10 cup stainless thermal carafe
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November 25th, 2009 at 4:58 am
I have a grind and brew that is the black plastic model that is the version that comes with the 12 cup glass carafe. I dropped the glass carafe in the sink and it cracked, bummer. I went to get another glass carafe and saw that the stainless thermal carafe was on sale so I bought it without realizing it was not made to use with the Grind & Brew model I owned. It fit perfectly and I was curious why they said “for use with stainless steel grind & brew only” and realized it is because the stainless thermal carafe holds 10 cups, not 12 like my glass one.
SO ANYWAY, what this means is that this thermal carafe works great with ALL Grind & Brew Machines, you just can’t set the plastic Grind & Brew machines to make 12 cups of coffee since the steel thermal carafe will only hold 10 cups. NOT A BIGGIE and it’s a wonderful bonus; I set my machine the night before and am awoken up by it going off in the morning and now I can have hot coffee without needing to fuss with putting the coffee in a separate carafe. Plus, it keeps it hot FOREVER; I have emptied the leftover coffee after work and it is still warm over 10 hours later.
I love it and highly recommend for any Grind & Brew machine.
November 25th, 2009 at 5:53 am
I have the cuisinart grind and brew with this carafe. I have noticed that my carafe gets water trapped inside of it. The carafe can be “empty” and dry, but I can still hear liquid shaking inside of it. I used to think it was trapped inside the metal, but it isn’t. The water is inside the plastic top.
This was starting to drive me nuts. I finally waged war against the thing, imagining all sorts of mold and crud growing within. Now here’s the part I wanted to share.
You can take it apart. It is not easy, but I can do it. And I am a 120 lb woman with no upper body strength. Here’s how:
1. Get a philips screwdriver and unscrew the screw on the handle.
2. Slide the handle upward until it pops off. Don’t twist, just straight up. It might be tight. Slide harder.
3. Get a good grip on the thing and position both of your thumbs under the spout.
4. Push up VERY hard under the spout and the whole plastic black top will pop off. Watch for a rubber gasket that might go flying.
5. Wash it. Mine was full of NASTY water.
6. Put the rubber gasket back into the plastic top with the dirty side facing out (facing the metal bottom).
7. Line up the top carefully (plan ahead to put the handle back on) and then push the top down hard into place. If you don’t line it up, it is really hard/impossible to twist it later.
8. Snap the handle back into place and screw it.
9. Enjoy mold and crud-free coffee. Mmmmm.
November 25th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Great carafe. I broke my brand new glass 12 cup carafe that came with the DCC-1100 and got the glass one and this one to replace it. Now when I have company I can brew 2 pots. Works great as long as you remember to only brew 10 cups. I’m fussy about wanting real hot coffee. I preheat the carafe with hot water in the sink while I fill the water reservoir with a pitcher. Keeps coffee hot for hours. Pours kinda slow, but that’s because of the valve system to retain heat. I highly recommend this carafe.