http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/rghama Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:13:54 GMT Reviews by rghama http://www.viewpoints.com/Cuisinart-Grind-and-Brew-Thermal-Coffee-Maker-review-e5044 <p>I thought this was going to be a huge time saver for me, but it turned out to be just the opposite. The cons of this device are numerous and far outweigh the one or two pros.</p><p> </p><p>Cons:</p><p>1. The carafe is difficult to pour, and it's almost impossible to pour out the last few ounces of coffee without turning it completely upside-down. Even, then, you end up pouring everywhere but into the cup.</p><p>2. The grinder is WAY too loud - so loud, in fact, that it can easily wake up a sleeping household. And it runs for a full 30 seconds, which is overkill.</p><p>3. Cleaning it is a pain, especially if you use the grinder feature. Because of that, we've resorted to using our old grinder and bypassing the grind step. This pretty much eliminates using the programmability feature.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, a huge disappointment.</p>... Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:13:54 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Cuisinart-Grind-and-Brew-Thermal-Coffee-Maker-review-e5044 rghama 1