Cuisinart DGB-900BC Stainless Steel Coffee Maker

Nice SMOOTH cup of coffee everytime

By Troy Ohio Woman  Jan 27, 2011

Pros: grind beans or brew grounds

Cons: cleaning the grinder shoot (its NOT horrible)

For people who really enjoy the art of making a perfect cup of SMOOTH coffee this is for you. For all others - go get your stale coffee at the gas station. The stainless steel pot keeps the coffee hot for up to 2+ hrs. There is no pot-burner so it do...es NOT cook the coffee in the pot (so its never bitter). The air-tightness of the pot makes it pour a bit slow but I'd rather take an extra 5 secs to pour it in the cup rather than have the air destroy the flavor. The grind feature is GREAT. If you use a really dark/oily bean it takes a bit more effort to clean the grind-shoot... I found the brush and a puff from a can-of-air works well. I use the mesh-basket most of the time but if you use a fine-ground coffee or really oily bean switch to a paper filter (thats a no brainer for real coffee lovers). Like all coffeemakers DO NOT overfill the filter/basket with grounds...it can cause a mess but that was my own fault Ha Ha. The grinder is a bit loud but is much quieter than most grinders. If its too loud for you at 6AM use grounds and dont grind (its a great feature that you have that choice). The How-To DVD was a nice touch... be sure to watch it. Read more Less