• Reviews around bean (2.29 of 5)

    Cuisinart DGB-700BC Grind & Brew 12 Cup Coffeemaker (Black/Brushed Chrome)

    • I love grinding fresh coffee beans, and this does it without an additional device.
    • What the engineers should have done is made the grinder dump the post-ground beans into the filter instead of pushing them through using the grinder's pressure.
    • Nothing beats fresh ground coffee beans.
    • This pot, for some reason, does seem to make the coffee stronger, maybe using more beans, or just possibly grinding them more
    • The hopper holds enough beans to last for several days.
    • It sounded like a chainsaw to a sleeping person!So we now pre-grind the beans in the evening, and set the "grind off" button with he "Program" button, so the coffee will brew quietly while we wake up
    • Pros - It brews a great cup of coffee using fresh beans
    • We then reverted to using it manually, grinding the beans ourselves
    • It makes no more noise than our old Krups bean grinder that we've had for years, and the grinder is efficient enough that the time it takes to grind the beans is much less.
    • set the timer and the beans are ground, and brewed and the right temperature
    • When you let the machine grind the beans, the coffee tastes bad
    • I purchased an extra coffee hopper from Cuisinart for $16 so I can easily switch from fresh regular beans to decaf beans
    • We enjoy fresh ground beans with this post.
    • Nice hot pot of coffee with fresh ground beans.
    • so I can see my beautiful, oily beans; and yet it is moisture sealed, an excellent place to store beans.
    • huge bean hopper...easy to use, classic Cuisinart controls & quality
    • The hopper holds enough coffee beans for 3-4 days so all you have to do is add water
    • Love the large, air-tight hopper to hold whole beans, love the grinder, love the taste of the coffee
    • Loves this coffee maker had one for 5 years--I like it because you get the freshness when you brew the fresh coffee beans
    • Makes excellent whole bean coffee
    • I was looking for a coffee pot that ground coffee beans and brewed coffee all in one.
    • Nothing like a machine that grinds fresh beans
    • I grind my beans and enjoy my coffee everyday
    • She loves to brew her first cup in the morning with the fresh roasted beans.
    • This all in one does away with all of the mess of grinding coffee beans in a separate grinder and then putting in the coffee
    • That one also quit making coffee (would grind beans, but water would not dispense)
    • Not having to measure and grind the beans is great, and the burr grind does a far superior job than the chop grinder I was using
    • If fresh beans are continually added to the container, some of the beans may be old
    • The unit turns on and grinds the beans but stopped cycling water.
    • Good beans make a difference too
    • First we tried a Mellita standard and we ground beans via a stand alone grinder
    • It was just less convenient as we needed to grind the beans the night before in order to have the coffee ready when we got up in the morning.
    • If it doesn't, you don't know how fresh the beans are
    • Despite this machines flaws, there isn't anything else on the market that will grind the coffee beans and then brew your coffee
    • Love my new coffee maker and so awesome to have fresh ground coffee beans in the morning and very easy to use!
    • This really is the best coffee maker, grinds your beans just prior to brewing.
    • you choose how many cups you want to make and the brewer measures out the proper bean measurement
    • It is important that, after each use, you thoroughly wash and dry the various parts of the machine that grind the beans and make the coffee
    • They have oils on them, and those oils can become rancid and get on the fresh beans--making them rancid as well
    • We keep several varieties of beans available and enjoy the full flavor of freshly ground coffee
    • I like that we don't have to measure the beans....the pot knows how much beans to grind.
    • Yes it’s loud when it grinds the beans, but I’ve never heard a quiet bean grinder
    • I do not refrigerate or freeze my coffee beans, which I suspect is the cause of the clogged chute
    • It is a little loud but that is to be expected when it is grinding beans.
    • I also love that I can grind fresh beans with it but also use pre-ground coffee if I ever want to
    • I love the taste from the fresh ground beans, easy to clean.
