Review on ☕ Cuisinart SS-GB1 Coffee Center Grind & Brew Plus Silver - The Ultimate Coffee Machine for Freshly Ground and Brewed Coffee! by Stefan Eddy

I bought it for two reasons. 1) It has a built in grinder 2) It has a large carafe and can use K-Cups. Pros: I like the built in coffee grinder. I hated grinding beans and then putting them in a basket and making coffee. Call me lazy but I love skipping steps. The grinding function works great! The 12 cup carafe is basically what you would expect, a large glass carafe that is dishwasher safe. Programmability is also a plus! Cons: Two water tanks. The one for the decanter has a transparent measuring scale. It is great! The downside is that you can't fill the tank with 12 cups of water and then only brew 6 cups. You must add the exact amount of water you intend to use at that time. It's okay, but I'm used to just filling the tanks and using as needed. Another problem is the K-Cup tank. There is no way to see how much water is in it. You have to look in from above. This machine is 16 inches tall and sits on the kitchen counter. My height is 5 feet. I can't look in from above, so I always stick my finger in the tank to see where the water level is. It's very easy to spill this page. The other thing is the "needle" to pierce the K cup. IT IS HUGE! Instead of a cute little hole for the water inlet, there's a fairly large hole that lets water in, so expect something thick at the bottom of the cup.