Cuisinart CHW-12 12 Cup Programmable Coffeemaker with Hot Water System
Posted: April 23rd, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Home & Garden | Tags: CHW12, coffeemaker, Cuisinart, Programmable, System, Water | 3 Comments »Cuisinart CHW-12 12 Cup Programmable Coffeemaker with Hot Water System
- Hot Water System lets you enjoy instant soups, teas, cocoas and more, and it offers convenient indicators that let you know when your hot water is ready and when it’s time to refill
- Fully automatic with 24 hour programmability, self clean function, auto shutoff, and 1-4 cup settings
- 12 cup carafe that has a drip-free pour spout and a comfortable handle for easy serving and carafe temperature control offers a heater plate with High, Medium and Low settings to keep coffee at your preferred temperature
- Programmable blue backlit LCD with digital clock has a brightly lit panel displaying everything at an easy-to-read glance
- Brew Pause Feature lets you enjoy a cup of coffee before the brewing cycle has finished and the removable drip tray leaves you plenty of room to use travel mugs
Fresh, delicious coffee is only the beginning! This incredible hot beverage machine comes complete with all your favorite features, like 24 hour programmability, carafe temperature control , Brew Pause, and the ultra-convenient Hot Water System. Now, you’re never more than a minute away from enjoying your favorite instant soup, hot coca, tea and more. Coffeemaker includes a charcoal water filter and Gold Tone Filter that removes impurities that can alter the taste of your beverages.
List Price: $ 185.00
Price: $ 84.82
Love it!,
Since we don’t usually need a full pot of coffee except on weekends — I typically just grab a Starbucks “Via” instant coffee on the way to work in the morning (a pretty remarkable innovation, by the way) — I was attracted to the hot water dispenser on this coffee maker. I like it particularly because of its 58-ounce capacity — meaning that you don’t have to keep refilling it if you’re just using it once each morning to fill a car mug. My wife prefers tea to coffee, and she loves being able to get a cup of really hot water whenever she likes. (We fill it with spring water, and the results are superb.) I haven’t had any problem with the “add water” light, as another reviewer apparently did. I was concerned about squandering energy by keeping a reservoir of water constantly hot, but it doesn’t. It keeps only about 13 ounces of water at serving temperature; the rest of the reservoir is unheated. It doesn’t take all that much energy to keep 13 ounces of water hot. And if you know you won’t be wanting hot water for a while, you can just turn it off with the on/off button. I had expected it to heat water instantly through some kind of coil system — much like an under-sink unit does — but not so. As a result, if the unit hasn’t been on, there’s about a 3-minute wait for the water to reach the right temperature. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because I wish the hot water dispenser were programmable in the way the coffee maker is, but it isn’t. You have to start it manually. (No – you can’t use an outlet timer because the unit has an electronic on/off switch.) I also wish the hot water dispenser had a temperature adjustment (the coffee maker does); the water it dispenses is so hot that I have to wait for several minutes before I can drink any beverage I make with it. Finally, some Cuisinart coffee makers have a strength adjustment but this doesn’t. But these are minor quibbles; it’s still a great appliance. The coffee maker itself works as well as an automatic drip coffee maker can — always a function of trial-and-error at the beginning (what kind and how much coffee you use). It uses a cone filter (#4) — which in my humble opinion always delivers better coffee than the flat filters used in so many other coffee makers — including a lot of Cuisinart models — and the water is sprayed onto the coffee by a showerhead array in the reservoir lid. (Tip for review “Me2″: Pour water into the coffee maker by putting the lip of the carafe on the rear LEFT corner and pour it in that way. It’s a lot easier and you won’t spill any.)
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|A dream come true!,
My last old Cuisinart bit the dust so I was in the market for a new one. I had also been in the market for a water kettle but really did not like the idea of having one more appliance on my counter top. When I checked out the Cuisinart web site to see what was new I was blown away by the idea of this coffee maker that also dispensed hot water!! I was so excited about it I had it sent overnight.
I have only had it for a day but oh what a wonderful cup of coffee I had this morning and right now I am loving the convenience of having hot water available for my tea drinking!
Pros: Everything!! In perfect working order and I was able to follow the manufacture’s instructions on hot water without any problems at all! Best cup of coffee I have had even counting my old Cuisinart!
Cons: Only 1 negative so far. It is awkward pouring water into the coffee maker side and I guess I will need more practice at this to keep from splashing water all over everything.
So far extremely pleased with my purchase!!
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|OK machine but stupid tech support. Hot-water dispenser trouble.,
Now that I know how it works, I’m satisfied. However, I didn’t and Cuisinart’s own techs were clueless also.
Coffee-maker side is no-brainer. Works fine. Hot-water side is a mystery to everyone. Basically, it will NOT work at all with RO water with TDS (total dissolved solids) less than about 15-20ppm (that’s Parts-Per-Million, which is the consensus standard. Store-bought drinking water is typically around 20-40ppm and works OK. Tap water is typically 200-500ppm and works OK. Distilled water is zero ppm and will not work.) With my 2ppm TDS RO water there isn’t enough conductivity for the sensor to read. Machine thinks it’s empty even when full and won’t turn on. Manual says nothing about this. I solve the problem by adding about 1/4 cup of tap water to bring TDS up past the threshold. Works fine that way.
Cuisiinart tech-line reps did not know this and gave bad advice. Two units were returned as “defective” before I found out about it on my own and Amazon replaced…which was really great service….but sad state of affairs, information-wise.
Coffee is easy to make and tastes like it should. Hot water side delivers 180-185F water OK….but only about 1 cup at a time before taking a few more minutes to heat up another one. If you have guests, forget it.
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