Review Of The Cuisinart DCC-1200 Coffee Maker
The new look Cuisinart DCC-1200 Coffee Maker continues the tradition of Cuisinart’s quality range of Coffee Makers. The DCC-1200 is not only a Coffee filter of repute but also an impressive icon, its look, best described as an industrial tech design with a finish of brushed stainless steel. It’s sleek, chic and retro-modern in its styling and looks good in either black & silver or in pure white. It also makes incredible coffee!
For all coffee lovers, finding the right Coffee Maker is key to enjoying a cup brewed conveniently and expertly with little effort on your part. The Cuisinart Coffee Maker is designed to do just that for you. The inbuilt programs enable you to execute the brewing process with a range of options to produce your coffee just as you like it.
Cuisinart Coffee Control Centre
The Cuisinart DCC-1200 Brew Central program allows you to make a number of specifications to the way you make your coffee. Starting with the amount of water you want to use. You can also control the temperature of the heating plate as well as programming it to turn off the heating plate. Very useful if you want more than one cup at the same temperature as your first cup, but also don’t want to leave your home forgetting to turn off the machine.
Water Filter
Additionally a built-in water filter that uses a replaceable charcoal filter is another key feature of this model. A charcoal will last for approximately 6 months. This is an optional extra and is relatively cheap to replace. If you’ve not used a charcoal feature before, many reviewers are recommending you experiment with this before disregarding. The filter can significantly make an astounding difference to the flavor of the coffee the DCC-1200 can make. The price of one Venti is the obstacle in your way to have coffee that tastes this good and ready to serve in your own home!
Whilst the Cuisinart DCC-1200 is, as the name suggests, a 12-cup coffee maker, Cuisinart have further thought of those of us who many not always want to brew up a full pot of coffee when we just need one or two good cups of coffee in the morning. The Brew Central DCC 1200 also gives you the option of a 1 to 4 cup brew.
Summary of the DCC-1200 features
- 12-cup Carafe
- A Spout & Guard designed to be ‘drip-less’
- Temperature Control & Maintenance
- 24-hour Coffee Brewing Programming
- Programmable automatic shutoff
- Monitor to indicate when it’s ‘Time-to-clean’
- Replaceable Charcoal Water Filter (removes impurities)
- Gold tone filter & a scoop to measure your coffee
- A Coffee Starter Kit
- The DCC-1200 in built maintenance program will also tell you when the machine needs decalcifying.
DCC-1200 Reputation
This Brew Central model’s reputation continues to grow. It has been positively reviewed on a wide variety of customer forums and blogs. One review recently stated that it has ‘stood the test of time’, many reviewers allegedly returning to update their comments with more positive feedback.
Cuisinart is a name that suggests quality and with quality comes the expectation of paying extra to enable the luxury of enjoying coffee brewed to a high standard. Additionally it’s worth considering that purchasing a DCC-1200 Coffee Maker is one that will be a long term purchase. This machine is both robust and reliable.
This coffee maker is sold with a standard 3-year Cuisinart Warranty. If something goes wrong with this coffee machine within the first three years of your relationship then you’re covered for replacement or repair.
Summary
Coffee Machines may come in many different shapes and sizes with differing cup volumes but with the Cuisinart DCC-1200 you can benefit from having a durable and adaptable machine that meets a variety of coffee making needs. Suitable and able to react to your differing flavour needs or assist you to cater for a variety of home and social occasions.