    • I find putting in just enough beans is the only way to get it right
    • I also love that I can grind fresh beans with it but also use pre-ground coffee if I ever want to
    • We switched to this coffee maker from the same brand, very similar model because of the ability to grind the beans immediately before brewing, on a timer.
    • Yes it’s loud when it grinds the beans, but I’ve never heard a quiet bean grinder
    • I just returned the Breville coffee maker because the coffee was never hot, way to complicated to use and noisy when grinding the beans
    • Not what I cause very practical had a European machine that ground the bean and it was never cleaned after 3 years worth of being used everyday
    • This newer version has the Burr grinder which grinds beans without heat (which destroys flavor)
    • The grinder grinds the beans, but the heater is not functioning
    • We like very strong coffee and use a very sticky french-roasted bean
    • (2x a week with extra stored in a sealed container for daily use), so the sound of the burr grinder (MUCH higher quality than what I was previously using to grind my beans) is not shocking, nor do I think it is unusually loud
    • When it grind beans, it sounds a little noise.
    • It ground the beans,clicked on, but the water remained in the reservoir.
    • If you want the best coffee possible, buy good, fresh coffee beans.
    • I have been using my portable grinder to grind beans & making coffee that way until coffee maker completely quits; which probably won't be long.
    • It doesn't plug up, at least not if your beans are fresh and dry
    • This dude holds enough beans for the week and works great
    • For years I've wasted money on nice coffee beans roasted locally, only to use the blade grinders which destroy the flavor.
    • This dude holds enough beans for the week and works great
    • We use the columbian beans available from Costco
    • I fill it with fresh beans (usually Starbucks extra bold) about once a
    • I love that the hopper holds enough beans for several days.
    • It is easy to use and grinds the beans just right
    • Makes great coffee if you use filtered water and good coffee beans
    • I grind my beans and enjoy my coffee everyday
    • Nothing like a machine that grinds fresh beans
    • We are very familiar with grinding our own coffee beans with a separate grinder, which is the main reason why we purchased this coffee maker
    • I love this coffee maker as it grinds the beans right into the filter basket
    • This is usually ok if you're using a light or medium roast, but with dark roasted beans which are often oilier, the beans do not travel toward the grinder easily
    • Coffee always tastes great and there's nothing like the aroma in the kitchen when brewing from freshly ground beans
    • There is nothing like coffee made with fresh ground beans.
    • I love this coffee maker because it grinds the coffee beans and then brews.
    • The aroma of freshly ground beans is heavenly in the morning.
    • Just make sure you get fresh coffee beans
    • So I bought this machine wanting another coffee machine that ground the beans for me out of convenience
    • The only unfortunate side effect is that the coffee at work doesn't come close to the great flavor I get at home with fresh ground beans!
    • After looking at their faces with these blank expressions I realized they were not holding back with their "secret" coffee formula....then all of them came forth and said: " We have no secrets and will be glad to show you what we use to make our coffee here".I was shown a Cuisinart 12 cup coffee maker that grinds the beans with each "batch" of
    • Also using very dark & oily coffee beans in this will result in you having to remove the bean bin & cleaning out the feed chute after EVERY pot you brew
    • So I began experimenting and these are the ratios that I came up with when using a dark roast bean
    • when we woke up to fresh coffee but didn't hear any noise as the coffee maker ground the beans, it was as quite as a mouse.
    • and I was surprised at the strength of the coffee too as I was used to our Keurig that never made coffee as strong as whole beans freshly ground
    • I love grinding fresh coffee beans, and this does it without an additional device.
    • I've tried medium roast and dark roast beans of different brands and still - when we make it as directed - it's watery
    • When grinding the beans it was sooo loud3
    • It has properly ground the beans maybe ten times in three months
    • Bean grinder very noisy but still love this machine.
