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Cuisinart - Coffee Center Grind & Brew Plus 12-Cup Coffee Maker with Carafe and Single Serve Brewer - Black Stainless Steel
Average customer rating
4
(516 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 516 reviews
5 Stars
248
4 Stars
147
3 Stars
49
2 Stars
30
1 Star
42
78%of customers recommend this product.
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303 out of
388)
Customer Reviews for Cuisinart - Coffee Center Grind & Brew Plus 12-Cup Coffee Maker with Carafe and Single Serve Brewer - Black Stainless Steel
Posted by: Yesimcosmo
from Richmond, VA
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
Easy to use with beans, ground coffee and pods. We’ve used all three forms and the brews are great. Wonderful product.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Brannah
from Ohio
Gender:Female
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is an amazing machine! The grind is quieter than the last machine we had, still have noise, but not shake the house noisy! You have to clean in out after each use, and reload the beans each time, which is kind of a pain, but the coffee tastes nice and fresh, so it’s worth the extra time. We like the single cup option a lot, it’s nice for a mid day coffee or evening tea.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Shawn S
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
Not the most intuitive design and function. Making a full pot with grinder requires extensive steps and cleanup. On the plus side coffee is hot and bold is BOLD. Factory build can be an issue and our first one leaked. Not quite the art of cuisin(e) we have come to expect.
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Posted by: Desert sunshine
from northern Virginia
Gender:Female
Verified Purchase:Yes
After a long back and forth with a different model, I'm very pleased with this Cuisinart grind and brew machine. I was skeptical of the grind function, but reassured from future daughter-in-law who's used hers for several years and recommended it. The previous model I bought was a single serve with thermal carafe that just didn't get hot enough for me. While the single serve side was fine, the machine has no way to protect from coffee spraying from the dispenser (it gets all over the counter; I "solved" that problem by putting something under the cup bringing it higher to the dispenser, which worked mostly). The other side, with the carafe and heating element, did not stay hot for even 10 minutes and the carafe, though thermal and heavy, really didn't keep coffee very warm.
Forward to this grind and brew, with a glass carafe that is satisfactorily hot for well over an hour (that's all I've tested it so far) and a revised single serve side that has a drop down shelf for smaller cups - which sorta prevents the spray, but not completely. Another complaint I've read is that the water reservoir overflows - and it does because it's in back of the unit and you can't really tell where the max fill line is (upon inspection, you can clearly read the max fill line and see the little overflow hole, but it is hard to see from the front of the machine) - so I just fill it sparsely every few days and watch to make sure I have't gone too far.
With credit due to Cuisinart, they were very responsive with my dilemma and sent me not one but 2 machines in my effort to find the "perfect" coffee maker. I'm not sure this is perfect, but it's darn close. Love the single serve ability since I seldom drink more than one cup a day, but when friends and family are here, it's great to have a carafe that stays hot all morning! Looking forward to holidays with a kitchen full and all coffee cups happily filled! While the grinder works, it is quite loud, but it's really nice to have that function. I grind my own beans anyway; wish I could use the machine grinder for grinding my beans for single serve. Maybe Cuisinart will consider!
Forward to this grind and brew, with a glass carafe that is satisfactorily hot for well over an hour (that's all I've tested it so far) and a revised single serve side that has a drop down shelf for smaller cups - which sorta prevents the spray, but not completely. Another complaint I've read is that the water reservoir overflows - and it does because it's in back of the unit and you can't really tell where the max fill line is (upon inspection, you can clearly read the max fill line and see the little overflow hole, but it is hard to see from the front of the machine) - so I just fill it sparsely every few days and watch to make sure I have't gone too far.
With credit due to Cuisinart, they were very responsive with my dilemma and sent me not one but 2 machines in my effort to find the "perfect" coffee maker. I'm not sure this is perfect, but it's darn close. Love the single serve ability since I seldom drink more than one cup a day, but when friends and family are here, it's great to have a carafe that stays hot all morning! Looking forward to holidays with a kitchen full and all coffee cups happily filled! While the grinder works, it is quite loud, but it's really nice to have that function. I grind my own beans anyway; wish I could use the machine grinder for grinding my beans for single serve. Maybe Cuisinart will consider!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
Posted by: BethM1221
from Boston, MA
Gender:Female
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this for the K cup side but have only used the brew side. Coffee is much better than my last coffee center. Coffee is much warmer.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Evyn
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
We have been waiting for the grind and brew feature with the K-cup feature. It works so well and is super easy to use.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Judie K
from Mt. Laurel, NJ
Gender:Female
Verified Purchase:Yes
I love this product! The grinder works great and is easy to keep clean! And it makes a great cup of coffee! And I love the one cup option for that extra after dinner needed cup or guests that like a specialty flavor! A great product!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Great coffee if you don't mind cleaning everyday
on April 28, 2021
Posted by: Al my pal
from Phoenix, AZ
Gender:Female
Verified Purchase:Yes
It makes great coffee, but having to wash the grinder mechanism before every use is kind of a pain
I would recommend this to a friend!
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