Lukewarm Coffee Maker
347982
This coffee maker has to be one of the worst ever designed/manufactured. No only is it cumbersome to deal with, the coffe is lukewarm and not even close to being hot..! We threw it in the garbage after 4 days of use. We sucked up the $25 and chalked it up to experience. This auto shut off after 2 hours in these new coffee makers/pots really sucks too...!!! Definately stay away from this coffee maker..! We purchased it because of the brand name and can't believe Farberware put their name on this coffee maker..?? No more relying on the Farberware brand name.
2381096
I purchased this as an open box deal and ultimately had to return it because it wasn't working right consistently, too much steam was escaping.  I had owned a Krups grinder that lasted about 40 years so I thought buying a coffee maker from them was a promising bet.  I usually use automatic drip coffee makers and I've found them generally unsatisfactory because they never keep the coffee at the right hot temperature.  I made a mistake getting this coffee maker (especially since it didn't work properly all of the time,)  because it has no hot plate and the coffee cools down quickly. The waiting time  for the coffee to be made is longer than most coffee makers and plus I couldn't find the right measurement of coffee to get a good pot.  I experimented a lot with different amounts of coffee but never got that perfect pot. I had read many positive reviews and now think that they were probably unrealistic.  I came to the conclusion that the coffee pot is gimmicky and really not worth all of the trouble for a mediocre pot of coffee.
3933157
My coffee is never hot.  I have to microwave it after to get it to the temperature I want, especially if I add cream.  It just doesn't make that great cup of coffee you wake up looking for.  It's hard to pour the water into the maker since the opening is not big enough. Also, I can never get the last little bit of water out of the pot because of the lip around it.  Poorly designed.  I would not purchase this again.
991371
The coffee it makes is lukewarm at best. Hard to pour. An awful coffee maker. Hard to understand why  this rubbish was put on the market. Good gift for someone you hate.
2123780
A coffee maker without the breakable carafe is a brilliant idea, though unfortunately this Hamilton Beach model doesn't fulfill the promise.  First of all, it doesn't make six cups...the water reservoir barely holds 32 oz (5 cups, 2 oz), and if you try to add more, the water will run out a hole on the backside and flood your countertop. Secondly, I'm not crazy about the warmed coffee sitting in a plastic holding container for up to two hours...why not stainless? And, as has been pointed out in numerous other reviews, the water runs through the grounds very quickly, so you need to use more ground coffee if you don't like a weak finished product.  Best thing going for it?  It's cheap. (Very cheap.)
1966101
I bought this Cuisinart Thermal Grind & Brew to replace my previous non-Thermal model, also a Cuisinart Grind & Brew.  Having had my first G&B for four years and really liked it, I expected the Thermal model to be a great step-up.  I also thought the extra $50 for the Thermal in stainless was a good deal.  The machine makes a great-tasting cup of coffee - no question about it.  It is also a nice looking piece of equipment.
However, it has one major and highly disappointing flaw.  The coffee is simply brewed at too cool a temperature.  Immediately after brewing, the coffee is hardly hot.  'Very warm' is probably the best way to describe it.  And keep in mind that as this is machine uses a thermal carafe, there is no 'hot plate' to further heat the coffee after it is first brewed.  The carafe is all that maintains the temperature of the coffee, and it does an excellent job in that regard.  But as the coffee is only 'very warm' in the first place, it's moot.  'Very warm' in to the carafe, 'very warm' out.
The machine does feature a '1-4 Cup' button that supposedly heats the water to a higher temperature before brewing.  I've taken to using this all the time, regardless of the brew size.  It seems to make no difference to the temperature whatsoever.
As I mentioned at the start of this review, the machine brews a great tasting cup of coffee.  However, the fact that I have to microwave each mug I pour for a full 60 seconds kind of knocks the enjoyment out of it.  I expected more from Cuisinart.
3769745
This is the worst coffee maker ever.
