Cuisinart Programmable Single Serve Drip Coffee Maker with HomeBarista Reusable Filter Cup, Silver

NOTE 1: I received an email request to review AND to enter the Sweepstakes on 04/20/2026. The Sweepstakes ended 03/31/2026. NOTE 2: Under the Terms and Conditions I agreed to for posting a review here, Cuisinart reserves the right to edit, delete, or change anything I post in this review, so what appears under my selected user name in this review MAY NOT be the full, precise commentary I actually wrote about our experience with this product. This Coffee Center® SS-16 2-IN-1 Coffeemaker replaced a malfunctioning single pod brewing unit in our model SS-15 that was used once or more daily for both pods and carafes for nine years. Both the list price and the selling prices are significantly lower than the SS-15 was 9 years ago. The SS-16 model is nearly a mirror image of the SS-15 it replaced, with single Pod brewing now on the left, and the Carafe brewing now on the right. The functions of both models are substantially the same, although the electronics are more integrated, with all selection buttons now only on the Carafe side of the unit. The SS-16 uses the same small carbon filters in the water reservoirs, (two included with the new unit) and the same size paper basket filter as the now-discontinued SS-15 (several paper filters also included with the new unit), so we didn't have to purchase anything new. The 12-cup SS-16 carafe is also identical to the 12-cup SS-15 carafe, so now we have an extra carafe, in case we manage to break one. The SS-16 Pod brewer now offers more choices for the amount of water dispensed, ranging from 4-ounces to 12-ounces in 2-ounce increments. It defaults to 8-ounces. If you use the other amounts, it COULD be an improvement over the three (6-8-10 ounce) button choices of the SS-15. However, if you want a different amount than default 8 oz dispensed, it now requires multiple Pod button-presses to select capacity, AND a press of the Brew/Off button, instead of pushing just one button to both select capacity and begin brewing a pod in the SS-15. Starting to brew a Carafe of coffee now requires selecting Carafe, and then pressing the Brew/Off button. On the SS-15, only one button press was necessary. We noticed that the SS-16 Pod side seems to brew at a higher water temperature than our old SS-15, because the freshly-brewed pods are now too hot to remove with bare fingers immediately after brewing, but after 9 years, the SS-15 brewing temperature may have decreased with age. The SS-16 has a single center LED indicating both Carafe or Pod brewing by pulsing, and steady-on to indicate 'keep warm' after brewing.

I was a little concerned based on some reviews I saw, but this coffee maker has exceeded my expectations. It makes great coffee - both hot and iced, bold or regular, in a pot or a k-cup. It is bigger than I expected, but works well in my RV. It has a 2 year warranty but I don't expect to have to use it. I got a great deal on it too!! I highly recommend.

This coffee maker has a lot of great features. I bought a separate grinder because it doesn't grind beans unlike my previous Cuisinart coffee maker. It has been working flawlessly since I have had it, about two weeks. Makes good coffee.

The combo carafe and pod fir making coffee is so convenient and fast!

This is a wonderful coffeemaker. We also have the original to this, but this 2 in 1 is better because of being able to set it up for iced coffee, as well as hot. Very easy to operate, just like all Cuisinart coffeemakers. We love the ease of setting the auto time feature, having the carafe temperature settings, and the auto off time you can set between 1-4 hours. We primarily use the carafe side, but the single cup side works great too. All around we are a Cuisinart family (several coffeemakers, plus the coffee bean grinder). Great product as usual.