee than I used to, still its worth the taste.
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I really love the taste of fresh ground coffee that this coffee makers does, and my problem as well as others that reviewed this item is the cleaning prossess kills me!so many gadgets to clean and it wont clean that well either and it also eats up alot of coffee that sticks to the grinder and to the lid of the area where the grind coffee goes, so I'm buying more coffee than I used to, but its still worth it I cant go back to the old stale tasting coffee machines anymore and the cleaning thing I got used to by now.
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The coffee this machine makes is excellent. The problem with the machine is that it is cheaply put together. The parts are all plastic and will break and/or separate from use and heat, especially when you have to disassemble the grinding assembly to clean it. The pause and serve nozzle broke off first.
The control panel is NOT sealed against water / moisture. The timer went first because of moisture. That was ok. I made due with getting my coffee ready the night before and then turning it on it the morning, but then the moisture affected the grinding switch. The grinder turned on and refused to stop. I finally had to unplug the machine when smoke started coming out of it (the engine was burning up.)
Customer service was no help since it was beyond the warantee period. To be honest, it did last for about 16 months, but I would expect at least that because of the price and the brand. (This replaced a Mr Coffee which I had for over 5 years)
I have replaced it with the Capresso Coffee Center (at about twice the price.) Take my advice. Save your money. Buy a separate grinder, or spend a little more and get a better product.
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I've had two of these and neither of them lasted a year. The coffee pot drips badly and inevitably dribbles onto the control panel. The LED clock display goes first and then the rest of the buttons fail sooner or later. We had one replaced by Cuisinart and it took them about 4 months to get us the new one. For the money, I think this is a bad buy and should be avoided. It makes good coffee though.
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We received our first (notice the word first) machine for Christmas a few years back. A few months later it stopped grinding all the beans; making the coffee taste weak and wasting an awful lot of coffee beans. After holding for their customer service for I don't know how long...I was directed to ship it back to them (which cost about $7.00 I think) with a check for $10.00 so that they could send me one that worked...then it took over a month to get my new unit. This morning, the unit would not turn on at all. How happy are you folks when you don't get your MONDAY morning coffee? Please keep in mind that a few months back, the display went so you couldn't set any of the programmable controls. This unit is less than a year old but they would not replace it because the warranty is based on the purchase date of the first unit I had. How ridiculous is that? Well, needless to say, my husband and I are off today to purchase a Melitta Mill & Brew because I wouldn't buy so much as a can opener from Cuisinart. Buyer beware!!!!!
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Bought this unit to replace a 12 year old grind & brew that finally died and is no longer available, "My Cafe" by Toshiba. Disappointed in (a) complicated design, and the large number of parts, and (b) flimsy mechanism of those parts. Have had to have several parts replaced due to breakage during normal cleaning. Additionally, the machine is poorly engineered - the most visible result is a coating of coffee grinds within the interior of the lid area, which requires more cleaning than is necessary. Longing for a well made product like the old Toshiba to replace this one. Not recommended.
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If you are looking for the grinder/brewer, this isn't it! A couple of years ago I purchased another, more expensive, machine of this type for my home and immediately fell in love with the quality of the coffee that it produced. I became so accustomed to the flavor that I decided to purchase one for my office but didn't want to spend a great deal of money on a second machine. Well I guess you get what you pay for, because I have had numerous difficulties with this machine starting about 2 weeks after I began to use it. From a problem with the heating element, to the latch for the top cover, and subsequent erratic problems with the timer/clock display. I was encouraged at first with the quality of the coffee and the simplicity of the setup and operation of the machine. But it didn't last long. By the way, the Capresso machine I have at home still works wonderfully!
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This is the best coffee maker that I've ever used. I just got it for christmas this year and it makes great coffee. I don't like real strong coffee and this makes it just perfect. You do have to clean it after every pot, but don't you have to anyway??? If you do not like your coffee real strong. then I highly recommend this coffee maker.
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I registered for the Grind and Brew as a wedding gift and was so pleased when I got it because I had used it at my parents' house and thought it was ingenious. Unfortunately, I should have asked my parents what they thought of it. It turns out that they have had to send theirs back to Cuisinart twice because it stopped working. In a matter of months, mine also quit working and will have to be shipped back. Now, I'm using the good old french press.
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We'd bought an early version of this coffeemaker and it was about a three star item. It made good coffee but the pot couldn't be poured without spilling (very annoying). Also, the motor was noisy from the start and grew worse over the years. After about five years, it died.
We replaced the coffeemaker with this version a few months ago and couldn't be more pleased. No more spills. The grinder is 75% less noisy than our last version. And the coffee (assuming we but halfway decent beans) is delicious.
