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Cuisinart Grind & Brew Automatic Filter Coffee Maker | 
 enlarge | Brand: CUISINART
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: £124.98
New (3) Used (1) from £63.00
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 4544
Media: Kitchen & Home
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12.1
Dimensions (in): 18 x 12.5 x 12
MPN: DGB600BCU
Model: DGB600BCU
EAN: 3030058106000
ASIN: B0007PC664
Availability: Usually dispatched within 2 to 3 weeks
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Product Description
Cuisinart Grind & Brew Thermal? Coffeemaker grinds your favorite beans just before brewing. A double-wall, insulated, brushed stainless steel, thermal carafe keeps up to 10 cups of coffee hot for hours. The elegant European design creates the perfect look for today's gourmet kitchen. Brushed stainless steel housing, 10 cup capacity with 1-4 cup setting, double walled insulated carafe with vacuum sealed lid, automatic coffee grinder with grind-off button option, fully programmable preset brewing time, brew pause feature to allow pouring during brewing, auto off, charcoal water filter, gold tone permanent coffee filter useable with water filters. Please Note: All electrical products sold by cookinstyle (InStyle Products Limited) are supplied with a UK 3 pin plug.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 A Great Machine August 2, 2008
Mr. Andrew Gordon Pickup (Slough, Bucks United Kingdom)
I was given this as a present a month ago. A bit complex at first, I spent half an hour reading the manual, and it has been fantastic. Timer is set to 0545, and when I get up the coffee is there waiting. I have never used the grinder (I like filter coffee, and it is good not to have to buy filter papers any more), so I can't comment on the noise. At about 0900, I rinse out the various parts, leave them on the draining board, and by lunchtime it is dry and ready to refill for the next morning. One of the best presents I have ever received!
 Convenient and practical coffee maker September 26, 2005
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
The Cusinart machine is great. I live in the US and have had one for a year now and just purchased one for my father in the UK. It makes consistent coffee and does it well. The timer feature works nicely and the noise the thing makes will certainly wake you up. Downside - it really does need cleaning after every use and the coffee grinder must be dried if you plan on reusing it immediately. Never place anything (carafe excluded) in a dishwasher - you won't kill it, but you will notice a difference.
Things you NEED to know :) February 8, 2007
Robert Welburn (London, UK)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
OK - you'll read some bad reviews of the Cuisinart 'grind and brew' range - but it is actually a good coffee maker. Firstly people moan about having to clean it, but it is honestly not a problem. You run the grinder under the tap, empty the filter and bowl and run them under the tap, and then give them a wipe and leave them to dry. I supppose it is a lot if you're used to instant coffee and rinsing out a mug, and it can be a pain if you want to make a second brew immediately.
Secondly - and this is a legitimate gripe - it makes weak coffee. Yes. It does if you follow the instruction manual. This is mainly because the grind is very coarse. Its a blade (not a burr) grinder and has no coarseness setting.
TIPS: If you're using mild/medium beans (such as Starbucks house blend for a ubiquitous reference) you need at least two scoops per cup - not one as the manual states. You can also use stronger beans of course. The maximum capacity of the grinder is 10 scoops of beans - so you can only use 2 scoops per cup for up to 5 cups. When making 10 cups - I use 8 scoops of beans, and 4 scoops of fine-ground filter coffee (its ok to mix the two). This makes a good hearty brew - the pre ground adds a bit of extra zing and the beans give the fresh ground flavour. Some of my friends (who drink coffee like bitumen) also add a few scoops of pre-ground directly into the filter before closing the main door).
It is very nice walking into the kitchen in a morning to be greeted by the smell of freshly ground beans and with a pot of coffee ready and waiting. And the jug really does keep it hot for ages.
My only gripe - the "revolutionary" and "totally non-drip" spout, that cuisinart ramble on about endlessly in their literature, always drips the first time you take the coffee pot out after brewing. Hardly a major issue though!
The final stage of evolution in my coffee-making obsession! September 9, 2007
a reviewer (UK)
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
I've always enjoyed good coffee, but particularly so in the last five or six years. During that time, my coffee-making has evolved through some basic stages.
First, I started with pre-packaged plastic one-cup filters (usually sold in packs of 8 or 10 at supermarkets). Pros - better-tasting coffee than instant, and nothing to clean. Cons - not very environmentally friendly!
