- 3 year guarantee
- Automatic Bean to Cup Filter Coffee Machine
- Unique grind & brew system automatically grinds fresh coffee before brewing
- Fully programmable with automatic start timer
- 1-4 cup quantity selector
- Grind off feature for use with pre-ground coffee
- Gold-tone filter for commercial quality brewing
- Double-wall insulated carafe with vacuum-sealed lid ensures freshly a brewed flavour for hours
- 10 Cup capacity
- Brew pause function
- Charcoal water filter
The Cuisinart is a durable and robust grind and brew coffee maker. If you are a little more adventerous in with your coffee, this machine will not only allow you to experiment with your choice of beans, but you will also be able to blend your own coffees.
The Pros
- You have the facility to use coffee beans as well as filter coffee.
- The hot plate keeps the coffee properly warm without stewing
- Produces consistently good coffee (but don’t follow the suggested measures of coffee beans as this does tend to produce a weaker brew)
- Has a level of complexity that will pleease those who want to feel they’re progressing on the coffee journey, but with just a good read of the manual you are well on your way to brewing lovely coffee.
The Cons
- This is a blade grinder and not a burr. This is my mine drawback with this machine. To find out more about blade vs burr, read my post here
- Cleaning is not straight forward (see handy tips below), but I don’t mind this. The extra effort just means my expertise is increasing.
- The grinder is a little noisy
Handy Tips
- Cleaning is more time consuming than with many other filter coffee machines. Each time you use the unit, you need to clean and dry the grinder (drying it is very important), clean three filter components (inlcuding the gold mesh filter itself), and rinse out the carafe. This may sound fiddily, but in actual fact it only takes a couple of minutes and is well worth the little effort.
- Yes it may be noisy – but how many of us sleep in the kitchen!
Whether you buy this machine or not will really depend on what your priorities are. If you want a straightforward filter coffee machine that takes pre-ground coffee and needs little in the way of cleaning effort then look else where (there’s plenty of these reviewed on this site).
However, if you want a machine that that will allow you to explore a new world of coffee beans and experiment with your own blends (but don’t mind the little extra effort), then this machine could be the one for you.
For more information on this machine and pricing, please click here.
