Cuisinart DCC-1100BKP1 Coffeemaker, 12-Cup, Black

Had an older Cuisinart Grind 'n' Brew unit - bought this one after 9 1/2 years as a replacement - and LOVE LOVE LOVE it. With the stainless steel insulated carafe, gold-tone 'forever' filter (I use paper), and incredibly simple to use - it is a MUST BUY.Note: The lid on the thermal carafe is identical to my old unit - it's important to rinse the LID out thoroughly to clear any residue that may have slipped through the filter - particularly important if you grind your own coffee or use the (included) gold-tone "forever" filter. The lid has a ball that is hidden inside the lid, and the ball can get 'stuck' on grounds residue - which why it's important to rinse the lid after every pot.I prefer the purity of paper filters, and I am continuing to use my flat bottom filters even though this unit has a cone-shaped reservoir more ideally-suited to conical paper coffee filters.First pot brewed like a champ, and far superior taste to anything I get from S***bucks or P***'s coffee shops, at a much lower cost. The thermal carafe works well, and was the principal reason I went with Cuisinart once again. Also, the thermal units do NOT have an electric warming plate, which prevents over-cooking the coffee whilst it sits on the warmer.Handy water gauge along the right side of the unit - I only filled it to 10 cups and had no overflow issues.Why buy this? It works well - simply put - does what you want and nothing more. Has its own charcoal water filter (you can buy more from Amazon as I did) - filtering out the chlorine out of domestic water supply is VITAL to great taste. I also use a Brita water pitcher (with its own charcoal filter) so my coffee is extra filtered, and the taste reflects that.Even with a decent size portion of Coffee Mate Hazelnut sugar-free - the temp is just right. Hot but not scalding. No warmer plate means no scalded "police station" coffee, which turns bitter just minutes after fresh brewing!I also bought a JustInCase safety deck (available on the web) which is 2" deep, to put this unit on. The idea is in case of coffee maker wardrobe malfunction (translation: coffee going all over the countertops, floors, carpets, etc), the JustInCase unit catches all that mess in a handy tray which you can pour down the sink - and nothing goes anywhere else. The JustInCase unit showed up from Idaho in a couple of days, and exceeded my expectations.Malfunctions can happen on ANY coffee maker, ranging from 2 paper filters instead of 1, clogged lid in the carafe, over-filling the water reservoir, forgetting to put the carafe in or putting the carafe in at an improper angle, etc. As such, the modest cost of an anti-spill device protects against the inevitable coffee overflow that can occur without warning - especially important for those who use 'auto-brew' or who leave the room during brewing.I gave up on grinding my own beans. Those burr grinders clog up and are a PITA to clean. I buy the 3 lbs of K****kland coffee from the membership club, and Bob's my uncle.All told, I'm extremely happy and recommend this. Would give 6 stars. BTW, the object sitting below the coffee maker in my uploaded photos is the all-black JustInCase spill-catcher! Available on the web.UPDATE 10.28.2017: INSIDE OF THERMAL CARAFE exhibited flaking brown flecks, now suspect may have been coffee grounds that built-up over the past 27 months of use. I mistakenly thought this might have been teflon de-laminating from the interior of the carafe, but Cuisinart support says it is stainless interior, so it had to be coffee sludge. I am going to purchase a new carafe and try to do a better job of cleaning between brews.

After 10 years of faithful service, our Mr. Coffee started to go haywire, so we were in the market for a new coffeemaker. Our daughter got a Hamilton Beach for Christmas last year, which she really loves, but I didn't like the looks of it for my kitchen. I started to look online and read reviews on other coffeemakers that would suit what we were looking for, which this time would include an auto timer, so we could have hot coffee when we wake up. I thought that perhaps we should go back to the old standby--Mr. Coffee, but so many of the reviews for their products were negative. It seems they have gone downhill and are not built to last anymore like the old ones. Then I looked at the Cuisinart section and found this model. After reading all of the reviews on it, we decided to purchase it and are very glad we did. Here are some of the things we like about this model after using it for a few weeks now.1. It makes a great tasting pot of coffee in about 12 minutes and the coffee is very hot!2. It has a 3 year limited warranty-- a lot of coffeemakers have only a one year warranty3. The carafe is easy to pour from and we've never had coffee dribble while pouring.4. The auto timer feature works great!5. It has a programmable feature that lets you choose how long you want the hot plate to stay on after brewing--from 0 to 4 hours and also gives a warning 2 beeps when it turns off.6. It has an auto 5 beep feature that signals the end of the brewing cycle--we've never found it to be a problem, even if we are still in bed when the pot is done. Others complained it was too loud, but I like it especially when we are up and about because then you know for sure that your coffee is ready and waiting! One thing that many of the reviewers didn't like was the small opening to the water reservoir. We don't find it to be a problem as long as you pour carefully. It also takes the cone shaped filters, which are a little tricky to fill, especially for my husband. He takes the filter basket and sets it into a cup larger than the basket for stability, inserts the paper filter and then dumps the coffee in. I am able to just stand the filter basket up on the counter with the paper filter in it and then carefully dump the coffee in. (It has a narrow flat surface on the bottom). Other reviewers said the unit was so tall that it had to be pulled out from under the cabinets to fill. This is true for us also, but we had to do it with our old Mr. Coffee model as well, so it is really not a big issue. It also has a self cleaning feature which we haven't used yet. I would definitely recommend this coffeemaker to others!One other note: We ordered this product from Amazon at a good price and two days later, it was sitting on the counter. Their shipping was extremely fast. We thought we would have to wait a week to 10 days to receive it.

We’ve been using for for 6 weeks now and very pleased with the product. Reading some of the reviews about coffee not being hot enough after brewing, or lack of retaining heat in the thermos, I was a little leery about purchasing this item. However, we didn’t/don’t have any of these issues. Coffee is very hot after brewing, and carafe keeps the coffee hot enough for up to 3-4 hours.The unit does have a warming plate, but it is only on during the brew cycle (to heat up the carafe) and shuts off after coffee has brewed. No drip spout works great and also like the fact you don’t have to loosen lid to pour the coffee.If there is a flaw in this, it’s that the clock is not backlit. Difficult to see time when trying to set auto start in the kitchen before retiring.

This is my third one....same model.....its great..use it up to several times a day. Always dependable! Had this same model for years.

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I really like this coffee maker. Compared to my previous Krups coffee maker with carafe, this one keeps coffee hotter for longer. It’s still warm the next day! Good flavour, easy controls, no complaints.