Customer Reviews

Cuisinart DCC-RC10W 10-Cup Replacement Carafe, White

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While we love our Cuisinart Grind & Brew Coffee maker we are disappointed in the "flimsy" plastic top. The pins have broken on 2 carafes and it becomes dificult for the coffee maker to brew "into" the carafe. In talking with others who have the Cuisinart Grind & Brew we have found this to be a common problem. We are staying with the Cuisinart Grind & Brew line, but we are placing our order for the "new" Stainless model.

We have had the Cuisinart grind and brew coffee maker for many years. However, the carafe has been replaced 4 times. Either the nibs that hold the lid on break off or the plastic handle itself breaks and/or comes apart. After 1 or 2 times, this gets frustrating -- it seems to be a systemic problem with the carafe design. But, what do you do if you aren't willing to yet abandon the coffee maker and get another model? You're stuck buying multiple carafe replacements over time.

The handle is not sturdy and has broken twice. Replacement carafe is $18 with shipping charges of $7.50. Seems excessive for a $69 coffee maker.

The handle broke on mine. I washed the pot a couple of times in the dish washer upper rack, and that removed the trimming on the handle. This weakened the handle, and it eventually cracked.

I'm sure it's a fine carafe, but be aware that it doesn't fit every Cuisinart 10-cup machines. It didn't fit my Grind & Brew DCC-690, and probably wouldn't fit any Cuisinart coffee maker with a design like the Cuisinart DGB500BK Grind and Brew, Black. It appears to fit a design like the Cuisinart DGB-300BK Automatic Grind and Brew 10-Cup Coffeemaker, Black nicely. If your 10-cup carafe appears to be a little taller than the picture and has a metal band around the bottom, it doesn't look like this product is a useable replacement.

I've purchased four of these replacement carafes. With the exception of the carafe that came with the coffee maker, damage appears within weeks of use. The tangs that hold the spill guard break first, then the handle breaks near the top. There doesn't appear to be any noticeable difference in this "wear and tear" between hand-washing and dish-washer cycling. Tested pure hand-washing on the first two and dishwasher cycling on second pair. It appears to be either a design flaw or just flat-out crappy plastic (the carafe is made in China after-all).
The carafe is cheaper than buying a new coffee maker, so we keep buying them. We love the grind-n-brew coffee maker, even after 7 years of use.

Considering all the bells and whistles on the coffeemaker itself,(all excessive, by the way) the carafes have much to be desired. It seems as if they are made with spun sugar. EXTREMELY FRAGILE, awkward handle and like a comment already listed, I too have replaced the carafe twice...making three so far. My Krups carafe of 10 years is still intact. If they still made the filters, I would still be using that machine.
The Cuisinart coffee bean container is hard to clean, still maintains rancid oils and leaves an oil slick on the top of the coffee. The carafe is poor at best.

The 10 cup Cuisinart Replacement Carafe came just in time for me after I cracked the last carafe we owned. Since these products that this carafe fits with are no longer offered by Cuisinart, the replacement carafe and other accessories are still available. That is a big thank you from this customer who likes the coffee maker I acquired a couple of years back. Thankfully as well that Amazon has the best price of anyone on line for this pot and when you couple your acquisition with other orders you do not have to pay shipping if you get it in a moderate amount of time.

The one thing I wonder is how soon this pot will crack if not cleaned properly. In fact, I think the pot is rather delicate for the price of the pot and for the price of the coffee maker. I did not want an aluminum pot though, so fragile carafe it is. Avoid breaking the pot by following the cleaning instructions. Also, do not use it right away after a thorough clean, let it sit for a while to let the pot cool or get back to room temp whether cold or hot. The only thing I can think of that caused the original pot to crack is that when I turned the machine on, the warmer on the bottom was too hot too quickly. Yet, I had not had a problem cleaning it before.

The carafe despense well, usually, sometime the lip cover causes small spillage, but a less enthusiastic pour may help.

Overall, I have been pleased with my Cuisinart machine and the carafe that I have now. I will look to acquire a new system in the near future and hope to have success with that one too.

I purchased this item after I broke the original. I always hated how you had to pour water slowly into the coffeemaker because the water would spill from the mouth of the carafe. No such problem with this replacement- I would recommend it. Normally I would buy a new pot but this one was expensive, so the seemingly high price of the carafe was worth it to me.

No complaints. It doesn't leak when ytou pour fast, like many others do. I ordered mine to replace the one that came with the machine (we broke it), and this replacement works just fine!