This model has been my least favorite of all of the previous models I have had. The pot itself design is very poor and very hard to pour of fill without coffee or water leaking, the digital knob on front to me is not user friendly and a pain to get use to.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from cuisinart.comBy Cuisinart, February 19, 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your continued loyalty to Cuisinart. We’re sorry to hear the pot design and digital controls have been frustrating, as ease of use is important to us. For pouring, ensuring the carafe is aligned properly and pouring slowly from the spout can help minimize leaks. Assistance Center at 1-800-726-0190 and reference ticket #8900530590 so we can assist further.
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
Larger 14 cup coffee maker is awesome. Quick brewing time, built in mesh filter, over ice option, many great features and it brews a delicious cup of coffee. I also love the matte metal and black aesthetic which classes up my kitchen.
Coffee is great—temp on target, flavorful (I prefer paper filter but it comes w a gold filter), hot plate keeps things hot. Easy to use and ticks all the boxes: programmable, window to easily monitor water level as you are filling, removable cones for washing. Carafe is problematic. Others noted it spills and yes, it dribbles around the edges of the spout. This is my 2nd Cuisinart coffeemaker but the first time it’s dribbled. So you have to pour slowly and carefully to minimize (not prevent) dribbling and I ultimately started pouring over the kitchen sink so that I wouldn’t have to wipe down the countertop. Reality is no one has time or mental clarity to do that at 530am daily, so that’s annoying. But, this dribbling did not happen w my first Cuisinart coffeemaker. Thankfully, I had my old carafe (the coffeemaker popped out after 10y, but the carafe was still good), so I JUST swapped carafes and not only does it fit the new coffeemaker, no more dribbling! The difference is the old carafe has a collar around the end of the glass, while the new one I just the sleek glass on which the sleek black top w spout sits—but the sleekness allows dribbling! The black collar from the older carafe seems to do the trick and keeps things tidy and dry.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
This machine makes the coffee fine and the controls are mostly intuitive. Its one big draw back is in pouring the coffee from the pot to the cup almost always spillage resulting in puddles of coffee dripping on the kitchen counter, breakfast bar or table. This is my third Cuisinart and all three have had this terrible trait. Unless the pot is held "just so" it's gonna happen, sometimes just a little some time a good size amount. One would have hoped by now that the company would have found a solution to this irritation. Each unit has lasted from 12 to 15 years so that’s quite awhile for this problem not to have been resolved. This is why no 5 stars.
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com