I love this coffee maker. First, we have black stainless steel appliances in our kitchen. It is difficult to find kitchen appliances that match, and this black stainless steel Cuisinart Duo Coffee maker is a perfect match. I have had a few Kuerig coffee makers over the past few years, 2 of which have since broken. I don't expect an appliance to last forever, but when 2 of these quit working, I decided to search for something else. That is when I came across this Cuisinart coffee maker. The coffee maker comes with 2 types of brewing choices in a single unit. There is a traditional brewing side, with a 12 cup carafe for making larger quantities of coffee, and a pod side for single serve coffee. Each side has its own water dispenser, which I like. For the brewing side, you place the amount of water for how many cups you would like to brew into the water reservoir and it will brew exactly that amount. Each side also contains a holder to place a charcoal filter in to purify the water. Two filters are included with the coffee maker when you purchase it. There are several features on this maker that I absolutely love. The brewing side can be set to automatic brew, so you can have a pot of coffee waiting for you at whatever time of day you choose. It comes with a mesh perma-filter, or you can choose to use disposable paper filters instead. It also features (and this is my very favorite), a “bold” button for brewing extra strong coffee. You can also choose to brew your coffee over ice, to make a delicious cold drink. With the first cup of coffee I made with this machine, I used the pod side, and it was one of the best cups of coffee I have had in years. Of course, I set the timer for the brewing side for the next morning, so I could check it out. It surpassed my expectations. The coffee maker was quiet, so I was not even sure it had made the coffee, until the exquisite aroma reached the bedroom. I was in coffee paradise. The pod side also has some excellent features. The coffee maker can accommodate several sizes of cups and travel mugs. For single cups or small travel mugs, there is a flip down cup holder that fits the short sizes perfectly. For an average tumbler, you just put your tumbler on the bottom base to brew. For tall travel mugs, the bottom tray lid can be removed to fit the larger tumblers. You can select 4,6,8,10, or 12 oz. brewing capacities. This is a great, versatile feature. The single serve water reservoir holds up to 42 oz. of water and has a convenient handle to allow easy removal/replacement. This coffee maker is sleek, compact, lightweight, extremely functional, and brews excellent coffee. I could not ask for more. It has features I did not even know I wanted until I had them. I am so very happy with my coffee maker, I have already recommended it to a friend.

I was a little concerned based on some reviews I saw, but this coffee maker has exceeded my expectations. It makes great coffee - both hot and iced, bold or regular, in a pot or a k-cup. It is bigger than I expected, but works well in my RV. It has a 2 year warranty but I don't expect to have to use it. I got a great deal on it too!! I highly recommend.

I am truly satisfied with the purchase of this coffee maker. I love that it has a lot of diversity, able to make hot or cold coffee, single cup or whole pot. I also love that the actual pot does not spill out the sides when I pour my coffee like some of the coffee pots I've had in the past. I would most certainly buy this again if I needed it.

Its nice having the options of a pot of coffee and a K-Cup in the same machine. It provides a smaller footprint on the counter. However, I have found that if you don't insure the filter basket is completely snapped into place, the next pot of coffee may have grounds of coffee in the pot, as well as, in the filter basket area.

I love having a coffee maker that gives me an option of single cup or whole pot when company comes. I've had a Keurig duo for years. I started feeling like the coffee didn't taste quite as good anymore. I purchased this Cuisinart two in one coffee maker, and love the flavor of my coffee now. I also love all the options for different size, cups, different temperatures for the carafe, the bold setting

NOTE 1: I received an email request to review AND to enter the Sweepstakes on 04/20/2026. The Sweepstakes ended 03/31/2026. NOTE 2: Under the Terms and Conditions I agreed to for posting a review here, Cuisinart reserves the right to edit, delete, or change anything I post in this review, so what appears under my selected user name in this review MAY NOT be the full, precise commentary I actually wrote about our experience with this product. This Coffee Center® SS-16 2-IN-1 Coffeemaker replaced a malfunctioning single pod brewing unit in our model SS-15 that was used once or more daily for both pods and carafes for nine years. Both the list price and the selling prices are significantly lower than the SS-15 was 9 years ago. The SS-16 model is nearly a mirror image of the SS-15 it replaced, with single Pod brewing now on the left, and the Carafe brewing now on the right. The functions of both models are substantially the same, although the electronics are more integrated, with all selection buttons now only on the Carafe side of the unit. The SS-16 uses the same small carbon filters in the water reservoirs, (two included with the new unit) and the same size paper basket filter as the now-discontinued SS-15 (several paper filters also included with the new unit), so we didn't have to purchase anything new. The 12-cup SS-16 carafe is also identical to the 12-cup SS-15 carafe, so now we have an extra carafe, in case we manage to break one. The SS-16 Pod brewer now offers more choices for the amount of water dispensed, ranging from 4-ounces to 12-ounces in 2-ounce increments. It defaults to 8-ounces. If you use the other amounts, it COULD be an improvement over the three (6-8-10 ounce) button choices of the SS-15. However, if you want a different amount than default 8 oz dispensed, it now requires multiple Pod button-presses to select capacity, AND a press of the Brew/Off button, instead of pushing just one button to both select capacity and begin brewing a pod in the SS-15. Starting to brew a Carafe of coffee now requires selecting Carafe, and then pressing the Brew/Off button. On the SS-15, only one button press was necessary. We noticed that the SS-16 Pod side seems to brew at a higher water temperature than our old SS-15, because the freshly-brewed pods are now too hot to remove with bare fingers immediately after brewing, but after 9 years, the SS-15 brewing temperature may have decreased with age. The SS-16 has a single center LED indicating both Carafe or Pod brewing by pulsing, and steady-on to indicate 'keep warm' after brewing.

My Cuisinart 2 and 1 coffee maker is great. The setup was really easy. Using this coffee maker is very straight forward. The 12 cup makes great coffee with no grinds. The single cup is very convenient when you only need a small amount of coffee. I have recommended it to family members.

Had two of these in two weeks. The first one stopped making coffee after about seven pots. It leaked from the pods reservoir, and I think shorted it out. The second one made one pot of coffee. It leaked from the pods reservoir severely and then started smoking. It spent the night on the porch until I took it back. Disappointing.

This is a wonderful coffeemaker. We also have the original to this, but this 2 in 1 is better because of being able to set it up for iced coffee, as well as hot. Very easy to operate, just like all Cuisinart coffeemakers. We love the ease of setting the auto time feature, having the carafe temperature settings, and the auto off time you can set between 1-4 hours. We primarily use the carafe side, but the single cup side works great too. All around we are a Cuisinart family (several coffeemakers, plus the coffee bean grinder). Great product as usual.

I love the design of this coffee maker. It's very leek and looks like one of those expensive espresso designs. We usually use the single side and because of its unique design which holds fresh filtered water, the coffee always tastes fresh and delicious. It's very accurate in measuring since the button has you choose 4,8,10, and 12 ounces. I read reviews about issues with leaking water but I feel as long as I register this product the company would follow through. Great product.