Cuisinart Drip Coffee Maker, Programmable & Self-Cleaning, 12-cup Capacity | Easy-to use coffeemaker, 12 cup coffee maker includes auto shut-off, self-clean function, & removable reservoir, DCC-3000P1

Nothing good ever lasts forever, sadly. And this is never more true with a mechanical device. But awesome design does last a lifetime and Cuisinart's coffee maker is just such a design. Each of them have lasted around eight years - a small miracle these days - and they've made awesome coffee each and every day. Our current model is still doing fine but has developed a weird leak that leaves a small puddle underneath. I bought this current one as a back-up and because the Prime Day deal was too good to pass up. We won't be unpacking the new one until the current one decides to give up. So what is so awesome about this coffeemaker? Well the coffee, obviously, to begin with. But more than that, it's the single serve (with a small light over the dispenser) cup that stays hot for two hours before turning off the heater automatically. Coffee taken at the two hour mark is never burnt. Coffee taken at the three hour mark is still pretty hot and coffee taken the next morning still tastes awesome (though I like mine microwaved for a minute but my husband drinks it cold!). It is easy to clean - all the parts go in the dishwasher (well except the machine itself). You can use a metal filter or a metal filter with a disposal filter or just a disposal filter. The metal plate/grate under the coffee dispensing area catches any drips plus condensation from the machine (via a slot). This grate is removable to fill bigger "to-go" cups. The water bucket is removable to fill manually at the sink and also has a built-in device to hold a water filter if so desired. The water is heated to the correct temperature and then is dispensed via a "shower head" over the coffee grounds. Most coffee makers only have one hole but not this one! It's programmable - you can set it up the night before with water and coffee grounds, set the timer and voila! Coffee will be hot and ready for you the next morning... My only quibble with this machine is that the first version we owned had a much better dial that showed how much coffee was left in the pot - the second (and now third) have a dial that is a little deceiving in that it's square not oval. So halfway down means there's only one cup left - not half of what was made. Overall, we've been so happy with this coffeemaker that we've bought three in the last 17 years and the third is just a back-up for when #2 finally gives up.

After one day of use and two brews, I'm very satisfied with the Cuisinart DCC-3000. Like another user said, it's tall! But there is about 1 3/4" clearance to my cabinets. Like another Cuisinart I've owned, I had to pull it out from under the cabinets anyway to prepare it to brew, so what's the problem? Slide it out, throw in the coffee and water, and then slide it back. Haven't most of us done it that way for years? I really like the controls. They are simple...like the Cuisinart DCC-1200, but better arranged. A button replaced the on/off toggle on this new model, but it is otherwise quite similar. If you've own other Cuisinart's like me, you will be instantly at home with this unit. Somebody must actually read these reviews at Cuisinart, because they did increase the size of the clock to the point you can comfortably read the black numerals on the electronic blue background from about five feet away. No longer must your squat down or get on your knees to program it with your reading glasses on. (But I'm still waiting for one I can see from across the room at the dining table. I know you techs at Cuisinart can do this!) The setup for the clock is almost identical to the DCC-1200 I purchased several years ago, and that made an already easy task very simple perform. With that done it was time to put this jewel to work. Pull it out from under the cabinet, Open the left reservoir and pour in H2O to the 12 cup line (water reservoir is scaled 3-12 in 1 cup increments). Want to make a 3 or 4 cups really fast...yes you can. There is a button for that. You have your choice of filling it on the machine or lifting the reservoir off and taking it to the water source where it might be more convenient for your particular setup. Lifting the hatch on the right hand side of the brewer exposes the coffee reservoir and coffee basket carriage in which sits one of those gold screen baskets. In this instance it is nice to lift the basket out and load it on the counter, otherwise I'd have coffee all over the counter and brewer. There isn't much more to do to remove the coffee reservoir when time for cleanup later. I use a paper filter in the basket to keep the grounds in the coffee to a minimum. A full 12 cup brew was just under 10 minutes without some of the loud steam sounds familiar in the DCC-1200. That's an unexpected plus. Put in your favorite mug or cup, press the dispense button and...Holy moly...what is that? A light came on above the cup so you can see how full you are pouring! Awesome!!! A nice little LED light that should outlast the coffee maker. (I tell you folks, they'll get that clock up to the right size. You just wait and see!) And the acid test...taste. It was really quite good. I didn't have anything in the house except some classic roast Folgers, but it was very good...way better tasting than average. Yep...a keeper. I drank the reservoir dry after several hours. I did not experience burnt tasting coffee as mentioned by some other reviewers. I would probably have appreciated it if they had kept the three position switch for the carafe temperature from the DCC-1200, in this model, but as I said, no burnt taste so far. Cleanup was very simple and I've already got it programed for Auto-Run in the morning. Do I miss the carafe from my old DCC-1200? Nope! In all seriousness, you will be happy with this coffee maker too. Cuisinart has designed and produced another excellent coffee maker. Is it perfect? No...But what is? They certainly have made some major improvements and I can almost promise you that Cuisinart is not through designing and building great coffee makers that last a long time so you can get your value from them. Don't forget that you are getting the added protection and customer service from Amazon who have gone out of their way to make you happy and keep you there time after time. Update on March 02, 2015: I've had this Cuisinart DCC-3000 for 8 months now and am still extremely pleased with it. For those who asked about filling tall cups in this thing...yes you can. Secret? This coffee maker has a long enough electrical cord that you can pull the unit out to the edge of the counter. Actually, I pull it until it's hanging 1/3 over the edge. Pull out the drip tray and set it to the side, and then you can fill up that giant mug from the 7-11 store. Really! I do it nearly every week before going to a bible study where we drink lots of java. If that clearance issue was stopping you from buying this great coffee machine, wait no longer.

