Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Mar 01 '03
Pros: All-in-one coffee maker.
Cons: None.
Summary: Preamble
I hate coffee.
I don't drink coffee.
I avoid the smell of coffee when I can.
But then, I married a man who loves coffee almost as much as he loves life itself so I have learned to live with coffee.
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Jun 22 '08
Pros: Can use ground or whole bean coffee, great features, yet simple to use.
Cons: Brews a weaker cup of coffee. You will hear the grinder.
Summary: When it came time to buy another coffee maker we did our research. We decided on the Cuisinart Grind and Brew DGB-500 Coffee Maker. After six months, we are still happy with our purchase. We chose to get a coffee maker that grinds, for the first time. ... read more
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Dec 23 '07
Pros: The carafe pours well
Cons: Loud, poorly designed, hard to clean
Summary: I love/need a good cup of coffee in the morning, and so the idea of a grind and brew all-in-one coffee maker seemed like a great idea to me. I had a coffee maker, and next to it I had a grinder. I thought it would be great to combine these two appliances ... read more
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Sep 21 '07
Pros: Melitta: 7 different grinding options. Easy to use & clean. FM weather alert.
Cons: Cuisinart: grinds course. Wouldn't turn on automaticaly, had to start manually. Beeper wouldn't shut off.
Summary: I drink black coffee and don't like canned, pre-ground coffee. It is bitter and often stale. So, I've been using a coffee grinder daily for years. I know exactly how many beans and how much water to use. When I saw that there were coffee makers available ... read more
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Sep 01 '07
Pros: Programmable, grinds whole beans, sturdy.
Cons: Can be hard to clean, really a ten cup maker, loud.
Summary: So, you thought beer was the only brew we drink Chez Bruguru? You thought wrong. In reality, we drink more coffee than we do beer, I myself accounting for two large cups each morning. Of coffee. Not beer. Ahem. And I like my coffee strong, freshly ... read more
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Aug 29 '07
Pros: Freshly ground coffee.
Cons: Terrible quality, Terrible value, Not durable.
Summary: I have owned 2 Cuisinart Grind and Brew Coffee Makers in the past 2 and a half years +/-. The first one lasted about a year and a half before it started failing. The failure started when the coffee maker would stop brewing and make the tone sound ... read more
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Jun 05 '07
Pros: Wonderful fresh grinding and brewing that makes a great cup of coffee!
Cons: A bit loud when grinding but nothing you can't handle.
Summary: What I love about this coffeemaker compared to another grind and brew maker I had is this one can be programed to stay hot from one to four hours! The other would shut off after one hour and that just is not long enough for me. I love the smell of fresh ... read more
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Apr 14 '07
Pros: Easy to clean; nice modern lines.
Cons: Too big; unreliable grinder.
Summary: I bought this unit thinking that it would be great to have one electrical item instead of two (coffee maker plus bean grinder). The idea is nice, but there are multiple issues with this unit. In no particular order: the first thing you notice is ... read more
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Jan 06 '07
Pros: Grinds, brews coffee at pre-set time. Carafe easy to clean. Programmable turn-off times.
Cons: Weak coffee. Loud, complicated to put together and clean. taller than normal coffee makers.
Summary: Bad coffee was our biggest complaint - but not the only one... We have ground our own coffee for twenty years and looked forward to having that obnoxious early morning sound-blast from the grinder occur while we were blissfully unaware and still ... read more
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Nov 18 '06
Pros: An all-in-one time saver with automated timer control, good brewing mechanism, decent features.
Cons: Cleaning the grinder, size, a little noisy.
Summary: It started in college as a kind of experimental thing. A multi-purpose ‘learning aid’ and hangover helper. With my first job it turned into a ‘productivity enhancer’. And now it’s pretty much a full fledged addiction. Coffee: my ... read more
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Nov 13 '06
Pros: Looks good, powerful built-in grinder, stainless carafe.
Cons: Expensive, pump stopped working, Built-in grinder must be washed/dried daily due to heavy condensation
Summary: I bought one of these about 10 months ago, because I was tired of regular coffee makers not last---things such as burners wearing out--either stopping working completely or and not keeping coffee hot. Also, the glass carafes could be broken easily. I am ... read more
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Oct 31 '06
Pros: Good looks, convenient, many functions, ability to use fresh beans, bean grind consistency
Cons: Cleaning, overall durability/quality, price, brew quality
Summary: I was cruising through Craigslist.com a couple of weeks ago looking for a coffee table and I came across an ad for a new coffee maker. It was a like new (used once) in the box Cuisinart DGB-500. After reading the ad, looking up prices on line, and ... read more
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Sep 06 '06
Pros: Sturdy, dependable, functional
Cons: Won't wash my car, or build me a shed.
Summary: Look, this is a coffeemaker. It's not a car, or a home theater system, or a computer....it's just a coffeemaker. If you just want to drink coffee, but don't want to get your hands wet, or miss 5 minutes of your favorite TV show, then go to Dunkin ... read more
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Aug 21 '06
Pros: It could be used to startle your neighbors.
Cons: What more can I say?
Summary: Submitted for your review, the letter I've penned to Cuisinart: To The Brilliant Engineers at Cuisinart: How would you like to wake up to this in the morning? I don’t know if you’re like me, but I like to have a cup of coffee first thing in ... read more
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Aug 16 '06
Pros: All in one grind/brew appliance has your coffee ready when you wake up
Cons: For a product built for convenience, is it the MOST inconvenient coffee maker I’ve owned!
Summary: We’re a coffee house. We like good coffee, and we love great coffee…so when it comes to brewing it at home, we spare no reasonable expense. I thought that spending $100 on a coffee maker that would grind the beans fresh each morning and have the fresh ... read more
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May 02 '06
Pros: Looks neat
Good concept
Coffee tastes fine
Beeps when done
Cons: Impossible to clean
Easy to make a coffee mess
Summary: My husband & I got this coffee maker as a gift over 3 years ago. Originally I really wanted this machine and was looking forward to using it. We used the grinding mechanism for about 3 months before just grinding the coffee ourselves before brewing it ... read more
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