cuisinart coffee pot

 

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Product Description

The Capresso CoffeeTEAM Therm is the only Coffee Maker/Grinder combination with a Thermal Carafe and Conical Burr Grinder. The completely new CoffeeTEAM Therm features a stainless steel thermal carafe to keep you coffee perfectly fresh, aromatic and hot for hours, without reheating. A stainless steel housing and simple on-button programming design with a new black-on-white illuminated display make this the most sophisticated Coffee Maker/Burr Grinder combination. With patented technology the CoffeeTEAM Therm grinds a programmed amount of beans directly into filter, then automatically swings forward and starts the brewing process. Simple, one-button programming design allows programmable coffee amounts for 4, 6, 6, 8 and 10 cups in mild, medium and strong strength.

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Customer Reviews

A fantastic coffee maker.
I have to say, I'm more than a little confused by the negative feedback this coffee maker seems to be receiving as we've had quite the opposite experience with it-- in fact, we've been nothing short of ecstatic with its functioning. It's a bit counterintuitive at first, but once you get a feel for its system, this is a nice little pot.

My wife and I were committed to buying a suit-all-our-needs coffee maker right after our wedding, and after substantial research, we came up with this unit.

After witnessing my brother and his wife with their grinder/brewer combination, I was filled with envy-- I hate grinding coffee. The CoffeeTEAM combines a burr grinder with the brewer, grinding into a filter basket (with an included conical permenant coffee filter) on a spring mechanism which then swings to allow hot water to be forced through the beans.

Both the beans and water are top loaded into their chambers-- the bean chamber holds enough for about 18 cups of coffee, the water reservoir holds enough for 10 cups and has a cover that flips up that rests on top of the filter basket when it's used for brewing.

The grinder has a handful of sizes you can adjust the grind to-- I've kept mine fairly large as I've been using fairly oily coffee. The beans are ground and deposited into this little chamber. This next triggers a series of springs that push the grounds into the filter basket and swings the basket to receive water.

A few points about this process-- some residual beans are left in the little chamber after the grinding. These are used for the next pot of coffee-- I discovered early on if you clean this out, the next pot will be noticably weak (they warn you the first pot will be weak in the manual, but forget to mention this-- I suspect this is why one of the other reviewers had trouble with coffee being too weak). There's a thin piece of hard plastic with a rubber washer in the middle that fits over the top of the filter basket-- this MUST be fitted evenly and the rubber washer MUST be snugly attached. Additionally, the water reservoir must be down when you push the basket to the grinder. Not doing any of these will result in the spring mechanism not swinging the basket properly-- it took me a few tries to get this right, but there was no mess made and it was more a learning curve than anything else (the good news is that if the basket doesn't swing back, a fail-safe stops the brewing process).

The coffee is brewed into a thermal carafe which must be lined up carefully to prevent spillage-- I've yet to have this spill due to line up problems and I'm pretty impatient, it's not a hard process. We haven't tested to see how long it keeps coffee hot for, but it's at least 3-4 hours. My wife takes her coffee a couple hours after brewing and has no complaints about temperature or degraded taste.

Controls are pretty straight forward, there's two buttons and a knob that serves as a third button. The knob is used to program everything-- for both on-demand and timer-triggered brewing you can set number of cups to brew and strength, the clock, and the time to kick off brewing. The top button starts the brewing process immediately, the bottom button sets the timer-trigger brewing.

You can override the grinding by not swinging the filter basket over in case you want flavored beans, etc. I've not done this. Additionally, removing the carafe during brewing allows you to pour yourself a cup from the carafe, saving those goofy slide-the-carafe-out-and-cup-in games. I just revised my review concerning this functionality as I used it for the first time this morning-- it is flawless-- carafe comes out, coffee stops, carafe goes back in, coffee restarts. Finally, the last feature of the coffee pot is a "descale" warning to indicate when you need to clean the coffee pot. In a previous review, I said this was missing, but it just came on for our maker.

All the coffee we've made tastes superb-- admittedly, I've been starting with good beans, first what we brought back from our honeymoon in Hawai'i and then from a favorite coffeehouse near where I grew up, but it's as good as any coffeemaker I've used.

