We've replaced an older Cuisinart DCC-1200 with this DCC-3200. Since it's a popular line, I thought others might be interested in how they compare. (In the attached comparison photos, the 1200 is on the left and the 3200 is on the right): Taste: Coffee in the 3200 is more flavorful. A new machine might be expected to be better, but I think they've gotten the flow and temperature of the brewing process better. Temperature: The brewed coffee is much hotter. Both units have three temperature settings for the hot plate, but the settings on the 3200 are hotter. Size and Capacity. The 3200 handles 14 cups compared to the 1200's 12 cups. Yet as you can see from the photos, they are the same height to fit on a counter. They seem to get the extra capacity by making the 3200 a little deeper from front to back. We've been surprised at how useful the extra capacity is. Carafe: The new glass carafe is just like the old one, only larger. It pours nicely with or without the lid on it. The new lid works the same as the old one, popping off and on. (I read some complaints about the lid on an intervening model with a spring opening, but if so, they fixed that by going back to the 1200 style). As far as I can tell, there isn't a version of the 3200 designed for a thermal carafe like there is for the 12-cup models. I prefer the glass carafe because it keeps the coffee hotter longer, and I can always pour the coffee into a thermal carafe if I want to. Water Filling. The bigger size also increases the size of the water fill hole. The lid on the top of the 3200 unit raises to 90 degrees straight up, where the lid on the 1200 tilted further back and out of the way. Still the 3200 is easier to fill, and I suspect that the restriction on the tilt may help preserve the integrity of the hot water tube. Sneak a Cup. Taking out the carafe to sneak a cup during brewing worked great on the 1200 with little dripping, and still does on the 3200. Basket. The basket on the 3200 is very similar to the 1200, but a slightly different shape to accommodate more grounds for 14 cups. Actually, grounds just barely fit with a 4 cup paper filter in the new basket, and sometimes go above the filter in the basket. The basket actually seems more designed for the included gold filter. Water filter. The 3200 uses the exact same carbon filters and filter holder as the 1200, but the holder seems to fit more snugly in its hole, which may help prevent clogging (see below) Beep. The 3200 allows you to turn of the coffee-ready beep if you want. Controls. Controls on the 3200 are a little easier. The 3200 uses all push buttons with no switches. Separate hour and minute settings make it a little easier to program and set the clock. There is a new "Bold" setting which does indeed seem to result in stronger coffee. There is still a setting for smaller, 1-4 cup pots, but I never use that. You can still set the hot plate to stay hot for up to 4 hours, which is important to me. There is a fairly bright blue glow from the LED display on the 3200. Cleaning. There was a sensor button on the hot plate of the 1200 that's gone on the 3200, so the plate stays cleaner. The extra stainless steel looks good on the 3200 but probably shows smudges more and might benefit from special cleaner fluids. Coffee Grounds Overflowing and Clogging. This was the biggest problem before, and I don't know if it's fixed, but it seems better. On the 1200, if you put too many coffee grounds in the filter it could overflow in the brewing process, and sometimes grounds would get into the water system and clog the tube. The 1200 was designed not to be repairable, but customers tried anyway with some difficulty. After one successful repair, we eventually had to replace the 1200. So far, we have not had any overflow issues with the 3200. The larger basket (with possibly a bigger drip opening), the deeper reservoir and longer case, and the more stable, non-tilting lid may help with this, but we will see how it works over time. I do notice that they made the bottom panel easier to remove, with regular screws instead of Torx, if it ever comes to that. My one tip for users is to always use the filter holder with a filter in it, even if your water is fine, because that should help prevent grounds from getting into the heating system. In all, the 3200 is an excellent replacement for the 1200, and worth the extra money if you are choosing between the two models new.

As you read, please know this review is written by a coffeemaker snob with extremely high standards. Now to the good news. This is a great machine and delivers a piping hot carafe of coffee, flavorful and bold (I use the bold feature every brew). You can make a surprising volume of coffee with this 14-cup carafe. I am impressed with the speed an 8-cup carafe brews to ready. It makes an audible beeping alert (optional) when the pot is ready. I like a piping hot cup of Joe. This machine delivers. Even the second cup is piping hot. But it doesn't cook the coffee like some hotplates do. It has programming features, but I don't do that. Easy to clean. Comes with a gold screen reusable filter, but I prefer #4 paper filters. You get a small pack of them. I like the little tab that sticks up from the filter holder. Easy to grab. I'm ridiculously picky about my coffee and am here to say this is a great machine and delivers on the basics, which is all I care about. It's a sleek, modern update to a classic model. I like the buttons, don't need any touch screens. Cost was $99.95. Reasonable, assuming I work it doggedly, day after day until death.

