Worth buying if you want something that you end up replacing... Bought 3 years ago and had infrequent usage (once or twice a month) was always thoroughly cleaned after each use, which in itself was painful for a cheap machine, and then when working from home was the way of things from March 20, we ended up using every day, since that has happened the quality of coffee MASSIVELY decreased - think it just became more apparent rather than it was never there before but can't 100% confirm. My honest review is not really worth it unless you are an infrequent coffee drinker.Pros- good for infrequent use- good for cheaper coffee beans- easy to useCons- annoying to clean- Constantly leaks after usage, have to put another cup there to catch it all- water is lukewarm when it comes out- Doesn't grind about 1/3 of the coffee beansOverall rating 4/10

The coffee taste good, I could see a difference. regarding the grinding, the coffee beans are not ground evenly. They end up quite coarse. not sure if this is normal??Also, a bit cumbersome to clean! apart from that, it looks like a machine with a luxury look.I am glad I bought it half price, I wouldn't spend £100 on it.

I love this coffee maker, however, I am on my second machine in two years and the second machine just broke. For people that need and want just a single cup of coffee with no waste, this is a great machine. But it does not last longer than a year and now I need to buy a new machine (not this one).

It’s a hassle to keep cleaning after each use. Doesn’t store coffee beans, water. Regret buying it. My mistake didn’t read people’s review first,

Lots of cleaning after each cup

Horrible. Not recommended. Very noisy

the quality of the item is poor the grinder is always full of water ,the machine is leaking from the side

leaked all over the place after a few months and left most of the badly ground and sopping wet beans in the grinding unit. a bad product from start to finish. had to be cleaned out after every use even when it did work. bought in october now its march and its in the bin, amazon give no option for faulty return except to manufacturer at your expense!!Very Very poor. Avoid

leaked all over the place after a few months and left most of the badly ground and sopping wet beans in the grinding unit. a bad product from start to finish. had to be cleaned out after every use even when it did work. bought in october now its march and its in the bin, amazon give no option for faulty return except to manufacturer at your expense!!
Very Very poor. Avoid

Very disappointed with this product. The grinder stopped working while the number of cups of coffee made could still be counted one the fingers of one hand! Returned for a refund, over which, to be fair, there was no quibble.

When this works its great! However, the ground coffee gets moist and sticks, failing to fall into the filter, so it has to be cleaned each time you use it. For some reason the grinder cup doesn't always want to come out, so after wrestling with it again this morning its going back!

Looks OK, smaller than other bean to cup machines.It’s not really bean-to-cup in the usual sense because it is just a combined grinder and filter coffee machine and there are better ways of achieving that to be honest.The problem is that with the grinder being next to the filter, what doesn’t get spat into the filter for the water to pour over gets moist and sticks and you have to clean out after every cup which means dismantling it which isn’t difficult at all but a bit of a pain for making more than 1 coffee at a time. It is really, really noisy. The error lights saying that I need to descale came on, on the day it arrived and stayed regardless of how many times I did this. You have to use a jug to fill it with water because it’s impossible to fill it using a mug without slipping water everywhere; note that however much water goes in, comes out, this machine does not store water.If I had kept this machine and not given it away I would’ve bought a coffee pot and put that under it instead of a mug.In essence you’re better off buying a grinder and coffee machine separately or a true bean-to-cup which I have now. Sorry Cuisinart you did not think this through.

Looks OK, smaller than other bean to cup machines.
It’s not really bean-to-cup in the usual sense because it is just a combined grinder and filter coffee machine and there are better ways of achieving that to be honest.
The problem is that with the grinder being next to the filter, what doesn’t get spat into the filter for the water to pour over gets moist and sticks and you have to clean out after every cup which means dismantling it which isn’t difficult at all but a bit of a pain for making more than 1 coffee at a time. It is really, really noisy. The error lights saying that I need to descale came on, on the day it arrived and stayed regardless of how many times I did this. You have to use a jug to fill it with water because it’s impossible to fill it using a mug without slipping water everywhere; note that however much water goes in, comes out, this machine does not store water.
If I had kept this machine and not given it away I would’ve bought a coffee pot and put that under it instead of a mug.
In essence you’re better off buying a grinder and coffee machine separately or a true bean-to-cup which I have now. Sorry Cuisinart you did not think this through.

Wrote the review (see below) but then it stopped working after a few weeks!!! Maybe that's why it was cheapA great looking appliance that feels durable and is also easy to clean. The coffee tastes great and there are no gritty bits. Perfect for those that drink coffee black and don't want to brew a large amount.You do have to clean it after every cup but its still better buying the pods both financially and environmentally. It's also a bargain price!

It was leaking from underneath so had to return it. Having said that it did make a great coffee and looked lovely in the kitchen

I don't really like that you have to clean everything everytime you use it and because it's super hot after you make coffee you can't touch the different compartments for a while so if you're in a rush you can't clean it right away.

Smashes the beans rather than grinds them, coffee is hot enough but the machine wouldn't switch off after using it a few times.I had to switch it off at the plug for it to reset.