    • You can also set how many servings of coffee you want it to ground the beans for, however, unfortunately you cannot set how much water it should use, you have to pour the exact amount in every time
    • It truly does make great tasting coffee with freshly ground beans, but the price is not worth having to replace it every two or three years.
    • but I've been grinding my own beans for a long time
    • Sometimes it seems like the beans get stuck in the
    • As long as you buy good beans and keep the grinder clean, you'll get a good pot every time.
    • it grinds just enough beans
    • We buy good quality coffee bean and our coffee has a great taste.
    • Sometimes it grinds the beans, sometimes it does/t, Sometimes the water wont flow through, sometimes it does
    • I bought this coffee maker for my wife since she loves the fresh ground beans.
    • I think these people were getting the wrong beans
    • The beans are crushed vs being chopped by a blade, which makes a difference in the flavor (allegedly)
    • no more grinding beans.
    • When it works, it is very convenient and grinding the beans right before the brewing makes great coffee
    • Cuisinart replaced the unit since it was within the warranty; however the second unit didn't take as long to stop grinding the beans and now we just have a brewing coffee maker
    • Fresh ground coffe beans, timer, and ease of use
    • Handles the oily (dark roast) bean all right--just have to clean it every 4-5 days
    • We previously had another coffee maker (cant remember the brand) that ground the beans and was not NEARLY as loud as this one
    • It is loud when grinding, but come on, it's grinding whole beans
    • Would sometimes grind too little coffee beans for selected brew.
    • After about every 10 uses or so, you need to remove the beans and other top parts and clean out the chute through which the ground coffee makes it's way to the filter in the coffee basket
    • KM7000:PROS:Superior grinder makes a better tasting cup of coffee than any other (when it works)Looks nice, smaller footprint than other grind and brewsCONS:Broke after a year of use (a common problem)Only 1 year warranty and poor customer serviceThe brew basket cover slams shut loudly after grinding beans - needs better design
    • I used to grind the coffee beans at night and get it ready for the morning, now, all I do is add the water
    • Fresh beans daily
    • Tried to make coffee one morning, it ground the beans....and then nothing
    • it grinds just enough beans
    • The coffee smell in the kitchen is wonderful after it grinds the beans each time
    • The larger bean capacity tray on this model (holds about a half a bag of coffee) makes regular morning use convenient while keeping the beans fresh.
    • It is grinding coffee beans, what do you expect
    • It ground the beans when it was not clicked into the fully locked position
    • It is a little noisy when it grinds the beans but a little noise is expected due to the nature of a burr grinder,
    • Was recommended to clean the "ground shoot" often and this is not the easiest with the beans in it, but not bad.
    • Bean grinder very noisy but still love this machine.
    • The bean 'bin' is only good if you stick to one type of coffee
    • No need to dry everything out like older models because the beans are no longer ground in any of these three parts
    • I keep my beans in the freezer until I fill the hopper with enough beans for about three to four brew cycles
    • Works like a charm, no muss, no fuss, no moisture in the clear plastic bean hopper, ever.
    • I'll start by saying this is a great coffee maker, it produces some of the freshest coffee due to the fact the built-in burr grinder ensures you're getting all of the flavor from freshly ground beans
    • The beans are crushed with the burr grinder, verses my old G&B that cut them with blades
    • It beeps to tell you when the coffee is ready, as well as when the warmer plate shuts off :
    • , it'll work just as well as if you bothered to dry it.
    • Also the grinder is not as easy to clean as you are made to believe, if using a very moist coffee bean the grinds would end up caked in the grinding shoot and a brush would not get them out
    • Works exactly as you would expect.
    • The top easily lifts off to add the beans as well as to clean it.
    • Other grind-n-brews we tried would beep every 2 minutes for up to an hour if we did not take the pot off.3
    • After purchasing 2 other grind-n-brews (and returning them) we ordered this one and love it!1
    • I really liked the look and convenience of the grind n brew and had good luck with Cuisinart brand coffee makers in the past but not this one.