I've only had this coffee maker for about a month so I can't attest to it's longevity. It's my first Cuisinart product but it seems so far to be living up to the brand's reputation for quality. The coffee comes out at the perfect temperature (piping hot, not scalding hot) and tastes absolutely delicious! I don't know how well the water filter works since I always use filtered or bottled water to begin with. The tap water in Atlanta has a lot of chlorine in it which can make the coffee bitter, so the water you use is just important as the coffee you use. I set the keep warm timer to 4 hours and the last cup is as good as the first. If there is coffee left over I pour the rest into a thermal carafe and save it for later. If I empty the pot before the timer cuts it off, I make sure to turn the unit off to avoid burning any remains at the bottom. The handy "gas gauge" on the front is a great way to tell approximately how much is left. You'll need to make sure the tank is completely empty before brewing a new pot. Although the water reservoir is removable, I find it easer to use a pitcher or large plastic cup to fill it from the top. The LED light above the dispensing alcove is a handy feature to let you know when your cup is almost full. Other reviews I've read complained of leaks and drips. I've not had any major problems with this but I did experience some water on my counter top one morning. I discovered that the drip pan had run over. I emptied the pan and dried everything off. Then I ran the unit again without the coffee. I small amount of water (no more than a tablespoon) runs into the pan near the end of the brewing cycle. Once brewing stopped, I opened the lid and observed that the steam generated during brewing had condensed into water droplets on the lid and shower head. As I tilted the lid back more droplets ran down the rear inside of the unit and out into the drip pan. My conclusion is that there is not anything wrong with the unit and that the water running into the drip pan is just condensation and not a leak. I just have to remember to check the drip pan every couple of days and empty it. Problem solved. I have been using the included wire mesh basket to hold the ground coffee. The cons to this are that the basket is a bit difficult to clean and it allows more of the fine grounds to pass through resulting in a fine sludge at the bottom of the pot. If you use the mesh basket you'll need to clean the unit more often. The pros to using the mesh basket are that you are saving trees and I think the coffee actually has a bit more flavor, and isn't that what it's all about? The unit is a bit bigger than it looks in the photo and does take up a good bit of counter space. It's billed as a 12-cup unit but they are basing it on 5 oz cups. An actual cup is 8 oz so you are really only getting 7.5 cups from a full pot. I've had many coffee makers over the years but this is my first with a dispenser instead of a carafe. So far I've been very happy with it. In conclusion, while the unit is a bit bulky, it is very attractive. It is easy to use and maintain. Most importantly, it makes a great-tasting cup of coffee!

