Café Specialty Grind and Brew Coffee Maker, Single-Serve Option, 10-Cup Thermal Carafe, WiFi Enabled Technology, Smart Home Kitchen Essentials, SCA Certified, Barista-Quality Brew, Matte Black

It is just awesome
It is the best coffee maker that I have purchased. The ease of taking it out of the box and setting it on my counter was in less that 10 minutes, ready for our first cup of ground coffee. We purchased the stainless matte silver to go with all our matching Cafe appliances, it looks very nice on our counter. The coffee decanter is easy to clean, keeps your coffee hot for approximately 4 hours (not that it lasts that long), and love the different coffee settings/temp for your 1 cup or the 10 cup pot. I use the paper filters for the pot but just have used the wire basket (included) for the 1 cup. The water decanter is a full 75 oz and is very ease to fill, either take it off or pour directly into it. I have never heard of the “bloom” but have somehow been able to drink the coffee without half and half, no more bitter taste. I say “try it , you will like it” Also the sound of the burr grinder is really quiet, not like the previous “747” we had!

Good Machine with some Annoyances – Updated with Tips!
First off, it makes great coffee which in the end is what it’s all about but there are some things that make the machine frustrating to use. As for the grinder, there is no option to use less or more coffee if you wanted to. The machine will grind whatever the machine is programmed to use. It is probably timed based and not weight based if I had to guess but whatever it uses, you have no control over it. Also, if you want to change the grinder to go more fine, you should run the grinder when turning the burrs, but there is no setting to just run the grinder without a brew, which there should be if you adjust your grind size often between single cup and a full pot. I will say the grinder does look to have good consistency in grind size.The machine is kinda messy, especially with the single serve basket. It usually will leak something on your counter when you go to clean it out. I feel like they should have done something to prevent this. Also, after a brew coffee grinds will continue to drop down. I ended up just putting a paper filter under it to catch what would fall out during the day. The brew basket holder is the worst design as you cannot remove it to clean it out and it gets messy with grinds and liquid. Crazy you cannot remove this piece to clean.I do own their other SCA coffee machine and have been using it for a while now. This machine has a better carafe. Wider opening and easier to clean although I do wish they allowed you to take apart the actual lid to clean it better.The app of course is amazing and so easy to use to setup a weekly schedule or just run a one off brew. Because it has a built in grinder, it’s easy to forget to put in the filter and you will have a mess if this happens. If it happens to you once though you probably won’t forget again. Also, when putting the filter into the water holder, make sure you have it placed correctly in. Otherwise the water can leak out. I recommend pouring the water in the first time over the sink to be sure the seal is good before placing it in the coffee machine.So the question is, this brewer/grinder combo or a stand alone brewer and stand alone grinder. I think if you want to spend a little more money, their brewer only option and a Baratza Encore or even better, a Fellow Ode Gen 2 grinder, and you will have more options in your control. You will be able to choose how much coffee you want to use. You will have more options for a single cup brewing. You can get a Clever Dripper, French Press, Aeropress, V60 or any other pour over option you can use with a stand alone grinder. Getting the all in one combo is convenient but does limit you. Just something to think about.All in all, a good all in one machine that makes a good cup of coffee.Edit – Tips:1) When you install the filter into the bottom of the water resovior, make sure you place it correctly that it sits flat. When tightening the screw on piece, make sure the rubber piece is completely inside and not caught towards the outside. If this happens, it will leak out the bottom. I suggest filling the water resovior over a sink to make sure the seal is correct and you don’t have any leaking before putting it onto the machine. If it is leaking, fix the bottom to make sure the seal is correct.2) To help with the mess of grinds falling after brewing, I usually put a paper filter into the brew basket piece that is attached to the machine and close it. Since there will be grinds stuck to the top as that is where the grind shoot is, this will catch anything that falls while not using the machine. It will prevent grinds from building up into the basket or just dropping down onto the machine. It will all be caught in the paper filter.3) When brewing single serve sizes, to avoid water spilling, after the brew is done, switch the brew chamber to a full pot and then open the brew chamber. No water will leak down if you do this.4) This might sound counter productive to the reason for getting this machine but this will help you make the best coffee possible. When using the built in grinder and keeping the hopper full, there is no way to reduce the amount of coffee the machine grinds and for me, it is grinding more coffee then I want for my brew. The way to get around this is to get yourself a scale and weigh out the amount of beans you want to use. Then only add that into the hopper. This way your coffee to water ratio can be exactly what you want it to be. You will still have fresh ground coffee in the morning, but using the exact coffee amount you want to use.