Next, I tried ready-ground coffee with a porcelain cone drip unit and un-bleached paper filters. Pros - very good coffee and minimal cleaning (just rinse the cone). Cons - the paper filters clogged up quite easily, resulting in a slow filtering time and coffee that wasn't piping hot.
I then moved away from ready-ground coffee, and started using an electric Krupps grinder to prepare ready-roasted beans, along with the same drip-cone and paper filters. Pros - because I could make a coarser grind, the filters didn't clog up so easily, and the freshly-ground beans made great-tasting coffee. Cons - still a little filter clogging, and just a bit more cleaning (wiping out the Krupps grinder).
Finally, I swapped out the drip-cone and paper filters with a Bodum "Filtre Belgique" one-cup kit with mesh filter. Pros - even better-tasting coffee and no filter clogging, so the coffee was ready quicker and piping hot. Cons - only made one cup at a time, and more cleaning required (the mesh filter and water reservoir).
Despite the cons, the combination of ready-roasted beans, Krupps grinder and Bodum one-cup filter was my preferred method for some months.
Recently, though, I was tempted to try a coffee machine. Honestly, I'm not sure why - I suppose the idea of an all-in-one system to grind the beans, heat the water and brew the coffee sounded attractive. Anyway, while browsing round our local (and rather excellent) kitchen shop, I came across the Cuisinart "Grind and Brew". After reading the leaflets and talking to the shop owners, I parted with cash and walked away with my new machine.
It takes a few minutes to prepare the "Grind and Brew" the first time you want to use it (soaking the charcoal filter, flushing the system through etc.) - but after that, it's very simple to use. You put the required amount of beans in the grinder, fill the reservoir with water, close the lid and hit the on/off button. A few minutes later, you have a carafe full of hot, great-tasting, freshly-brewed coffee.
Cleaning is pretty easy, though more time consuming than the simpler methods I previously employed. Each time you use the unit, you need to clean and dry the grinder (drying it is very important), clean three filter components (inlcuding the gold mesh filter itself), and rinse out the carafe. This sounds time consuming, but in actual fact it only takes a couple of minutes and is well worth the little effort.
I like my coffee strong, and Cuisinart's recommended measure of coffee beans for each cup results in a rather weak brew, in my opinion. This is undoubtedly due to the relatively coarse grind it produces. For my own tastes, I use one-and-a-half times the recommended measurements, and the results are spot on.
There are some minor quibbles with the unit, which I believe Cuisinart could possibly resolve with future models:
As the coffee brews, steam gathers and condenses in the grinder section. If it weren't for this, it wouldn't be necessary to clean and carefully dry the grinder every time it is used.
The carafe is also poorly designed - the wide lip means it is impossible to pour every last drop of the coffee out. This may be a "feature" - perhaps the manufacturer expects there'll be some grounds in the remaining liquid - but I suspect it's just poor design.
The grinder is quite noisy - much more so than the Krupps mini-grinder I previously used. The first time I tried the machine, my wife was surprised at just how noisy it is.
Overall, though, this is an excellent all-in-one system. Pros - consistently great coffee (if you use sufficient beans), very easy to use, makes 10 cups (5 mugs) quickly and easily. Cons - some cleaning required after each use, noisy grinder, and not particularly economical with beans.
Once you get used to using and cleaning it, this is an excellent machine for the dedicated coffee-lover!
air raid warning level of noise April 16, 2007
Angela Bruce (Rainham, Kent, UK)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Had much coffee this weekend following purchase of this machine. Delighted with coffee and it keeps the coffee hot without further cooking, so the delayed coffee is not stewed.
The thought of setting the timer to awake to freshly brewed coffee was a draw but this won't happen. The grinding proceess noise would mean that the whole house would have the same alarm call and the unit is so well sealed that the aroma doesn't really esacpe either.
A tad fiddly to clean, but not a reason not to buy. Our reservations before buying still stand - if this is a self contained unit where does the steam go?? It collects in the bean grinder unit - which is supposed to be dry at all times!!
This is the first review I've ever written and I may be being picky but the noise was a shock.
I would still buy as the stored coffee is good but I can see us reverting to ground coffee when the whole idea was to buy beans.
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