- Grinds coffee beans and brews coffee at preset time
- Charcoal filter eliminates chlorine and odors from tap water
- Brushed stainless steel, double-wall insulated thermal carafe keeps up to 10 5-ounce cups of brewed coffee
- Grinder removes for easy clean-up; brew-pause for mid-brew pour
- Measures 15 by 8 by 7-1/2 inches, 3-year warranty
Product Description
With its sleek Italian styling, brushed stainless finish and “loaded” feature package, you’d expect nothing less than a fabulous cup of coffee. And you won’t be disappointed! From filtering the water, to grinding the beans, to keeping your brew hot, not to mention having it ready and waiting for you first thing in the morning, this handsome machine does it all, and then some.Amazon.com Review
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We’ve had our Grind and Brew for four years now- and we wonder why we still put up with this thing. Perhaps it’s because of it’s sleek brushed chrome design… it looks good with our other stainless steel appliances and dark granite counter tops. That would be the one star right there: eye-candy value.
Here are my problems:
*The well where you fill the water in is dark and deep- I need an overhead light to see inside the dark chasm.
*Cleaning and drying this baby is a pain. For those of us who love fresh ground coffee, consider it a labor of love. But it gets old, QUICK. I got into a routine to help me out on this: after I pour my cup of coffee, I disassemble the unit and put all the stuff right in the sink or dishwasher, wash it and let it dry. This becomes a real problem when you have guests and need to brew another pot right away. Good luck with that one.
*My unit stopped making ‘hot’ coffee after about a year. I get lukewarm brew now, so when I add cream, my cup of coffee is COLD. So, to add to my labor-of-love brewing and cleaning chores, I now have to pre-warm my cream so that my coffee is an acceptable temp. Oy vey.
*The grinder stopped consistently grinding coffee. Chunks, rather than grounds = weak coffee. Yum, swill.
*I cannot make a full pot of coffee. For some reason, the unit overflows and I get 12 cups of coffee and grinds all over my counter tops and floor. This is great fun when I’m brewing coffee for dinner guests. It’s happened: thrice. Solution? I now have to brew 10 cups (really now, it’s not 10 cups no matter how you pour it), clean and dry the unit, and then brew 10 more. Quite a huge undertaking when you really just want to sit and chat with your guests.
Fresh ground coffee is wonderful, but I just don’t feel that this machine is living up to the dream.
Why do we put up with this machine? Well, we spent a mint on the hopes that it would be Starbucks in our own kitchen. It is, when the stars and planets align… but it’s a LOT of work. Honest confession? Many mornings I look at the machine and think, “Nah, the drive to Starbies is easier than tackling that monster.” I do believe we are going to “downgrade” to a “regular” coffee maker and leave our freshly ground java to the pros… for now-
I am very skeptical about this product. It arrived 2 days ago and after numerous attemps and even two telephone calls to Cuisinart I was not even able to program the unit. I sense the programming unit is defective. Perhaps I’m crazy, but, I have actually asked Amazon to return the unit and send me another.
Tried 2 times (sent original back and got replacement) to see if this coffee maker could produce anything other than tinted water. The answer is no. Plus Amazon did not remove the charges from my amazon credit card (as they said they would-one hand does not know what the other is doing). I waited one month (they said the credit would show up) Of course the bill came and now there is late charges and a bad credit report.
Not only do I not recommend this coffee maker I also DO NOT RECOMMEND AMAZON!!!!
Steer clear, I can’t imagine a more poorly designed coffee maker.
The product review states “When the aroma of freshly brewed coffee… wafts into your bedroom in the morning, you won’t need your alarm clock.” The truth? 1) The coffee is brewed into a thermal carafe, so there is NO satisfying coffee aroma and 2) you won’t need an alarm clock because the grinder sounds and feels like a jet rocket – VAAAAAH-ROOOOOM!
The machine is also very high maintenance. There are too many parts to clean and it’s cumbersome to disassemble, reassemble, disassemble, reassemble, etc. Furthermore, these parts are messy – grounds scatter all about and frequently end up in the carafe itself.
There is also no option to circumvent the hideous grinder by starting with your own grounds.
The only nice thing I have to say about this product is the fact we got it as a gift (Thanks, Mom!) that said, I can’t wait to replace it!
Oh Cuisinart Grind ‘n’ Brew, how do I hate thee? Let me count the ways:
1) This thing LEAKS out the bottom of the machine. My apartment has white laminate countertops, which are porous and the spot underneath the coffeemaker is stained a dingy brown gray, no matter how much I scrub it. No matter how careful I am, there is always a pool of brownish water under the machine after I run it.
2) The stylish brushed chrome will only stay that way for a short while – it shows every fingerprint and water spot and needs to be polished with stainless steel appliance spray to stay looking nice. I don’t know about you, but ‘polishing’ kitchen appliances really isn’t my bag. A quick wipedown with a sponge or papertowel is all I am willing to commit to.
3) Having the grinder and the water tank housed in the same compartment means you will invariably end up with beans & grounds in the water tank, which is very hard to clean. My water tank has a grimy brown film on the plastic. Blech.
4) The grinder doesn’t hold enough beans to make a full pot of coffee; you can dump them in there, but they pile up well above the fill line and clog up on the way out.
5) The springs/latch that hold the filter compartment closed have worn out, so it takes a couple tries to get it to catch and stay closed…and every now and then it pops open during brewing, covering the countertop with hot coffee and water.
6) There is something weird about the carafe spout – you have to almost completely invert the pot to get the coffee to pour out.
7) The stupid flip-up top is too tall to fit under my cabinets when it is open. So every time I use the machine, I have to drag it out to the edge of the counter, add water and beans, and slide it back to the wall.
9) Grounds end up everywhere. I don’t know how – I guess when they come out of the grinder compartment, not all of them make it to the basket? There are grounds on top of the carafe, on the plate where the carafe sits, and dusting all the internal parts that hold the filter basket. Every time I open a compartment or remove the carafe, I need to wipe up coffee grounds.
10) Oh yeah. The coffee sucks, too. Tastes stale no matter what brand I buy or how much I (try) to clean the machines many, many parts. And it is never hot enough.
I’ve had the thing for three years now, I guess, and some of the complaints are age related, but most of them are the result of poor design and have been there from the get go. And you know? Three years isn’t THAT long! There is no excuse for this item’s price when nearly *every* component is sub-par. I love my other cuisinart appliances, but I’ve put up with this thing too long. Good riddance.
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