I already have one of these in our guest house, so I knew what to expect. It is pretty nice because everyone loves freshly brewed coffee and the fact that it grinds the beans is why I got it. I only went with white, however, because it was on sale. It is a pain to clean, there are a lot of parts to put together each time you brew a fresh pot and it is extremely loud. I really wanted a Melitta, but they don't make them anymore. While there is a lot of room for improvement the cuisinart is still a nice pot. It keeps the coffee hot for a long time and has a charcoal filter. Nice!

My wife and I still use this machine after 5 years. It works great and brews a wonderful cup of coffee. The pot keeps coffee warm over 5 hours with no burning of the coffee. We are just now looking at a replacement because it doesn't seem to be grinding as well. We see more and more grounds in the grinding area that didn't make it down to the filter. The only CON I'd say is it's a pain to clean, but I'm not sure if ANY Grind and Brew (G&B) would be any easier. Overall we LOVE this unit and will be looking at others. I bought it here right on Overstock.com and will be purchasing my next on here as well.

This white and stainless coffeemaker is very attractive and makes great coffee. The specially designed lid that keeps coffee fresh and air tight also serves as the avenue for the brew to enter the carafe. This causes the lid to get ugly coffee stains over it. I recommend after brewing to take the lid off, rinse it, and put it back on. The chute where the freshly ground beans enters the filter tends to get wet coffee drips on the surrounding plastic, which can be sponged off easily enough. When cleaning the filter assembly, I take special care handling it as a safeguard. It appears that it would not withstand any rough treatment. The Grind and Brew is still worth it.

These units make exceptionally good coffee. I've never had one last more than 3 years though. The last one was a replacement to one that died at 2 years old... pitiful for such an expensive machine. The replacement machine had a faulty latch, and Cuisinart would not honor the warranty as it was a replacement and not the original purchase. I dont know why I bought this one (our 5th in 10 years), after such excessive problems, except that it does make a wonderful pot of coffee, especially when using the bean grinding apparatus. The unit has an even shorter lifespan if you neglect running vinegar though it every 90 days or so to remove mineral deposits. The carafe keeps the coffee moderately hot for a couple of hours, but not piping hot. Thats because the pour spout never closes so some of the heat escapes. Its still better than having the burner/warmer continue to cook your coffee, making it unpalatable after 45 minutes. Cuisinart's Customer Service is fairly responsive, but robotic in reading from set lines, all designed to protect the company. All in all, our Mr. Coffee unit has lasted 20 years, is maintenence free, and cost 1/3 the price. For some reason though, the Cuisinart makes a vastly better tasting pot of coffee. Buy the Cuisinart for the taste, but avoid it if you want it to be a long lasting coffee maker.

It's nice looking and makes great coffee. A bit difficult to see the water level and quite a chore to clean up. I'm happy with the purchace

Having been a "coffee junkie" since the early days of the Melita Coffee Pot & Filter system along with some fine drip grind coffee was received as a gift, I think nothing can top drip coffee. This coffee pot is really sleek and looks great in the kitchen. A stainless steel crafe was a "must" to hold the temperature of the coffee. I really like the signal at the end of brewing. BUT grinding is very noisy and apparently is a pre-set time. It does a lot of empty grinding for 1 - 4 cups. Definately not good for the still asleep members of the household. I have always ground my coffee to the same grind as Melita brand coffee, a fine drip grind. The manual for this Cusinart recommends medium grind and the grinder is set to that grind. It cannot be adjusted. To get a good cup of coffee requires about twice as much coffee as the fine drip grind recommended by Melita. To solve this, I have given up on the built-in grinder and have added a new adjustable grinder to the kitchen counter that will produce a fine drip grind. The the cost of new grinder will be off set by savings in coffee bean purchases. There is another model without the grinder I would recommend but needless to say I wouldn't recomment this model.

I have had many Cuisinart products including the coffee pots in the past. This one combines not only the grinding feature but the insulated carafe as well, in white. It was very hard to find one that met all my expectations. I liked the first one I ordered so much I ordered a second one for my lake home. Thank you Overstock!

This is the second grinder/brewer coffee maker that I purchased in the last 3 months. The first one was complicated and did not perform well. I was able to return it to Overstock and then bought this Cuisinart as a replacement. This coffee maker is very easy to use and is a good size for 2 people to have coffee in the morning. I should mention that the grinder is quite loud and could wake the baby - if you had one sleeping nearby. Overall, we are quite pleased.

I love the looks of the coffee maker and it makes a good cup of coffee except for the fact the coffee isnot hot. I have to warm it in the microwave to be warm enough. To bad there is not a switch to adjustthe temperture. I will be returning the coffee maker .

This Cuisinart coffee does it's job more than boil water. However, the surprise was the misleading statement printed on the front "automatic grind & brew thermal" as there's nothing auto about turning on the grinder, turning if off each time you use the coffeemaker for brewing. If they don't sell a one-step machine by now, or I guess missed it in their terse description and instructions. I was relying as a specialist food preparation company it was engineered to be automatic, unless I missed something after 65 years. My take is what's the big advancement and price about? I guess it takes asking direct questions, not just an "on-line" experience.