Cleanup has been pretty easy so far-- we've had the maker maybe six weeks and the carafe has a wide mouth when you remove the lid so it's easy to clean (something I've hated in other carafes). The filter basket and associated components all come out and are easy to wash. I do wish the bean container could be removed, but so far, I've just been wiping oil deposits down per recommendations. The burrs are not accessible, so there's no way to clean then other than grinding no beans per recommendations.

Things I wish the maker had: a large bean container-- I'd love to have a unit that could just fit a half pound or a pound of beans-- I'm constantly having to pour more beans into it. This is a minor annoyance. Somewhat more lacking is a water filter-- my last coffee maker had this and it was a nice feature-- I've gotten around this by pouring filtered water into it, so again this is a small complaint.

None of these shortcomings are big enough to make me regret purchasing the unit, even at its price, it's served us well for the past several weeks and the coffee it makes it consistently fantastic.
Not really worth the price
The Capresso CoffeeTEAM Therm is the most feature complete coffee maker being made right now. It offers automatic burr grinding and a thermal carafe.

Comparing this coffee maker to the CoffeeTEAM S, which is a similar unit but without the thermal carafe, it turns out you are paying about $100 just for the thermal carafe.

I require automatic grind and brew in a thermal carafe, and after our Cuisinart gave out, I decided to shell out the lucre for the Capresso. I was primarily attracted by the burr grinder and the fact that the grinding mechanism does not need to be cleaned with each use like the Cuisinart.

After having the unit for a couple of weeks, I think I can fairly say I am slightly disappointed.

If you prefer dark roasted beans to make your coffee, do not buy this unit. Oily beans stick in the bean hamper and do not make it into the grinder unless you actively push them. Since the main feature of this unit is supposed to be the ability to grind and brew while you are still in bed, I consider this to be a serious design flaw.

The unit works well with light and medium roasted beans. I'd like to have a little more control of the amount of beans used in a brewing cycle though.

Update:

I made the unfortunate discovery that the pour while brewing feature (pretty much standard on most coffeemakers these days) does not work very well on this unit. The valve under the basket has a tendency to stick, even after a thorough cleaning. A sturdier spring may fix this problem.

Other minor issues:

It isn't idiot proof. There are a few things that are not obvious about this coffee maker.
The pour dot on the thermal carafe is difficult to see.

For nearly $300 I expect a coffee maker that works flawlessly. This unit is definitely not flawless.

I plan on modifying mine to fix some of the flaws. Too bad Capresso can't be bothered with functional design issues.

Another update (07/01/08):

After having my CoffeeTEAM for a while, it has grown on me a little. I will say this- if you are trying to decide between this Capresso and the Cuisinart Grind and Brew, go with the Capresso (unless you are really into dark roasted coffee). The CoffeeTEAM is MUCH easier to clean between pots. I am pretty sure the Capresso has paid for itself in under a year in the time I've saved.
Also surprised by the negative comments....
I bought this coffee maker recently as I was looking for an all in one unit that allowed me to automatically brew coffee every morning. After reading the negative reviews I held off my decision to buy for a while and then decided to purchase and boy am I glad I bought this baby.

I am extremely happy with this unit. My ONLY negative comment is that the Strong coffee setting results in coffee that is a little wealer than I like. It would have been nice for Capresso to include a feature for over riding the nominal coffee strength settings. Still, you can get around this by selecting strong setting, and 10 coffee cup servings and only filling water resovoir to 8 or 6 cups.

Yes, this unit is a little more complicated than a standard drip coffee maker so you will have to have sufficient intelligence to read the manual and absorb the material. I have had no problem with the grinding, filter basket movement or brewing issues described in earlier reivews. It all works perfectly IF YOU READ THE MANUAL AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.

This machine meets all my needs. I can set timer and fill water container in the evening and wake up to freshly brewed great tasting coffeee in the morning. The thermal carafe actually keeps the coffee hot for 4 hours or longer without scalding the coffee like standard coffee machines. The best part is that it takes less than 30 seconds to clean the gold filter, filter holder and carrafe. The grinder is removed from the brewing and so is not contaminated by steam like some of the cheaper units.

All in all this unit meets all my expectations and I am extremely happy I purchased it.

