This coffee maker is an attractive addition to my kitchen. It makes great coffee and has nice features such as "bold" for flavor enhancement, and a water reservoir indicator, which is very useful. My previous Cuisinart coffee maker did not have that feature. I owned my previous Cuisinart coffee maker for over 10 years. It was a festive red color and provided many great cups of coffee. My current coffee maker is a classy silver color and brews fine coffee. However, the spout of the carafe is poorly designed. It's too wide and you have to really watch your aim when pouring or spills occur. Annoying, but not impossible with which to live.
As a previous Bunn owner, I am very satisfied with the Cuisnart brew. The Bunn brewed too fast for my whole bean grind and the Cuisnart is perfect. It still brews in a speedy pace and it's programmable which is a big plus as the Bunn coffeemakers are not and I own 2 of them. Needless to say, I'm all for Cuisnart!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Love the 3 year warranty on the Cuisinart programmable coffee maker. Our last exact model lasted 4 years. Happy Cuisinart kept this model as we do not like a built in grinder. Highly recommended
I am very disappointed in the temperature of the coffee after the brewing cycle has completed. The coffee is NOT very HOT at all. And the unit is set on high. I've put my cup directly under the drip while it's brewing, it's luke warm. The heating plate doesn't seem to make it any hotter.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from cuisinart.comBy Cuisinart, June 23, 2026
We’re sorry to hear your coffee is not reaching the temperature you expected and understand how disappointing that can be. For improved heat, we recommend preheating your mug with hot water and ensuring the carafe and warming plate are fully engaged and clean, as residue can affect heat transfer. Please contact our Consumer Assistance Center at 1-800-726-0190 and reference ticket #8901025215 so we can assist further. Thank you for your feedback—it helps us enhance performance and improve future models.
I’ve used Cuisinart products for many years. I needed to replace the “old” coffee maker after around 15 years. So, of course the newer model is much more tech forward than the old model! Love it!
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