It is on the smaller side, so it doesn’t take up too much of your counter space. It is not programmable, so you will have to fill the water reservoir and turn it on manually every time you want to use it. It does, however, automatically shut off 30 minutes after brewing has finished and your dripless stainless steel carafe is filled. As with the previous two models, the DCC-450BK has a brew pause feature, so you can interrupt brewing to get your first cup sooner.
Just dump and rinse out the spent grounds, and you’re ready for the next pot. This is where a dual brew coffee maker comes in handy. You can brew a pot to share or just a single cup, whatever you’re in the mood for or what time allows. This brewer is perfect for those of you Cuisinart Coffee who want an easy to use, fully programmable, compact coffee maker. But if your machine does everything for you, including cleaning itself, then maybe it’s worth considering for your next coffee investment. At least that’s how this coffee maker was built to make you feel.
In all honesty, I probably wouldn’t use the K Cups side myself. Okay, I take it back; I might use it to whip up the occasional instant hot chocolate. Still, if you’re a fan of single Hamilton Beach cup brewers, make sure the single use coffee pods you use are biodegradable. Browse our large selection of quality coffee maker machines and programmable coffee makers below.
The temperature of the freshly brewed coffee sat at 170oF/ 77oC, and we poured out a couple of mugs and left the rest in the carafe. Two hours later, its temperature had dropped to 151oF/ 66oC, which was still hot enough to drink. Five hours after brewing it was down to 129oF/ 54oC, which is just about hot enough – if you don’t plan to add milk. All in all, considering the coffee had been sitting in the carafe, not on a hot plate, for five hours, that’s a pretty good result. The Cuisinart comes with two charcoal water filters to eliminate chlorine and unpleasant flavors from tap water. A filter will see you through around 90 days, and you can purchase replacements inexpensively online.
Perfect for 2 cups of coffee and the black and stainless finish looks great and is easy to keep clean. Kitchen Selective upgrades the traditional coffee maker with advanced pause and serve technology, for those busy get-up-and-jet-off mornings. It comes in a variety of sleek modern colors and can brew up to 12 cups for heavy coffee-drinking households or offices.