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Customer Reviews for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Model: DCC-1200
SKU: 4765748
UPC: 086279110282
Add an element of Cuisinart quality, performance and convenience to your kitchen with this brushed stainless-steel coffeemaker that is programmable from start to finish.
Average Customer Rating:
3.9
out of 5
(53 Reviews) 53
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4 stars
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3 stars
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77% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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Customer Reviews for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Review 1 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
This coffee make died within a week
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Durability
1.0
Usefulness
1.0
What's great about it: not much
What's not so great: everything
This coffee maker replaced another Cuisinart coffeemaker and I've had it with Cuisinart Coffee makers. None are very good. This one died a week within purchanse. I purchased a Frigidaire elsewhere and I'm very happy so far.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 2 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Great coffee maker
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Usefulness
5.0
What's great about it: Great brewing, No filter needed, easy to clean
Great brewing coffee maker that is very well priced for it's quality.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Somewhat Disappointing
Customer Rating
3.0
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
4.0
Usefulness
3.0
What's great about it: Makes a good cup of coffee. Programmable feature is nice.
What's not so great: Doesn't keep the coffee hot enough.
This is the third one of these we've had. The first lasted almost three years before dying. While it was still working it kept the coffee nice and hot. The hot plate on the second one wouldn't keep the coffee above luke warm so we returned it. This one keeps the coffee fiarly hot but not as hot as coffee should be. And yes, I'm aware that there are three heat settings and we've got it set on the highest. On the positive side, it makes a good cup of coffee.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 4 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Another Disappointing Cuisinart Product
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Durability
1.0
Usefulness
1.0
What's great about it: Made great tasting coffee, great looking machine
What's not so great: Broke down after a year's use
This is the third Cuisinart product I purchased that broke down after a short period of use. Our family purchased two blenders and now this coffeemaker that all broke. We will not be buying anymore products by this brand and recommend that others be wary.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 5 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Great Coffee, Good Looks
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
4.0
Usefulness
5.0
This maker is simple easy to use and makes a wonderful cup of coffee
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 6 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Replacement for a bad choice
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Usefulness
5.0
What's great about it: Quality and ease to use
What's not so great: Clock/Timer hard to see
I had one of these for over 10 years. When it started having problems brewing I replaced it with a lesser expensive brewer that (supposedly) had more options. This second brewer lasted just over a year. I went back to a work horse I should have stayed with.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 7 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Makes Very Good Coffee
Customer Rating
4.0
What's great about it: Grinds and brews. Carafe keeps coffee warm for quite some time.
What's not so great: Loud while grinding.
I bought the coffee maker for my husband. We've tried other makers, but to date this is the best. It grinds and brews. It's quite loud while grinding but not for long. Stainless steel carafe keeps coffee warm for quite some time. It has a permanent filter that can be use alone or with a paper filter. If you are using a paper filter also, be careful when disposing the grounds that permanent filter doesn't get thrown out with them. The only complaint that I have is that the carafe leaked where the plastic meets the stainless steel and Cuisinart sent me a new one, but made me pay for the shipping to send back the leaky one.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
TERRIBLE PRODUCT
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Durability
1.0
Usefulness
1.0
What's great about it: NOTHING
What's not so great: IT DOESN'T BREW COFFEE!!!!!!
This product is TERRIBLE. After about one year, it already stopped working. It says it is brewing, but nothing is happening. I've read multiple reviews on this product, and a lot of people say the same thing. For the price, it may be the biggest rip off ever! I am never using a Cuisineart product again. I'm tired of products being made so cheaply anymore. If a brand's product turns out to be terrible, I'm banning the brand for all future purchases and telling everyone I know not to buy that brand again. PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS COFFEE POT!!