THE CORD: if you're still reading complaints about the "2 inch long cord" you are reading the complaint of an idiot. The cord is roughly 16-20 inches long. It's tucked inside and you simply need to pull it out. You may need to pull it a little harder than you might pull a self securing vacuum cleaner cord but I promise, it's there. Anyway, as for the rest of it, we've been using it for about 2 months now and we really like it. We've had a $9 black Friday special since 2007 that decided to finally die last October, so thinking that maybe that brand must not be that bad since we got so much of of it, we bought the nearest thing to it. Within 6 months I noticed water on the counters, which I thought was just spilled when filling out condensation. It wasn't. Then when it failed on a Noah's ark level we had no interest in getting another piece of junk. All we wanted is a reliable cup of coffee and the ability to set a time so it's brewed and ready as my husband leaves for work. I really like that I can adjust the stay-hot time of the brew, which has been great since coffee is usually long gone within one hour and my husband lacks the ability to turn anything off when it's done. Other pros: the non ear shattering beeping when the cycle is complete our it shuts off. The removable water reservoir is really nice, plus it's clear so I can easily read the markings or see about where the brewing cycle is. To see the markings for 3 cups or less it needs to be looked at from the side, but that's no big deal. I usually fill from a pitcher so I can just turn it a little. The included reusable filter is great, but we prefer to filter more sediment with paper filters. But it's nice to have the backup. The light above the dispenser that turns on when you press the button was an unexpected feature, I missed that in the description. We've been able to fill a 32 once insulated mug by moving the machine forward with the catch tray removed and the mug can be held below counter level. I love that everything can be removed or accessed to clean. The taste has been consistent and is much better than anticipated. The cons: it's nitpicking, but this forms a lot of condensation on the underside of the brewing lid as well as the reservoir, if I leave the lid on. The reservoir concerns me due to the potential for mildew, so I rarely put it in place. It just sits on the corner beside it. After the coffee is ready I lift the other lid to nearly vertical and shake off as much water as I can, then leave it propped open after I turn it off. Otherwise I get water dropping down the back. The parts can be cleaned, but there are a ton of crevices and grooves that are difficult to get to. I have just used a couple drops of dishwashing detergent and a long bottle brush, which works great, but I always scratch my knuckles on some random edge. The drain feature on the heated pitcher thing is a good idea but it's not in a logical place, and you have to top it exactly right. Which never happens, so as other reviewers have said make sure you're draining it completely inside the sink. I wish all coffee makers had a battery backup for the clock and timer. Our power flickers all the time. This has a 5-10 second delay, so most of the time is fine, but resetting this takes time and I have to refer to the manual because it isn't an intuitive process. Another nitpicking detail is having to switch between a that brew cycle to the auto cycle. The job has to be turned for each turn the on/off pressed. It's a half second of extra time but hey, 2 months later and I still notice. Overall I would recommend this and really like the design. If it konks out before I think we've gotten our money's worth I'll update this but at this point I really like it.

We have had this coffee maker for about three years now and it has held up better than any other pot we have had in the last 15 years. I feel like I'm constantly purchasing a new coffee maker, but this one is holding up well, and one would hope so for the money. BUT to be fair, I watch the sales and I bought ours around Xmas when there ARE often sales, so it was actually pretty affordable. What we like the best is that it holds the coffee inside the machine and you don't have to worry about breaking a glass carafe--which we have done over and over with the best of the coffee makers we have purchased. Because it dispenses with a push of a lever, it is clean and neat. It also keeps the coffee hot for up to four hours. To me, the water container is a bit awkward, but you can simply use a pitcher to fill it if you want to make it easier. Because the coffee containing portion is on the top, it is tall and won't fit under some cabinets. This was not a problem for us. The machine itself is light weight and easy to move. Cleaning the portion that holds the coffee is a little messy. You lift it off and take out the filter, then you can dump out old coffee and wash it out. I suppose it's not really much worse than cleaning a drip brew set-up, but it's just not my favorite thing to do. It comes with a gold filter that works well. I'm thinking I might replace it now after three years, but its' still working so maybe that's dumb. Really, the only thing we really do not like, is that it doesn't work well when we grind our own beans. If you choose this coffee maker, just keep in mind the grind needs to be coarse. We have two different coffee grinders and both of them make the coffee too fine. What happens then is that the brew overflows the filter basket and you get a bunch of grounds in the coffee. Besides getting a mouthful of grounds, it also sticks in the spout when you push the lever to get coffee and it won't close all the the way. We use a commercially pre-ground product now and do not have problems, but if I really, really wanted to grind my own beans I would need to purchase a less effective grinder so I could get that coarse grind, and not the fine powder that gets into the pot. We tried using a paper filter, but the same thing happened. To me, that is really the only downfall to this product. We are really happy with our coffee maker.

