Cuisinart® 12-cup Coffee Maker - Black Chrome Series

by Cuisinart

Product Features

• Charcoal water filter helps produce great-tasting coffee by removing impurities
• 12-cup carafe with ergonomic handle, drip-less spout and knuckle guard
• Programmable automatic shutoff, 0-4 hours
• Brew Pause feature let's you enjoy a cup of coffee before brewing is finished
• Black chrome finish

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• ASIN: B000RIAI0M
• Item model number: CBC-00SA4
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #144,975 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Product Description

Charcoal water filter helps produce great-tasting coffee by removing impurities Indicator light tells you when it's time to clean your coffeemaker to remove calcium buildup Heater plate has 3 settings, so you can decide how hot the coffee stays 12-cup carafe with ergonomic handle, drip-less spout and knuckle guard Programmable automatic shutoff, 0-4 hours

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars one minor flaw, October 18, 2007

By	Linda "Elkay65" (Long Island, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cuisinart® 12-cup Coffee Maker - Black Chrome Series

I am VERY picky when it comes to coffee makers and have trouble finding one that doesn't make the coffee taste like plastic. This one works fine for me. I owned a DeLonghi before this one for about 6 years and the new DeLonghis have suffered a setback in quality as far as I am concerned. I returned about 3 of them. The minor flaw in this coffee maker is that the water gauge is on the inside and it is a little hard to tell what the level is. It is also a little tricky to pour water into. That wasn't enough for me to return it though, since the coffee tasted great!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great So Far, June 23, 2007

By	K. B. "Love to Shop" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cuisinart® 12-cup Coffee Maker - Black Chrome Series

I purchased this coffee maker 4 months ago and it has worked wonderful so far. This is the 3rd coffee maker I have had in the last year. It told me last week to clean it and I did. Makes wonderful coffee set to my taste, and stays as hot as I want it to. Looks sleek and beautiful on the cabinet. Only drawbacks are you have to pour slow so you don't dribble (but only when I rush) and clock can't be seen in dark, only used to program it. I hope it lasts as long as it is warranteed for but would take 2 years.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better designed than I thought..., November 6, 2008

By	A. Marks (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Cuisinart® 12-cup Coffee Maker - Black Chrome Series

I read reviews obsessively and couldn't find the combination of features and looks and color I wanted (I got this in white), and settled on this one.

I was worried about how difficult it would be to pour water in b/c of the placement of the well, but what you find out is that the Cuisinart pot is perfectly designed to sit on the lip of the well and pour the water on.

Wish the lid on the pot were attached with a lever, instead of being a pop on and off affair... and if I break the pot - oi - doesn't seem like a cheap replacement.

Small minus points for plastic knobs with cheap feeling little silver lines painted on which look like they'll get stripped off.. As mentioned the water gage is inside and isn't the easiest to read, you just have to measure carefully before you pour in - no biggie. And small minus for the faintness of the LED clock, and that to program the machine, you have to click TWO settings, not one, but still - I'm more impressed than I expected.

And Big points for style.

Oh - and no plastic taste here.