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B) I understand that not everyone has been as fortunate as me with this particular Cuisinart coffeemaker.That being said, I have a Cuisinart DTC-975 that has been going strong for SEVEN YEARS now. The only maintenance I have found necessary is the periodic cleaning with vinegar and water (I have hard water).
I'm not saying that yours will last seven years if you buy it today, but I am saying that it COULD. I find it too quiet, if anything.
I understand how the filter basket interacts with the lid, prefer paper filters over the gold-tone filter, and just have not had the spillover problems that others have talked about because I always make sure the caraffe lid is fully closed and lines up with the drop-down element in the filter basket.I only rate it 4 stars now, in 2009, because it just doesn't LOOK as good or as solid as the coffeemakers that Cuisinart has produced since this DTC-975 was originally purchased in 2002 - and this is purely a matter of taste/opinion.I have to concur with the other positive reviewers that the warning beeps are not loud at all - in fact, I smell the fresh-brewed coffee in the morning, and this has woken me up on occassion - the beeps have never once awoken me. If noise is a huge concern, I have since found a Cuisinart model that is 12 cups with a thermal caraffe that has a switch to turn off the beeps - it is the DCC-1400 (or the DCC-1400WS for Williams-Sonoma shoppers).I just felt obligated to post this testimonial in case some people were scared off by some of the negative reviews.
Before I start my review, I wanted to make a few opening statements: A) Anything with an electrical cord attached to it could potentially go bad - it is called the "bathtub curve" - many electronic products fail in the first four years (and most of these fail within the first year), the failures plateau out and stabilize for a number of years, and then all fail over a long enough time stretch. It has passed hands during that time period amongst various family members, and found itself back to me.
It is also no louder than any other programmable drip coffeemaker I have dealt with from Bunn to Kitchen-Aid.
I'm also obsessed with making sure the reservoir lid is closed, making sure I hear the click before pressing the "on" button. I do have to say though; I'm extremely careful about making sure the lid to the carafe is screwed on and pointed to pour. So far, so good. Ok, I've had the DTC-975BKN for 3 weeks now and I love it. I haven't had any problems with it. So far, it makes great coffee & keeps it hot.
While the fit doesn't seem too secure it hasn't popped out in a month of use so I'll keep it.Great service from Amazon on the no-charge return, wow. If it pops open a bit while brewing, the coffee will overflow. Generally happy with the unit; have used it now for over a month. Good points: 12-cup capacity, brews fast, looks good, thermal carafe keeps the coffee hot for some hours and the spout is the best by far of any coffeemaker I've ever had.Downside: Poorly designed snap latch for the grounds basket. After first week of use I returned the unit, fortunately the replacement works better.
You just have to make sure that the lid is on properly or it will overflow. I was skeptical at first that it would keep the coffee hot for long enough but it really does keep it hot for hours. Highly recommend this coffee maker. I drink a lot of coffee throughout the day and I love this coffee maker. I recently purchased it to replace my old "no carafe" style coffee maker and I'm glad I did. I love that the machine is not running constantly to keep the coffee warm making it energy efficient.
- we've had ours for over two months now and this had never happened - just line everything up properly. just grind you own at Trader Joe's or buy an expensive, heavy duty burr grinder and be done with it. Those also, for some bizarre reason, have basket filters - YUCK. We might just buy 4 or 5 to take us through to our old age. After buying, trying and returning FIVE coffemakers in one month - this is it.
Also, another post mentioned slight leakage (user error). Even super high end burr-grinder model (at nearly triple the price) was a dud and didn't come close to a decent espresso grind. As Brazilian coffee snobs, our expectations are high - our hopes were fading.Buy this model ONLY. The search is over, THANK HEAVEN. We also tried out the two much higher-end Cuisnarts, including the ones with built-in grinders.
This one has it all - cone filter, decent capacity, and coffee stays hot LONG ENOUGH.
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