| Cuisinart DGB-700BC Grind-and-Brew 12-Cup Automatic Coffeemaker, Brushed Chrome/Black | 
| Brand: Cuisinart
List Price: $310.00
Buy New: $99.95
as of 9/4/2010 14:51 UTC details
Seller: 6spartans
Rating:  181 reviews
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11.9
Dimensions (in): 18 x 13.3 x 10
MPN: DGB-700BC
Model: DGB-700BC
UPC: 086279016522
EAN: 0086279016522
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | 24-hour fully programmable coffeemaker with 12-cup capacity | | | Built-in burr grinder automatically grinds beans before brewing | | | Strength selector and grind control fine-tune intensity and volume | | | 8-ounce bean hopper; auto shutoff; water filter; brew-pause function | | | Measures 10-2/3 by 8-4/9 by 16-1/4 inches; 3-year limited warranty |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The daily grind just go a whole lot easier. Wake up to the freshest coffee around, using a built-in burr grinder to prepare beans right before your very eyes. Customize the strength and program up to 24-hours ahead for an effortless, aromatic start to every morning. Three-year limited warranty. Model DGB-700BC.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 181
 Clean regularly and Don't forget this spot.... I did... March 29, 2009
D. Arena (USA)
244 out of 252 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RPQFKC4WPOT0S I wanted to share this with everyone in video. I LOVE my new Cuisinart Grind & Brew Coffeemaker and I clean it daily. However, it stopped working for me and I did not realize why until I checked further into it.... In case you did not know....
UPDATED REVIEW: JUNE 12, 2010:
Hello everyone! THANK YOU for your comments... I did not see any of these comments until now! I am sorry if I did not reply sooner and seem rude, but I forgot all about this post.
Well... I hate to admit this, but this beautiful coffee machine is now sitting in my pantry. It started to become a hassle cleaning this ALL the time! I ended up using paper filters, because I did not have the time to mess with the cleaning....
Well.... I ended up buying the Keurig Coffee System! I know some of you may frown on that decision, but I swear, the "bold coffee" in the Keurig System IS THE BEST for me! It is easy to use... nothing to clean up, and ready within a minute! I also do not waste the coffee anymore!
I will use my Cuisinart Grind-and-Brew again, but not anytime soon.
Too much coffee? March 14, 2009
Noelle
65 out of 65 found this review helpful
I purchased this coffee maker around Christmas and was a little concerned over the prior reviews that stated it uses too much coffee. The chemist in me had to do the experiment.
A standard issue coffee from Starbucks was ground to a standard medium grind for coffee makers of this type. The coffee was measured on a 1 gram precision scale according to the specification on the Starbucks coffee bag (2Tbs per 6oz cup) to make 6 cups of coffee. The coffee grinds weighed to be 54 grams. The same coffee beans from the same bag were ground in the coffee maker set to 6 cups and strong. The coffee grinds were then measured on the same scale and wouldn't you know...it was exactly 54 grams.
For my coffee beans this machine on the 6 cup setting produced the following:
Strong = 9 grams (2Tbs) of coffee per cup of water
Medium = 8 grams (about - 1 3/4Tbs) of coffee per cup of water
Mild = 7 grams (about - 1 1/2Tbs) of coffee per cup of water
I can't imagine that one couldn't find a setting to their liking when you consider you have increments of 2 cups with 3 settings (strong, medium and mild) each.
