This really is an excellent product. The coffee is delicious. Instructions do not require an engineering degree. Reasonably priced for the quality —- but the one design flaw, & IT IS A FLAW, ( and chances are the industrial designers at Cusinart have noted this and are trying to resolve it now) is trying to fill the conventional reservoir for plain drip coffee without spilling some water. This was even noted on a You Tube review of the product. You cannot tilt the coffee beaker with water to a broad enough angle to empty the contents. The top cover of the machine won’t retract far enough to permit this — so have a sponge on red alert. Otherwise, love it.

It makes pretty decent coffee and is relatively fast. Carbon filters in the water are a nice touch to help improve flavor, and a reusable mesh coffee filter included with the machine was appreciated. However, it does not include the reusable coffee pod accessory, even though it's prominently displayed on the product photos. They only cost a couple dollars, so it would have been nice to include one of those as well.

When my Keurig stopped working, I wanted to try something new. I have always loved Cuisinart coffee makers ( I use a standard cuisinart drip pot at my second home) and loved the idea of being able to have the option of cappuccino, espresso, drip and single serve all in one location. This coffee station is a breeze! I have used all of its functions and am very happy with its ease of use! The coffee tastes great also. So glad I ordered this product!

I give this 4 stars only because there is one thing they could do to make this machine perfect - add a grind and brew feature. Otherwise I would give it 5 stars. Other than that, I am very much enjoying it. The water capacity of the single serve is quite adequate and I love that it makes both Keurig and Nespresso pods. I replaced a Cuisinart SSGB-1 which has grind and brew pot and Keurig single serve. I had a Nespresso machine next to that. The grind and brew was quite a mess to clean every time and the water capacity of the single serve was small. My new machine lets you choose the size of Keurig and the size of Nespresso. It also has a milk frother attached which can be used for hot water for making tea. If Cuisinart ever can figure out how to add a grinder to this machine it will be perfect and I'll be first in line to buy. If you're looking for testers, Cuisinart, count me in!

I got the Cuisinart Barista Bar 4-in-1 Coffeemaker to replace my second Keurig K-Cafe K-Duo Single Serve Coffee, Latte and Cappuccino Maker. The Keurig only lasted the warranty period (go figure) and since our Cuisinart appliances last much longer and also wanting the ability to brew Nespresso pods, we decided to replace it with the Barista Bar. WHAT A TREAT. The Barista Bar first of all makes a great pot of coffee with excellent flavor and balance even with the cheaper Folgers and Maxwell brands. Second, I was surprised at the exceptional flavor from the K-Cups I brewed. They tasted even better then the K-Cups I brewed from the Keurig coffee maker. Third, the Nespresso espresso pods make for a wonderful afternoon or after dinner treat. Even the frothing attachment is better on the Cuisinart compared to the Keurig as the Cuisinart uses actual steam, which leads me to the only small gripe I have with the Barista Bar. The frothing/hot water attachment designed to fit into the footprint of the Barista Bar unfortunately makes it hard to first fit a cup under it to begin the frothing process or fill a cup with hot water. Once the milk/creamer is frothed up or the cup is filled with the hot water, it makes it very difficult to get the cup out from under the frothing/hot water attachment especially since now the cup is filled with foam or hot water. It's almost as though you would need to have the coffeemaker right next to the sink, which if you can do that is ideal as the drippings of the frothing/hot water attachment would drip into you sink. Alas, I think they should have put the attachment on the side of the coffeemaker and higher instead of underneath the brewing area. We added a rolling tray to make it easier to move the coffee maker in and out from under the cabinets, which also raised the frothing/hot water attachment for easier use.

This is a fantastic 3 in 1 coffee maker. Actually, it’s 4 in 1 with the milk frother. It’s easy to use and makes great, hot coffee of any kind. We have been enjoying making Nespresso cappuccinos and large pots of coffee. Can’t wait to try K-cups. It is well made and looks great on my counter.

It’s a cool little coffee machine. I wasn’t too keen on the pods. But I love them now. I haven’t brewed any coffee since I got this. My only complaint is the steam wand. It takes a while to turn on and off. I’d prefer it to work when I need it to work versus when it wants to. We’ll see how it holds up. I’ve been using it daily for about a month now.

Overall content with it. Only a few changes I would recommend. The carafe fixed lid makes it difficult to pour out completely. It was this way on the older model I had also was hoping they would have fixed this by now. The wand also lacks dexterity. Pricey considering all the plastic.

Being able to do k-cups and espresso pods, PLUS a traditional pot of brewed coffee was the selling point. Bonus milk frother wand/hot water access for oatmeal…this thing is a beast! Truly enjoying the versatility of the machine and have been pleased so far!

Love this machine and how flexible it is. We can brew pots of coffee, use K-Cups or make a fancy espresso drink with steamed milk. It's pretty easy to use and to make espresso drinks using the recipes in the back of the book. My only complaint and that's why this is four stars instead of five is that we've had our machine for only about two weeks and it's already malfunctioning. About half the time when we make K-Cups it just disperses water and no coffee. To their credit, they are sending a new machine to replace this faulty one, but it still sucks to have to wait almost two weeks to get a new machine!