| Cuisinart DGB-650BC Grind-and-Brew Thermal 10-Cup Automatic Coffeemaker, Brushed Metal | 
| Brand: Cuisinart
List Price: $235.00
Buy New: $109.95
as of 9/4/2010 21:32 UTC details
Seller: Abes of Maine Cameras and Electronics
Rating:  91 reviews
Color: Brushed Metal
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.7
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 12 x 17.5
MPN: DGB-650BC
Model: DGB-650BC
UPC: 086279024190
EAN: 0086279024190
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | 10-cup automatic coffeemaker with built-in coffee-bean grinder | | | Fully programmable; brew-pause function; 1- to 4-cup setting | | | Thermal stainless-steel carafe; grind-off option for pre-ground coffee | | | Auto shut-off; gold-tone permanent filter and charcoal water filter included | | | Measures 12 by 9-1/2 by 17-1/2 inches; 3-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
The easiest way to great coffee is the Cuisinart Grind & Brew! This 10-cup coffeemaker automatically grinds the beans right before brewing to deliver the freshest coffee flavor and the thermal stainless steel carafe keeps it hot and fresh for hours at a time. Because its fully programmable with a large control panel, its easier than ever to enjoy a hot cup of coffee any time of day. Quick, easy, delicious great coffee is automatic with the Cuisinart Grind & Brew. Features: Automatically grinds whole beans before brewing 24-hour fully programmable 10-cup (5 ounces each) double-wall insulated thermal carafe Brew Pause feature lets you enjoy a cup before brewing has finished Automatically shuts off when brewing is complete Grind-off feature 1 to 4-cup feature Gold tone commercial style permanent filter Charcoal water filter removes impurities Limited 3-year warranty
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 91
 New & Improved March 8, 2009
S. Falcone (Wake Forest, NC USA)
79 out of 80 found this review helpful
I love the new look! We had the older version for about 6 years. This new one is sleeker and much easier to clean and keep clean (the inside where the grinder sits gets cakey due to condensation). I got it for $149, used Amazon Prime, and had it in a few days! I love it. If you're thinking of getting this grind and brew with stainless carafe, it is nice. Some parts will have to be replaced over the years like the older version, but the taste of the freshly ground coffee every day is worth it. I never pre-heat the carafe like the directions say because that defeats the purpose of the timer. I've never had an issue with the coffee temperature, it's always hot! I also recommend hand-washing over dishwasher. The carbon filters are similar to Brita and can be found for cheap at Kohl's. One other note is it only makes 10 cups as opposed to the typical 12 cups. This is fine for me because it's just me and my husband, but if you need to make a ton of coffee regularly, this may not be a good choice. Overall, I love it and I'm glad I traded up!
Many improvements over the DGB-600BC November 8, 2009
Jewel Cardwell (Centreville, VA United States)
60 out of 61 found this review helpful
We had a DGB-600BC and used it daily for about 4 years. The grinder assembly finally seized and we could no longer remove it. We had been looking around for a new coffee maker, anyway, so we went ahead and bought this one (DGB-650BC) at a local store.
We've been using it for a couple weeks now and it makes a fine cup of coffee, just like the last one did. I noticed right away, that a few things that turned out to be issues with the last model had been fixed or improved upon with this one.
1) The grinder compartment is much better separated from the water reservoir and also designed better for all the grounds to go into the filter basket. The older model always left a bit of a mess, both in the grinder compartment and on the little shelf that separated the filter basket from the coffee pot, and around the burner plate. I haven't seen any of that mess with this model. I can't tell you how happy that makes me.
2) The little shelf I spoke about in #1 is now gone. That's a plus. Since this maker is designed better, it isn't needed anyway. Also, this shelf caused build up around the door latch making it hard to shut after a very short time. I'm glad it's gone.
3) The filter basket door mechanism is far better designed. The old model I had to slam shut, sometimes repeatedly, before it would stay shut. This one has a much better and more sturdy hinge mechanism and latch.
4) New to this model (the old one didn't have this) is a window on the side so you can see how much water you're pouring in. It's clearly marked and has a red floating ball to make it easy to see. I really like this feature.
The grinder seem a little louder than the old one, but I've never met a coffee grinder that wasn't loud and it's only for a very short time. I love having freshly ground coffee first thing in the morning.
As far as cleanup goes for the grinding assembly and filter basket, it only takes a minute or two. Aside from the coffee pot itself, there are 5 pieces to clean and it really is quick and easy to empty the filter basket and rinse the pieces.
In short, this is fine coffee maker, much improved from the DGB-600BC, and I am happy we upgraded to it.
Works Great! February 27, 2009
Daren Barker
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
Let me start by admitting that I am a novice when it comes to drinking coffee, much less owning coffee machines. This is the first coffee machine I've ever bought, but I've been very happy with it thus far. If you purchase it, definitely read the directions - as there are a couple of small points they bring out, that you wouldn't otherwise know. (For instance, when you place the goldtone coffee filter in, the handle which can rest in either direction, must face outwards.) I just mention this, since I am usually one to NOT read directions, and I'm sure most others who have owned coffe machines wouldn't either, but it seems valuable in this particular case.