This DCC-3000 replaced a Cuisinart Grind and Brew, which faithfully delivered great brewed coffee for years. And, only replaced for the unique features of the DCC-3000. So it afforded me the time to research many coffee brewing machines and their functions. Besides reading reviews, I asked my construction clients, business associates in real estate offices, banks and material suppliers their opinions of a wide variety of different makes and models of coffee brewing machines. I found they all pretty much deliver an acceptable cup of coffee, with only a few complaints or regrets regarding the application of the machines features. I'm not a coffee connoisseur nor a caffeine addict. I just appreciate what little does enter my system, be the best of its intended purpose. I grew up on a ranch with 'Hobo' coffee ( coffee grounds in water, simmered over a fire and sifted through a sorta clean neckerchief). The means were crude, but the results equivalent to the French Press...... well, sorta. I found the DCC-3000 complies to our requirement. We live in a split shift environment. My son is up way early, I pop up an hour later and my wife, with her international marketing is up as I'm leaving. With the soft heat warming feature and internal brewed coffee storage container, we all receive a fairly good cup of coffee. I did find the first couple cups of coffee ( when it begins brewing 12 cups) is a little stronger, and it is not as hot, since the temperature of the first few cups are absorbed by the cooler components of the machine. However, at the end of the brewing cycle, that cup is definitely the best. And, fairly consistent an hour later. My ideal coffee dispensing machine would accommodate a full one or two pound bag of coffee beans, hard plumbed to the RO water filter supply. Ground, brewed and dispensed, one cup at a time, hot and fresh in less than 30 seconds. I would consider that 'On Demand'. Yet, it would be at a cost of flavor loss without steep time. The Grind feature of our prior Cuisinart was quickly bypassed. The internal humidity would dampen the grinding beans not allowing them to be properly blown into the straining container, and requiring special attention to function. The glass carafe was nice for appearance and viewing the content, but it required higher heat to keep at a good temperature. The stainless steel thermal container retained the temperature longer requiring less heating, but a loss of the familiar glass. Both of which are still just another item to deal with in the process of acquiring a cup of coffee. These are the features I considered when deciding to purchase the DCC-3000. After a few months of operation, the most I can pick on is the level gauge. Which, in itself, is the most feasible compensation for not physically viewing the brewed content volume. Not high tech, but it works. The price is well over the first coffee pot I used, but as long as they last, their features of convenience, ease of use and overall appearance, this unit is well worth the space it occupies on my counter. Yes it does deliver a good cup of coffee, as I demand..... and no neckerchiefs were harmed during the process.

