I purchased this item about a month ago and am totally satisfied with it. It makes fantastic tasting cofffee by the pot, and the single serving is great for when someone comes over or I want just one cup in the afternoon. It's handsome and stylish and takes up a small footprint on my counter. Previously, I had a big Keurig and then a separate coffee machine and things look cluttered and messy. My family is impressed with the elegant look of such a practical appliance!

We purchased this machine just a few weeks ago, so far it works as it should. This is not to say there aren't any design flaws. So far there are 6 things that I definitely do not like. We use both grounds and cups and decided to try this unit. 1st. For grounds and caraffe brewing. The resavor is located in the top/back and not very large or wide. It's extremely easy to have water splash when filling. The charcoal filter holder sticks up and takes away even more room. 2nd. The design of the pitcher is just bad. The bulbous body of the pitcher and the pour spout makes it extremely difficult to pour out all the water or coffee completely without bending your wrist well past a 45 degree angle. Trust me, that's not easy. And it makes It even harder trying to fill the resevour in the small area they provide.. Did anybody actually try this and then think it was a good idea? 3rd. The lid of the caraffe DOES NOT just flip open for easy fill or rinsing. You need to remove it completely and snap it back in place near the handle. I can definitely see the plasric connection breaking at some point causing an unsecurred lid. 4. We use the triangular paper filters and when making more than 5 cups, the water fills so quickly that the coffee doesn't have time to drain and it floats the grounds up and over the top of the filter. They then find their way into the coffee and/or the area of the machine that holds the filter basket. The only way to avoid this is to use the "Bold" brew setting. I guess that slows the water. Once the brewing starts, you cannot activate the "Bold" setting. It must be done first. This is not mentioned in the manual. Again, did anybody even test this before approving the design? 5. If you've brewed a pot of coffee and someone wants to use a pod, they press the "Pod" button. But doing this turns off the heating element under the "Carafe" and the coffee in the carafe will go cold. We found this out the hard way. 6. There is a lighted clock. But the light DOES NOT stay on all the time. It goes black after and hour or so and only relights when you touch a button. Why did they do this? To summerize. We're still undecided whether or not to return this machine.1 or 2 inconveniences is ok, nothings perfect, but I just don't believe enough thought was put into the design. .

We love our new 2 in 1 coffeemaker! It replaced an 14 year old Cuisinart coffeemaker. We all love the over ice feature especially living in AZ during the summer! And being able to make a single cup of coffee is amazing. Also love I can adjust the carafe temp when brewing a pot of coffee!

Too many pieces, too complex to operate. They have developed this coffee maker to be too complex to operate with too many pieces. For instance, our previous single serve did not require a piece to insert the pod into in order to get a cup of coffee. This one requires one which is more work and more cleaning.

The single pod side of the coffee maker does not work right out of the box. I had to go digging on the internet to find the hack to get it to work. In fact, I returned the first one I bought since I thought it was broken. I’m not sure how this can happen with a brand like Cuisinart.

It’s easy to use. The instructions are fairly clear and simple. I love the duality of a single cup or full pot option. That was what I was missing in my kitchen. I upgraded from a keurig when I needed a pot for a group. I like grinding my own coffee with the option of using it in either mode. It’s cumbersome to do that with more than one cup at a time as in the keurig. The only think I wish that it did was grind the beans too. Otherwise I think it’s a great maker.

I like this coffee device but give it a 4 star only . The coffee isn’t hot enough when done just warm . and i need to put it in the microwave to heat. Not boiling hot but reasonably hot as coffee should be drunk . So there is where my disappointment lies .

Great coffee maker, both options pod and carafe are functional at the same time so if I have a full pot brewing someone else can do a pod of a specialty coffee if desired, auto start is also a good option, size is perfect because it slides under the upper cabinets and it doesn’t take lot of space.

I love the coffee pot after an hour and half trying to get the pod to work. I then googled and learned that you have to press a tiny dome button for 10 seconds and the pod light starts to blink. The location of this button is behind where you would place the pod. There should have been at least a slip of paper in the trouble shooting area of the booklet with this information… who would know?!!

After 6 years, my husband and I decided to switch from a simple 12 cup coffee maker to the Coffee Center 2-in-1 coffee maker. After one month of daily usage, I'm really impressed and excited to have a coffee make that does both pod and carafe while still fitting nearly under our cabinet. I personally think the mesh filter/basket is too wide so we have opted to use paper filters with the carafe/drop side of the machine. Otherwise, I think this was a solid purchase, I hope it last for years to come!