Cuisinart10 Cup Coffee Maker with Grinder, Automatic Grind & Brew, Black/Silver, DGB-450NAS

This Cuisinart grind and brew is the best for making coffee with just ground beans or already ground. I prefer the stainless-steel carafe. I have been utilizing this model--(don't like the fancy new grinder)--with this simple grinder for over 15 years. Can't beat it and I am a long-time coffee lover and drinker. The machine is easy to use and maintain. Reasonably priced and last a good while. You can set it up and forget it until the timed brew kicks in. Wonderful to wake up in the morning with the smell of freshly brew coffee.

Our second one and this is much improved. Works great and makes perfect coffee. We primarily use whole beans.

I just received my 10-Cup Cuisinart Grind/Brew and I love it!! Who needs Starbucks when you can easily grind your own beans fast and have a delicious cup of HOT coffee when you want it and the smell of the fresh coffee is so nice! I love the thermal craft, it keeps the coffee very hot. I don['t even mind cleaning it because the coffee is so wonderful! It just makes me so happy to have this coffee maker, sometimes its the small things in life that make us feel good! Yep!

The grinder is quite noisy, but does a good grind, you can bypass it and use pre ground coffee, carafe is heavy and well made to coffee hot, especially if you preheat it with hot water before making coffee. Need to clean everything, including grinder , each use. But bottom line, it’s the coffee more than the machine, better beans, better coffee.

Grinder works well but is too loud; have to clean grinder after every use and it is a pain to do, requires scrubbing with cloth and then takes a long while to dry, if it does; carafe does not keep coffee hot for very long even though I heat it ahead of time with boiling water, I still have to reheat coffee in the micro; taste is not as good as my French Press! Trying to sell mine on Marketplace!

If you’ve ever wanted to start your day with the sound of a jet engine in your kitchen, the Automatic Grind & Brew 10 Cup Coffeemaker (DGB-450) has got you covered. This thing is LOUD—like, “wake-the-dead, summon-the-neighbors, question-your-life-choices” loud. If you live with light sleepers or have paper-thin walls, prepare for some morning hostility. The grind cycle lasts about a minute, but it’s a minute of pure chaos.Once the noise settles and your ears stop ringing, you’ll get a full 10-ounce pot of coffee in 10 minutes, which is great—except for the cleaning. Oh, the cleaning. The grind system gets so steamy it practically turns into a mini sauna, leaving condensation everywhere. That means after every single use, you’ll need to clean out the grinder and wipe down the inside unless you enjoy mystery leaks and coffee-scented surprises. Add another 10 minutes to your morning routine just for maintenance, making this the most high-maintenance relationship you never asked for.And if you’re a little too generous with the water reservoir? Surprise! There’s a sneaky hole in the back that will ensure your countertops get a nice morning rinse.Final verdict? It makes coffee. It does its job. But be ready for a daily commitment of noise, cleaning, and unexpected water spills. If you enjoy extra chores before your caffeine kicks in, this might just be your perfect match.

Pros:The unit is reliable and works as advertisedReasonable priceNice insulated carafe (Reviews I read prefer insulated carafe over lower model with glass carafe)Cons:Have to clean and refill the unit every dayNoisy during bean grindMy wife wanted to wakeup to fresh ground coffee every morning, with the smell wafting through the house as she lay in bed. But within a week she stopped loading it the night before and just runs it manually in the morning. I knew that would happen, but I still got the full husband points for the gift so that's what matters! For ongoing husband points you can clean/load the unit yourself the night before.With these 'grind and brew' combo units, there is one big differentiator - whether the unit can grind and brew across multiple days or has to be cleaned/reloaded every day. This is a 'reload every day' solution, which I selected due to being less complicated. The reviews for 'multiple day' units pointed to problems managing beans/grounds/water reservoir/moisture existing in the unit together across multiple days.Overall happy with the purchase and would recommend. But I'd say if you're buying it to use the scheduling feature, be sure you'll have the discipline and memory to setup the unit the night before. Otherwise the price and complexity is probably not worth it. Having a separate grinder and brewer is a cheaper, quieter and more reliable solution.

Love this! It’s my 3rd Cuisinart grind and brew. I have to clean it more often, it now has a “clean” light to remind you. I like the new combination basket w/lid. The coffee pot also seems to come out more smoothly when removed. As always this coffee maker makes a delicious fresh cup. The delivery was fast & nicely packaged too.