Cuisinart Coffee Makers Coffee Center? 12 Cup Coffeemaker and Single-Serve Brewer Reviews

This replaced a single serve coffee maker by another company that recently quit working. I decided I wanted to also be able to brew a pot of coffee with the same appliance. I have fallen in love with this coffee maker. On the weekends I can make a full pot. I love the reusable filter. On weekdays my husband and can each brew a single cup before work. This also fits on the drawer that holds kcups that my old brewer sat on. I am glad I made the switch to Cuisinart!

It's a great coffee maker and the dual functionality is a real bonus when you just want a quick single K-cup. The 12-cup functions well and keeps the coffee hot if you like to enjoy a few cups over a short period of time, like in the morning when you need one to start, one with breakfast and perhaps a splash more before washing the pot. There are two minor disappointments, but not that serious and I have a quick fix for one of them. First, the 12-cup side is a little awkward to fill when pouring the water from the carafe into the unit. The lid covering the fill area doesn't swing back far enough to allow easy access, so you either spill a little into the basket area, or leave some water in the carafe. No big deal. The second issue is on the Single cup side. Like ALL K-cup brewers, the distance between an 8 oz. coffee cup and the drip area results in some splashing while brewing. Easy FIX is to use an upside down ceramic custard cup to place under the coffee cup, thus raising the cup closer to the drip area. Be careful to ensure the inverted ceramic custard cup and the coffee cup atop it are stable and won't easily spill. Make sure you test the stability before brewing. I've included a picture of the 7 oz. custard cup that works for me. Coffee cup you see was brewed atop the custard cup with NO splashing.

I've had a Cuisinart coffee maker for years and loved it but you have to find a way to eliminate the excessive splashing of the single serve side. For the price I paid I should not have to wipe down everything within 8 inches after each cup of coffee is made.

Bought for Christmas and it was working fine until the last 2 weeks. The clean light came on last week and I followed the instructions to clean. Clean cycle went well and clean light went off. The next morning after brewing a fresh pot the clean light came on again. Followed the cleaning directions again and after the clean cycle the light went off. The next morning after a freshly brewed pit the light came on again. Very annoying. Obviously the product is defective. I will be contacting Cuisinart customer service today. On the plus side it makes a great pot of coffee and the single cup side works great.

After reading the reviews, I was somewhat hesitant to purchase this model to replace the Cuisinart coffee maker that I had been enjoying for many years. I had considered purchasing a stand alone style single-serve machine. I wanted the convenience of making a single cup without having to grind and brew. I decided to purchase the SS-15 based on my previous experience with Cuisinart coffee makers. I have not had any issues with leaking water or coffee and grounds being splashed all about. I have used this daily for several months now and am a satisfied customer. I would agree with other reviews that filling the water resivoir on the carafe side is very awkward and spills are easy. This would have be my biggest concern or problem with the SS-15.