The main reason I went with this unit, was Cuisineart had the only ones in Bed Bath & Beyond which can be programmed to grind then brew. I leave it on my desk at work, and have it programmed to grind/brew right before I arrive in the morning. And it's awesome. Only used it several times so far, but no complaints. Cleaning is relatively easy - but (like any other coffee brewer/grinder I assume) you have to clean it every day. Not a big deal though, so far I've just been taking the grinder and filter parts out, and rinsing them out. Not sure how important it is to use soap...
The most valuable thing I can tell you, that you won't read on the box, is that the thermal caraffe REALLY DOES work great. I don't pre-heat the caraffe, since I have it sitting out from the night before. I have mine programmed to start brewing at 8:30am. And believe it or not, despite the fact that there is no heater that runs after it's done brewing... the coffee stays HOT for a long time. It stays piping hot for several hours, and even at 2:30pm, it is still drinkably warm. I never expected it to stay that warm for 6 hours, far exceeded my expecations.
Easy to program, but you have to remember to press the Program button each night before. Although, that's not really a big deal since you have to add water and all the other stuff anyway. It's a safety feature really.
Grinder noise isn't super loud, and it only runs for 60 seconds so who cares. Mine is sitting on my desk in my cube, but I program it to run before most people arrive in the office so it's not a problem.
Very short 2ft. power cord with the unit, which will be great for kitchen countertops where you can put it by an outlet, otherwise you might need an extension cord.
Can't speak about reliability. Hopefully they fixed some of the issues people had with this unit's predecessor. Will revise my review later if I have issues.
I've rated it 5 stars, for $129 I feel that I got what I expected and paid for, and really don't have any complaints. I also haven't seen ANYTHING in the market that does what this does, in the same price range. Is there not a demand for coffee grinder/brewers? I mean, why wouldn't you want to have something that you can program to do both before you even wake up? For me, there was no other choice.
Cuisinart has a more expensive model than this one, but it was $70 more and the only feature that really seemed to be valuable was it's "burr grinder" which is supposedly better. But it didn't seem like that was worth $70 more to me, so I thought this was the best value.
 Not very pleased with this product April 16, 2009
Janet
33 out of 36 found this review helpful
I ordered this coffee maker knowing that Cuisinart produces very fine products but I have to say I am not real happy with this particular product. The grinder grinds the beans VERY coarse which doesn't make a very strong cup of coffee - so I'm back to grinding my coffee with my burr grinder. The setting for 1-4 cups does not make the water warmer as advertised (it comes out luke warm) so I just don't push that button when making a small pot of coffee. I do find that when brewing a full pot it does keep the coffee hot for quite a while. I think, if I order another Cuisinart coffeemaker in the future, that I will pay a little more and get the coffeemaker with the burr grinder and with a hot-plate instead of the thermal carafe.
A Daily Hassle December 20, 2009
Benjamin J. Frank (Ohio USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
The way this works is a bit of a hassle and not smooth--you must measure & place the beans you want for each pot you're making, putting them into the partially disassembled top grinder unit - then assemble, add water, and close the top lid. Once done brewing, that 2 piece grinder assembly will be all fogged and moist so you have to take it apart, rinse and let dry before you use it again.
I expected it to work like my previous Capresso unit (6 years old, beginning to leak somewhere) - just add several days of beans to a reservoir and then forget the whole bean part of the coffee equation until refilling--just add water and keep the carafe clean with very occasional grinder cleaning (I cleaned my grinder less than 2x per year - yes, I'm a pig - but with the relative genius design of the Capresso, no moisture ever got to where the beans were kept/ground so the worst case was that some grindings would sit for a day before being pushed into the pot the next day).
I never imagined or read about how much more complicated and involved making coffee would be with this machine than what I'd gotten used to. Not that it's difficult in a technical sense but it's 2 extra non-trivial steps every day--measure the beans and disassemble/clean the grinder unit--these were steps I am not accustomed to and I think it's just poor design for what is otherwise a great $100 coffeemaker.
If i had it to do over, I'd have just bought a plain non-grinding maker ($50?) and a burr grinder ($25?) and you get the same thing with much less hassle (no need to disassemble and clean the grinder after it gets wet every day).
Once I get past my dismay of the hassle factor, I find that:
the machine looks nice
the thermal carafe is brilliant (keeps coffee warm and I assume uses far less energy over the course of the day).
the coffee tastes very good (maybe not quite as good as the previous machine which I assume is due to the grinder not being a burr grinder).
If you're someone who puts a high value on low hassle, I recommend you find a unit that provides a "bean reservoir" for several days worth of beans (and double check the operation to see that you don't have to take the grinder apart to clean after every usage). If you don't need a thermal carafe, there are several choices. If you want the thermal carafe, there are only perhaps 2-3 choices - including I think the more pricey 12 cup Cuisinart.
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