Cuisinart DGB-400 Automatic Grind & Brew 12-Cup Coffeemaker, Black/Silver

I love this coffee maker! It delivers freshly ground coffee, perfectly brewed, exactly when you want it. It is simple to operate but you will have to use it a few times before you get it. It's not intuitive but neither is a food processor the first time you use it. You will need to read the instructions and carefully follow the steps to set up the clock (remember to set AM or PM) and the timer. Using it is easy: pour water, install a disposable unbleached paper water filter in brew basket, measure coffee, and push SET. Nothing to adjust. Start with filtered or bottled water. My experience: I fill the water reservoir level to 10 cups and add 6 TBS coffee beans to the grinder basket. This makes 4 large mugs of robust-but-not-spoon-dissolving coffee. Beans: I use dark roast like Peet’s Major Dickason's or Starbucks Cafe Verona or medium roast Lavazza Espresso. They all make a robust cup that stands up to warm milk or froth. Let experience will be your guide. Care: I put the removable parts in the dishwasher every day. This may be counter to the manufacturer's instructions, but it's what I do. I'm not telling you to try this at home... but, after 18 months, it's fine. Once a month, I clean the coffee maker, per the manufacturer's instructions, and replace the little water filter in the reservoir. That's it. One quick caveat: the grinder is loud. You will think Krakatoa is erupting the first time you hear it, but you get used to it because the coffee is so good. I don't hear it go off any more; I awaken to the aroma of the freshly ground brewed coffee, not the noise. There are other fancier, more complicated auto grind coffee makers, but for a delicious, reliable, simple to use and clean coffee maker, at a reasonable price, the Cuisinart 12-cup Grind & Brew is the best!

It’s a well made coffee brew/grinder combination. However, like many of the glass pot coffee makers on the market, the hot plate isn’t adjustable.

In researching various options, one of the first videos I saw said you can't use both a paper filter & the basket filter simultaneously. That is uncategorically wrong. In fact, I recommend both, & I will explain why later. Another review that I read said that the lettering wore off the buttons. I have had mine for a year, with no problem with the labelling. I read a review that said it is loud. Spoiler's alert. It's a burr grinder. ALL BURR GRINDERS ARE LOUD. I own several different varieties of burr grinders, & never has any of them been quiet. The good news is that it only grinds for 30 seconds (Yes, I timed it). So, it is a minor inconvenience. And finally, removing the lid is easy, despite what one reviewer wrote. All lids have little tabs on the flat extension. Remove the lid by pulling on those tabs. You just have to know the best place on the lid to do it. I owned the precursor for this model & after nearly 10 yrs, I had a problem with a part that was no longer manufactured by Cuisinart & the third party replacement part was defective. So, I went with this model. It was a good decision. They made some design changes which improved the unit. It does everything it advertises, & does it well. It is also well constructed. The programing for the clock & the programming timer are intuitive Okay, as to the paper filter, I have included some photos. NO BASKET FILTER will completely prevent some ground coffee from permeating into the carafe. Unless they prevented water flow completely. So, add the paper filter around the basket, & it will capture the slight amount of grounds from dripping into the carafe. In closing, this is an excellent machine. And I suspect that it will be another decade before I need to write a new review.

ミル付き珈琲メーカー、なかなか使いやすいです。豆からでも、粉からでも、淹れたて美味しかったです。この製品、ガラスビーカー式なので洗いやすいところがよく、保存は別売の魔法瓶を使ってます。注文つけたい所は、引いた珈琲をドリップする時に、ミルの部分に蒸気が通る為に、水蒸気が溜まっていちいち拭き取らなければならない点が残念です。

Tengo algunos días usando la cafetera y estoy muy contento, la calidad de los materiales es buena y las funciones incluidas cumplen, puedes programar el encendido, cuanto tiempo pasara antes de que se apague después de preparar el café y un indicador para descalcificar. Dentro del plano "negativo" es el diseño, el espacio para colocar los granos hay que lavarse en cada uso y de preferencia recién acaba de preparar el café ya que el café molido que no baja a la canastilla del filtro forma "plastas" con el vapor, además tienes que colocar únicamente la cantidad de café a preparar ya que el tiempo de molienda es siempre el mismo no importando que solo selecciones 1 a 4 tazas y es ruidoso, por lo que sirve como un "despertador" acuando la dejas programada si donde la tienes esta cerca del dormitorio. Si quieres una cafetera bonita, con molino de café y con funciones cómodas esta cumplirá. Pero si tienes problemas con tener que lavarla después de cada uso o con el ruido del molino, deberás buscar otra opción