Shopping CartCuisinart Grind & Brew 12-cup 24 Hour Programmable Coffee Maker
date : November 24th, 2011Programmable Coffee Maker
Review : 3 Reviews
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List Price : $ 199.99
Price Now : $ 90.00
Tags : 12Cup, Brew, Coffee, Cuisinart, Grind, Hour, Maker, Programmable
- Automatic Grinder that grinds beans right before brewing to maximize the quality and taste of your coffee
- Fully Programmable to start the grind and brew process any time of day, with an automatic shutoff
- 1-4 Cup Feature which gives you the same quality and flavor if you want to brew 1-4 cups of coffee or 12 cups..
- An attractive Steel trim look to complement the contemporary look of your kitchen
- Made with all removable dishwasher safe parts, making cleanup easy
For those of us who consider coffee not just a simple “drink”, but rather, a cornerstone of our daily life and the fuel that keeps our lifes going (take it from a father of twins that runs his own business!!). The Coffee you need from the name you know and trust, Cuisinart. This deluxe coffeemaker not only helps you start your day right, by brewing rich, delicious coffee starting with grinding the beans, but also keeps you going during the day, by keeping it hot all day, (so you can keep your ey
Best coffee maker I’ve ever had,
After having several drip coffee makers (both inexpensive and VERY expensive), this is the best for the following reasons:
- low noise grinder
- makes a full pot in less time
- easy to clean
- at a glance look at remaining coffee (can’t do this with a carafe)
- reasonable price, good warranty
- Best of all, it makes a delicious cup of coffee
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|Not for coffee lovers,
The machine works OK. There’s nothing wrong with it. But basically it makes what I call “truck-stop coffee.” This is coffee for the non-discriminating coffee drinker. Now I’m not a coffee snob – I’ll drink truck stop coffee – but I don’t want it at home! I’ve been making coffee with a burr grinder and a cone-style filter since the 1970′s and I’ve grown used to a cup of gourmet coffee in the morning. When my Krups Grind and Brew died (excellent gourmet coffeemaker by the way), I decided to give the Cuisinart a try because it was cheaper.
I’ve had this coffeemaker for two weeks and I’m already shopping for a replacement. First of all, it uses flat-bottom “basket” style coffee filters (Mr. Coffee-type filters), not the cone-style filters that are well known to produce better coffee. This info was not in any of the online descriptions or reviews. Secondly, it does not have a grinder–not like the Capresso of Krups machines. Instead, it has a rotary blade chopper. Again, this info did not show up in any of the online descriptions or reviews. A blade chopper is not as good as a burr grinder, but you can still make a decent pot of coffee with a blade chopper as long as you are skillful in using it. With the Cuisinart, though, you have no control of the chopper so your skill or lack thereof is immaterial. Read on.
To make a pot, put a fresh filter into the basket and pour water into the reservoir. Easy and straightforward. Next, lift the coffee chopper from the top of the machine, pry open the top with a fingernail then add the correct amount of beans to the chopper. This means you have to measure the beans for every pot. With both Krups and Capresso grind and brew machines, you add beans in bulk to the hopper (no measuring) then you instruct the machine how much coffee to grind for each pot–much simpler. Then close the lid and place the chopper in the machine. Sounds simple, but I can’t do it without having to go get my reading glasses. That’s because there’s a small round piece that needs to fit over a pin-type plunger and it just doesn’t want to fit unless you get it just right.
Next you press the start button and what happens is the blades of the chopper start chopping the beans and at the same time centrifugal force makes all the beans whirl around inside the chopper. Part of the chopper wall consists of a perforated metal screen. As soon as a piece of bean is small enough to squeeze thru this screen, it does, and goes into the chute that leads to the basket. If this screen had a finer mesh, the coffee would just clog it up. So the mesh is fairly course and as a result you have coarse grounds. Coarse grounds in a Mr. Coffee-style flat basket. Bad, bad, bad. With both Krups and Capresso, you can choose a fine or coarse grind or anything in between.
Then the water is heated, flows into the basket, and drips into the pot. Steam fills the inside of the machine including the inside of the chopper where it turns any remaining coffee grounds (dust) into mud. As a result, the chopper gets gummed up with coffee remains. This is not a big deal, but it adds another step to the care and feeding of this machine because you have to clean the chopper in the sink after 3 or 4 pots.
Are there any pluses? Yes. The pot has a good dripless spout. And the hot plate keeps the coffee in the pot at a good temperature. Also, you don’t have to use the built-in chopper. You can grind your owns beans, put them in the basket, then brew. But that kind of defeats the purpose of having a grind and brew coffeemaker, doesn’t it?
What you have then is a machine that not only makes rather ordinary coffee, it’s also less convenient to use than its two main competitors because of the measuring of the beans and the cleaning of the chopper. Of course, it’s cheaper than the competitors. Once again the old adage “you get what you pay for” holds true.
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|Highly recommended,
The Cuisinart DCC-1250SA Grind and Brew is by far the best coffee machine I have ever owned. The coffee is so fresh with the grind feature and the water is a great temparature. This machine has saved me hundreds of dollars in two short months as I get the highest quality coffee in my own kitchen. I feel bad for Tim Hortons and Dunkin Donuts as they have lost a customer. I highly recommend this product! It is so good, I purchased a second for my parents who are thrilled with the product.
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