Cuisinart - Grind & Brew Thermal 12-Cup Automatic Coffeemaker - Stainless-Steel

This is the 2nd maker we have purchased. The first one lasted several years, but guess just wore out. Had trouble getting the the water to all go through. But, we haven't found another maker that grinds fresh beans first thing in the a.m. and is ready when our alarm goes off! You do need to clean the bean shoot every time you fill up the bean holder as it does tend to cake a bit, but not that bad really! I guess if it was such an issue we wouldn't have bought a 2nd unit! Set the timer and wake up to freshly brewed coffee....enjoy!

Our dutiful Mr. Coffee died a sudden death and our back up coffee maker was on it's last leg. My husband and I discussed what we wanted in a coffee maker and both of us went on line and pretty much picked the very same coffee maker- Cuisinart - Grind & Brew Thermal 12-Cup Automatic Coffeemaker - Stainless-Steel. The store didn't have one but we ordered it on line with the assistance of one of the wonderful employees at my fave Best Buy. It only took a few days to arrive at our home and it was love at first glance then first brew. I LOVE it and don't know why we never owned a Cuisinart before. It is fast to set up and prepare the coffee. I haven't had a chance to use the grinder but when we do I imagine there may be fits of delight.

I really like the coffee maker. Having the grinder and maker in one device is a huge convenience. I like that I can make 2 cups or 12, and the coffee is great. I don't find the cleaning procedures to be a hassle as I clean all cooking appliances, tools and such after each use except for my oven. On the downside, the stailnless steel carafe is frustrating to pour coffee out of. Apparently it is designed to keep the coffee hot, which it does, but I've resinged myself to taking the lid off to pour the coffee and them putting it back on to keep the coffee at temperature. I do recommend this for those looking for a good top end appliance.

Press the button, walk away, return and pour a fresh cup of coffee. This unit grinds the coffee quickly and then brews it quickly. Very nice. You must clean the ground coffee shoot after 4 or 5 pots or it will clog. But, that is not hard to do.

For less than the cost of a decent burr grinder and a decent thermal coffee maker, this combo does both well. Easy to clean, non-drip carafe, good grinder, good coffee.

Expensive, but well worth it! I set to have coffee ready at 4am, and at 9PM (yes, PM), it is still hot enough to drink! I have not found any negatives in this product, and I will definately buy Cuisinart appliances from now on!

I absolutely love this coffee maker. It makes the best coffee I have ever had. It is also beautiful on the counter top. The other reviewer here must have gotten a bad machine, every company has it's lemons. I know a few people who have this machine due to me recommending it and have had no problems. Mine is a couple of years old. I bought it when Cuisinart first came out with this model. I had the original grind N Brew maker but bought this one when it came out because you don't have to clean out the grinder and fill it with beans with every pot. The older one made great coffee too but too much cleaning. When the coffee maker I have now finally dies I am going to buy another one just like it.

We tried this coffee maker for 2 weeks and it never once made steaming hot coffee. Hot for a few minutes but within a few minutes was warm. My wife likes adding cream and sugar and after that, the coffee was just warm at best. The machine is beautiful and looked great on our counter. Another somewhat of a con is that there are quite a few steps to complete between each brewing - 3 or 4 pieces to clean, brush out bean chute, etc. The dvd that comes with it is 20 minutes long to explain what needs to be done. The burr grinder is a plus but luke warm coffee and lots of steps. I had high hopes for this machine but didn't quite deliver. The last issue that I had was that I contacted Cuisinart customer support to see if they could help remedy the temperature issue I had but never heard back from them.