Product Description

With its sleek Italian styling, brushed stainless finish and "loaded" feature package, you'd expect nothing less than a fabulous cup of coffee. And you won't be disappointed! From filtering the water, to grinding the beans, to keeping your brew hot, not to mention having it ready and waiting for you first thing in the morning, this handsome machine does it all, and then some.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #403 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Cuisinart
• Model: DGB-600BC
• Dimensions: 11.00" h x 12.00" w x 18.00" l, 10.00 pounds

Features

• Grinds coffee beans and brews coffee at preset time
• Charcoal filter eliminates chlorine and odors from tap water
• Brushed stainless steel, double-wall insulated thermal carafe keeps up to 10 5-ounce cups of brewed coffee
• Grinder removes for easy clean-up; brew-pause for mid-brew pour
• Measures 15 by 8 by 7-1/2 inches, 3-year warranty

Amazon.com Review
When the aroma of freshly brewed coffee--from freshly ground beans--wafts into your bedroom in the morning, you won't need your alarm clock. Preset this coffeemaker for your desired wake-up time, add coffee beans to the grinder, and in the morning the beans are ground to a medium grind and hot coffee awaits in the 10-cup stainless steel, double-wall insulated thermal carafe. You can also program the machine to start brewing at the end of a dinner party to avoid having to get up from the table, or to have hot coffee waiting after a brisk winter walk. When making fewer than five cups of coffee, use the 1-to-4-cups setting to improve extraction and heat; coffeemakers without this setting often lack the time to heat up properly, and coffee comes out cooler. A disposable charcoal filter removes chlorine and odors from tap water, improving coffee flavor, and should be changed every few months. Other features include a gold-tone commercial-style filter (or use No. 4 basket-style paper filters); capacity to use preground coffee instead of beans; 30-second Brew Pause, which allows a cup be poured before brewing is complete; and an audible tone to indicate the pot is ready. The grinder removes for easy cleaning, and all removable parts can be washed safely in the upper rack of a dishwasher. The Cuisinart Grind and Brew measures 15 by 8 by 7-1/2 inches, and comes with a three-year warranty. --Ann Bieri

Customer Reviews

Keeps it Hot!
The coffee tastes great and the thermal pot keeps the coffee hot for hours. Nothing like freshly ground coffee first thing in the morning. Put the beans in at night and the coffee is waiting in the morning.

Great Coffe!
After reading many of the vitriolic reviews this little machine has invoked, I was almost convinced to stick with my old Braun Aromaster.

My wife and I visited Lowe's to see the DGB600BC and the various Bunn machines. She liked the looks of the Cuisinart, so you can guess which unit we purchased.......
I was not overly optimistic about the purchase after seeing all of the nitpicky negative posts in this review forum, but after using this machine for a month or so, I have to say that it makes a very good pot of coffee!
The grinder is loud and doesn't grind fine enough for me(I like strong coffee), but the wife likes the autogrind feature.

PROS:
The Thermal Carafe: Outstanding, it keeps the coffee piping hot for a couple hours, if you warm it up first. No more burnt coffee from sitting on a hot warmer.

The Gold Filter Basket: I hate paper filters, this was another selling point for me.

Appearance: It looks very nice on the countertop, I love the black /stainless look.

Price: It was on sale, picked it up for $100.00

Programmable: Easy to set up and use

CONS:(these are all MINOR in my book)
More parts to clean: especially if you use the grinder all the time.

Grinder: Loud and grinds to coarse(for me)

Grinder has to be in place to make a pot of coffee

Final Comment:
I would definitely recommend this machine.
Our friends have had the same unit(in Red) for a year or so and report that it's been a good trouble free machine.
I hope this helps in your decision.
Paul

Lousy
Some what poorly constructed. Looks very fragile. Have not been able to get a good cup of coffee out of the machine. The coffee was very weak (1 bag of tea used several times would be stronger). You have to turn caraffe more than 90 degrees to get coffee out.