After using this coffee maker for a couple of weeks I am still very happy with it BUT I have to admit that the placement of the filter basket, filter and filter cover are very finnicky. You must have them positioned just right otherwise the basket will not swing back and lock under hot water spout. I think a lot of the problem is from these parts being maunfactured from plastic. One other thing to do to make sure you don't end up with coffee all over the counter is to ensure the caraffe lid is on tight before brewing!

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Product Description

Cuisinart introduces a fully programmable coffeemaker with a burr grinder for superior coffee. Our special burr grinder grinds the coffee without influencing the integrity of the bean, so the true flavor maintained. The sealable bean hopper holds up to a half-pound of beans, and the strength selector and the grind control functions fine-tune intensity and volume. It's never been easier to make a great pot of coffee!

Amazon.com Product Description
Easily brew up to 12 cups of great-tasting coffee with this 24-hour fully programmable coffeemaker. The unit comes equipped with a built-in burr grinder, which automatically grinds beans right before brewing, and its grind-control function makes it easy to program the amount of coffee to grind--from 2 to 12 cups. In addition, its strength selector allows for choosing from strong, medium, or mild coffee. The unit's bean hopper holds up to a half pound of beans and comes with a sealed lid to prevent moisture. Other highlights include adjustable automatic shutoff (from zero to four hours), a grind-off option, and an integrated 2- to 4-cup feature, as well as a Gold tone commercial-style permanent filter and charcoal water filter to remove impurities, and a brew-pause function for sneaking a cup midbrew. The coffeemaker measures 10-2/3 by 8-4/9 by 16-1/4 inches and carries a three-year limited warranty.

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Customer Reviews

Clean regularly and Don't forget this spot.... I did...
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RPQFKC4WPOT0S I wanted to share this with everyone in video. I LOVE my new Cuisinart Grind & Brew Coffeemaker and I clean it daily. However, it stopped working for me and I did not realize why until I checked further into it.... In case you did not know....

UPDATED REVIEW: JUNE 12, 2010:
Hello everyone! THANK YOU for your comments... I did not see any of these comments until now! I am sorry if I did not reply sooner and seem rude, but I forgot all about this post.
Well... I hate to admit this, but this beautiful coffee machine is now sitting in my pantry. It started to become a hassle cleaning this ALL the time! I ended up using paper filters, because I did not have the time to mess with the cleaning....

Well.... I ended up buying the Keurig Coffee System! I know some of you may frown on that decision, but I swear, the "bold coffee" in the Keurig System IS THE BEST for me! It is easy to use... nothing to clean up, and ready within a minute! I also do not waste the coffee anymore!

I will use my Cuisinart Grind-and-Brew again, but not anytime soon.
Too much coffee?
I purchased this coffee maker around Christmas and was a little concerned over the prior reviews that stated it uses too much coffee. The chemist in me had to do the experiment.

A standard issue coffee from Starbucks was ground to a standard medium grind for coffee makers of this type. The coffee was measured on a 1 gram precision scale according to the specification on the Starbucks coffee bag (2Tbs per 6oz cup) to make 6 cups of coffee. The coffee grinds weighed to be 54 grams. The same coffee beans from the same bag were ground in the coffee maker set to 6 cups and strong. The coffee grinds were then measured on the same scale and wouldn't you know...it was exactly 54 grams.

For my coffee beans this machine on the 6 cup setting produced the following:

Strong = 9 grams (2Tbs) of coffee per cup of water
Medium = 8 grams (about - 1 3/4Tbs) of coffee per cup of water
Mild = 7 grams (about - 1 1/2Tbs) of coffee per cup of water