Ugh, what a waste of time and money! I spent a lot of time reading reviews, even into page 10, to decide whether or not to go with the on-demand or with a classic Bunn. I wanted a coffee maker with a timer and one that could make a comparable brew to that of my manual pour-over method. This machine could do nothing of the sort on any level! Even after adjusting water, adjusting settings, adjusting amount of grounds as well as the grind itself, it still made the worst coffee. I think my $14.99 Mr. Coffee couldn't destroy quality beans like this one did! I've had it two days, I attempted brews 3 times a day to absolute dissatisfaction. I should have taken more account on the other reviewers which will have similar complaints to mine: - the coffee was NEVER "piping hot" - not even close! Not during, at or after brewing. At the end of the shut off time? The coffee was barely even warm , after sitting there for two hours over the heat unit?! Unacceptable. I use exactly 2 tbsp of half n half to 4c of coffee - because the coffee was never hot after brewing, the coffee certainly wasn't hot after I put my half n half in it. Thanks, but no thanks. - the coffee was just GROSS. I've never been so annoyed at having to use my locally roasted beans in order to find a way for this machine to make a brew that was full-bodied and kept the taste of the roast honest. I used every setting - 1-4 c and regular, I used just the gold filter, I used just a paper filter, I used both the paper filter in the gold filter, I adjusted the grind from fine-medium, medium, medium coarse, I measured out exactly the same amount of coffee (and water) that I use every day and couldn't replicate the brew with this machine. Just gross. Watery. Bitter. No depth. You name it, nothing decent about what was extracted out of some really great beans (that I have been preparing and drinking for months!) came out of any brew cycle that I attempted with this unit. - the coffee gauge quit today (on the second day), and as others mentioned, it was pretty hokey, fairly inaccurate, and thus, not very useful for its intention - it's profile is HUGE, be prepared to find a way to find space for it on the counters, and no, you can't open up the lid with wall cupboards, you have to pull the unit out, push it back in, blah blah blah - first world problem for sure, but, it's huge and that could be a detraction to many. - that cord thing that everyone is talking about? The struggle is real. I read about it before I bought it and I thought I was immune/informed. When I rec'd the unit, I went to pull on the cord to get more cordage out as many reviewers mentioned. No go. I pulled more. I pulled to a point where I thought I might break it and then I went back to reviews...and spent another half hour digging through reviews to find out if I was crazy or not. In the end, I went back to the unit and I completely REEFED on the stupid cord and it finally came free. Why this has to be the case is pretty annoying - and you could easily send the whole machine flying if you didn't have it bolted down, the way you have use so much force to yank that stupid cord out! - the removable water tank? Another ergonomic/usefulness miss - You can't see what you're putting in there unless you tip it up towards you in the sink - which makes the water level at an angle, and thus, immeasurable. So, you have to set it down on the counter, wait for water to level, see if you hit the mark, go back under the faucet..back and forth, back and forth. About that high profile? My sink isn't very big - but thankfully I have a high arching faucet - otherwise, getting water into that tank from the sink/faucet would be even more obnoxious. By day two, I just filled my coffee mug with the water I needed and poured it into the water reservoir while it was still attached to the unit. It's pointless to remove the water reservoir to fill it. You'll see what I mean the first time you fill it and want a specific water level. - the on-demand pour was slow, just slow, obnoxious...the handle that you push down seemed like it required much more force than seemed necessary. The light? Hokey. Really, who needs a light? You can SEE how much coffee you're putting in your cup. Just LOOK at your cup - since you have to stand there for five minutes with your finger on the pour button while you're waiting for 8 oz to dribble out..... - the clock setting buttons: wow, like others, I thought they were broken! They don't push in/out by much, they're not responsive AT ALL, after you've braced the machine from the back with one hand while trying to mash down the hour or minute button to get it to scroll up or down. Seems like something rudimentary as far as mechanics and interface go, but, another "cheap" feature on this expensive machine - speaking of "cheap" - I had a Hamilton Beach version what seems like a 100 years ago (probably about 7) that was as you would expect a HB machine to be - sort of good looking, but not stainless, mostly plastic, full-featured, and medium expectations of workability and brew. Well, this $100 stainless Cuisinart surrounded by plastic and cheap gimmicky plastic features is hands down far worse than any HB machine I've ever owned. The HB had a viewable tank (to see how much you had left), not a crappy inaccurate hokey "dial", it has an easy push and fast fill on-demand system, it had the time/clock/programmable features, it made a decent cup of coffee, and it made it HOT, kept it HOT, it was worth it's $40 and performed about 110% better than this abomination did. - I've been awake every morning at 6am, hoping it would be the day that I made this coffee machine work/make a good cup of coffee, but instead, spent the last half hour writing this review now that I have it packaged up in the return box and waiting for UPS to come pick it up. Just a total joke of a coffee maker. I should have known better - simple is better when it comes to coffee and I'll just go back to my simple pour over brewing method. No more gadgets, no matter how novel or what they're dressed up in, or, what their brand name is. Sad. As many others stated, "I really wanted it to work."