FYI - I only gave it 1 star because 0 stars wasn't an option.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 9 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Recommended
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Usefulness
5.0
What's great about it: Quality, price, functionality
Our second of this model. The first was replaced after receiving a Keurig brewer - back to Cuisinart. Subtle design cues and ease of use make this the coffee pot of choice for a long time.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 10 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Great tasting coffee
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
5.0
Usefulness
5.0
What's great about it: Brews hot and fast to make coffee taste as good as possible
What's not so great: Higher price
This is the second version of this coffee machine we've purchased. We're big coffee lovers and brew at least one pot a day. If you're looking for a coffee machine that brews fast and great tasting coffee, buy this!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 11 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Good coffee Pot
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Usefulness
3.0
I do not like the feature that you can not see how much you are filling it with water except shining a flashlight in the water containor. Otherwise it is a good machine.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 12 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Hot, hot, hot
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
4.0
Usefulness
4.0
What's great about it: Produces very hot coffee
What's not so great: Dials hard to read
This coffee maker replaced one that never seemed to keep the coffee hot enough. This is the first time, in a long time that a pot delivered very hot coffee, perfectly. Although the dials on it's face are hard to read, but once you know your settings, it's perfect!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 13 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
One out of two is still running...
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: MemphisChik
from Nesbit, MS
on 12/12/2011
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
3.0
Usefulness
4.0
We bought this coffee maker for my in-laws 4 years ago. It's still going strong! Makes wonderful coffee. However, they bought us one just over a year ago and it just quit working. Don't know if this one is a lemon or not, but I'm very disappointed in the short lifespan! I will try another one in the future because of how great my in-law's one has been...
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 14 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Makes great coffee, but isn't durable.
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: designsarelovely357
on 11/20/2011
Value for Price
1.0
Durability
1.0
Usefulness
3.0
What's great about it: Makes great coffee
What's not so great: Not very durable
This unfortunately is our second one within less than a year. It makes great coffee, but it is not durable. We make a pot of coffee on average per day. Both units we owned have done the exact same thing. It will say it is brewing, but it is not doing anything. I do not recommend this product.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 15 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
very easy to use
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: chickenlady
from east palestine ohio
on 11/17/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Usefulness
5.0
What's great about it: it is fast
What's not so great: havent found anything bad yet
it makes a nice pot of coffee in no time just what i was looking for good job
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 16 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Cusinart DCC-1200 - Absolutely Love It!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: terster32
from Madison, WI
on 11/13/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
4.0
Usefulness
5.0
What's great about it: Good HOT tasting coffee, durability, read my review...
What's not so great: Pause and Serve doesn't work well, clock is not back lit.
I am picky about my coffee makers. I read reviews, debate, make a purchase and then sure enough... return it because it i didn't like it or something about it.
This last time around, about 8 months ago, I went through 5 different units/makes/models until i came to this one.
It was a toss up between this one and the next 2 model numbers above it. The first was a very slight upgrade with regard to water tank numbering being on the outside vs. inside of the tank and the other unit had an additional hot water dispenser. I thought that a neat feature until i realized that it would so rarely be used.
Since the DCC-1200 was on sale, it won.
Here are my impressions. This is a long read, but hopefully worth it.
I find that this unit is a bit slow when making a pot of coffee. The owners manual said, and i paraphrase) that it takes 1 - 2 minutes per cup brewed. My experience is that it takes about 20 minutes for a pot. The good thing, it has a clock/timer so you can preset the night before.
It also has an option to do brew 1-4 cups vs. a full pot.
The warming burner has 3 levels: low, medium and hot. The hot is pretty hot and i'm pleased.
Some don't like where you pour the water into the unit, top back and they don't like that the number of cups labeling, is inside the unit vs. showing from the outside.
I find that there is plenty of room to pour the water into the unit without making a mess and since i filled the pot to transfer the water into the tank, i already know how much water is in the unit. So the fact that the number of cups numbering is inside the unit is fine for me.
This unit comes with a gold cone filter. I found that I use it on a daily basis vs. paper filters.
The clock on the unit is NOT backlit so you cannot see it in the dark. I wish that having a backlit on/off option were included but it's not. It's dark and you grow used to it.
Using the "cleaning" function when the light comes on is a very slow process. Plan an hour if you use that function.
This comes to the 1 thing i do not like about the unit. The cleaning feature lite, when it comes on, the unit probably needs cleaning. After that though, the machine has a hard time knowing that it's clean. Keep reading for details.
The light came on about 2 weeks ago. Since then, i've cleaned the unit at least 10 times using vinegar, dip-ip, and 2 other cleaners i got off of Amazon, both made to clean commercial coffee makers.
