Cuisinart Grind and Brew Automatic | Bean to Cup Filter Coffee Maker | Thermal Carafe | DGB650BCU

Good Product and delivery

Simple to operate & specifications are as described

Well satisfied with the product. After doing a great research and reading so many reviews ordered this item. And its flawless... Really having a very good coffee every morning and evening.. Highly reccomended product.. Buy without any doubt

This coffee machine is well designed for ease of use and simplicity. The grinder and filter assemblies easily lift out for cleaning and the jug is double walled for long heat retention - and made of stainless steel, not breakable glass. The grinder can't be adjusted and is optimised for filter coffee production. I don't know why coffee machines have a fine to coarse setting on their grinders when a fine grind allows more of the coffee essence to percolate into the hot water. There's a button for 1-4 cups which toggles on-off. When off the grinder will run for longer. Coffee strength is controlled by adding the exact number of beans to achieve the required strength, given the quantity of water added. I.e., I add water for two cups and have established the number of beans that will give my preferred strength by experimentation. The grinder runs for long enough that all beans will be ground. I hope this makes sense. I like this feature as it gives complete control over the coffee strength. Machines that have a large bean hopper and run for preset times according to the cup number setting can produce inconsistent coffee strengths. I hope I've explained this well. It can also use pre-ground coffee. The machine has more than exceeded my expectations!

I had one for 6 years with glass jar, the metal jar is bad. Coffee is not hot ever.

We enjoy having freshly brewed coffee ready when we get up. The appliance is easy to use and the timer is accurate. Instead of a hot plate that continues to cook (and burn) the coffee, the insulated carafe keeps it hot for a couple of hours. This is our second Cuisinart - the first one (same model) started leaking from one of the internal seals - but it took 7 years for it to start having problems.

Does everything it says on the description like the fact can use beans or already ground coffee. Timer works well and the pieces especially the grinder is able to be removed and washed easily. The only 2 issues you might find is that the grind is medium and even using the option for 2 to 4 cups you won’t get a finer grind which you would then need a standalone grinder. The only issue which might have been deal breaker is its loud, loud enough that I live in a well insulated home with a door and bedrooms upstairs and when my wife uses the grind option it never fails to wake me up it’s that loud or before using it while the family is in the lounge which is open plan you have to give a warning to prepare yourselves which sons my son running to another room until done but it’s all good to purchase if you understand again it’s loud.

This is our third machine from Cuisinart. We replaced the previous machine because it developed a slight leak from the base after many years of use.