Now, I have the older grind n' brew and I hate it. It has the blade grinder and sends the water through the grinding chamber, which is a terrible design. I'm wondering if Cuisinart made any improvements to the water path when they changed the design. I haven't been able to find any references to it yet.

Has anyone seen this new model in action? Just curious to hear how it performs.

Sharon

We considered getting a Technivorm (worm?) which are so highly touted on this forum but besides the much higher cost, I think the one we would have wanted was too big for the space where we'd have kept it.

Next we bought a Capresso CoffeeTeam machine which is also a grind & brew, but is much easier to use & clean. We've had it 3 years & are happy with its performance. However, lately the mechanism that flips the basket from grind to brew position doesn't always lock it at the brew position, so we no longer dare to run it under automatic control.

Recently we wanted a pod type machine to put in our master suite so we wouldn't have the mess of coffee grounds in a typically single cup scenario. We picked the Keurig machine and are so happy with it and the selection of K-cups that we bought another one for our kitchen. We now make pots of coffee just on weekends.

no wasted energy on a burner and no burnt coffee. the coffee stays hot for HOURS because of some interesting dispensing mechanism in the carafe. there are times when we empty the carafe the next morning to make a fresh pot and the coffee is still warm from the previous day!

the unit is mostly made of plastic, which feels cheap. but, functionally, the unit is simple and great. the carafe is also DW safe. the unit available in black or white. i would suggest black as it hides coffee stains well.

I resisted buying a grind & brew before because I heard they were hard to clean. I was attracted to this one because it advertised that it was easy to clean and that it held 1/2 lb of beans, eliminating one step each day.

After about 1 week of use, I got a pot of plain water. I reset everything thinking I had pushed the "bypass grind" button by mistake. It did it again. I took the machine apart and found that the chute the ground coffee goes through was jammed and no coffee could get through to brew. I spent about 1/2 hour unclogging the jam and tried to figure out what I had done wrong.

Apparently this happens occasionally. To avoid it,you have to dry all the pieces after washing. I guess the residual moisture from replacing the parts just after washing was enough to solidify the grounds remaining in the chute, and after several days of this, the chute completely closed up.

I bought this machine so I would have less work than grinding coffee and then brewing it in my Braun, but frankly, the old system was actually much work overall.

I resisted buying a grind & brew before because I heard they were hard to clean. I was attracted to this one because it advertised that it was easy to clean and that it held 1/2 lb of beans, eliminating one step each day.

After about 1 week of use, I got a pot of plain water. I reset everything thinking I had pushed the "bypass grind" button by mistake. It did it again. I took the machine apart and found that the chute the ground coffee goes through was jammed and no coffee could get through to brew. I spent about 1/2 hour unclogging the jam and tried to figure out what I had done wrong.

Apparently this happens occasionally. To avoid it,you have to dry all the pieces after washing. I guess the residual moisture from replacing the parts just after washing was enough to solidify the grounds remaining in the chute, and after several days of this, the chute completely closed up.

I bought this machine so I would have less work than grinding coffee and then brewing it in my Braun, but frankly, the old system was actually much work overall.

I am now grinding the coffee separately and using the coffee maker as a standard coffee maker.

I just bought a Technivorm drip coffee maker which is expensive but probably the best drip maker on the market - it brews the coffee at the correct temperature - most drip machines don't heat the water hot enough. I also just got a Baratza Virtuouso grinder which I'm also pleased with. More expensive this way - but I love my morning coffee!

I returned the new Cuisinart Grind & Brew (see above comments) to the store in a plain box because someone threw out the original packaging. Frankly, I didn't expect them to take it back because it worked fine (just a poor design). When I went to give them my receipt, I realized it was for something else I had bought there. Rather than having me schlep back to my house, they gave me a store credit on the spot and said as soon as I found the receipt, they would give me my money back.

I still can't believe my luck!

I will do additional research next time. That Technivorm looks intriguing. So do the super-automatic espresso makers, but now I wonder if they have the same problemd with jamming and cleaning as the Cuisinart?