The Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker
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“Wake Up and Smell the Delicious Coffee”
There is nothing more appealing than waking up to the aroma of delicious smelling freshly brewed coffee. This aroma livens up your senses and perks you up. With the Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker, you would surely want to wake up since it has all the features that you would want in your coffee maker.
The classic design of the Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker Stainless Programmable Automatic Brew and Serve Coffeemaker comes in a crisp white color and has stainless accents. This gadget would be a great addition to any coffee loving household. Also, it would fit any kitchen countertop since its dimensions are only 7 by 11 by 15 inches.
The Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker has a programmability of 24 hours, which allows you to schedule what time you want your coffee to brew. This machine can also make up to 12 cups of java, a practical feature to have especially when you are entertaining guests. The carafe of the Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker is made out of stainless steel and has a double-wall insulation that would keep your coffee hot anytime of the day. Its unique lid maintains the freshness of your coffee by effectively keeping the air out. Another feature of this gadget is its brew and pause function that allows you to get your dose of coffee even if the brew process is not yet over. It shuts off automatically and makes a beep sound when brewing is complete. Another good thing about the Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker is that it has an easy to see indicator of water level that makes brewing more convenient.
The advantage of having a Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker is that it would only take you 12 minutes to brew your coffee. You do not even have to hover around the coffee maker because this gadget is automatic. All you have to do is program it and then leave it for a few minutes. After a short time, you will have great tasting freshly brewed coffee. The other things included with the Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker are an instruction book and a limited warranty of up to three years.
Problems with the Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker
A few users have complained that after some time, their Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker did not work so effectively. It would take about 30 minutes for them to brew their coffee. Eventually, the machine would not work at all. But maybe this is just an isolated case. Another user has complained about the noise that the coffee maker produces. Sometimes it would sound as if you were living next to an airport. There are also other complaints that water from the reservoir may leak out and you would end up with a wet kitchen floor. But overall, most users are happy with their Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker. A lot of people agree that it is a reliable machine and it also does not cost that much. It is a great value for your money. The Cuisinart DTC-975 Programmable Automatic Brew-and-Serve 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker would be a good addition to any household.
January 5th, 2009 at 2:40 am
2 comments:
1. As with any machine with a carafe, pre-heat the carafe with hot water to keep the coffee hotter for longer.
2. Regarding leaking: Remove the device that cuts off the coffee if you remove the carafe (on the bottom of the coffee basket). Coffee grounds can collect here and cause that problem. Also, screw off the top of the carafe lid, and remove coffee grounds from there. They jam the ball that shuts off the vent and causes the coffee to overflow.
Otherwise a great machine!
August 28th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
It’s really poorly designed. If even a few grounds get around the paper filter the machine clogs and overflows onto the counter and possible the floor. This could also be a safety problem with children around who could get burned ! Would highly recommend not buying this coffee maker. I’ve had quite a few coffee makers and never had this problem.
January 25th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
It is possible to avoid overflows by making sure everything is hinged, snapped into place, aligned properly and clean, including the Brew Pause mechanism and the lid, for the reason Terry stated. Also, I find that using an inexpensive unbleached paper filter absorbs some of the coffee flavor. I get better taste using a permanent filter, whereas on my Mr. Coffee MRX35 with shower-head dispersion and flat-bottom permanent filter I find it more forgiving and less likely to produce a bitter note to the brew.
Unlike John, I find that the DTC-975’s biggest advantage when compared to competing models is that it more effectively seals in heat so well that it really doesn’t need the carafe to be preheated with hot water prior to brewing. The coffee will keep warm as long as it is at least half full. The caveat is that the last cup will cool down faster just because most of the carafe is empty. This would be true of any coffeemaker with an insulated stainless steel decanter, however.
The biggest drawback to this type of coffeemaker, in my experience, is that the stainless steel carafe is hard to clean. The opening on this model won’t let anything bigger than a bottle brush inside. And unlike glass the inside of a stainless carafe doesn’t deodorize with cleaning. No matter how much baking soda, vinegar and dish soap I use it still smells of coffee from the initial use onward. I question how fresh the coffee will taste after a year or two of this when there is no way to completely get the odors of old coffee to stop clinging to the metal lining. I think these thermal carafes should be lined with glass just like an Air Pot or a normal thermal carafe that you buy separately for keeping coffee hot. Glass doesn’t react or retain odors the way stainless steel seemingly does. Yet you see people saying the coffee is so much better when brewed into a stainless steel thermal carafe because it doesn’t bake on a warming plate. Well, yes and no. Personally, I feel this type of coffeemaker is a better solution not for improved taste but for those who seek a carafe that is less likely to break (for the accident prone who don’t want the glass around), and secondarily for those who want to save electricity and/or eliminate the risk of the electrical warming plate malfunctioning, burning pets or small children or leading to a fire hazard. As for taste, however, you really want to consume the coffee that brews into a thermal decanter within one hour just like you would with any other coffeemaker. That is because an hour or less is the optimum timeframe for best taste. After that it is going to degrade whether the source of warming is a hot plate or the trapped heat inside a thermal carafe. That’s my 2¢ anyhow.