Cuisinart DGB-500 12-Cup Coffee Maker

Pros: I can't think of one positive thing to say about this machine.
Cons: Terrible coffee, high maintenance, hard to clean, noisy, overpriced

How anyone can think this is a decent coffee maker is beyond me. After suffering three weeks of terrible coffee and daily nightmarish cleaning rituals, I returned it yesterday for a refund. Good riddance to this badly engineered, noisy, messy Rube ...

Pros: Looks great, programmable, cool concept
Cons: WEAK coffee, messy cleanup

I received this coffee maker as a Christmas gift and was pretty excited to give it a shot. The idea of being able to program the machine to grind coffee beans and brew it up was very appealing. The design of the maker is beautiful. It looks very nice ...

Pros: Large Carafe
Cons: Noisy, difficult to clean, terrible tasking coffee each time.

For Fathers Day I purchased my husband a Cuisinart Grind and Brew Coffeemaker. One nice feature about this machine is the larger coffee carafe, it holds 12 (5 ounce) cups as opposed to most others which only hold 10. It has a cord storage area in the ...

Pros: Looks good. Reliable. Coffee tastes great. Simple to use.
Cons: Larger than my "old" coffee maker (had to find a new spot for it.

I love this coffee maker. My friend told me about it -- I didn't even know anything like this existed. I mean, what could be better than having a steaming cup of fresh coffee waiting for you in the morning. I can smell if from my bedroom and it makes me...

Pros: Great Tasting Coffee
Cons: Takes Time To Clean Properly

We bought our coffeemaker when they first came out, so I have had it long enough to evaluate it fairly I think. It is not without it's faults though. I find it a pain to clean thoroughly with thoroughly being the key word. There are plenty of hiding...

Pros: Very good coffee, and we are pretty picky coffee drinkers.
Cons: A bit messy.

After having read through the other reviews of this product, I thought I'd add my own. This is a very good product -- it makes good coffee and has very nice features. I have just a couple of criticisms. By the way, I have owned this coffeemaker about ...

Pros: Makes the best coffee I have ever had!
Cons: cleaning it out after using

I got this coffee maker for a gift 2 1/2 years ago, and I love it! I am very spoiled now by the fact that this coffee maker grinds the beans right then and there for the pot of coffee. It is the best taste! I like strong coffee, and I can stuff so many...

Pros: Actual coffee the machine makes is fine.
Cons: Absolutely horrible design - impossible to keep clean.

I was given this coffeemaker as a Christmas present. I have been using it daily for over 3 months. It is way too much trouble to deal with. I thought it would be a good alternative to grinding coffee in a separate grinder, but it is a huge pain to ...

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.

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. ...

Pros: None
Cons: Unnecessarily hard to clean, makes weak coffee, is noisy

Toshiba made a grind and brew years ago. It was much better. It ground the beans in the basket then passed the water through it. The Cuisinart grinds in a separate grinder which blows the grounds through a chute into the basket below (one reason the unit ...

Pros: Looks fancy. Charcoal water filter is a nice option.
Cons: Have to clean grinder before EVERY use. Makes great sludge, so-so coffee. POOR design.

I bought this coffee maker because I thought Cuisinart designed quality products, boy did they go wrong with this one. Some of the problems I have encountered are: The coffee grinder is loud! It also grinds the coffee too fine for my liking. You put in ...

Pros: easier to clean than previous model, slightly quieter
Cons: weak coffee!, no external water display, hard to buy replacement filters

I've been using the Cuisinart 300GB for several years, and tolerated the noisy operation and extreme cleaning hassles more or less willingly because it made a great cup of coffee. After a time I grew fond of the little beeping noise it made when the ...

Pros: Like to whole bean to coffee feature
Cons: MESSY MESSY MESSY

I purchased this machine a year ago, excited with the prospect of an all in one from grind to coffee feature. Although there are a couple of great features on this machine, it has a horrible design and I will replace as soon as I do my research. ...

Pros: Good concept
Cons: Horrible design

I'm so sorry I wasted about $100 on this thing! I bought this because we like to grind our own beans and this could do that and have the coffee ready each morning. It grinds fine -- and sounds like a jet plane taking off in your kitchen -- but ...

Pros: Looks great with other stainless and black appliances.
Cons: Goes through way too many beans, lots of cleanup.

I received this coffee pot for Christmas and have since realized I am going through beans very quickly. It makes weak coffee, so you are forced to add more beans. For this reason alone, I don't think I can afford to keep it! Over time, as I buy ...