Cuisinart DCC-450 4-Cup Coffeemaker with Stainless Steel Carafe

by Cuisinart

Product Features

• New attractive red series with 4-cup, stainless steel carafe
• Brew pause feature for pouring a cup before brewing is complete
• Convenient "on" indicator light and 30-minute automatic shutoff
• Compact enough to use for a small household or second home
• Includes #2 paper filter starter kit, instruction book, and limited 3-year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 10.1 x 8.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000A1ZMR
• Item model number: DCC-450
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,475 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Compact and handsome, this coffeemaker brews up to four cups of coffee and automatically pauses during the brewing cycle when the carafe is removed for a quick pour. Two safety features stand out: the coffeemaker automatically shuts off after 30 minutes, and the elegant stainless-steel carafe has a knuckle guard to protect against burns. Accessing the filter holder and water reservoir is a simple matter of flipping up the unit's lid. A coffee scoop and paper filters are included. --Fred Brack

Product Description

This compact coffemaker delivers pure Cuisinart coffee flavor.
The elegant 4-cup stainless steel carafe has a comfortable handle and a dripless pour spout.
Features a 30-minute auto shutoff and brew Pause to let you sneak a cup mid-cycle. DCCCuisinart DCC-450 4-Cup Coffeemaker

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars did anyone try this before putting into production?, May 17, 2005

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Jay G. Kanrich - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cuisinart DCC-450 4-Cup Coffeemaker with Stainless Steel Carafe, White (Kitchen)

Virtually impossible to pour water into the coffee maker or pour a cup of coffee without a mess on the counter. "sneak a cup" feature worked for about 2 weeks and now leaks. When you open the lid on the coffeemaker any condensation runs down the hinge and down the back of the machine. Auto turn off works most of the time, but not always so can't depend on it. If I try to have the coffee maker set up and ready to turn on later it leaks water all over. This is the second one we've had in 5 months--both had same problems. You know you have a cheap product when the store replaces with no questions asked AND tells you not to return the old one "just throw it away". We're switching to another brand.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very cute but major design flaws, March 11, 2007

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Lale Eskicioglu "Host of ReadLiterature.Com" (Ottawa, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cuisinart DCC-450 4-Cup Coffeemaker with Stainless Steel Carafe, White (Kitchen)

We allowed this cute little machine drive us crazy for 15 days before we returned it.

1. The pot doesn't pour properly and it spills.
2. The water tank's lid doesn't open and close smoothly.
3. The power switch is impossible to operate with one hand. If you just push it (and the verb "push" is appropriate here), you'll be pushing the machine across the counter. First, you have to hold the machine with one hand so that it won't move when you are pushing the power switch with the other hand.
4. The lid of the pot doesn't sit in properly. It comes undone at the handle side.
5. The coffee gets cold quickly. (As noted by another reviewer, the stainless steel is not great for this function. It takes longer to warm the steel so the heat of the coffee is lost to the steel.)

My mistakes:

1. I thought auto-shut-off was a good idea. I thought 30 minutes would be enough to consume my morning coffee quota. As it turns out, I need more time. By the time I finish my second cup, the machine is already turned off and the coffee is cold.
2. Apparently there were good reasons why coffee pots were made out of glass. You can see through. You can see how much coffee is left. And there is no risk of making your fresh coffee on top of the leftover from yesterday. I thought I could live with a non-transparent coffee pot (just be organized, dump the leftover as soon as it becomes leftover, and rinse; don't forget to check before you make new coffee) but I am not that neat and tidy.

We hated this machine. What a shame! It looked so cute, especially in red.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Looks Better Than It Is, June 11, 2006

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Stephen M. Caro "Steve C." (Palm Springs) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cuisinart DCC-450 4-Cup Coffeemaker with Stainless Steel Carafe, White (Kitchen)

I purchased this coffeemaker because of the stainless steel carafe. The problem is when you pour coffee into a cup, it goes all over, I have to pour off the kitchen sink. No matter how slow or fast, it makes a mess. The second problem is when the coffee sits on the warmer, it starts to boil. This may be a problem with just this one. I would not purchase this item again.

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