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Cuisinart Grind and Brew
 "Grind
and Brew" is the name Cuisinart gives to its three top-end coffee makers,
the
10-Cup Automatic Coffeemaker, the
12-Cup Automatic Coffeemaker and the
Thermal 10-Cup Automatic Coffeemaker
(picture).
The machines do not receive the best of reviews at the demanding
Coffee Geek website. The average score in
early April 2006 was 5.5 (out of 10) from 38 reviews. (By contrast, the Cuisinart Brew Central machine is very highly rated.)
Here's an excerpt from a
favorable review:
I started researching grind and brew coffee machines. There were some
nasty reviews on the Cuisinart, but they all seemed to center on the
cleaning of the "5" parts. My experience in coffee centers on the quality of
the beans rather than the machinery so I decided to give it a try.
I like strong coffee but not the type that puts hair on your chest....On day one I tried a good
French Roast and filled the grinder with 2 more than the recommended one
scoop per cup of beans and it was too strong. Going back to the recommended
amount did the trick. Over the past month I have tried several quality
blends and like the machine more and more each time I grind and brew.
And from an
unfavorable review:
No matter how much coffee you use, it tastes like weak restaurant coffee.
You can see right through it to the bottom of the cup. No way to adjust the
grind, either: "coarse" is where it's at. In the end we gave this machine to
my sister, who loves good gadgets but isn't supposed to drink coffee anyway.
Weak coffee's ok with her.
A review at the
Coffee Bean Queen website said:
Cuisinart makes some great small home appliances full of style and
gumption. While I have the stainless steel, thermal option it does cost
twice the price of these plastic models. If you drink coffee everyday, I
would buy the Cuisinart Thermal Grind & Brew option. I highly recommend
using a thermal carafe instead of the glass carafe and warming plate.
Thermal keeps your coffee warm without baking it.
Otherwise, you'll find hundreds and hundreds of reviews all over the
internet at sales sites such as Amazon.com.
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