Title: Poorly designed!
Product review: I've had three of these in three years. The first time I had to replace it was my own fault because I didn't realize I'd forgotten to put the filter in until I heard the coffee overflowing and flooding the base, which basically burned out the inner workings. But on all three the grinder cap had scratches from the grinding blade and the small extension that drops down to let the "control" know it's on there develops cracks to the point that on the last two it nearly broke off. That meant the "control" would not let the coffee maker turn on. It would just beep as though it didn't have all its parts in place. I did call Cuisinart and they replaced the second one, but why bother with replacing the third when the design and materials are still the same! And on the last one, after a few hours the clock would start blinking to be reset, and I could no longer adjust the temperature setting at all. For the price one pays, it's a piece of junk.
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