I can't imagine that one couldn't find a setting to their liking when you consider you have increments of 2 cups with 3 settings (strong, medium and mild) each.
Great Coffee Maker!!
Let me start by saying that I researched long and hard before getting this machine. Everyone has their own priorities so let me tell you what was important to me. I wanted a grind a brew coffee maker ever since having the coffee at my Mother-in-law's. She had an older Cuisinart that you had to measure the beans into each time you made coffee. That model also came with a thermal carafe, which, if not properly pre-heated, did not keep the coffee hot very long. So, I knew I wanted a machine that had a heating element (and by default a glass carafe) that would stay hot for at least 3-4 hours. Surprisingly, this ruled out many other machines. I need this feature because my wife and I often work offset schedules and I did not want her to have to make a fresh pot just so she could have hot coffee each morning 2-3 hours after I brewed the first pot. I also wanted a machine that would allow me to select the brew strength. Sometimes you get a really dark roast coffee that you want to brew on medium strength...or even mild. This was important to me because sometimes you entertain company that prefers more mild coffee (or stronger coffee like the "rocket fuel" my in-laws drink) than you might usually enjoy yourself. This Cuisinart was one of the only machines on the market that met all of the above criteria that was important to me. I have had it now for a little over a week and I can't be more pleased. The coffee it makes tastes just as rich and full as if you were buying it from Starbucks. The grinder does make noise, but it is not too bad...about what you would expect from a machine grinding coffee beans. My Master bedroom is next to my kitchen and I don't hear it at all...my wife can sleep right through it. The coffee also comes out very hot! Which is just way I like it. I can enjoy the morning paper without having to refill my coffee 5 minutes later because it got cold. The hopper for the beans is another nice function. You can put 1/2 pounds of beans in which for me (I brew between 6-8 cups a day) means I need to refill the beans every 3-4 days. The instructional DVD that it came with is useful. Makes it very easy to understand how you can make the perfect cup of coffee. It really makes a perfect cup of coffee! Some reviews I have read say the coffee comes out weak. Not true in my case. I started brewing a medium roast coffee on the medium setting and just switched that to mild. It can make it plenty strong! I like strong coffee, and this machine can deliver...if you like it that way. I have also read reviews that coffee grinds go "all over the counter" when grinding. I have not experienced that AT ALL! The latch that secures the container for the beans does need to be secured completely, but it is simple to do and not very hard to mess up. Overall, I love the machine and the coffee is the out of this world. I would highly recommend it to anyone!

 

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Product Description

Cuisinart introduces a fully programmable coffeemaker with a burr grinder for superior coffee. Our special burr grinder grinds the coffee without influencing the integrity of the bean, so the true flavor maintained. The strength selector and the grind control functions fine-tune intensity and volume, and the thermal carafe seals in heat and freshness so the last cup is as good as the first. It's never been easier to make a great pot of coffee!

Amazon.com Product Description
Easily brew up to 12 cups of great-tasting coffee with this 24-hour fully programmable coffeemaker. The unit comes equipped with a built-in burr grinder, which automatically grinds beans right before brewing, and its grind-control function makes it easy to program the amount of coffee to grind--from 2 to 12 cups. In addition, its strength selector allows for choosing from strong, medium, or mild coffee. The unit's bean hopper holds up to a half pound of beans and comes with a sealed lid to prevent moisture. Other highlights include automatic shut-off after brewing, a grind-off option, and an integrated 2- to 4-cup feature, as well as a Gold tone commercial-style permanent filter and charcoal water filter to remove impurities, and a brew-pause function for sneaking a cup midbrew. A 12-cup (5 ounces each) double-wall insulated thermal carafe comes included, which seals in heat and freshness so the last cup tastes as good as the first. The coffeemaker measures 10-2/3 by 8-4/9 by 16-1/4 inches and carries a three-year limited warranty.

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Customer Reviews

Great Coffee for a Reasonable Price
I chose this grind and brew after reading all of the reviews for this and similar machines. Frankly, I am surprised by the negative comments. This is an easy to use machine once it is set up properly (the bean hopper takes a little of effort to snap in). The coffee tastes great and the parts are very easy to clean quickly. While the instruction book is not clear, Cuisinart was very helpful on the phone. The machine does not know how much water you put in, so if you set it to grind coffee for 6 cups and you have 8 cups of water in it, it will process all 8 cups of water. Other than this small quirk, the machine is a small wonder and I do not feel compelled to go out for coffee in the morning. The thermos carafe will keep the coffee quite warm for a few hours, even when the carafe is not warmed up with hot water. Wondering why it took me so long to go ahead and buy this machine. This is the best model; my neighbor has the first generation/second generation machine which is hard to clean and has a large footprint. Save your money and buy this model!