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Review revised on April 24, 2002
My initial review:
My wife and I have been using this machine for several months now, and we have become familiar with the good, the bad, and the ugly, as these terms relate to this worthwhile but flawed innovation by Cuisinart.
The good: the coffee made by the machine is wonderful, IF you have the common sense to adjust the amount of beans you use in accordance with how strong you like your coffee. The people who complain that the coffee is "weak" need to put on their proverbial thinking caps and simply ADD MORE BEANS! Yup, once you get the right ratio of beans to water the coffee is plenty strong, and since it's freshly ground, the flavor is terrific. The automatic brewing features are reasonably easy to set and use, and these make it possible to wake up in the morning to freshly brewed coffee, a terrific start to any day. Complaints about how hard it is to clean the machine are also kind of silly; have we gotten so spoiled as a culture that we can't stand to routinely remove and rinse out the necessary parts of a kitchen appliance after every use? Cleaning the removable parts takes a couple of minutes, true, but it's definitely not such an odious task that it should discourage potential purchasers.
The bad: the construction of the unit itself needs some improvement; after two months of routine, reasonably careful use, the top of the machine broke off, due mainly to what seems to be a flimsy hinge design. Fortunately, it was still possible to affix the top to the unit during the time we waited for a replacement part.
The ugly: possibly the most annoying feature of this machine is that normal cleaning of the unit caused the lettering that labels the various buttons to disappear. We now have memorized the function of each button, but it would have been nice and probably not difficult for the engineers at Cuisinart to design more permanently affixed labels.
It's likely that over time, new versions of this machine will be marketed that improve on this one. In the meantime, this is a good, affordable, and reasonably reliable unit that exhibits how clever engineering can help to move us ever closer to that "perfect home-brewed cup of coffee."
Added April 24, 2002:
I feel compelled to inform those few readers who will ever come across this revised review that my initial commentary on this Cuisinart grind and brew unit was overly generous. No, it wasn't the cleaning process that got to me; I was always willing to accept a little routine maintenance in order to end up with great coffee. The problem is that this unit simply isn't designed to stand up to everyday use over any extended period of time. I've already mentioned the disappearing labels for the various buttons. But after ten months or so of daily use, the machine stopped doing a trustworthy job of sending the ground coffee on to the brewing basket. No matter how thoroughly we cleaned and prepared the unit, every morning we would find a large percentage of the ground coffee still stuck in the grinder. The result was weak coffee and frayed tempers. We still use the machine, but only for brewing already-ground coffee, and there certainly are cheaper machines that will perform this task adequately.
Also, I should explain to people that whereas you can get adequately strong coffee by using more than one measure of beans per cup, this essentially transforms the "ten cup" machine into a four or five cup unit.
I hope that the folks at Cuisinart will take all of this customer feedback and commentary and put it to good use, i.e., a renewed effort to redesign this machine so that it is more reliable, durable, and flexible in terms of brew strength.
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The coffee is too weak, period. The coffee maker is a pain to clean. You cannot adjust the fineness of the grind. Not everyone has the same coffee preferences so the machine should allow for that and it doesn't. I use the machine when relatives come who prefer their coffee on the weak side (watery!)
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The coffee is too weak, period. The coffee maker is a pain to clean. You cannot adjust the fineness of the grind. Not everyone has the same coffee preferences so the machine should allow for that and it doesn't. I use the machine when relatives come who prefer their coffee on the weak side (watery!)
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I too am amazed at the range of reviews for this product. Read the instructions and you end up with a great cup of coffee. My favorite feature is the timer though. You can set it up (including cleaning it, if you've left it!) the night before and the next morning you have wonderful fresh brewed coffee. I've got it set up stronger and hotter for my 'extra cream' coffee habit. It even shuts off as I'm walking out the door, so I don't have to worry about burning up my coffee pot. Perfect for us caffeine addicts that don't function well in the early A.M.
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Frankly, I'm a little surprised at the wide range of reviews here for this coffeemaker.
Yes, the coffeemaker does have to be cleaned after every brewing. No, it doesn't make bad coffee. No, you can't just dump coffee beans or ground coffee into the coffeemaker and make good coffee automatically.
The Coffee Bar, as Cuisinart likes to call it, does have several internal parts which must all be in place before you can brew coffee. You can use ground coffee, but you're defeating the purpose of the Coffee Bar by doing so. The grinder compartment can hold enough beans to make 10 strong 6-oz cups of coffee which is what "10-cup" usually means with appliances. I like my coffee very strong and I've been able to load more than enough beans into the coffeemaker to get the strength of coffee I want.
Between the grinder and the attached drain basket is an attached screen through which the ground beans goes through and an inserted gold basket filter which must be in place in order to make coffee. On top of all of this is a cover which fits over the basket into which hot water is pumped u