It brews a good cup of coffee. On that I have no complaints. Otherwise I wouldn't be buying it for the 2nd time. We bought the first coffee pot in July 2022. It was still brewing until the end. Little things went wrong. It leaks from the pouring spout.Then the level of remaining coffee stopped registering. Next, a plastic piece of its inner working fell off in the hot coffee container. So we ordered a new one. The new one also leaks from the pour spout. That is why they are engineered with a catch basin underneath where you put your cup for filling. But, we didn't want a separate carafe, and are overall satisfied with the coffee pot. Not perfect, but worth the money.

Es excelente esta cafetera, merece cada peso que inviertes

My coffee maker suddenly broke so I read several consumer reports and this model was in most of them if not all of them, ranked No. 1 via one report from the official "Consumer Reports" brand. I was intrigued by the notion of no coffee pot. I thought it was a really nice-looking machine. But in theory, I felt like there would be more cleaning to do because the coffee is stored inside the machine in a reservoir, and I assumed it would be tricky to clean that out every day. I decided to just give it a shot. It arrived and right away, I thought it looked a lot more impressive than I'd expected. It's a very sharp looking machine. Also, it keeps a pot of coffee hot longer than your typical coffee pot, in my experience. This is important to me as I drink coffee for hours after I wake up. First night, I set the coffee maker to brew a pot 10 minutes before I would be waking up. I got up that morning, came to my kitchen, viola. Fresh brewed coffee, no pot, just a convenient tab you press down like when you're getting coffee in a hotel lobby. Have had it for about a week now. Cleaning the coffee filter out and the coffee reservoir (the chamber that holds the whole pot of coffee inside the machine, is much easier than I expected. Both the coffee filter and the coffee reservoir/chamber have convenient little handles, and they slide right out of there with ease. And then it's really easy to rinse them. I can honestly say that so far, this coffee maker has been much better in general than I expected. It looks nicer than I expected, it's easier to operate and clear than I anticipated, the coffee stays hotter and taste better than I'd expected. Really good buy here.

Faz café de excelente qualidade, de forma limpa. A máquina parece nova depois de usada. A programação também é muito fácil. Mas o preço é bem salgado, exige pensar muito antes de comprar.

Muy fácil de limpiar, se puede usar con filtro permanente o desechables.

Overall this is a very good coffee maker. It brews a good cup and keeps it hot without seeming to burn it. I like: 1. The dispensing system, as I don’t carry the pot to a table, I just pour a cup when I want it. 2. No more crusties on, or the finish coming off the bottom burner. 3. Looks much tidier on the counter. With respect to the complaints of others: 1. The power cord is enclosed in a cavity at the back of the machine. It is about 2’ long. The unused cord is out of sight and tidy. BUT, I did have to pull harder than I expected to get it to begin to come out. 2. Drips and leaking - the dispenser has a spring loaded valve similar to any coffee maker where you can steal a cup while brewing. If grounds escape the filter they will likely break the seal. THIS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. 3. Carbon filter - there is a holder for it, so it does not float around as at least one reviewer stated. Don’t know if it actually does anything, I use filtered water to begin with. 4. Heat - serves a hotter cup than the machine it replaced. 5. Clock / timer while not intuitive works - read the manual. Cons: 1. It requires more cleaning, more regular cleaning than a standard machine - see drips 2. While everything that requires cleaning is modular and lifts right out, the reservoir has a lip all the way around the top which prevents easy draining of old coffee or rinse water. I’d like to see a spout area. 3. The manual could be a bit more detailed, to avoid most of the above complaints. I like it. For me the pros far outweigh the cons. It is a tidy looking machine that makes a good cup of hot coffee. I will leave a cup under the dispenser while brewing and I won’t have it brew when I am not attending it.