Now that I have had the machine for a month and a half: It requires some cleaning to get the fine grounds that compress and stop the grinder and ground coffee to get into the filter for brewing. I use a bamboo chopstick and a skewer to break up the compressed fine grounds that impede the machine from working properly. (Unplug the machine and put it over the sink area). I also use compressed air to blow out the fine ground particles. Still, this is a small maintenance to allow for great coffee in the AM.
Excellent coffee, convenience, and design; grind is a little coarse
I bought this coffeemaker after returning my Krups KM7000. Overall, I have been pleased with this model, save for a few quirks. The bottom line is that it makes OUTSTANDING, HOT coffee with great convenience in a design that appears very durable. I have NOT had any problems with getting the pieces together and I do not find it complicated on a day-to-day basis whatsoever.

PROS:
-Coffee is full-bodied and flavorful. I use the 4-cup setting with about 3 cups of water and the strength set to strong. This uses the aroma feature, and the coffee is perfect.
-Temperature is perfect, the hottest I've tasted from a model like this. The base WARMS THE THERMAL CARAFE when the machine goes on, then goes off when the brew is complete. This may theoretically be eliminating the effect of the cooling of hot coffee by a stone-cold carafe. On the other hand, the carafe is highly insulated and it may be doing nothing. The bottom line is that the temperature is perfect, the coffee is still hot even after adding cold milk. The coffee remains hot for quite a while in the thermal carafe.
-Design is quite nice- it is self contained as opposed to other mill & brew models that have parts that swing around. The design feels very robust, there are no wimpy plastic bits. There is a piece that fits over the grind basket that has a gear which appears to rotate, likely to keep steam out of the grinder.
-It could not be easier to use on a daily basis - all I do is put in THE RIGHT amount of water, put the cover on top of the brew basket, and press program (I have it programmed for the same time every day). After it brews and I pour the coffee, I swing out the basket, pour out the grinds & rinse the basket, rinse the carafe, and I'm ready to go.
-cleaning is simple; I notice others complain but I haven't had any problems. See above for my daily routine; I've been using the brush weekly on the grind spout, it takes two minutes and is not messy.
-The brushed chrome looks great on the counter.
-3 year warranty is reassuring

CONS:
-The grind appears to be too coarse. Other models have a grind control to change the coarseness of the coffee, this one does not. This has improved a little after a few weeks of use, but not completely. Also, I've noticed that (through laws of physics) the coarsest part of the grind stays on top, then the finer grounds work their way to the bottom. This is probably wasting a bit of coffee, but once I worked out how much water to use it doesn't affect the strength. Overall I have not noticed that I am going through coffee faster than before, so I think some of the "coffee wasting" reviews may be somewhat overstated. On first glance it does appear to use a lot of coffee when you are pouring out the grounds, but looking at how many bags I'm going through it doesn't appear much different.
-The mechanism to pour coffee from the carafe is not perfect; it works ok when pouring out from a mostly full carafe, but to get the last cup or two from the bottom I have to take the top off. If I don't it drips all over the counter. Taking the top off I can pour it without any mess.
-The water indicator level is on the right side near the back. If you are putting it against a wall on the left it will be fine, but on my counter it needs to be against a wall on the right, so if I need to look at the water level I need to pull the coffeemaker away from the wall. To get around this I have figured exactly how much water to put in from a measuring cup.

THE BOTTOM LINE (again):
The coffee is excellent, and HOT. The design is marvelous. On a day-to-day basis it is extremely easy to use and convenient. The grind is a bit too coarse, but I don't seem to be going through coffee much faster than before, so this may be a little bit of an illusion. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ADJUST THE STRENGTH OF YOUR COFFEE USING THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF WATER. I can strongly recommend this coffeemaker if you want hot, convenient, fresh-ground coffee every day. Enjoy!
Wastes Coffee Beans - 60% increase in Bean Consumption
This unit wastes beans.

According to the user manual, if you fill the coffee bean hopper with 1/2 lb of coffee, you can expect "at least" two - 12 cup brews. I thought this was a bit conservative but it was confirmed when I made the first pot of coffee. I set the machine for 12 cups and watched as almost half of the beans disappeared on the first pot.

I figure it uses almost 1/4 lb of beans to brew a full pot (12 cups of 5 oz coffee). This is about double what would be used if you followed the directions when using a manual grinder (one scoop of beans per cup using the scoop that comes with this coffee maker).

