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Brand: Cuisinart
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$225.00~~
Buy New: $118.25
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Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

588 reviews
Sales Rank: 860

Shipping Weight (lbs): 10
Dimensions (in): 18 x 12 x 11
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MPN: BGB600
Model: DGB-600BC
UPC: 086279001153
EAN: 0086279001153
ASIN: B00006F2MI

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Okay, unless you want strong coffee September 17, 2008
My parents had had one of these beasts for a year or so, so I decided to pick one up when my older non-grinding Cuisinart started getting a little tired.

I was a little hesitant, due to the flat bottom filter, but decided to go with it. I'm now disappointed that I did.

I like my coffee strong. When I add my flavored creamer, I want to taste both coffee AND creamer. I want my coffee to wake me up. With this coffee maker, I have to fill WELL above the recommended fill line to get anything approaching a decently strong cup of coffee, and even then about 1/5 of the coffee gets left behind as caked on crud that has to be scraped clean every morning. Even then, I end up with a mediocre brew.

I imagine that if you liked light coffee (or Coftea, as I like to call it), this might be a good call. Maybe if you buy the dried out beans, it won't create such a waste of expensive coffee. But . . . strong coffee with a nice, oily Italian roast? You'll be dissapointed.

PROS - shiny pretty, programmable, water filter

CONS - weak coffee, wastes coffee in grind, very noisy, exceptionally short cord, more clean up than I want to do before I have my coffee in the morning

1 out of 5 stars

Please DON'T waste your money!!!!! September 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is the second piece of junk I have bought from Cuisinart!! They are over priced pieces of junk!! This coffee maker was a gift from my son only one year ago. It is already disfuntional!! It started when the grinder would go off randomly by itself, any time of day. Then the "grind off" button would not even work!! The other product I purchased from Cuisinart was a toaster. The knob broke off only have a year also. The biggest down fall, customer service at Cuisinart. Don't think you'll be able to email or call and they will roll out the red carpet, they don't...you'll be lucky if they even respond!! Stop buying their products!!! Cuisinart does not back them!!!

1 out of 5 stars

High Maintenance Pain in my Morning August 21, 2008
Steer clear, I can't imagine a more poorly designed coffee maker.

The product review states "When the aroma of freshly brewed coffee... wafts into your bedroom in the morning, you won't need your alarm clock." The truth? 1) The coffee is brewed into a thermal carafe, so there is NO satisfying coffee aroma and 2) you won't need an alarm clock because the grinder sounds and feels like a jet rocket - VAAAAAH-ROOOOOM!

The machine is also very high maintenance. There are too many parts to clean and it's cumbersome to disassemble, reassemble, disassemble, reassemble, etc. Furthermore, these parts are messy - grounds scatter all about and frequently end up in the carafe itself.

There is also no option to circumvent the hideous grinder by starting with your own grounds.

The only nice thing I have to say about this product is the fact we got it as a gift (Thanks, Mom!) that said, I can't wait to replace it!

4 out of 5 stars

Great Coffee Maker August 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Yes, this is my first review. I'm jumping in because I couldn't really understand some of the negative reviews. I've had this coffee maker for over 3 years now, after some real problems with other grind and brew makers. It simply makes great coffee. When we have overnight guests, they rave about the coffee.

I've used the timer, the 1-4 cup feature and even the "grind off" feature when I was out of whole beans. I was never disappointed. You CAN make weak coffee if you are so inclined, but you can also make a strong coffee. It depends on the quality of the beans and how much you use.

Yes, you do have to follow the directions. Yes, if you forget to put in the coffee filter the basket will overflow and create a mess. Yes, you do have to clean out the grinder after each use (but that's no big deal - especially if you have a dishwasher). And, yes, the grinder is noisy, but so are separate grinders.

To sum it up, it's the best of the coffee grind and brews that I've owned; it's reliable; easy to clean; and, makes great coffee.

4 out of 5 stars

Keeps coffee hot without changing flavor August 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I'm a coffee snob, and like mine bold, rich and black. I used to have a Melitta grind & brew, which produced fantastic coffee that lasted for an hour before the heat pad shut off. Turning on the heat pad for a second hour really damaged the coffee's flavor.

The Cuisinart takes care of that problem. In fact, I've found the coffee temperature is much hotter than that made by other units, and somehow stays hotter in your cup longer - which means no microwaving the coffee to keep it hot.

That said, there are many parts to this coffee maker - a 2-piece grinder, a 3-piece filter, and a 2-piece carafe. That's a lot of parts to disassemble and wash, but they are all dishwasher safe.

The carafe is well insulated, allowing me to enjoy morning-fresh coffee well into the afternoon.

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