Reviewing my replacement, the pod side works when it wants to. Had the 1st one replaced because I wasn't able to get the pod side to make much more than light brown colored water. The replacement is slightly better in that it sometimes makes an actual cup of coffee, it might be on the 4th attempt/pod, but better than nothing I guess. Tried the full pot side twice and it seems to work fine. Tried the expresso pod a couple of times and it seems to work ok, although the expresso shot didn't seem very hot but I'm not sure if that's normal. The pod side just like the first unit, the water pretty much goes around the pod and makes a mess. Even in the random time it works I'm not sure how because when taking the done pod out you have to be careful because the pod is full to the top with hot water. The punctured holes in the pod seem sufficient enough for water to pass through so I think it's a design flaw. I don't have time in the early morning to fuss with it so I put it back in the box and brought up my old Cuisinart machines that work great. Kinda bummed because this unit would free up space on the counter.

Wow! So happy with our Cuisinart Barista! First, no complicated cleanup. We had looked other systems and the cleanup discouraged us. Second, it is easy to use! Okay… we are not youngsters… so new things can be challenging. It’s very easy to use, and there are YouTube videos to help. I especially like that I can easily froth my husband’s milk for his coffee. He loves that. He like an occasional cup of tea and I like an occasional hot apple cider. Both are effortless! I cannot think of anything to complain about… possibly I would suggest making the large coffee pot have a removable water urn. It is on the left and a little bit harder to fill. But again, this is first world problems. The back water urn is removable for the steam, hot water and pods. Very easy! Thank you Cuisinart!

Great unit with multiple ways to make great coffee/Espresso at a very affordable price. Includes a steamer, something that makes this more authentic as a barista would use. Always liked the Cuisinart brand. Found the quality of this new model to be a step up from the previous models. Looks and feels like a more robust design. Controls now much more intuitive make it easy to select what you want with auto shut off. After 2 mos. of use have found the unit to be everything as advertised.

What .a piece of junk!!! This machine came today. Finally figured out that you can't have the pod and espresso setups in the machine at the same time or you get an EO reading. Cannot turn the machine off even though the poorly written manual says this is how to turn it on/off. The warming plate stays hot and cannot turn it off. Also, the ad does not tell you that the carafe reservoir has to be filled with the exact amount of water that you are going to brew.

I got this as a gift from my husband. The steamer worked for about a week and now does not steam the milk into a foam it just heats it up. Some kcup pods leave a mess you have to clean inside but other than that it works great. The clean mode is only for the pot not the single serve or steamer.

Total flexibility on what kind and how much coffee you want to brew.

I haven't tried every feature yet seems be great at making coffee

I like that one can have an expresso, while the other can have tea or hot chocolate. Great product.

Yum. Perfect Latte Finally! Thx so much as it pays for itself as no more trips to Starbucks!

Exactly what I wanted. Easy to use and eager to get creative