Cuisinart - Automatic Grind & Brew 12 Cup Coffee Maker

I had a Cuisinart "Grind - N Brew" with the built in grinder for 10+ years. Thought i'd "Upgrade" to the Breville with its hopper of coffee beans and it automatically figuring out how much coffee to grind based on how many cups of coffee you were making in the pot. After about 2 years it started to leak, starting off once in a while, and then getting worse. And by leak, it's not just some water running out... its while the coffee is being made and since I use the timer i'd come downstairs in the morning to see a ton of coffee spilled all over the counts, down the drawers, and on the floor. The chute between the grinder and basket would also clog. I went back to a new Cuisinart like 3 years ago and it's been great.

I had a cuisinart grind and brew that I used daily for 10 years. I wanted one with a hopper and wanted to “upgrade” so got a Breville…in 2 years it started leaking coffee all over my counter 2 or 3 days per week. Threw that out and got a new cuisinart with the hopper and after 3 years it’s still great.

Cuisinart Grind n Brew usually lasts 8-10 years before the grinder fails. The drip part still works for ground coffee. I love the fresh ground beans.

Unless you just love the design it’s probably not, most good quality coffee makers will last 10 or more years of daily use. You might look at a model that has a thermal carafe so it doesn’t get cool so fast for when you are drinking coffee, bypassing the need to microwave or whatnot. I’ve used cuisinart grind and brews for over 10 years at a time, usually only the grind function quits but they have none grind versions that will probably last longer. For my most recent coffee maker I decided on a bean to cup maker and I’ve found that I absolutely love it, being able to make espresso drinks is a real game changer, but you might not be interested in that and they are more expensive.

I have a Cuisinart 12-cup that’s been used almost daily for at least 12 years, maybe longer? Got it as a work anniversary gift from the company points program. In contrast, my mom went through three Mr. Coffee 4-cup makers in that same amount of time.

Honestly? Something like a Cuisinart or Breville or Ninja is just fine for her. A Moccamaster or an Aiden are absurd, terrible recommendations for someone who doesn't care that much about coffee, lol. That's like buying a Pappy Van Winkle for someone who only drinks Bud Light, or a Traeger for a vegetarian. If they aren't into coffee, they're not gonna care about "SCA certified" or any of that quality stuff. In fact, they probably care more about how it looks, how fast it brews coffee, and maybe some of the other bells and whistles attached like a programmable timer. Don't spend money on something that's purely built for quality coffee; spend on the features instead.

The Cuisinart is a good, reasonably priced unit. We've had ours for over 5 years, making a pot per day plus some pods, and it's still kickin'. The only thing we've replaced is the carafe after it was dropped.

I have been very pleased with my KitchenAid drip coffee maker the past two years. Just prior I tried Cuisinart, OXO, and Braun and was not happy with the coffee flavor and other features like size/configuration. The KA brew is very tasty imo and since it is programmable, I come downstairs every morning to the smell of a fresh pot. It has stainless trim and a sleek glass carafe so it looks nice on the counter as well.

Cuisinart drip maker from Costco with the giant tub of pre-ground Folgers. BIFL with cash left over. After decades with people who have to have hand-ground organic coffee grown from the droppings of Antarctic fairies and brewed by free-range locally steamed orphan tears, I’m glad to be able to drink coffee and get on with it. Our grandparents knew a few things.

I have a cuisinart and it’s great

We have a Cuisinart coffee maker. It's our second one after the old old one failed. Makes the best coffee. It's so good, we see in many tv programs' kitchen or office. Now there's just two of us. We still have the Cuisinart but our daily consumption is only one or two cups a day. So we use a Keurig. But we use reusable plastic pods. I buy good ground coffee and spend much less than the K pods.