Cuisinart DGB-400 Grind & Brew 12-Cup Automatic Coffeemaker

Kiki Von Pants: The good: I love this coffee maker and the quality of the coffee it makes is great. I chose the thermal carafe over a glass pot to avoid the horrible burnt flavor you get over time as the coffee sits. The thermal pot does a great job of keeping your coffee hot, you just need to preheat the carafe with some hot water, which I do while the grinder grinds.

The not so good: The grinder living in the same housing as the water goes in means the steam from the water heating up to brew gets into the grinder and turns any leftover coffee residue into soggy muck. So to prevent a sticky mess, I leave the top open to are dry as soon as the coffee is done brewing. Also, if you forget to empty the grinds basket, your life is going to suck for a bit as you clean up all the grinds overflow.

Despite the two big downsides, I would recommend this coffee maker for most people. Would I buy it again? I might, but I might also spend more for a similar style machine with a separate housing for the grinder.

United States on Nov 18, 2023

Sergio Flores: Buena capacidad y elegante su diseño exterior.
El diseño de la boca de plástico de la jarra, está mal diseñada. Si quieres servirte de manera normal, se derrama el café y ensucia la superficie en dónde realizas el servicio. Si deseas que no derrame, debes de servir el café muy despacio, además si la cafetera está llena, esto es un problema.

Mexico on Nov 14, 2023

kristy mh: The good: It has a water window on the carafe side. Easy to clean all parts. Grinds beans very well, producing a great cup of coffee. Water filter is easy to change.
The bad: No water window on k-cup side. The grinder is louder than most. The carafe has a lip where the plastic top meets the glass that catches water when cleaning and the water goes back into the pot, makes it hard to rinse. The stainless front isn’t fingerprint resistant.
Indifferent: It’s very tall so you can’t sit it on a k-cup drawer if you want it to fit under upper cabinet.

United States on Nov 13, 2023

Alfonso S.: la cafetera cumple las expectativas la recomiendo

Mexico on Nov 13, 2023

Violeta: Es un muy buen producto a muy buen precio, solo le cambiaría el seguro que detiene el filtro ya que no es lo suficientemente fuerte y se bota, pero lo solucioné usando unas cuñas de cartón.

Mexico on Nov 11, 2023

Rick: Nice machine for a brewer and k cup in one. Perfect size for countertop/under cabinet coffee maker. Negatives: bean grinder is a simple little blade grinder. Does not hold very much beans. Enough for the pot you are brewing. Now for the worst part. The steam given off from brewing fills the grinder compartment every time. If you use the grinder to brew you will get a wet coffee dusted compartment. Aggravating to clean every time. If you don’t use the grinder to brew then it is a simple rinse and dry since the grinder compartment is removable. All in all it works well and easy to set up. If you want a grinder built in machine find one with a burr grinder!

United States on Nov 07, 2023

Vicker H: I like this coffee maker very much! I bought 2 of them!! 1 for the camper and 1 for the house. I am thinking of getting another one for work. The only problem I have is that it leaves a thick fine mud at the bottom of the cup!! If it had a paper filter to go with the micro mesh filter, I think it would be better!! I tried the original K-Cups in it, and it just didn't work right?? Don't know why or if the K-cups were just bad or what?? It made a mess with it, and I didn't like cleaning it out. Not fun. Tried other k-cups and happened to do the same thing. Don't know if it can grind finer or not but would like to see a setting on the grinder for that thing otherwise I love this coffee maker!!

United States on Oct 31, 2023

gabriel jara bordi: Prepara muy buenos cafés.

Mexico on Sep 29, 2023

manuel: This would be a 5 star machine and is my 2nd one, but....
The down side is daily cleaning and I've had to replace the grinder lid twice on the first machine (had it 5 yrs). Other wise. I love fresh ground beans and coffee in the morning so it's worth it to me.

Canada on Sep 01, 2023

Tempting Reviews: EDIT December 12 2022

I saw the "sitting water" situation mentioned in another review. Feels like they designed it that way on purpose, don't know for sure. The grooves in that area would seem to indicate that they were wanting the condensation to roll back down but the sealed nature of it doesn't make it work. Perhaps having the grind hopper to the side rather than on top would have been more logical.

There's leakage from the plastic "neck" of the carafe. This didn't happen with the older model; so I suspect the materials they used are not the best for hot water (chemistry; certain materials expand/contract with temperature shifts and become brittle at points). This has gotten worse with every pour. I might test some sealant. For now I have to use a napkin right under the pour spout.

I tested different brew strengths with the options - while it did work, I wasn't a fan of the taste I ended up with. So my suspicion is that this setting really only works well with "bland" coffees - you know, the Folgers of the world. I'm using Java Planet, one of their darker roasts, and the flavor was absolutely not to my liking.

I tested the grounds basket. Might be...

United States on Nov 27, 2022