I think Cusinart kept the grind at very coarse level to ensure proper grind flow in the machine. To compensate, they increased the amount of coffee ground. Thus it uses about 4 oz of beans versus 2.5 oz of beans per 10-12 cup pot. It doesn't sound like much but works out to 60% extra per pot.

I've owned the Cuisinart DGB-600BC Grind and Brew Coffeemaker and Melitta Mill & Brew Coffee Maker so this is my third unit brew and grind unit. The two previous units has manual bean fill and comparatively good control on the grind. This unit always grinds very very coarse.

Pro: Large Bean Hopper
Easy to clean
Fill level on side (DGB-600BC did not)
Gold filter basket included
3 Year Warranty
Simple operation (for a grind & brew machine)
Seems well constructed

Cons: Grind is always very course
Uses twice as much beans
Carafe pours slow and tends to drip


The coffee tastes OK - its not as good as what you can get with a manual grind/brew but consistent with the other Mill & Brew machines I've had. It is well built and I think the 3 year warranty is key because our other Cuisinart grinder motor lasted about 18 months, but its going back because I make about 2 pots/day and this translates into a couple hundred dollars year. Going to try the Capresso 455 or 454.


Update
I've got the Capresso 454 and love it. It can grind from super fine up to coarse and makes a great cup of coffee.

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 Product Description
10 cup stainless thermal carafe

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Customer Reviews

Great carafe that works very well

I have a grind and brew that is the black plastic model that is the version that comes with the 12 cup glass carafe. I dropped the glass carafe in the sink and it cracked, bummer. I went to get another glass carafe and saw that the stainless thermal carafe was on sale so I bought it without realizing it was not made to use with the Grind & Brew model I owned. It fit perfectly and I was curious why they said "for use with stainless steel grind & brew only" and realized it is because the stainless thermal carafe holds 10 cups, not 12 like my glass one.

SO ANYWAY, what this means is that this thermal carafe works great with ALL Grind & Brew Machines, you just can't set the plastic Grind & Brew machines to make 12 cups of coffee since the steel thermal carafe will only hold 10 cups. NOT A BIGGIE and it's a wonderful bonus; I set my machine the night before and am awoken up by it going off in the morning and now I can have hot coffee without needing to fuss with putting the coffee in a separate carafe. Plus, it keeps it hot FOREVER; I have emptied the leftover coffee after work and it is still warm over 10 hours later.

I love it and highly recommend for any Grind & Brew machine.
Nice carafe, but can trap water
I have the cuisinart grind and brew with this carafe. I have noticed that my carafe gets water trapped inside of it. The carafe can be "empty" and dry, but I can still hear liquid shaking inside of it. I used to think it was trapped inside the metal, but it isn't. The water is inside the plastic top.

This was starting to drive me nuts. I finally waged war against the thing, imagining all sorts of mold and crud growing within. Now here's the part I wanted to share.

You can take it apart. It is not easy, but I can do it. And I am a 120 lb woman with no upper body strength. Here's how:

1. Get a philips screwdriver and unscrew the screw on the handle.
2. Slide the handle upward until it pops off. Don't twist, just straight up. It might be tight. Slide harder.
3. Get a good grip on the thing and position both of your thumbs under the spout.
4. Push up VERY hard under the spout and the whole plastic black top will pop off. Watch for a rubber gasket that might go flying.
5. Wash it. Mine was full of NASTY water.
6. Put the rubber gasket back into the plastic top with the dirty side facing out (facing the metal bottom).
7. Line up the top carefully (plan ahead to put the handle back on) and then push the top down hard into place. If you don't line it up, it is really hard/impossible to twist it later.
8. Snap the handle back into place and screw it.
9. Enjoy mold and crud-free coffee. Mmmmm.
Thermal Carafe replacement
Even though this pot is not supposed to 'go' with my Cuisinart 12-cup (model #DCC-1200) Coffeemaker, I purchased it anyways. I cracked the original glass pot that came with the coffeemaker, and I didn't want another glass replacement. This carafe is 2 cups smaller than my 12-cup machine, so I have to remember that when I'm making coffee for crowds! However, I took the gamble and hoped that it would fit my machine...and it fits beautifully! My only complaint is that unless I pre-warm the carafe with hot water for a few minutes before brewing the coffee, the coffee only stays warm, not hot (even right after brewing). Hence, the 4 stars...