Cuisinart DCC-RWF1 Replacement Coffeemaker Water Filters, Set of 2

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 2.8 x 5 inches ; 6.4 ounces
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
ASIN: B000TETMVK
Item model number: DCC-RWF

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Enjoy a superior cup of freshly brewed coffee at home with the help of these charcoal water filters. Designed for use with Cuisinart coffeemaker models DCC-1000BK, DCC-1200, DGB-600, DCC-2000, and DCC-2200 (sold separately), the filters effectively remove chlorine, odors, calcium deposits, and other impurities from water prior to the brewing cycle, leaving each steaming cup of goodness free from that metallic flavor or unpleasant aftertaste. Furthermore, the efficient filters only need replacing every 60 days or after 60 uses, and their streamlined designs offer simple installation and replacement--which means every cup of coffee can taste as delicious as the first. The set of two water filters measures approximately 1-1/2 by 2-4/5 by 5 inches.
Coffee is 98 percent water. Often overlooked, the quality of the water is as important as the quality of the coffee. A good rule of thumb is that if your water doesn't taste good from the tap, it won't taste any better in your coffee. That's why Cuisinart suggests adding a water filter to the coffeemaker. The Cuisinart DCC-RWF charcoal water filter removes chlorine, calcium, bad tastes and odors, for the purest cup of coffee every time.

Product Features

Set of 2 charcoal water filters helps ensure deliciously fresh home-brewed coffee
Removes chlorine, odors, calcium, and other water impurities prior to brewing
Simple-to-install design; requires replacing every 60 days or after 60 uses
For use with Cuisinart models DCC-1000BK, DCC-1200, DGB-600, DCC-2000, and DCC-2200
Measures approximately 1-1/2 by 2-4/5 by 5 inches

Customer Reviews

I live in Seoul, South Korea, where it is inadvisable to drink water directly from the tap. Unless, that is, your idea of a good time is to let a little amoebic dysentery cozy up and get friendly with your colon.
Okay, so, the water isn't ALWAYS that scary to drink. Just, uh, just most of the time.
Even when the water doesn't make you sick, it usually tastes like it's been funneled through an old radiator. Coffeemakers, generally speaking, don't include water filters because the brewing process ostensibly kills all of the harmful bacteria. But you can still taste the heavy-metal-goodness in every last drop of leaden java. Lip smacking!
Anyhoo, I purchased a Cuisinart Coffeemaker recently (oh, how I love that machine), and it came with a package of these little filter fellows, and let me tell you, they do the trick. Gone are the filamental-flavors, the taste of scalded electrical wire! All that's left is pure watery goodness, the clean, crisp clarity of two spic-n-span H's and one well-scrubbed O. Now, if this little wunder-filter can do THAT for the brackish dreck that passes for water in Seoul, imagine how much more effective it would be on YOUR water!
Uh. Assuming you also do not live in Seoul. Or, er, Mexico. And parts of Bangladesh. And most of Haiti. And also, maybe, Djibouti. (Although I think Djibouti's been getting its act together with the public water works system these days, thanks to macro-economic reform programs. See the comments section below.)
NOTE: Some elements of the above review may have been exagerrated in order to titillate easily-titillated readers. Readers with tender sensibilities should not have read the previous review.

Some time ago, I decided to stop using these expensive filters. I already have a Brita charcoal activated filter and use that filtered water directly into my Cuisinart. No problem and very good coffee. When I was using the small Cuisinart filters, I experienced a lot of problems with slow water feed resulting in steam and other problems. I decided, after spending some $16 on filters over a period of a year, that I was just wasting money on these filters. I cleaned the coffee maker after I stopped using the filters, am getting excellent coffee and no more slow water feed and a fine running coffee maker. The coffee tastes as good or better. But, please note that I am using filtered water - just not filtering it in the coffee maker.
This year, I found that the filter serves another purpose which is to prevent the occasional overflowed coffee ground from clogging the feed line and preventing all of the water to pass through the filter so you end up with less cups of coffee output compared to cups of water input. With pure water, the filter will last a long time. The root cause of the slow water feed in the paragraph above turned out to be a clogged valve in the feed line.
It is very important when using this coffee maker to have the right grind size. Excessive number of fines can lead to clogging.