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Cuisinart DGB600BCU Grind & Brew Automatic Filter Coffee Maker | 
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| Brand: CUISINART
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: £122.33
New (5) from £122.33
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 3327
Media: Kitchen & Home
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12.1
Dimensions (in): 18 x 12.5 x 12
MPN: DGB600BCU
Model: DGB600BCU
EAN: 5051724215886
ASIN: B0007PC664
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 A Great Machine August 2, 2008
Mr. Andrew Gordon Pickup (Slough, Bucks United Kingdom)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was given this as a present a month ago. A bit complex at first, I spent half an hour reading the manual, and it has been fantastic. Timer is set to 0545, and when I get up the coffee is there waiting. I have never used the grinder (I like filter coffee, and it is good not to have to buy filter papers any more), so I can't comment on the noise. At about 0900, I rinse out the various parts, leave them on the draining board, and by lunchtime it is dry and ready to refill for the next morning. One of the best presents I have ever received!
 Convenient and practical coffee maker September 26, 2005
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
The Cusinart machine is great. I live in the US and have had one for a year now and just purchased one for my father in the UK. It makes consistent coffee and does it well. The timer feature works nicely and the noise the thing makes will certainly wake you up. Downside - it really does need cleaning after every use and the coffee grinder must be dried if you plan on reusing it immediately. Never place anything (carafe excluded) in a dishwasher - you won't kill it, but you will notice a difference.
Things you NEED to know :) February 8, 2007
Robert Welburn (London, UK)
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
OK - you'll read some bad reviews of the Cuisinart 'grind and brew' range - but it is actually a good coffee maker. Firstly people moan about having to clean it, but it is honestly not a problem. You run the grinder under the tap, empty the filter and bowl and run them under the tap, and then give them a wipe and leave them to dry. I supppose it is a lot if you're used to instant coffee and rinsing out a mug, and it can be a pain if you want to make a second brew immediately.
Secondly - and this is a legitimate gripe - it makes weak coffee. Yes. It does if you follow the instruction manual. This is mainly because the grind is very coarse. Its a blade (not a burr) grinder and has no coarseness setting.
TIPS: If you're using mild/medium beans (such as Starbucks house blend for a ubiquitous reference) you need at least two scoops per cup - not one as the manual states. You can also use stronger beans of course. The maximum capacity of the grinder is 10 scoops of beans - so you can only use 2 scoops per cup for up to 5 cups. When making 10 cups - I use 8 scoops of beans, and 4 scoops of fine-ground filter coffee (its ok to mix the two). This makes a good hearty brew - the pre ground adds a bit of extra zing and the beans give the fresh ground flavour. Some of my friends (who drink coffee like bitumen) also add a few scoops of pre-ground directly into the filter before closing the main door).
It is very nice walking into the kitchen in a morning to be greeted by the smell of freshly ground beans and with a pot of coffee ready and waiting. And the jug really does keep it hot for ages.
My only gripe - the "revolutionary" and "totally non-drip" spout, that cuisinart ramble on about endlessly in their literature, always drips the first time you take the coffee pot out after brewing. Hardly a major issue though!
air raid warning level of noise April 16, 2007
Angela Bruce (Rainham, Kent, UK)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Had much coffee this weekend following purchase of this machine. Delighted with coffee and it keeps the coffee hot without further cooking, so the delayed coffee is not stewed.
The thought of setting the timer to awake to freshly brewed coffee was a draw but this won't happen. The grinding proceess noise would mean that the whole house would have the same alarm call and the unit is so well sealed that the aroma doesn't really esacpe either.
A tad fiddly to clean, but not a reason not to buy. Our reservations before buying still stand - if this is a self contained unit where does the steam go?? It collects in the bean grinder unit - which is supposed to be dry at all times!!
This is the first review I've ever written and I may be being picky but the noise was a shock.
I would still buy as the stored coffee is good but I can see us reverting to ground coffee when the whole idea was to buy beans.
Makes Great Coffee January 27, 2007
M. G. Chisholm (UK)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Bought this a while back because unlike many machines on offer this will make a good pot of fresh coffee not a fiddly little expresso thimble. It can grind your beans or take pre-ground. Personaly part I find half of the experience is having the aroma of ground beans in the kitchen and if you can get them Organic Guatamalan roast coffee beans from the Covent Garden Coffee Co are just the best ever. Even better than Jamaican Blue Mountain which every man and his dog goes on about. The pot will keep the coffee warm for about three hours although I never make more than I need as I hate stewed coffee. The only real downside is that you have to clean quite a number of bits after every use. Good value for money overall.
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