Love this coffee maker! (Bought it to replace an older model after carafe was broken.) Lit dial display is easy to read and program. The window on the side for adding water is a great feature, as my older coffee maker lacked this. Makes a great pot of coffee and you can easily program your burner plate for how long you want to keep it on. Pot consistently brews a good cup of coffee, whether you are making a small or full pot.
When brewing 14 cups (with 16 tablespoons of grounds), the grounds overflow the filter. I cut up a paper filter into 1 1/2' strips and place one between the filter and the overflow slot (1' wide slot) to prevent grounds escaping. Otherwise, an excellent coffeemaker. Will buy again.
Excellent coffee maker! Has all the features I wanted and works great. The beep when the coffee is ready sounds very similar to a smoke alarm - but you can silence it. My one big complaint is a very poorly designed carafe. I’ve used many coffee makers over many years and this carafe is the worst design ever! By putting the plastic around the top of the glass it creates a lip so you can never get all the liquid out. That lip also makes it harder to clean. The handle is hollow and open on the bottom so when you wash it the dirty water gets down inside. The coffee maker itself is great but as for the carafe - I expected better from Cuisinart. I truly hope they will design a better and more practical carafe that will work with this model of coffeemaker. Until then I guess I’m stuck. Love the coffee maker - hate the carafe!