Cuisinart Coffee Maker, 14-Cup Glass Carafe, Fully Automatic

DCC 3200 compared to older 1200 model
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.

This handsome unit makes a great cup of coffee, but
This coffee maker has some great brewing features & some great features.However, the carafe suffers from a couple of annoying design/engineering flaws that were obviously missed in Mgmt reviews.The glass carafe has a nice, stout plastic handle that’s molded to the rim, but the design of the underside of that molded ring holds fluids, even when upside down. This makes it drip unexpectedly & hard to rinse out fully.The carafe lid also retains coffee in the center & that too never fully drains or it drips when pouring.The water level sight glass is totally hidden from view when you fill the unit with water. If it was moved 1in rearward, it would be visible from the inside, like many other brands.Time to make another really good cup of joe…

I love you can adjust the temperature Low med Hot Hot is bed to brew your coffee
Beyond my expectations!!! I spend 300.00 dollars on my last coffee machine it came with cappuccino espresso machine, but didn’t have all the future. That this one offered I love that it comes with Self cleaning also a calcium residue filter and is very Hot temperature, which makes you coffee taste expensive so delicious doesn’t like others easy to use is very high-end love that is not too big and the color matches just perfect in my kitchen, white and gold. I love the option of the basket or filters and also, you have the option with the clock to set it up when you wake up in the morning, you have coffee me already and also turns it off so you don’t forget, but it has another option which is automatically off if you don’t want to use the clock I’m very glad I don’t have to search for any Other coffee machine I’m obsessed with this one if you’re thinking to buy it, do it

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.

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.