Cuisinart DGB-300BK Automatic Grind & Brew 10-Cup Coffeemaker, Black
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: CuisinartBrand: Cuisinart
Model: DGB-300BK
Color: Black
Product features:
- Automatically grinds and brews coffee
- Brew-pause feature for pouring a cup midbrew
- Brews up to 10 cups of coffee at once, with a 1- to 4-cup setting
- Includes scoop with brush and coffee-filter sample set
- Measures 16 by 12 by 12 inches; 3-year limited warranty
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Cuisinart DGB-300BK Automatic Grind & Brew 10-Cup Coffeemaker, Black
Customer Review: Not for regulars...
Summary: 4 Stars
A little about my coffee drinking habits. I usually drink 1-2 pots of coffee a day. I used to drink only Maxwell House Master Blend. Recently it seemed to be going bad faster than I could drink it, so I decided to give this coffee maker a shot. It was given to us by my mother-in-law.
First the pros:
1) Works as advertised - It really does do everything it says it can, and once you have everything setup it works wonderfully.
2)Programmable - A unique featuer here is that it can grind the beans on the timer as well, which is very nice.
3) Option to not grind - This is nice for those times when you get a bag of ground coffee somewhere else. This way the grinder doesn't spin with nothing in it.
4 Coffee Pot - The coffee pot has a nice lid that is unlike anything I've ever seen. It has a kind of flip hinge at the lip that helps direct the coffee while you are pouring, preventing spills.
5) Flavor system - A selectable dial allows you to tell the pot how many cups you will be making. In reality all this is is a knob, that when you turn it to the lower cup settings it increases the flow of water into the filter basket, allowing the water to go through smaller amounts of grounds at a similar pace to larger amounts.
6) Temperature selector - You can tell it how hot (on a slding scale) you want the coffee to come out. The water is heated more or less, then the hot plate is set to a higher or lower temperature. I set it to come out very hot, since I then transfer the coffee to a thermal carafe.
Ok, and here are the reasons that I will possibly be switching to a different one:
1) Not convenient - When you go through sometimes 2 pots of coffee a day you have to clean the grinder lid, basket lid, and the filter basket/grinder bowl. Each of these parts should ideally be dry before you actually use it, to allow the ground coffee to not stick while it is being directed into the filter basket.
2) Lack of thermal carafe - After using a thermal carafe and having hot coffe that tastes the same for 4 hours, I am sorely dissapointed to have a unit again that is a glass carafe with a hot plate. I have a thermos carafe that I pour the coffee into, and this works fine, but it is just one more step to do, one more piece to keep clean ,etc...
Actually, I think that is it. If it weren't for these two problems, I would be sold. Here is how my typical pot of coffee goes with my old coffee pot, versus with the Cuisinart.
I have a cheapo Black & Decker TCM700 coffee pot. I love this thing.
When I used this my daily coffee went like this:
1 - Pull out the filter basket,
2 - Empty the basket, rinse it out, and replace,
3 - Put in new paper filter, fill with ground coffee,
4 - Rinse out thermal carafe, fill with water, pour water into resivoir.
5 - Turn on
And here is what I have to do with the Cuisnart:
1 - Pull off the grinder lid and assembly lid, rinse both these out.
2 - Pull out grinder/filter basket assembly, rinse these out. Keep in mind that cleaning these parts is more difficult, because you actually have finely ground coffee that tends to stick to them. To truly get all the residue off you can't just rinse them off, you have to wash with soap and water.
3 - Dry off parts. At the very minimum the grinder lid, and the area where the coffee flows should be dry.
4 - Measure out beans and put assembly together
5 - Rinse out carafe, and fill resivoir with water
6 - Start brewing
7 - Turn off machine, pour coffee into thermal carafe
All in all this is a nice coffee pot, if you don't drink a lot of coffee. I know some people will say that I can just use preground beans, but doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of having a grinder built in? Anyway, I still give this a 4 out of 5, because it really does do what it advertises and it does it well. It's just the few little quirks that I can't get over. Hope this review helps!
Description of Cuisinart DGB-300BK Automatic Grind & Brew 10-Cup Coffeemaker, Black
Cuisinart DGB-300BK 10 cup coffee maker, black. Freshly ground coffee: The coffeemaker lets you grind your favorite coffee beans and then automatically puts the grounds into the filter to brew. Fully programmable with an easy to read LCD display for auto-on function and variable heater plate setting. Great Taste: The coffee bar flavor system is the same special brewing system found in commercial coffeemakers. Simply set the number of cups being brewed, for coffee bar flavor at home. Long lasting taste: The Taste KeeperTM lid is designed to minimize oxygen flow into the carafe so coffee stays fresher, longer. Express Coffee: The brew pause feature allows you to pour a cup of coffee before brewing has finished. Consistent Flavor: The 1-4 cup setting allows you to make only a cup or two without altering the flavor of the brew. Variable automatic shutoff, self clean setting with time to clean monitor, grind off function, 1-4 cup setting, large LCD clock, cord storage, and 3-year limited warranty.For coffee that's as fresh as the neighborhood coffee shop, but served at home, try Cuisinart's Automatic Grind and Brew coffeemaker. It makes it easy to enjoy fresh coffee with the utmost convenience--ground whole-bean coffee pours directly into the filter basket at a pre-set time for instant brewing. The maker does all the thinking, with a range of programmable features: set the machine to grind and brew at exactly the right time, predetermine the coffee's temperature, and program the machine to turn off a half-hour later.
Other features take the guess work out of coffeemaking as well: the flavor setting ensures the optimal amount of water is used for a rich, aromatic taste and no acidity or bitterness, and the large easy-view water window makes sure the right amount of water is added. A self-clean feature lets you know when calcium buildup is interfering with the machine's operation; turn on the self-clean cycle to make quick work of grime. Daily cleaning of the machine is somewhat involved since all individual parts must be removed, so prepare for slightly longer clean up in exchange for time-saving upfront.
Two additional caveats: The grinder is noisy, as most grinders are, and cannot be turned off midgrind. And the coffee bar is taller than average coffee machines, so make sure you have a spot for it with plenty of below cupboard space. --Emily Wolf
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