Cuisinart DCC-4000P1 DCC-4000 Programmable Coffee Center Coffeemaker, 12 Cup, Black

Do not buy this coffee maker. We loved it until the carafe broke after 1.5 years. You cannot get Cuisinart to mail you a replacement in Canada - yet they can be replaced to usa residents! We now own a $200 useless appliance that we can’t even pay to fix. 😡

This is a beautiful coffeemaker--the seeing-inside aspect is like having lab equipment. It is simple to clean and operate. I laughed at the carafe being called ergonomic but actually it is easy to hold--still, it does require being careful to not bang it on the sink or drop it. I like having a glass carafe, somehow it gives me more confidence of not having any metallic taste to the coffee. (That might be just a psychological preference.) The plastic parts (all, except the carafe) are labeled BPA-free. The clear plastic parts are a thick, substantial type. The reusable filter is easy to clean--I have had others with more complicated shapes that were more involved to clean. The hot-plate time is adjustable. It comes with a charcoal water filter whichThe coffee: This has a cone-shaped basked, and a wide-shower-drip water feed. The coffee tastes rich and very smooth. If you like very thick-tasting, muddy french-press type coffee this will not be quite like that, but if you like it smooth this is excellent. I am the former, and so I rated the taste 4 stars instead of 5. We are using the reusable filter and it allows no grounds through. Actually, still experimenting a little with the amounts and grind, so far have used medium-fine grind.Overall, very nice design. It is wider than some but also shallower front-to-back. The measurements are about 14-3/4" tall (20-3/4" tall when you open the top), 13-3/4" wide, and 8-1/2" deep.Some reviews mention the writing wearing off the buttons so it might be a good suggestion to paint them with clear nail polish. They are already glossy so it shouldn't look much different. It is made in China, in case that is important; the instructions are in clear English. It arrived a week sooner than the date expected.

The coffee pot/pitcher is extremely fragile and broke less than a month after getting the product.It’s a beautiful coffee machine, but it’s currently useless as we’re trying to find a replacement, and we were only able to contact the US service and they don’t ship the part to Canada...

I waited a good while after buying this before reviewing, as I know a coffee maker can decline if not well made after a while. It's been roughly 4 months now, and over all I really enjoy it. Makes a great cup of coffee, set up and programming is simple, and damn if she ain't pretty!Design wise, I must admit I enjoy watching it brew, as the glass carafe and reservoir allow you to see the water being sucked up into the other half of the machine, its strangely mesmerizing (or perhaps I'm just easily entertained, lol). But where this baby really shines is the "blooming" process: at the start of the brew cycle, it will first soak the grounds with super hot water with a built in showerhead type nozzle. Why is this so magical? Because it takes your coffee from "good", to "oh GOD THAT'S GOOD", bringing out a deeper flavor in the grounds. This, along with the design was the biggest appeal to me and why I chose this model. Try it with fresh ground beans, and thank me later!My only complaints would have to be that the 1-4 cup button doesn't seem to work, as the machine will still use all the water in the reservoir, but this doesn't bother me much, since if I want less coffee I can always just put in less water. Still, it seems silly to have the button if it doesn't work beyond lighting up.Another small matter is cleaning: my now former roommate managed to get watery grounds sucked up into the tube and into the water reservoir. And let me tell you, once it's in there, you'll have a devil of a time getting those grounds out! So just take care to clean carefully and EXACTLY AS THE MANUAL TELLS YOU. (And when preparing to brew, make damn sure the inner basket is firmly clicked into place, as otherwise, you'll get the same back up issues. Just be smart and pay attention!) Other then that, the rest of cleaning is very easy.Overall, it's a beautiful machine, makes great coffee, and gets plenty of compliments. As time wears on, I may update my review should any problems arise, but so far I'm quite happy.

When this coffee machine works, it is great. It looks great. Easy to program, large capacity, everything we were looking for.First machine failed after about a month. It displayed an ErH code. This, or any, error code cannot be found online. After resetting the machine (unplugging for a couple hours and plugging back in) the error code was gone, but the machine would not brew. I called Cuisinart and they promptly sent a replacement. I purchased a special surge protector in case it was the outlet causing a malfunction (2 year old electric kettle and 6 year old coffee grinder work on the same outlet perfectly).The replacement machine lasted exactly one brew before displaying the same error code. I called Cuisinart and they promptly sent a replacement. Customer service confirmed that the error code does not exist in any of their help documents.The second replacement machine lasted two weeks before... displaying the same error code. I called Cuisinart and they... offered to promptly send a replacement. I asked them to just send me the next model down. I'm tired of throwing away coffee makers.If you're buying this machine because it looks great, spend the extra $40 on the fancier one that looks the same. If you're buying it for the features there are other machines that do the same and hopefully won't break.