Cuisinart SS700 Single Serve Brewing System Pictures

Look forward to reading your review guys... looks like a great machine. Been a big fan of the Keurig Breville for some time now, but have always loved Cuisinart for their quality!
Posted by: Billy ~ SingleCupCoffee411 ~ at February 5, 2010 7:29 PM

Does anyone have any information related to the manufacture of this machine? First off... I love the Keurig concept... its been the quality/dusability that has fallen flat for me. I am on my 3rd Keurig Elite (pump died on the first two and I just recieved number three from Keurig). Second machine died after 1 week in operation. Is the SS700 a Keurig Platinum with a different skin or did Cuisinart play a design role to improve the durability? I am skeptical that my 3rd machine will work and I am and thinking about investing in the SS700. Your feedback is greatly appreciated
Posted by: Brian at February 9, 2010 11:08 AM

OK. Here is My Review Just traded up to New Cuisinart after the pump on Platinum B70 went bad. Here are my thoughts:I Like the Bigger water tank but only 2 Blue LED's so lights up less than B70 and doesn't look as cool at night!! Water & Rinse Modes are a gimmick!! You Must still Lift the handle to output the water. I see no difference between pressing water vs brew button after selecting brew size. The only convenience is that if you want to rinse or output water again within the next minute you can do so without lifting the handle. Any time after that minute and you have to lift the handle just as on all the B70. All Rinse Mode does is shoot out 4 oz of water. You can do the same thing on the b70 by choosing the "ice" 4 oz setting. Regarding the K Cup Holder. Its on the right side, so if you normally place a KCup carousel next to your unit. You will have to move it every-time you want to to access it. Also there is no place to store the included coffee scoop. The Breville is much better designed with Holder on top and a space for the scoop as well. The Menu has added the wording of the cup size to the pictogram of cup sizes. So now in addition to showing the cup size pictorially in now also says 4,6,8,10,12 at bottom of cup.Also the added the text "open head" to indicate that you need to lift the handle to prime the brew after the tank fills and says "ready". Bottom Line: If you already own a B70 and have a My K-Kup and or Water Filter, I see no reason to trade up to this unit. However if you are new to Keuring and are evaluating the B70($170) and were planning on also purchasing both the My K Kup($15) and Charcoal Filter($18) then the SS700($200) will cost you $3 less. For that $3 savings you will gain a 3 year warranty vs 1 year warranty and the 20 oz larger water tank and the 2 xtra buttons(rinse & hot water, you will however give up a xtra water filter. The Keurig Starter kit comes with two vs the SS700 only comes with one. The only unknown is Cuisinart customer service vs Keurig's. Keurig's is great they will even send you out a Brand New unit if your is defective. It amazes me that the SS700 still is absent from Cuisinart's website, so one has to question if their their call centers are even familiar with this new machine. Also how knowledgeable are they going to be when they also take calls for waffle makers, grills, blenders, food processors, ice cream makers, and traditional coffee makers? Keurig Reps on the other hand support one thing only.....Keurig Brewers!! BTW someone had asked about manufacturing quality. I would not be surprised if this comes out of the same factory as the Keurig Branded units. The Box Design, User Guide, Fit and Finish are near identical. Hope this information was found useful. I am Outa here.
Posted by: Jonzie at February 11, 2010 12:29 PM

I'm a single-cup brewer newbie and need advice. I am attracted to this machine for a couple of reasons: I am very pleased with my other Cuisinart products, and I am interested in its ability to make iced coffee. I've owned a Cuisinart Coffee On Demand Programmable Coffeemaker for about 5 years. I love having a coffeemaker large enough for company but one that I can also make several cups and have them stay nice and hot for several hours w/o getting a burnt taste. As to customer service, when my 3 year warranty was almost up, the programming function began to malfunction and after the suggestions on trying to fix it from a very friendly customer service rep didn't work, they sent me a brand new one. But I am also a big tea drinker and have recently become an iced coffee fanatic. My Tea Drop Tea Maker is beginning to malfunction, so I am going to need to replace it with something. So I'd like to get a machine that will do it all: produce very hot water in a short amount of time for tea, make single cups of coffee, and give me iced coffee.......plus I'd like to try the various kinds of coffee available in the K Cups and just make one cup at a time of whatever I am fancying at the moment. I work at home and love my coffee/tea breaks. :) So, being new to the single serving makers, I need to know if the water gets hot enough for brewing tea.....and I like my hot drinks very hot. When I use my Breville espresso maker, I froth the milk up to 180 degrees. [That maker doesn't put out water hot enough to brew a good cup of tea w/o the frothing attachment, which I can't use for tea, of course.] My daughter-in-law has both a Keurig and a Tassimo and prefers the Tassimo because of the variety of drinks it offers. But I won't be using the K Cups that much as my budget is much tighter than hers......I plan to use my own tea leaves and coffee most of the time. Which brings me to another question, can you use tea leaves in the My K Kup? So given all the above, is this the right single-cup brewer for me, or would another one do as well? Thanks!
Posted by: Gail at February 14, 2010 5:32 PM

Just returned my Breville, very loud.....Bed Bath gave me the Cusinart SS700 by Keurig. Not as pretty as Breville but gives a great cup of coffee, ice tea and is VERY quiet. (do miss the blue lights but when off, they all look the same).
Posted by: joanne at February 14, 2010 8:35 PM

I'm wondering the same thing as Brian. Is this the same old Keurig in a different skin? I'd like to know before my 2nd B70 dies and I try to exchange for the Cuisinart (1st lasted 4 wks before pump problems - SURPRISE). Love the concept, but hate the hassle of dealing with Keurig's customer service. Bed, Bath, & Beyond, however, gets high marks for their service!
Posted by: April at February 20, 2010 11:47 AM

I was so excited to get my Cuisinart Single Serve Coffee Maker. Unfortunately, I am about to return the second one (which replaced the first one - when I it just stopped working after a week). The second one lasted 8 days. It seems to be something with the water delivery system. It's very disappointing, but I think it's time to switch to another brand.
Posted by: Anne Pielage at February 28, 2010 10:09 AM

It will be interesting to see how this one goes. I have gone through 2 B77's from Costco because of pumps and decided to "upgrade" to the Breville. The Breville is now acting up withing the first 30 hours of use. I like the idea of the k-cups but again, I am with Brian on this. Wondering how this will hold up. Cuisinart is definitely a nice brand and I personally haven't heard anything terrible about the company. However, I am so sick and tired of these machines only lasting
Posted by: David at March 12, 2010 9:53 AM

I am very nervous about buying this machine. I have read so many horrible reviews about Keurig! It seems like Keurig would work on fixing the issues, but they just send you more defective machines. Especially since I keep reading about the same 2 issues over and over again - I've been on 8 different sites and 95% of the reviews are just horrible! I think Cuisinart is a more reliable brand, but I am still nervous about it. Does anyone have anything good to report about this machine or should I stay away all together?
Posted by: Sandra at March 14, 2010 8:25 PM

just purchased one at BBB for $160.00. If you go onto the BBB website and sign up for their mailing list you get a 20% off coupon that you can use on any one single item in the store. if you print out this coupon (it instantly gets emailed to you) and use it to purchase the brewer, you will get $40 dollars off. The grand total will be only $160, so less than some of the keurig brewers, which are horrible. i just went through two keurig B70 brewers. Both never worked correctly (same issues as mentioned above). The Cuisinart seems to work great so far (but i have only had it for one day so time will tell).
Posted by: jeff at March 15, 2010 7:19 PM

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