Works as designed. I like the fact that you can grind whole beans from your favorite coffee brand or use K-Cups. The tank is a little small, but it’s not a dealbreaker. The only reason it’s not getting a 5 star is because the grinder will have residual grounds that didn’t make it into the filter. Those residual grinds will drop down over time and make a little bit of a mess. Most is contained on the overflow tray on the bottom.

A Cuisinart burr grind and brew coffeemaker user for years, had to move to a K-cup coffeemaker because my tummy could no longer handle 5-6 cups of coffee per day. Thought I died and went to heaven when I saw this product. Once again able to savor a single freshly-ground cup of coffee on demand, I am now actually a pleasant person again. And it is great to have the flexibility of using K-cups, all in the same small-footprint unit. Well done, Cuisinart!

Great alternative for a Keurig. You get way more bank for your buck. You can grind fresh coffee into a Keurig pod like container. Only con is the grinder gets stuck a lot and you have to use the brush they give you to get it through the grinder.

Really enjoy the combination that this device brings. I had so many coffee beans that would’ve gone to waste but am able to use them with this machine! It brews incredibly hot and also enjoy how you can use a normal k-cup.

I wanted to like this machine, but you can't control the amount of coffee it grinds. So I am dumping some of the ground coffee each time I'm using the reusable capsule, or I'm adding additional water to the cup and having to microwave it to warm it back up after the brewing is over. I don't want the coffee as strong, and want to be able to easily vary the strength depending upon which beans I am using. Also, the machine is always messy, with coffee grounds spilling from the grinding process, and from K-cups which frequently leak coffee grounds because the machine does not seal around the puncture needle through the top of the K-cup foil very well. I like a lot of the features of this machine, but it makes a continual mess you will have to clean up.