Her writing has appeared in Vox, The Cut, Buzzfeed, and Runner’s World, among other publications. Despite her expertise as a barista and a coffee editor, her husband is the one who brews their morning cups. The plastic hinges on the Hamilton Beach 40880’s lid are one of its biggest drawbacks. Other models, including our top pick, the Cuisinart CPK-17, have metal hinges that seem more durable.
Not to be deterred, I switched to a coffee with a darker roast profile. Plus, I used a much finer grind setting to compensate for the quick brew time. For those of you who enjoy single servings of dark roast coffee, let me say this machine is a winner. The results were rich, chocolatey and incredibly satisfying.
A light comes on to let you know when the DCC-1100BK needs an internal cleaning. Our only gripe is that it can be difficult Keurig K-Mini to fill the tank with water without splashing. It’s available in black or white, as well as in a smaller, 10-cup model.
Like the SS-15P1, it has a 12-cup glass carafe with a heating plate and reusable gold tone mesh filter. The $218.49 Cuisinart SS-20P1 is the stainless steel thermal carafe version of the SS-15P1, the focus of my Cuisinart Coffee Center review. There’s not a whole lot of difference between the two models, aside from the fact that the carafe is not made of glass. There’s a built-in energy save mode on the single serve coffee maker side, which will dim the lights after 30 minutes of being idle, kind of like when your computer goes into sleep mode.
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But if your machine does everything for you, including cleaning itself, then maybe it’s worth considering for your next coffee investment. At least that’s how this coffee maker was built to make you feel. It’s the preferred single-cup coffee machine option with more than a few cool features. If you mostly brew for you, or you like variation in your coffee ritual, this could be the top Cuisinart machine on this list for you. If you like to grind the beans right before you brew, the Cuisinart Grind & Brew is the best coffee maker for the task.
The kettle itself has a sturdy build, very similar to any stovetop kettle, but the base felt flimsy. It doesn’t compete with other kettles in this price range. Some other models we encountered, Cuisinart Coffee such as the Breville BTM800XL One-Touch Tea Maker, were exorbitantly priced. More than $200 is too much to spend on a kettle, especially if it has only a one-year warranty.
Here at Coffeeness we set ourselves apart from other review sites by buying and testing products hands-on. But there’s no point in spending extra money for a large brewer if you’ll never use the whole thing. Overall, the Cuisinart DCC 3200 is a perfect all-rounder for XL batch brewing. I’m obsessed with smart home tech and channel my obsession into new stories for Consumer Reports. When I’m not writing about products, I spend time either outside hiking and skiing or up in the air in small airplanes.