Great Coffee Maker!! February 6, 2008
JSM (San Diego CA)
42 out of 44 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying that I researched long and hard before getting this machine. Everyone has their own priorities so let me tell you what was important to me. I wanted a grind a brew coffee maker ever since having the coffee at my Mother-in-law's. She had an older Cuisinart that you had to measure the beans into each time you made coffee. That model also came with a thermal carafe, which, if not properly pre-heated, did not keep the coffee hot very long. So, I knew I wanted a machine that had a heating element (and by default a glass carafe) that would stay hot for at least 3-4 hours. Surprisingly, this ruled out many other machines. I need this feature because my wife and I often work offset schedules and I did not want her to have to make a fresh pot just so she could have hot coffee each morning 2-3 hours after I brewed the first pot. I also wanted a machine that would allow me to select the brew strength. Sometimes you get a really dark roast coffee that you want to brew on medium strength...or even mild. This was important to me because sometimes you entertain company that prefers more mild coffee (or stronger coffee like the "rocket fuel" my in-laws drink) than you might usually enjoy yourself. This Cuisinart was one of the only machines on the market that met all of the above criteria that was important to me. I have had it now for a little over a week and I can't be more pleased. The coffee it makes tastes just as rich and full as if you were buying it from Starbucks. The grinder does make noise, but it is not too bad...about what you would expect from a machine grinding coffee beans. My Master bedroom is next to my kitchen and I don't hear it at all...my wife can sleep right through it. The coffee also comes out very hot! Which is just way I like it. I can enjoy the morning paper without having to refill my coffee 5 minutes later because it got cold. The hopper for the beans is another nice function. You can put 1/2 pounds of beans in which for me (I brew between 6-8 cups a day) means I need to refill the beans every 3-4 days. The instructional DVD that it came with is useful. Makes it very easy to understand how you can make the perfect cup of coffee. It really makes a perfect cup of coffee! Some reviews I have read say the coffee comes out weak. Not true in my case. I started brewing a medium roast coffee on the medium setting and just switched that to mild. It can make it plenty strong! I like strong coffee, and this machine can deliver...if you like it that way. I have also read reviews that coffee grinds go "all over the counter" when grinding. I have not experienced that AT ALL! The latch that secures the container for the beans does need to be secured completely, but it is simple to do and not very hard to mess up. Overall, I love the machine and the coffee is the out of this world. I would highly recommend it to anyone!
World's Best Coffeemaker! November 13, 2007
L. Glass (Glasgow, KY)
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
After considerable research for the absolute best coffee maker in the world, I decided to purchase the Cuisinart Grind and Brew DGB-700BC. It has a burr grinder. This one has the 12-cup glass carafe and it has a warming plate. Reviews on the stainless steel carafe have stated there is no warming plate. It seems the glass one does and the thermal one does not. It works perfectly and is very easy to program and use. It comes with a DVD which simplifies the process even more.
It can also brew ground coffee. Just turn off the grinder before pressing the on/off button and it's ready to go.
As for noise, I don't consider it too noisy. After all, it IS a coffee grinder and I expect to hear it when it grinds the coffee.
The hopper holds a half-pound of beans which is enough to make coffee several times (if you're using the mild setting).
The retail price is $199, but many places have it routinely for $169. I purchased mine at Kohls for $159 and they had a "scratch off" sale going on and I got an additional 15% off at the checkout.
I highly recommend this coffeemaker.
 great concept but terrible coffeemaker August 19, 2008
Terry R. Nye (Kingsport, TN)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
My wife and I purchased the Cuisinart DGB-700BC Grind & Brew coffeemaker from a local store last weekend. It was on sale for a great price, and it looked like a great machine. We already own a different model of Cuisinart Grind & Brew coffeemaker (the DGB-500BK model) that works fine, but you have to add the proper amount of coffee beans to it each day, and we were very excited about the concept of owning a different coffeemaker that could store and automatically select the correct amount of coffee beans to grind before each brewing. It is a great concept but, sadly, the Cuisinart DGB-700BC coffeemaker is not engineered adequately to reliably do what it claims to do.
Our first programmed brewing with coffee beans met with the machine giving an error beeping sound, and it would not brew until I manually started the machine. Then, it used a huge number of coffee beans and made an incredibly strong pot of coffee. We had the strength setting on "medium" so I tried brewing a pot on the "mild" setting the next day. Again, I programmed the coffeemaker, but we woke up to a pot of hot water with no coffee in it (and, no, I did not mistakenly have the grinder turned off). It turns out the grinder was clogged up with beans from the previous day. I cleaned out the grinder per the coffeemaker instructions and tried to manually make a pot of coffee, but then the grinker would not work at all. In frustration I unplugged the unit and made a pot of coffee with our old, reliable coffeemaker which still works perfectly.
Other reviewers have apparently had the same trouble that we had with the grind mechanism. I'm afraid this model simply has a terminal design flaw, and it defeats the purpose of owning an automatic grind & brew coffeemaker if you have to troubleshoot and fix its problems every day to make a pot of coffee. The grind mechanism appears to clog easily, and it looks like it burns out quickly if that occurs. I have a feeling the problem lies largely with darker beans, which tend to be more oily. Perhaps it would work better with a lighter type of coffee bean, but if you can't brew the coffee you like then the coffee maker is not very useful. We love Cuisinart products in general, but this one is a loser. I returned it for a refund.
Cuisinart makes a different model of grind & brew coffeemaker, the DGB-500BK model Cuisinart DGB500BK Grind and Brew, Black, which works very well even with dark, oily coffee beans. You have to put beans in it every time, and it is a little more work to clean, but it is a far more dependable coffeemaker if you want an automatic grind & brew function (and it sells for about $60-100 less).
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