About Cuisinart
Cuisinart was founded in 1971 by Carl Sontheimer, an MIT-trained engineer who introduced the original Cuisinart food processor to American kitchens in 1973 and turned the brand name into a household word for the category. The company has been based in Stamford, Connecticut since its founding and has operated as a subsidiary of Conair Corporation, also headquartered in Stamford, since 1989. What started as a single food processor line has grown into a full range of kitchen electrics, and coffee equipment -- automatic burr grinders, grind-and-brew machines, programmable drip makers, and single-serve brewers -- is now one of its largest categories.
Cuisinart's coffee lineup shows up consistently in independent buying guides, including a Taste of Home review of its Supreme Grind burr mill that called it a budget-friendly, reliable option for home use. What stands out in our own testing is the sheer depth of the ownership base behind these machines -- the DBM-8P1 grinder alone carries close to 49,000 Amazon ratings, more than any other grinder we evaluated -- and a track record of keeping legacy platforms like the DGB grind-and-brew series in production long enough that parts and accessories stay easy to find years after a purchase.
Brand website: cuisinart.com
What Cuisinart makes
Cuisinart's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines we know best from our own testing are marked with a star:
DBM-8P1 Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill
automatic flat-burr grinder with an 18-setting dial and a cup-number selector -- featured on Brew Gazette — featured on Brew Gazette
DGB-400NAS Automatic Grind & Brew
12-cup grind-and-brew with a blade grinder, Brew Pause, and full 24-hour programmability -- featured on Brew Gazette — featured on Brew Gazette
DCC-3200NAS PerfecTemp Programmable Coffee Maker
14-cup programmable drip machine with a gold-tone permanent filter and charcoal water filter -- featured on Brew Gazette — featured on Brew Gazette
SS-10 Single Serve Coffee Maker
72-ounce reservoir single-serve brewer with a hot-water dispenser and reusable filter -- featured on Brew Gazette — featured on Brew Gazette
DGB-2 Single-Serve Coffee Maker + Grinder
single-serve brewer with a built-in conical burr mill for grinding straight into the cup
Food processors and stand mixers
the original Cuisinart category that built the brand's household name starting in 1973
Why we recognized Cuisinart
The Brew Gazette Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our hands-on category reviews. Cuisinart earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: bought, brewed with daily, and judged on what lands in the cup.
Cuisinart products we rated highly
Cuisinart DBM-8P1 Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill
Close to 49,000 Amazon reviews make this the most-reviewed burr grinder we evaluated, the kind of ownership scale that tells you exactly what you're getting rather than gambling on an untested newcomer. Its flat steel burr mill crushes beans toward a target size instead of chopping randomly the way a blade grinder does, which in our testing produced a noticeably more balanced cup for drip and French press. The cup-number selector doses automatically for 4 to 18 cups, and the grinding chamber is removable and dishwasher-safe.
Read the 8 Best Coffee Grinders of 2026 guide →
Cuisinart DGB-400NAS Automatic Grind & Brew 12-Cup
A full 12-cup grind-and-brew that undercuts every other machine in its class on price without cutting the feature set: Brew Pause, a grind-off bypass for pre-ground coffee, and complete 24-hour programmability are all included. It's backed by Cuisinart's three-year limited warranty, triple the coverage of some pricier competitors, and it's built on the long-running DGB platform, so replacement carafes and baskets stay easy to find years after purchase.
Read the 9 Best Coffee Makers with Grinders of 2026 guide →
Cuisinart DCC-3200NAS 14-Cup Programmable PerfecTemp Coffee Maker
More than 44,000 reviews at a 4.4 average mark this as a proven, broadly trusted workhorse rather than an untested newcomer. A genuine 14-cup capacity suits large households and offices that hate brewing back-to-back pots, and it includes both a gold-tone permanent filter and a charcoal water filter, so the water going into the brew is improved without buying anything extra. Full programming -- 24-hour delay, a 1-to-4-cup small-batch mode, adjustable brew strength, and Brew Pause -- covers nearly every daily need.
Read the 10 Best Drip Coffee Makers of 2026 guide →
Cuisinart Single Serve 72-Ounce Reservoir Coffee Maker with Hot Water Dispenser (SS-10)
The largest reservoir we tested in this category at 72 ounces means a heavy-use household or small office refills far less often than with a pod-only machine. A hot-water dispenser mode doubles as a tap for tea or instant oatmeal, and a reusable filter lets it brew fresh ground coffee alongside K-Cups rather than locking owners into pods. A built-in charcoal water filter and full LCD programmability with auto on/off round out the feature set.
Read the 9 Best Single-Serve Coffee Makers of 2026 guide →What earned Cuisinart the recognition
- Cuisinart products earned a genuine top pick on two separate Brew Gazette roundups -- coffee grinders and coffee makers with built-in grinders -- each judged on cup quality and value in our own testing, not brand recognition alone.
- The DBM-8P1 grinder carries close to 49,000 Amazon reviews, the deepest ownership base of any grinder in our coffee grinder testing, a scale that shows the product holds up under sustained daily use.
- Independent coverage backs up what we found in testing: Taste of Home's review of the Supreme Grind line called it a reliable, budget-friendly option for home use.
- The DGB-400NAS is backed by Cuisinart's three-year limited warranty and built on the long-running DGB platform, whose carafes and baskets remain easy to source years after purchase.
- Cuisinart products turned up as genuine picks across four separate Brew Gazette categories -- coffee grinders, grind-and-brew machines, drip coffee makers, and single-serve brewers -- a breadth of coverage few single brands match in our testing.