Cuisinart DCC-450 4-Cup Coffeemaker with Stainless Steel Carafe, White

 (45 customer reviews)

Virtually impossible to pour water into the coffee maker or pour a cup of coffee without a mess on the counter. "sneak a cup" feature worked for about 2 weeks and now leaks. When you open the lid on the coffeemaker any condensation runs down the hinge and down the back of the machine. Auto turn off works most of the time, but not always so can't depend on it. If I try to have the coffee maker set up and ready to turn on later it leaks water all over. This is the second one we've had in 5 months--both had same problems. You know you have a cheap product when the store replaces with no questions asked AND tells you not to return the old one "just throw it away". We're switching to another brand.

We allowed this cute little machine drive us crazy for 15 days before we returned it.

1. The pot doesn't pour properly and it spills.

2. The water tank's lid doesn't open and close smoothly.

3. The power switch is impossible to operate with one hand. If you just push it (and the verb "push" is appropriate here), you'll be pushing the machine across the counter. First, you have to hold the machine with one hand so that it won't move when you are pushing the power switch with the other hand.

4. The lid of the pot doesn't sit in properly. It comes undone at the handle side.

5. The coffee gets cold quickly. (As noted by another reviewer, the stainless steel is not great for this function. It takes longer to warm the steel so the heat of the coffee is lost to the steel.)

My mistakes:

1. I thought auto-shut-off was a good idea. I thought 30 minutes would be enough to consume my morning coffee quota. As it turns...Read more

I purchased this coffeemaker because of the stainless steel carafe. The problem is when you pour coffee into a cup, it goes all over, I have to pour off the kitchen sink. No matter how slow or fast, it makes a mess. The second problem is when the coffee sits on the warmer, it starts to boil. This may be a problem with just this one. I would not purchase this item again.