Cuisinart DGB-300 Automatic Grind and Brew 10-Cup Coffeemaker

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Product Features

• Automatically grinds and brews coffee
• Brew-pause feature for pouring a cup midbrew
• Brews up to 10 cups of coffee at once, with a 1- to 4-cup setting
• Includes scoop with brush and coffee-filter sample set
• Measures 16 by 12 by 12 inches; 3-year limited warranty

Product Details

Product Manual [878kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 10.2 x 14.8 inches ; 8.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00000JGRS
• Item model number: DGB-300BK
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (191 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,127 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Color: Black

Amazon.com Review

For coffee that's as fresh as the neighborhood coffee shop, but served at home, try Cuisinart's Automatic Grind and Brew coffeemaker. It makes it easy to enjoy fresh coffee with the utmost convenience--ground whole-bean coffee pours directly into the filter basket at a pre-set time for instant brewing. The maker does all the thinking, with a range of programmable features: set the machine to grind and brew at exactly the right time, predetermine the coffee's temperature, and program the machine to turn off a half-hour later.

Other features take the guess work out of coffeemaking as well: the flavor setting ensures the optimal amount of water is used for a rich, aromatic taste and no acidity or bitterness, and the large easy-view water window makes sure the right amount of water is added. A self-clean feature lets you know when calcium buildup is interfering with the machine's operation; turn on the self-clean cycle to make quick work of grime. Daily cleaning of the machine is somewhat involved since all individual parts must be removed, so prepare for slightly longer clean up in exchange for time-saving upfront.

Two additional caveats: The grinder is noisy, as most grinders are, and cannot be turned off midgrind. And the coffee bar is taller than average coffee machines, so make sure you have a spot for it with plenty of below cupboard space. --Emily Wolf

Product Description

Cuisinart DGB-300BK 10 cup coffee maker, black. Freshly ground coffee: The coffeemaker lets you grind your favorite coffee beans and then automatically puts the grounds into the filter to brew. Fully programmable with an easy to read LCD display for auto-on function and variable heater plate setting. Great Taste: The coffee bar flavor system is the same special brewing system found in commercial coffeemakers. Simply set the number of cups being brewed, for coffee bar flavor at home. Long lasting taste: The Taste KeeperTM lid is designed to minimize oxygen flow into the carafe so coffee stays fresher, longer. Express Coffee: The brew pause feature allows you to pour a cup of coffee before brewing has finished. Consistent Flavor: The 1-4 cup setting allows you to make only a cup or two without altering the flavor of the brew. Variable automatic shutoff, self clean setting with time to clean monitor, grind off function, 1-4 cup setting, large LCD clock, cord storage, and 3-year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pricey, but good coffeemaker, December 2, 2000

By	Mike Murray (Bay Shore, L.I. NY USA) - See all my reviews

Frankly, I'm a little surprised at the wide range of reviews here for this coffeemaker.

Yes, the coffeemaker does have to be cleaned after every brewing. No, it doesn't make bad coffee. No, you can't just dump coffee beans or ground coffee into the coffeemaker and make good coffee automatically.

The Coffee Bar, as Cuisinart likes to call it, does have several internal parts which must all be in place before you can brew coffee. You can use ground coffee, but you're defeating the purpose of the Coffee Bar by doing so. The grinder compartment can hold enough beans to make 10 strong 6-oz cups of coffee which is what "10-cup" usually means with appliances. I like my coffee very strong and I've been able to load more than enough beans into the coffeemaker to get the strength of coffee I want.

Between the grinder and the attached drain basket is an attached screen through which the ground beans goes through and an inserted gold basket filter which must be in place in order to make coffee. On top of all of this is a cover which fits over the basket into which hot water is pumped up over the grounds and then drips down into your fresh grounds.

On this cover, there is a dial setting which you must set each and ever time depending on the amount (and what I've discovered -- strength) of the coffee you want to have. Finally, this entire assembly is covered by a lid attached to the rear of the coffeemaker and latches in front.

The entire internal assembly MUST be cleaned after each and every brewing. So, yes, if you make multiple pots, you need to clean it each time. (However, is this any different than any other coffee appliance?)

There are additional settings on the front of the coffeemaker that also affect the quality of the coffee; so, basically, the coffeemaker is NOT intuitive and you have to read the instruction manual before you start brewing coffee with this appliance.

All of that said, this coffeemaker makes EXCELLENT coffee. I own two of them, because I originally purchased the version in white, because it was all that was available. When the version in black became available, I bought a second one. Both are still in excellent working condition and I haven't had any problem with either.

The Cuisinart Coffee Bar is a little pricey, but it does make great coffee and I heartily recommend it.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money...., July 7, 2000

By A Customer

My husband and I are coffee snobs. We are very particular about the coffee that we buy and we will only use freshly ground beans to make our coffee with. We thought the Cuisinart would be perfect for us. Our first disappointment was how the interior of the unit had to be dismantled and cleaned after every single pot of coffee, but it made pretty good coffee, so we thought we could overlook that inconvenience. The unit worked for approximately one month and then just stopped working - as if it wasn't plugged into a power source. We contacted Cuisinart and they instructed us to return the product to them (at our expense, of course) and they would send us a replacement. It took approximately one month to receive our replacement, which was broken. The latch that closes the top cover on the unit is plastic and doesn't hold up well and the unit will not work without being properly latched. We called Cuisinart again and opted to have them send us only the top cover with the latch. This time we received our shipment in about three weeks and as bad luck would have it - it was broken again. By this time we were pretty disgusted with Cuisinart, so they sent the UPS man to pick up our sorry coffeemaker and again shipped us an entire new unit. We waited another month and again received one that had a broken latch. You have to wonder if they have anyone at all working in their quality control department. So, after all of this, Cuisinart agreed to again send UPS to pick up the piece of junk, which included a copy of our original receipt, and they said they would send us a check for the refund. It took six weeks to get the check from them, but I think we have learned our lesson. The moral of the story is "don't buy one of these coffeemakers!"

40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hard to clean and makes watery coffee, May 3, 2000

By	F. Adams (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought a Cuisinart Grind N' Brew (DGB-300BK) for my wife for Xmas. We are thoroughly disapponted with it. It has two basic design flaws. First, it is a pain to clean. There are four parts that get caked with wet coffee grounds every-time you use the machine. They need to be cleaned after every usage. Much worse, they must be cleaned and thoroughly dried before you can make a second pot. Therefore you can't simply brew a second pot without first doing the dishes. Secondly, it makes...[bad] coffee. There is a small knob inside that you can turn to adjust the brew strength. It goes from watery to ridiculously watery. Maybe our particular unit is flawed. For Cuisinart's sake I hope so. I even wrote to the company complaining about this thing and so far have recieved no serious reply from them only a form letter. I've gone back to my old coffee maker and a "hand" electric mill. It's much better, even if the grounds sit in the basket overnight before brewing. Save your money and don't buy the Cuisinart.

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