Bought this to replace the Braun coffee maker I was running. The clock on that one was always drifting. Plus the coffee basket (not the mesh one, the plastic one) broke after removing it a few times. Not having a measure for the water that could be viewed from outside the maker was a total PITA. I had the previous generation of this coffee maker and liked it. Until it had issues and needed to replaced. Pretty sure one of the power outages I had did that one in. I do like how this one is updated for functions. But still retains the important ones, and the settings are easy to make. Being able to set the hot plate to a lower temperature is no small item IMO. I keep it on low so that the coffee doesn't get too hot if it sits. Auto off is pretty standard these days. Being able to easily set the value for hour/minutes is far better than the Braun. Another spot where the Cuisinart is better is the 'finished' notification. The Braun didn't have that at all. This one DOES. Which means I don't need to be even close to it when it's done, and I'll know it's done. Might not be a big deal for people, but it's the 'little things' that make a large difference. IF this one had an issue in the future, I'll probably get another to replace it. I do wish they offered a smaller capacity model with the same feature set. Since I only use the 1-4 cup mode. Having an 8 or even 10 cup capacity model would be welcome. Hell, I'd LOVE to find a maker with the same features in the 1-4 range what wasn't a stupid price.

I like this coffee maker except for one thing, the carafe is a poor design. I read a lot of reviews including Consumer Reports which gave this unit high marks. I agree it makes very consistent cups of coffee. Easy to set/program. It keeps the coffee hot on the plate which has three temp settings and an auto off feature. The only con is the carafe. It has a plastic ring around the top that prevents all the water from being poured into the reservoir. I included pics but it is difficult to see that you must turn it upside down to get out the last water. It should be designed like my old Mr Coffee without the rim. See my pic of the old Mr coffee. If you watch the videos made for this unit, they all show the reservoir being filled with a separate pitcher of water. After purchasing I now know why. One other note, it claims to be a 14 cup unit but the size 4 paper cone shaped filters that are recommend and a few are shipped with the maker, are all 12 cup. You could only get 14 by leaving out the filters.

Muy bonito diseño y muy funcional, ideal para la casa

This is a US coffee maker, fitted with a US electrical outlet plug. Unfortunately this makes it fairly useless to a UK customer like me. Even after securing a step-down converter it won't start brewing. Nothing in the original ad, including the small print and technical details, suggests this is not a UK coffee maker. Basically all told £150 wasted due to the seller and Amazon being clueless about where they are selling electrical items.

I chose this specific model as I was tired of so many other coffeemakers whose coffee is already lukewarm by the time you fill your cup. I want it HOT. I don't want to have to microwave my coffee right after making it (and adding a splash of milk). This machine delivers. Nice, piping hot coffee, with a setting to keep the carafe hot after brewing. LOVE it! Also really easy to use, simple, intuitive buttons, I like that I can set the strength to "Bold". I see what others are saying about the lid on the carafe, but honestly, it's a minor thing, doesn't bother me. They should improve that on future models to a carafe lid that you can open/close with one hand, but for the tradeoff of really HOT coffee, I'm happy.

En los últimos diez años, he probado muchas cafeteras de goteo automáticas. Una era demasiado difícil de limpiar. En otra, el café no era lo suficientemente fuerte. En otra, el café no estaba lo suficientemente caliente. A veces se debía a una combinación de problemas. Siempre volvía a mi cafetera de prensa francesa, ya que me encantaba el sabor fuerte del café, pero no me gustaba la incomodidad de todos los pasos involucrados, además de que la prensa es difícil de limpiar. Quería preparar la máquina la noche anterior para tener una gran jarra de delicioso café esperándome por la mañana, una que se mantuviera caliente durante horas sin que el café se cociera y tuviera un sabor amargo y quemado al final. Mi búsqueda aparentemente inútil terminó con esta cafetera. Utilizo la función "bold" (fuerte) que permite que el café se remoje antes de que se libere el agua, lo que garantiza un sabor fuerte. Puedo ajustar la temperatura del elemento calefactor para que el café se mantenga caliente hasta cuatro horas sin que se queme. Me encanta la opción de preparar una jarra grande o una sola taza con el botón 1-4 y que ambas tengan el mismo sabor. La otra cosa que quiero de una cafetera automática es un filtro permanente, que ésta tiene. ¡Es realmente la máquina perfecta!

Product is 120 volts with American plug, not 240 as advertised. Confirmed directly with manufacturer. Usage in Europe will also void warranty. Will be returning.