Overall I like the way my coffee tastes from fresh ground beans. The machine is definitely meant for one person. The grinder fills the cup too full and spills coffee out and I have to knock out some to get the lid to close. So definitely clean up required after each cup. Also only comes with one set for grinding coffee so if there is two folks wanting coffee it requires cleaning up from one to make another cup. Just use K Cups if there are several folks waiting on coffee.

I had always wanted a new burr grinder to optimize my at-home coffee experience, and minimizing coffee waste was a priority too. This unit allowed us to check off both boxes, and with flair to boot. It's a beautiful unit on the counter top. It allows us the flexibility to try friend's kuerig-style "K cups" on a whim. We also found that the burr-ground coffee made our cups of coffee taste less acidic as they're ground more evenly for the brew process. And to top it off, there's NO waste; we just make a cup or two as needed in the morning. No more throwing away a half pot of unused coffee daily. All in all, it was a solid upgrade from our 12-cup drip unit, and decluttered our counter in the process. Win win!

It makes a great cup of coffee…and nice and HOT! The grind and brew is great and delish but messy. I found if I put down a sheet of paper towel under the grinder when grinding, the mess of excess grinds goes onto the paper towel and then easy to throw away and no cleanup. If they could fix the feature with grinds, the machine would be perfect! It also uses pods and the taste of the pods brew is great also! I LOVE this coffee maker but deducted a star due to grinder being messy.

I was given a Grind & Brew as a Christmas gift. I have had 3 Kuerigs in the past 10 years and living by myself, I like the whole single-serve concept. But I love the fresh ground single-serve concept more. I also like getting and trying beans from around the world... this handy-dandy device is the bomb! This Christmas gift was perfect for me and am enjoying the heck out of it!

I was a little skeptical when my wife ordered this and told me that it would replace my belove Keurig. But she persisted and I must admit, it works great, takes up less room on the counter and even looks nicer. And no more pods in the sink waiting to be recycled!

I am enjoying this coffeemaker for it's simplicity. I was using a Keurig with many more features and I could make the coffee strong and hot. Just how I enjoy my daily brew. The first few cups made with the maker, my coffee seemed weak and not hot enough for my tastes. I considered returning my new coffeemaker. I adjusted my tastes slightly more or less. Now, I insert a pod or select grind and out comes a good cup of coffee. I enjoy the grinder feature as I like a stronger coffee similar to an espresso.

Love our Grind & Brew. We used to grind enough coffee for a pot and found we were wasting too much coffee due to changes in drinking habits. Now, we grind a cup at a time and are able to be more accurate with our use and need. Only downsides are the ground coffee will spill some out of the pod at each grind. In theory, it lands in a catch basin to reclaim, however it is often moist due to the water dripping off the pod. The other downside (for us) is that only the 8oz size tastes good. The larger sizes taste watered down. Otherwise, we are saving on our coffee use, get a fresh cup each time, and enjoy it piping hot!

Met my expectations! I love having the choice of grinding my own coffee or using k -cups. When I have extra time to grind and clean up, I can enjoy my beans. When I'm in a hurry no muss, no fuss k cups really help. Love that I can also get tea and hot chocolate in an instant. I also like the water filter so I can can easily fill the tank without use of my Brita. It also has a small footprint which I appreciate since I lack counter space in my kitchen. Yes, if you grind your own, there is a little clean up of extra coffee....but not much. For most things, the 8 oz choice is perfect. I have no need to use the 10 or 12. I do wish there was a 6 ounce choice for my hot chocolate....but when it starts to come out as water, I just take my mug away and put another underneath until it finishes. This is not replacing a Keurig or an Instant....which I did consider but wanted to grind, but a rather expensive Breville grind and brew where I could have 1 cup or a pot. It kept breaking down no matter how often I cleaned it. I rarely need a pot of coffee anymore but do have a separate brewer just in case. I'm the only coffee drinker in the family so this was almost perfect......which I have come to expect from Cuisinart. Maybe Cuisinart will come up with a grind and brew for single serve or a pot that also uses k cups.

I love this, just not happy with how the grinder works. I would prefer to have the grounds measured to the amount of the cup. And wastes a bit of grounds too. I love the fresh taste, works really well. Like that I can do pod or ground and the water runs through a filter.

This coffeemaker makes really delicious Coffee, however is very messy with transferring the ground coffee beans to the side of the coffeemaker that the water drips through. Also the coffee could be hotter, it is just barely hot, within the first 30 seconds cools down significantly