#1)  The coffee is LUKEWARM at best.  It does not brew at the proper temperature and it does not stay hot (whether you press the 4 cups or less button or not).  I have to heat my coffee up in the microwave before it is drinkable, which adversely affects the flavor.  Carafe does not keep the coffee warm and there is no warming element to heat it.
#2)  Probably due to #1 above, the coffee is WEAK.  I have to use twice as many beans and half as much water as recommended just to get a decent amount of flavor... and this is using very strong and expensive gourmet French Roast beans.
#4) What a MESS!  Grinder gets all covered with steam and has to be cleaned every time you use it.  I spend more time cleaning the machine before making the coffee than I do drinking the coffee it makes.
#5)  You still have to premeasure the beans every time, unlike other combo coffee makers (e.g. Capresso) where there is a hopper that stays filled with beans and you just program how much to grind each time.  This sort of eliminates the whole convenience factor, as you might as well just have a separate grinder.
DONT BUY IT YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED!
517501
Horribly disappointed. I ordered this Bubba replacement for a Bubba I've used for years ...  after hours, weeks of studying different ones. My old one keeps my coffee HOT for HOURS and lukewarm for a good 6. I was so looking forward to the arrival of my new one. This new one barely keeps it lukewarm for 30 minutes. I'm a avid all the time coffee drinker and like my coffee hot and am overly disappointed in this Bubba product, especially for the price I splurged and spent.
3881899
I have the new B79 Platinum model.
I admit that I am a bit of a coffee snob, so I was quite excited to purchase such a highly reviewed coffee maker. I always grind my own coffee and brew by the cup. Yes, I am picky! So first, I tried around seven different coffee K-cups and maybe one of them was acceptable. I also used my own fresh coffee with the reusable K-filter cup but it still just was not right. One main reason I bought this model is because I could choose the temperature and the size. However, the size is misleading because if you want to fill a mug to go, you have to settle for weaker coffee. The problem is you have no control over the coffee to water ratio, not even when using your own coffee. I just cannot get my coffee strong enough! It is quick, convenient and quiet, but it does not allow me to make the cup of coffee I like. After two weeks of experimentation, I think I am returning this and going back to my old school $25 single serve.
4501542
It's only about three months old and I have to agree with J. Vivarelli.  I wanted to get something unique, having tried all of the name brands over the years.  I had never heard of DeLonghi. The coffee from day one has been cold.  The first cup after brewing is tolerable but no where near anyone's definition of hot.  In addition, after brewing I find that there is still 4 to 6 cups of water remaining in the machine and have to push the "brew" button at least two more times.  I've tried preheating the carafe by flushing it with hot water (which tends to waste the savings I thought it might give me over the always hot Bunn) prior to brewing but the coffee just cools it down.  This is not a manufacturing fault - the machine was engineered to be easier to prepare using the front load but then the engineers went home.  The drip comes from one small hole into the side of the coffee basket - other brands "shower" the coffee thereby wringing the flavor out of the grounds.  I've wasted $65 and will now call that a lesson and spend another $100 for a decent coffeemaker - if I can find one!
4923287
I really wanted to like this coffee maker. Bunn is an American company with a long history of quality, and this unit is certainly very well built. This coffee maker does brew coffee very hot; in fact, it's one of the few drip coffee makers that brews at the proper temperature.  However, the coffee that this unit produces tastes very bland.  I tried using different brands of filters and adjusting the grind (finer grinds do work slightly better with this thing) but the bottom line is that I had to use twice as much coffee as any other coffee maker, and the taste was still BLAND.  Another huge problem with this machine is that it stores the water for your next pot of coffee and keeps it hot internally.  This is great for cutting down on the brew time, but the water doesn't taste right when it sits in there for hours at high temperature.

