Cuisinart offers highly innovative grind and brew coffee makers. Their coffee machines are considered the best by many consumers so they sell machines like lemonades. But then these machines can also be prone to failure.
A common problem is a grinder that doesn’t work. The grinder usually runs smoothly and then suddenly stops working. To do?
If you haven’t been cleaning your grinder properly, this may be the cause of the problem. Washing it just won’t cut it. Some of the essential oils and coffee grounds can be left behind and will harden after a while. Not only that, they tend to go rancid, which is why it is spoiled by the actual taste of the coffee grounds.
What you can do is try to find out if there really is something stuck. You can usually find the problem in the gap between the shredder basket and the filter basket. If there is any coffee grounds left, wipe it off.
Mix clean water with vinegar and dip a clean towel in it. Use it to clean that area. It will help dissolve any coffee grounds and essential oils that have stuck to the groove. If this is already clean, move on to the grinder motor.
Cuisinart usually provides a cleaning brush. Use this to clean the engine and remove any visible coffee grounds that may have gotten stuck there. Once you’ve cleaned this area, it should work fine again. Try grinding and it should work without a hitch.
Some people have trouble cleaning their coffee grinder because they cannot remove the basket from the grinder. It seems to be stuck in the machine. There are quite a few people who have experienced this problem. Using force to remove the basket can break everything and could end up with an even worse problem.
What you can do is remove the filter basket first. It is usually located near the basket grinder. This way, you can have better access to the grinder. The groove area you were talking about earlier can be loosened with a screwdriver. Slowly release it by prying it off with a jerking motion so it can come off easily. Support the bottom of the grinder so it does not crack. Try doing this and it should come out easily.
Now that you’ve solved your Cuisinart Grind & Brew coffeemaker, you should be able to have a good coffee experience.
