This is our second Capreso Coffee Maker and Grinder Combo. We loved our old one but after five years of heavy use it no longer performs at peak level. The new one works well but it much noiser and uses substantially more beans to make a pot of coffee. The grinder's settings never really make the coffee as fine as the old one did, and frequently there are dry grounds in the basket after the brewing has ended. It would appear that the older version with the conical filter was much more efficient and cost-saving, using less coffee beans, grinding finer and brewing more efficiently. Had our old model (the Capresso CoffeeTEAM Therm) been available, we would have ordered it. Since that was not possible, we have this one, and will make the best of it for the time being. It makes good coffee, but will be more expensive to use because it requires more coffee beans per pot of coffee brewed.

Many bad features in this Capresso pot

I have been a fan of the Capresso grind & brew for more than 10 years. This is my third machine, following their former model which stopped working after 6 good years.

I am appalled at the terrible design "upgrades" in this unit. 1. the fact that you have to stick your head virtually inside the water tank to see how much you've poured in is INSANE. If you keep the pot under a cabinet (hello - isn't that what most people do??) you hvae to constantly move it out from under the cabinet to see what the water level is.

2. Concealing the filter and grinder parts within the "box" of the machine is a good idea, but the resulting hulk of a black box sitting on the counter is very off-putting.

3. The clock display is so huge and bright that it virtually lights up a dark room. I now have THREE stupid digital clocks on one wall of my very small kitchen, and this is by far the most obnoxious.

That all said, it still makes a tasty cup of coffee.

I am in love with my Jura Capresso! Easy to use, easy to clean & most importantly - best tasting coffee!
The aroma of freshly brewed coffee hits me each morning.
A bit pricy, but what isn't! Beats the Cuisanart I used to have.

Makes great coffee but would change it a bit

Love the taste of the coffee and the ease of use once you get it set so it does not use a ton of beans. There should be a setting to control the bean amount per pot, the closest we have found is to set the cup setting to 6 which is still a bit much but 4 cup setting is not enough. The pot keeps the coffee nice and hot for along time, but you have to about tip it the pot upside down to get the last of the coffee out and it is a bit on the heavy side. I would also opt for a larger bean compartment. (only holds enough for aprox 3 pots)

Great coffee and easy to use

I had a Cuisenart grinder/coffeemaker for 10 years before it broke. But, it was hard to clean and the pot had to be tipped upside down to empty which was messy. The pot was difficult to clean and the wet ground beans got everywhere. Because I like having a grinder combo I chose the Jura-Capresso. It is great. The wet beans don't spray all over the machine. The parts are easier to clean. The coffee taste can be controlled by strength and grind. I recommend it.