If you are just brewing coffee from cans you buy at the grocery store, this machine is fine... but then again, you don't need a machine this expensive; a $30 machine is going to work just as well for you.  I was really hoping that this could be an American competitor to the Technivorm Moccamaster, but it's not; it's not even close.  It's now collecting dust in my basement and I upgraded to a Moccamaster, which I should have just bought in the first place.
3373753
Overall, I have to say I'm disappointed in this coffee maker, although this is largely a criticism of the carafe, which I can only describe as a really big dribble cup. My old Capresso had a superior carafe, never making me clean up coffee drips after pouring a cup of coffee like this Cuisinart invariably does. Nor did it force me to turn the carafe completely upside down to get the last of the coffee into the cup. The top of the Cuisinart carafe is cheap-feeling plastic and, unlike the Capresso, leaves me wondering how soon it will have to be replaced. If the Capresso had a temperature control, I wouldn't have been looking for an alternative after a decade plus of heavy use plus regular cleaning and filter replacement finally resulted in it being unwilling to push more than about 4 cups of water through the grounds with any given push of the start button. The Cuisinart's temperature control works well, although "Reg" is actually lukewarm, "Hot" isn't as hot as I'd like, and "X-Hot" leaves an odd sort of burnt plastic taste in the coffee. I tried letting hot water sit in the pot for a while before brewing, as Cuisinart suggests, but found it made at most a marginal difference in the temperature, and not worth the delay in actually producing that first cup of coffee. I will say the Cuisinart makes a very consistent cup of coffee - I never have to ask why it's hotter or colder or stronger or weaker today than it was yesterday. The stainless is attractive, but the brushed finish is not particularly easy to keep looking good. The Capresso wins that contest, too. Overall, although I also wouldn't have given the Capresso 5 stars when it was new, for me, it deserves at least one full star more than the Cuisinart. And, to my taste, the Capresso made slightly better coffee, too.
585730
I had so much hope for this coffeemaker and It disappointed in all categories. The coffee that this thing brews is just awful. I checked the temperature of the water several times and it was consistently in between 165 and 170 degrees ferenheit. To properly brew coffee the water temperature needs to be between 197-205 degrees ferenheit.
I eventually gave up on this machine and purchased a Technivorm. Sure the convenience is not there with a Technivorm, but by gosh, I have the best darn coffee that I can brew within my own home. In conclusion... stay away from the you brew it is a major POS.
2567603
It's just not hot enough. For the price this is a disappointing problem. I can't enjoy a luke warm cup of coffee. Nespresso definitely needed to do more field testing on this one.
1955667
This unit sprayed hot water erratically in brewing chamber and didn't brew all of the ground coffee in the basket,  Required more raw ground, to adequately brew.  Also, brewing chamber is contiguous with water reservoir and the brewing chamber stayed damp all the unless so ground coffee kept overnight or longer got moist/soggy and of questionable usefulness.
Unfortunately we had to return the item, which Amazon was 100% customer focused in allowing and facilitating.  Thanks Amazon
3486378
We bought this as a replacement coffee maker after our other Cuisinart died after a year. We call this the 'bad feng shui' coffee maker because it has a beep on it that is SO LOUD it feels like it is piercing our eardrums every time it goes off. Coffee tastes so-so and is never that warm. The thermal carafe is not thermal at all. Ours is brand new but we will be replacing it too.
559185
After reading several reviews on this coffeemaker, I decided to give it a try. I had noted a few reviews noting the coffee did not brew *HOT* but took those comments with a grain of a salt. I like my morning coffee but wouldn't characterize myself as a coffee connoisseur. So I took those reviews as written from people a bit more fussy about their coffee. That was my bad. I've brewed several pots and none has produced what I would call a *HOT* coffee. Now granted, I do add half & half but I don't think a little cream should take my coffee from hot to lukewarm and this does. I even sipped it black and it was warm, at best. I did brew with the 4-cup option that is supposed to double heat the water and have not had any better results. So I am returning this model and continuing to shop around.