They work slick! Let me tell ya. But... my machine is clean! No more gunk has come out after the last 3 cleans, even when i use the machines cleaning cycle feature. I guarantee it's as clean now as it was when purchased.
But the light still comes on, every other pot. It's a borderline annoyance but considering all the other PRO's of this unit, i can live with it.
This unit looks nice, it works great and it makes a stellar cup of coffee. I would expect a machine of this calibre to be in the $150 range, not the $80 range.
I'm a happy user of over 8 months and counting. There is currently no signs of failure other than maybe the machine thinks it needs cleaning even though it's clean.
If/when this unit goes, without question... i would buy another.
One more thing which varies from maker/machine to maker/machine... the coffee pot itself... it pours just fine. SOOO many now days are messy. They spill, drip and make a mess when simply pouring a cup of coffee. This one pours fine. In addtion, if you have a LARGE cup like i do and you pour too fast, it will truly come out fast, so be ready. It goes from the normal pour to turbo mode. LOL. SO be ready, for it can be very messy and it can burn you. What i mean by turbo is simply this... you're pouring a cup. You turn the pot too far, in order to make it pour faster and all of a sudden, is pours at 2x the rate. Because it comes out so much faster, it also changes the pouring arc and will likely miss your cup. Hence... the mess.
One other negative... the "pause and server" or whatever it's called, works very poorly. You're supposed to be able to pull the pot out of the machine while it's brewing in order to pour a quick cup.
Don't do it. Wait for it to finish because if you do, not only do you have less than 10 seconds or you'll have a true mess, but it's going to be somewhat messy regardless. This feature simply does not work well.
But... on the positive, the bottom seems sealed and is easily cleaned. Just wait for it to cool.
Ok... there's a lot here. I easily give this machine 5 stars but subtract 1 due to the cleaning light coming on and the pause and serve not working well.
Oh yeah... i've read some reviews about people not liking the beep when the machine auto turns off. For me, it's a non issue. it's not overly loud and it's not invasive. One quick beep and done. Auto turn-off is 2 hrs, i do believe. So far, it's not an issue. I thought it might be when i first bought it but i found that it's not a problem for i wind up drinking it prior to it turning off.
Hopefully this review will help some out there who are on the fence.
Just remember... my disclaimer... what works for me may not necessarily work for others. Therefore, keep your receipt until you know for sure that it's a keeper. For me... i'd buy another just to put on the shelf for if/when the day comes that this machine breaks down.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 17 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Great!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Shoogans
from Staunton IL
on 11/10/2011
Makes a great cup! No messes, looks great too! Highly recommended!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 18 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Great coffee maker for anyone
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Rondaman
on 11/09/2011
My second one. As good as the first one which lasted about 8 yrs
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 19 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Dont regret buying it
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: banerjan
from DC
on 10/29/2011
What's great about it: Good coffee
What's not so great: Carafe lid, on-off switch, time to brew, space for water, sticky base
Makes good coffee, and I dont regret buying it. But my previous coffee maker (Barun Flavor Select) was better--functionally more efficient. What I dislike most about this machine is the following: (i) the carafe lid is flimsy and not as easy to put on and take off; (ii) the area where you pour the water is incoveniently narrow. The only way to pour water is to fill the carafe first (to get the measurement right) and then pour the water in. Cups of water tend to spill into the filter because the water-area is so narrow, and other narrow-lipped containers (such as a jug) have measurement issues. (iii) the base of the coffeemaker sticks to the counter and this is inconvenient because the construction of the area where you put in the coffee and the water is covered by a lid (it does not swing out), which means you need to pull out the machine to an area on the counter which allows you to lift the lid and carefully pour in the water (as described above). A sticky base means that accidents become more likely. (iv) the coffee takes a while to brew (but its good in the end), much more time than my Braun; and (v) finally, the on-off button is a piddly little thing that one has to be careful with--looks very fragile and breakable.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 20 for Cuisinart Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
Great Value
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: JennyE
from Bethlehem, PA
on 10/05/2011
What's great about it: Great tasting coffee.
This coffee maker makes the coffee taste good. It's better than the grind and brew too.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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