Cuisinart DCC-1200 12-Cup Brew Central Coffeemaker

Cuisinart DCC-1200 12-Cup Brew Central Coffeemaker | Finally- consistant HOT coffee

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	Cuisinart DCC-1200 12-Cup Brew Central Coffeemaker Cuisinart Cuisinart average customer review:based on 844 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Stay in bed ten minutes longer - the coffee will brew itself! A sleek coffee maker with a futuristic feel from Cuisinart. Built-in charcoal water filter ensures a better brew. With two brewing cycles, variable temperature control and gold-tone filter. Three-year limited warranty. Model DCC-1200.

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Coffee comes out great and is hot. The design of the water line is not great. Not visible from side like most but only looking down from the top. Other than that it is a great maker. I own many Cuisinart products and they all seem to work well with no problems.

Finally- consistant HOT coffee

I have several tried several coffee makers. I couldn'd find one that made consistant hot coffee or one that didn't leak down the carafe when I poured it! I finally found a GOOD coffee maker, and one that will keep warm for up to 4 hours! (usually they all shut off after 2 hours, which didn't work for us, especially on weekends)This one is great, and I love the fact that it gives a low tone beeping when it is done brewing and when it is going to shut off.It's not too loud, but enough so I can hear it and I don't have to keep checking to see when it has completed its cycle! Thanks Cuisinart fro combining all the best features of a coffee maker into one fantastic product!

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It worked well for as long as one could expect.

We used it virtually everyday for about 4 years and our compliants are minor. Recently, the switch started acting up so we are getting a new machine. We're switching brands, but probably just for a different set of plusses & minuses.

Plusses for the DCC-1200:
- makes a good cup of coffee (we haven't yet been convinced it needs to be any hotter)
- it's not too big (it's amazing how huge some models are)
- it beeps when it's done brewing
- it looks good
- it's worth the price ($65)

Minuses:
- seeing the water level when filling isn't easy, compared to units with the fill level visible on the outside
- the fill opening requires careful aim (a trade-off for its compact size, but it wasn't that hard to deal with)

Our next unit will have a thermal carafe and no heating element. We prefer that the coffee be kept hot after brewing and not cooked further. We turned off this unit immediately after brewing was finished.

This unit will satisfy the average person's needs quite well. For those who consider themselves coffee connaisseurs, it's likely to be not good enough.

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Way Overpriced

My husband and I have had this coffee maker for about a year now and while pretty to look at, it works no better than the $24 basic Black & Decker coffee maker. We drink coffee every day. Your coffee maker has a lot less to do with how good your coffee tastes than the quality of the coffee bean you are buying. After having so many coffee makers in my life and trying so many different types of coffee, I cannot be convinced that a $70-$100 coffee maker is going to brew a superior cup of coffee. Don't assume that because this unit is expensive that it is any better than the low end Black & Decker ones. The only positive difference worth noting is the pour spout on the carafe - this one is better, but still not worth the money your paying for the looks of this maker. You're being hoodwinked on this one, folks.

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Ok coffee, bad design

Bought this as a replacement for a very good Braun machine which, however, turned up its toes and died for no reason, as Brauns apparently do. The Cuisinart makes good enough coffee, but when you use it, you will see that the clumsiness and stupidity of its design is breathtaking. It is not as easy to fill with water as other coffee makers, but you can get used to that. But try to brew a full, or close to full pot, and you will discover when you finish that there are coffee grounds all over the inside, and no way to clean it other than to unplug it, hold it under a spray (preferably) faucet, and wash them out. Possible, but clumsy and inefficient.

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