CAFE Grind and Brew - Matte Black: GE Appliances Drip Coffee Maker, 40 Cup Capacity, Coffee Filter Holder, Electric, 45 oz

LOVE the LOOK. LOVE the 1st 3 months... THEN it spits water out the back and steams like crazy... They sent me a NEW one. EXACTLY 11 1/2 months later starts SPITTING WATER out the back and steaming like crazy. We use double filtered water only. I descale it every time. NOW it says the GRINDER needs attention. It is exhausting to try and figure out what is wrong. Can not find any real trouble shooting online. BUT WHEN IT IS WORKING IT IS AMAZING COFFEE.

This is a review and my comments about Cafe Grind and Brew automatic coffee maker with the single serve option and thermal carafe. My overall assessment is that this is a terrific product. You can make a great cup of coffee with this product. There are a few items I think you should be aware of prior to purchasing. The device is large. The dimensions on the website are accurate, but I did not comprehend how big it is until I unboxed it and placed it on my counter. It takes up a lot of counter space. You can make a perfect or near-perfect cup of coffee with the device. You may need to adjust the various settings to accomplish this. There are a lot of potential settings to adjust. Don’t be surprised if it takes you a while to find your perfect settings for the beans you are using. Some of the settings are only accessible through the app. It does not produce crema. You need to clean out the brew basket after each time you use it. This should not be surprising, but I didn’t fully understand this prior to purchasing. It is not difficult to clean out the basket, but it can be a pain. It is likely there will be a few drops of coffee either spilled or splashed between making coffee and cleaning the brew basket. You should have a paper towel handy. I think the model I obtained may be one level behind the latest. I base this on some numbers on the product. I don't think they have added any new features, but there is one thing that you should be aware of. The water filter part number for the device I have is perpetually out of stock. They don't make it easy to find the replacement part number. This is the replacement part number from their website: C7CGFLTR. I hope that is correct. I recommend turning on the sound through the app. This gives you a beep when the process is complete. That way you do not have to be looking at the timer that is counting down on the device. It also beeps each time you touch a setting on the panel. The manufacturer's definition of a cup is 6 ounces. The manufacturer claims you can make 10 cups. Since most people use 8 ounce cups, this may be misleading. The manufacturer's definition of a cup size is based on the amount of water used in making the cup of coffee. A small amount of water is absorbed by the ground coffee beans. I perceive you actually get 3 to 5 per cent less drinkable coffee. The claim is that the thermal carafe will hold your coffee warm for up to two hours. This is probably true if you fill the thermal carafe with 10 cups of coffee. The actual time it keeps a single cup of coffee warm at what I consider an acceptable temperature is about one half hour. It keeps coffee acceptably warm for a longer period if you have more coffee in the carafe. The thermal carafe is smaller than the typical carafe size from a standard Mr. Coffee type coffee maker. You can’t use the standard sized carafe since it will not fit in the provided space. A slight upward pressure makes the brew basket closing process much easier. The documentation recommends cleaning the burr grinder and the sprinkler head, but it doesn’t tell you how often. I had a situation where it made a lousy cup of coffee when there were only a few beans left in the hopper. The device is supposed to warn you when it needs more beans. I might have missed it. To avoid this, I always fill the water tank to about two inches above the 10 cup line and I always fill the bean hopper at the same time. I refill both when the water tank fill approaches 2 cups. It seems to consume more coffee beans than I expected.

I like everything except the fact that the coffee has no warming element under the pot. If you don't drink it quickly you have to warm it in the microwave.

Coffee machines brews an delicious cup of coffee and the machine is easy to navigate from carafe to cup.

Just what I was looking for at a reasonable price! Cafe quality brew at home. 5 stars… A+++ item!

Not only does this coffee maker look great but it actually makes GREAT coffee too! It is quiet, it has the right capacity that is easily viewed, it is easy to clean and prepare for the next brewing cycle, and it made of quality materials. My wife and I love this brewer!!

I have gone through many coffee makers, but this café coffee maker is by far the best I’ve ever had. It makes a perfect pot of coffee. The effortless use of this machine is very impressive. Just make your settings. They remain for every pot coffee that you make, and you can do it remotely. Five stars Café

This little sweet Café bistro coffee maker is outstanding, easy set up with a sweet pot of liquid gold!

This is the worst coffee maker I have owned. Having all cafe brand appliances, I wanted a matching coffee maker. It constantly leaks all over the counter, the grinder needs cleaning often and is not easy to disassemble and reassemble, and the carafe doesn’t keep the coffee warm. I cannot recommend this product!

Great coffee machine love all the cool features great tasting coffee

We love our Cafe coffeemaker! It looks beautiful in our newly renovated kitchen. The sleek, modern controls are easy to use, and it brews a delicious cup of coffee. We are pleased to have the ability to use freshly ground beans. It’s also a bonus to either brew a carafe or only a cup of coffee.

Love the product and the taste of our coffee. But it seems to use a lot of beans for just 6-7 cups

This has been the best ever coffee maker I have ever owned and it’s the prettiest for sure I love all the features it has for the best cup of coffee. Everyone should own one!!

I adore the sleek design of this coffee maker; it fits my kitchen perfectly! It's such a shame that the 'c' from the 'cafe' logo fell off. Now, it looks incomplete, and I can't find a matching sticker anywhere

It worked for the first 2 pots of coffee, then (like many others have mentioned), the grinder stopped working. Also the door that holds the coffee filter does not stay closed. We had to tape it closed to use it. On the bright side, it makes the best cup of coffee ever. I expect they will have a factory recall since so many have experienced the same. Our kitchen is 100% cafe.... but for now, we will use the Cuisinart Brew and Grind.

We bought this coffee machine in December. As of March, it no longer brews. It keeps saying “add water” even though the water tank is full. We tried descaling about a month ago when this first happened (after about 2 months of use). This helped for a couple weeks, but now we’re back to having no coffee in the morning. This is the first more expensive pot I’ve gotten, very disappointed.

Purchased to replace a Keurig (brown water coffee)and it's awesome. I ca brew 1-10 cups from freshly ground coffee. Love it. Didn't tighten the filter on the first use so the reservoir leaked but that was my fault.

After following the instructions provided by the manufacturer our water reservoir leaked. I removed the reservoir and tightened the filter a bit more and the leak stopped. Nice counter top appliance. Happy with the looks or this coffee maker

Best coffee ever! So easy to use and looks great on the counter

Love the new sleek and Mid-Century Modern design of the Cafe Grind & Brew. Set up was easy with the included Quick Start Guide.