It took seven and a half minutes to brew the four cup quantity, and the resulting coffee came out at 167oF/ 75oC. Cusinart advises warming the carafe with hot water if you want your coffee hotter. As such, the next time we brewed four cups, we first poured boiling water into the carafe and let it sit for five minutes.
Wash all the removable parts thoroughly in the dishwasher or by hand with soapy water. Coffee can leave behind an oily residue that builds up over time and gives a bad taste to your beverage. Make sure you have enough counter space to house the unit that you are purchasing.
We take specifications into account as well to find the Keurig K-Mini makers which have the most to offer. We compare cup capacity, strength controls and any special features to find the most versatile and functional designs. Finally, we consider value for money to produce a final list of the best Cuisinart coffee makers. We found this coffee maker simple to use and set up, and unlike espresso machines there are no tricky skills to master.
The controls located around the clock include the 24-hour program function as well as separate hour and minute buttons. There’s nothing more irritating than having just one button that functions for setting both the hour and minute but you won’t have that problem with this machine. Blue LED push button controls make the DCC-3400 simple to operate. The easy-to-read circular buttons control the “Bold” setting, On/Off, and the “1-4 Cup” feature. So yes, this model will fill 12 regular coffee cups, but not twelve 20-ounce travel mugs.
This isn’t the most attractive coffee machine we’ve seen. That said, the stainless-steel exterior is inoffensive, but it does mark easily with Keurig K-Mini fingerprints, which is frustrating. Setup was easy, however, with us quickly able to figure out how to assemble and start up the coffee maker.
Turn the coffee maker’s programmable function knob to Auto-Off. You can make selections to have the coffee maker automatically turn off zero to four hours after a brewing cycle has finished. Once you have selected the appropriate time between cycles, allow the time to stop flashing; this will lock in your time until changed.