Cuisinart CHW-12 Coffee Plus 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker with Hot Water System, Black/Stainless
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Manufacturer: CuisinartBrand: Cuisinart
Model: CHW-12
Color: Black/Stainless
Product features:
- Hot Water System lets you enjoy instant soups, teas, cocoas and more
- Fully automatic with 24 hour programmability, auto shutoff, 1-4 cup setting, Brew Pause, carafe temperature control (low, medium,high) and self clean function
- 12-Cup glass carafe has a drip-free pour spout and a comfortable handle for easy serving
- Includes: 2 charcoal water filters and a permanent gold tone filter that ensures only the freshest coffee flavor flows through. Measuring scoop. Instruction book
- Measures 10.2 by 8.6 by 14.4 inches; 3-Year limited warranty
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Cuisinart CHW-12 Coffee Plus 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker with Hot Water System, Black/Stainless
Customer Review: Hot water dispenser noisy - altitude issue?
Summary: 4 Stars
We've had this coffee maker for 2 days. I made one pot of coffee so far using the included permanent filter and it was very good. I'll leave the coffee evaluation to others who care about coffee more than I do.
I set the "Auto Off" time to 4 hours and brewed the coffee manually (no auto start). After I finished the coffee I put water in the carafe and set it back on the warmer to check the auto-off feature. Sure enough, after 4 hours the unit beeped twice and turned off. (This defaults to 2 hours from the factory.)
The hot water dispenser is what I want to talk about. I filled it with water and turned it on. It heated the water quickly and got it to 185-190 degrees. As it sat there it would cycle the heat on every couple of minutes, and at the end of each heat cycle (around 5-7 seconds) I could hear the water boiling. This was noisy enough that I could hear it in the next room. Every two minutes - gurgle, gurgle, gurgle. None of the other reviews that I read had mentioned this noise as an issue so it made me start wondering if our altitude might be an issue. We live near Denver at 5780 feet and water boils here at 201.5 degrees. If we lived at sea level maybe the heat cycle wouldn't quite reach the boiling point and there wouldn't be any noise - others will have to comment on that. I started wondering about safety - what would happen if all the water boiled away? I did a quick test and emptied the water from the dispenser after it was at full temperature and then waited. The "Add Water" blinking light came on as soon as the water level was too low, and the On/Off light was still on. I waited to see if anything started getting too hot, but it didn't. After a while (15-30 minutes?) the hot water dispenser turned itself off.
I still wonder what would happen up at the ski resorts (9500 feet) where water boils at 195 degrees. Would the unit keep trying in vain to get water hotter than that until it was all boiled away? I did see one review that described something like that but don't know if it was related to altitude or a defect with that particular unit. After about 30 minutes with the hot water dispenser on, the upper right side of the unit (where the hot water sits) did get pretty hot. I could press my palm against the plastic housing but could only keep it there for a couple of seconds.
So - I plan to keep this coffee maker and plan to use the hot water dispenser since it's quicker than our tea kettle on the stove when we want tea, oatmeal or hot chocolate. I won't leave it on all the time, mainly because of the noisy gurgling every two minutes. I'll use it in the mornings and then manually turn if off when we no longer need hot water.
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Description of Cuisinart CHW-12 Coffee Plus 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker with Hot Water System, Black/Stainless
Fresh, delicious coffee is only the beginning! This incredible 2-in-1 hot beverage center brews great coffee plus delivers press-to-dispense hot water for tea, hot cocoa, instant soup and more. It?s fully automatic with all your favorite features, like programmable auto-on and auto- off settings, carafe temperature control, Brew Pause, 1-4 cup option, and self clean. The blue backlit LCD with digital clock is elegant and easy to read. Convenient indicators lights let you know when water is hot and ready to dispense and when it's time to refill. With independent operation the coffeemaker and hot water system can be used together or separately.Drip Coffee Machines
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