Product Features

• Classic Design with Stainless Accents
• 12-cup Double-wall Insulated Stainless Steel Carafe
• Fully Automatic with 24-hour Programmability
• Patented Brew-through and Pour-through Lid
• Brew Pause Feature

From the Editors

Now you can enjoyed piping hot, full-flavored coffee in style. This handsome coffee maker from Cuisinart features a good-looking brushed stainless steel carafe that keeps coffee hot for 12 hours. The patented brew-through and pour-through lid means coffee means less mess. Totally programmable, this coffee maker can be started any time during a 24-hour cycle. Loaded with useful features like Brew Pause, automatic shutoff, brewing complete alarm and a #4 paper filter starter kit. Covered by a three-year limited warranty. Model DTC-975
Product Description

Customer Response

everything it promised to be
I needed a carafe that would not break. I have broken too many over the years.
It keeps the coffee hot for many hours. You have to be sure to put the lid on correctly. Bit once we mastered that we have been very pleased with this prodect.

Worth Every Penny - Notes on Leaks
My needs were simple but specific when I moved to a new job. Where is the bathroom, and where is the coffee pot? I soon found out however that just about everyone near my office drank unleaded (decaffeinated) coffee and the nearest real stuff was all the way across the building. I immediately thought of brining in my own pot but knew that a 12 cupper would be a waste of coffee. I only drink 2 or 3 mugs per day usually some in the morning and some in the afternoon. I like my coffee fresh which meant with a conventional rig I'd be brewing 2 pots a day. I could get one of those single brew jobs but I'd be tied to those darn little packets... what a hassle. Then I came across this gizmo. But $100 for a coffee pot?!? I decided to give it a shot after a couple of weeks whole-heartedly trying to get used to that stained water with no get up and go they called coffee.

I purchased the pot from Amazon, got it in, brought it to work, set it up with much fanfare and excitement, threw in a permanent filter, some grounds and some water, and let `er rip. Great pot right off the bat! I find the coffee is hot enough, but if you want it hotter (I saw someone complain in their review) simply pre-heat the carafe with a hot water rinse before brewing. I am not kidding when I say that a pot brewed at 7 am is still drinkable at 3 or 4 in the afternoon (it's not piping hot, but it is no iced mocha drink either).

A WORD ABOUT LEAKS - This carafe has a special brew-through design lid so it can remain untouched through the brew phase and pouring into your cup phase. THE LID MUST BE IN THE POUR POSITION WHEN BREWING!! I too was a victim of coffee everywhere, but being the engineer that I am I studied the pot and identified the problem. If the lid is not in the pour position when brewing the displaced air has nowhere to go when the coffee tries to drip through the top creating a 12-cups-of-coffee-on-the-floor episode.

ANOTHER WORD ABOUT LEAKS - You should also make sure the grounds reservoir is fully closed and the carafe is in place all the way to the back. Since the unit has a brew pause feature (you can pull the carafe out while the machine is brewing) the carafe and the grounds reservoir must be lined up properly for the coffee to flow into the carafe. The brew pause thing is nothing more than a spring loaded valve on the bottom of the grounds reservoir which is pushed up and open when the carafe is positioned correctly. When the carafe is removed or is not positioned correctly the valve is closed so that the water collects in the grounds reservoir. Keep the carafe out too long, or improperly position it in the machine and leako.

Needless to say I've had this rig for about a year now. It gets used every workday (5x/week) and it is still going strong. I would not hesitate to purchase this product again and have highly recommended it to friends and family (with the stern notices above). It's like a successful marriage... learn how to handle the little quirks and you'll have a long stimulating relationship.

Coffee Maker w/ Carafe
I was looking for a Carafe that would keep coffee hot, and read the reviews on this product as well as others. This product was indicated to be superior in that respect. I am not impressed with the level of warmth, but will concede others might not want their coffee as warm as I do.

Termal Coffeemaker
My husband and I have been very pleased with the coffee maker. The coffee stays hot for a long time and it shuts off as soon as it's finished so the coffee doesn't get that burned taste.

Mine also leaked
I figured that those folks who complained about the pot leaking while making the coffee just got unlucky and got a bad one. Well, I guess I did too! It made one great pot of coffee and the next three times I used it, it spewed water all over the counter top. It goes back to the store tomorrow.

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