How do you get hot coffee? I pre-program start time the night before, therefore pre-rinsing the carafe with hot water and filling the reservoir with hot water isn't an option. I also use the 1-4 cup button although I make 6 cups.
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I'd like to know tha answer to this question, too. This Cuisinart DCC-1400 has never gotten the water hot enough to begin with and since there is no heating element for the thermal pot, it just stays luke warm, like it was to begin with. I hate to return anything, but should have returned this coffee maker as soon as I got it.
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We've had our for about 4 months. It was a refurbished model. We have been very pleased. I was accustomed to pre-heating my husband's cup with hot water, so pre-heating the carafe was not a problem for me. Our carafe keeps the brew hot for about 8 hours. Believe it or not, it is still warm (not hot) after 18 hours. We've been very pleased so far. I'd keep bugging Cuisinart until you get what you paid for.
1810943
You can make 4 cups. The carafe is stainless but we don't think the reservoir is. This machine is very heavy, and we regret buying it because the reservoir must always be full and the machine must always be "on."
1485232
No normal luke warm tap water works. There are directions in the box for how you add the water/coffee mixture. Start with 1 cup of water then coffee, water, coffee etc. You have to make sure that coffee is soaked and that it sits room temp (i covered mine with a napkin and plate) for 12 hrs minimum. It tells you on the kit numerous times to not use hot water. It comes out tasting smooth. You use 1/4 cup of coffee to 3/4 of milk/water.
1229143
I find that my coffee is hot enough when it's finished. As far as I know, there is no button to make it hotter.
421694
This item doesn't have a carafe. It holds (up to 12 cups) of the brewed coffee INSIDE the unit. This is a single serving at a time unit. Place your cup of any size under and pull down the level until you have the desired amount in your cup. The unit keeps the coffee hot for two hours. You can always buy an insulated carafe and pour(cups full) into it for serving purposes.
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My apologies, I don't know. I can tell you that it is hot cup of coffee within about 30 minutes of brewing. After that, it appears that the carafe does not hold temperature very long. I would say about an hour more or less. Aside from that, it does make a good cup of coffee.
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Dunno if you're still monitoring this, but if four cups will do it for you in the mornings this may be your machine. Experiment with different roasts to get the flavor you like. I've found going to a darker roast gives me the strength I like even less than a full carafe. It'll brew those four cups faster than the Keurig does one with no noise.
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Yes it is, you can set it up the night before and have hot coffee the next morning. The only downfall is that the this coffee maker is programed to stay hot for only two hours, my old one stayed hot for 4 hours. Otherwise very nice coffee maker.
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Use the MODE then SEL button to select brew strength (1-3 beans) and time (little clock) you want it to brew. Make sure the current time is correct. Press Auto button until you hear a small beep. It should be ready to go off in the morning. The instructions were not clear on this feature and I just found it by trial and error. Hope it works for you - nothing worse than coming out for a nice cup of coffee and it didn't go off!
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It depends on how long you want to wait for your coffee! You would have to wait for the machine to heat the entire reservoir to make the coffee. Plus the cost of reheating, rather than maintaining the hot water, would probably be close the same. The bigger problem with your solution for me, would be waiting 10-20 minutes (my guess) to get the water hot enough to make good coffee. J Jansen
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When 'on', all Keurig coffee-makers maintain hot water in the internal reservoir (not the whole tank). This commercial version is programmable, so it can be turned on and off at preset times (your choice), and set to turn off automatically a set time after the last cup was brewed. We find ours to work well and seems as energy efficient as most similar alternatives.
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You don't need to fill it with hot water. Just fill with regular water and correct amount of coffee and it will brew as many cups as you put in.
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No. It does not have that option. I think the best way to get your cup warm is by putting hot water in the cup prior to your first cup of coffee.
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1. Yes you can make as little as 2-4 cups; you just put in less beans and less water. 2. The coffee maker keeps the coffee hot and stays on for @ 20mins before turning off. 3. Each time you want to brew coffee you have to clean out the grinder and grounds basket, then add water. You can prep it the night before you want to brew. 4. The gold filter is a removable basket, you can use it or paper filters but not both.
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After preheating the thermos I put hot coffee in it in the morning. I don't usuLly drink it all. The next day when I clean it out for the next batch the leftover coffee it's still warm.
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True! I have to heat the coffee after it poured! I use the hot water steamer to make instant coffee, which is very hot!