Cuisinart 12-cup Programmable Thermal Coffeemaker

by Cuisinart

Product Features

• Classic design with stainless accents
• Fully automatic with 24-hour programmability
• 12 (5 oz.) cup double-wall insulated stainless steel carafe
• Patented Brew Through & Pour Through Lid that keeps air out and coffee fresh and hot for hours
• Automatically shuts off and sounds a "beep" after brewing is complete

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 pounds
• ASIN: B0001XXBUW
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,572 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Cuisinart presents an updated version of the only 12-cup thermal coffeemaker on the market! This Premier Series Coffeemaker brews rich, flavorful coffee and keeps it fresh and hot for hours! The double-wall 12-cup insulated carafe is sensational in stainless, and our patented Brew Through/Pour Through Lid keeps air out and flavor fresh. Auto shutoff, an audible "cycle-complete" signal, and Brew PauseTM for mid-cycle pouring make this a coffee lover's top choice! Product Features Classic design with stainless accents Fully automatic with 24-hour programmability 12 (5 oz.) cup double-wall insulated stainless steel carafe Patented Brew Through & Pour Through Lid that keeps air out and coffee fresh and hot for hours Automatically shuts off and sounds a "beep" after brewing is complete Brew PauseTM Feature lets you enjoy a cup of coffee before brewing has finished Easy-to-see water level indicator Instruction book

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars AVOID DISASTER, April 18, 2007

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Isherwood (DC) - See all my reviews

This machine is from hell - save your money.

Every tenth brew the cap and filter misalign, causing messy overflow. One overflow leads to another because grounds get into the cap and clog it. Mine is in the trash and cannot be incinerated too soon!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Defective Machine - Don't buy!, November 4, 2006

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ShoppingLady "nina" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cuisinart 12-cup Programmable Thermal Coffeemaker

I was looking for a coffee machine with a thermal caraffe. At first, the cofee was great. Then a couple of weeks later, coffee started to pour directly out of the machine onto the floor! I thought maybe I had a bad machine, so I took it back to the store and exchanged it for a new one. A month later, same problem! The coffee pours around the caraffe, not into it. I burned myself trying to clean it up, and it stained my nice kitchen floors. I'm taking it back for a different brand coffee maker, I won't be fooled three times!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 years of great use, November 3, 2007

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Eileen LEH NJ (Little Egg Harbor, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

I've owned this coffee maker for about 4 years. It finally stopped working, but I must say - it "died" after 4 years of continuous daily use. I programmed it each evening and had hot coffee (very hot) waiting for me each morning. My spouse and I use large thermal cups to take to work, and so the 12 cup carafe has been more than enough coffee.
The only problem I found when first using this machine, is if you do not seat the cup that holds the coffee grinds perfectly or the carafe perfectly, you may find puddles of coffee on your counter. I learned this early on, and always made sure that everything was properly set up and had no further episodes of "floods". I also stopped using paper filters and bought a re-usable washable filter from wal mart for about $5. which works fine. No noticeable change in coffee taste, no grinds or grit in my coffee.
I am a typical fussy coffee drinker, and with a little experimenting with the amount of coffee to use, I got my brew to where I like it. I'm now shopping on Amazon, looking for a replacement,and I am going to order the same cofee maker again. After reading some of the reviews for coffee makers with carafes, for over $250, I think this is a good choice.
Also, I program it to make the coffee around 4:30 am, and when I set it up, usually around 5 or 6 pm, the coffee I pour out at the end of the day is usually still steaming!