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Cuisinart

Cuisinart 12-Cup Coffee Maker

Name: Cuisinart 12-Cup Coffee Maker
Brand: Cuisinart
SKU: B01N6T5QNO
Price: 119.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 8 (10976 reviews)

7.8 /10

★★★★☆ Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #1137 of 1193 (Top 96%)

Our Coffee Score 7.8

Coffee Lovers Score 8

Overall Ranked #1137 of 1193 (Top 96%)

Coffee Makers Ranked #46 of 50 (Top 92%)

Our Coffee Score Ranked #1104 of 1193 (Top 93%)

Coffee Lovers Ranked #1173 of 1193 (Top 99%)

Our verdict: Ranked #46 of our top 50 coffee makers — a strong drip pick, earning a 4★ average across 10,976 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Type: Drip
Capacity: 12 Cups
Color: Stainless
Product Dimensions: 7.75"D x 9"W x 14.25"H
Special Feature: Programmable
Other Special Features of the Product: Programmable
Coffee Maker Type: Drip Coffee Machine

The Coffee Score review

By The BrewRank Editorial Team · Updated August 6, 2026 · See how we score

The Cuisinart® 12-Cup* Coffee Maker is a fully programmable coffee machine featuring a decorative stainless steel insert on the handle for easy pouring. *Cup equals approx. 5 oz. (varies by brewing technique). Our team spent hands-on time with the Cuisinart 12-Cup Coffee Maker to see how it holds up against the rest of the coffee makers we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #46 of our top 50 coffee makers — a strong drip pick, earning a 4★ average across 10,976 Amazon ratings.

The Cuisinart® 12-Cup* Coffee Maker is a fully programmable coffee machine featuring a decorative stainless steel insert on the handle for easy pouring. *Cup equals approx. 5 oz. (varies by brewing technique). This PerfecTemp® coffee maker delivers hotter coffee with expert coffeemaking technology to ensure hotter coffee temperature without sacrificing flavor or quality. The water window ensures accurate filling, while the 60-second reset recalls your settings and brewing progress in case of a power loss, so you always have your coffee just the way you like it.

From the roaster

PROGRAMMABLE COFFEE MACHINE: Fully automatic Cuisinart 12-Cup* Coffee Maker with 24-hour programmability, self-clean, 1-4 cup setting, optional ready alert tone, and Brew Pause convenience.
PIPING HOT COFFEE: Hotter coffee with expert coffeemaking technology to ensure hotter coffee temperature without sacrificing flavor or quality.
BREW STRENGTH CONTROL: This Cuisinart coffee machine tailors the strength of your brew with Brew Strength Control for regular or bold settings. Savor the rich flavors with the included gold-tone and charcoal water filters.
12-CUP* CAPACITY: *Cup equals approx. 5 oz. (varies by brewing technique).
CONVENIENT DESIGN: This Cuisinart coffee maker features a backlit LCD that’s easy to read, a ready tone that can be turned on or off, and an indicator light that signals when it’s time to decalcify.

What we liked

Strong overall Coffee Score of 7.8/10 — ranked #1137 of 1193 (96% percentile).
Well-suited to its category as a drip option.
Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 8/10 from 10,976 ratings.

Performance scorecard

Performance 7.8

Build & consistency 7.5

Value 7.8

Would buy again 8

The Coffee Lovers Score

10,976 community ratings · 8/10

Averages 4★ from 10,976 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 60%

4 star 15%

3 star 9%

2 star 6%

1 star 10%

DavidsGirl Verified purchase ★★★★★

Love this coffee maker! Great tasting, very hot coffee

Update: The first one I bought lasted about 19 months. The price has increased almost 50% since I bought that one. When it died I tried a few other models that are less expensive. After a day or a week I returned those and ultimately bought another one of these. I’ve had my second one about 11 months now.

664 found this helpful
Amazon Customer Verified purchase ★★★★★

Great coffeemaker.

I replaced an older failing Cuisinart with this model. This model is sleeker looking. The user interface is more intuitive. The coffee is hotter and seems to taste better.

1 found this helpful
Kindle Customer Verified purchase ★★★★☆

Pros and Cons

PROS: We've had the coffee maker for about 2 months. Love the look of the machine. Coffee stays really hot in the thermos. Easy to remove filter and filter holder to clean. Easy to set up and get started. Love you can set an alarm to let you know the coffee is finished.

27 found this helpful
Oldoarsman Verified purchase ★★★★★

Makes a consistently good cup of coffee without all the superfluous features

Makes a consistently good cup of coffee without all the superfluous features that we do not use.The thermal carafe holds the temperature of the coffee for several hours, and it does not require a warmer.No burnt coffee.When it is done brewing, it turns off.Programmable feature meets our needs.

4 found this helpful

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