Model comparison

Ninja CM371 Hot & Iced XL or CFP101 DualBrew?

The Ninja CM371 Hot & Iced XL and CFP101 DualBrew Hot & Iced share a broad countertop format: grounds brewing, individual cup choices, a glass carafe, and an adjustable warming plate. Their decisive difference is not the word “iced.” It is whether the household needs a pod route or a separate rapid Cold Brew selection.

CM371: grounds only, with a Cold Brew mode

The CM371 takes ground coffee in its swinging basket and has eight named sizes from Small Cup to full carafe. Its four controls are Classic, Rich, Over Ice, and Cold Brew. The exact package includes a permanent filter, Smart Scoop, and a 12-cup glass pot. The manufacturer lists a 60-ounce removable water reservoir and says its rapid Cold Brew mode can produce a beverage in as little as 10 minutes; the owner’s guide describes Cold Brew as a separate setting and calls for an ice-filled serving vessel. This is the choice when grounds-only is acceptable and you specifically value both hot servings and the maker’s quick Cold Brew option.

Do not read the volume labels as cup or mug capacity. The CM371 manual lists approximate output of 8.5 ounces for a Classic Small Cup and 54.4 ounces for a Classic full carafe; Rich is lower, and ice modes brew less liquid into a vessel filled with ice. Grounds absorb some water, so the guide treats these figures as approximations. Size the receiving mug with the manual’s clearance advice rather than assuming every vessel labeled “cup” will fit.

CFP101: add pods, but not the CM371 Cold Brew mode

The CFP101 also accepts grounds, but its exact package adds a dedicated pod adapter and four pod sizes. It has Classic, Rich, and Over Ice modes, plus a 12-cup glass carafe and a permanent filter sold separately rather than included in the reviewed package. That is more format choice if a household regularly buys pods; it adds a part to store and clean when changing routes. The reviewed CFP101 facts do not document a separate Cold Brew setting. If grounds Cold Brew is the reason for considering the CM371, the CFP101 is not a mode-for-mode replacement.

Choose by the thing you will actually repeat

Pick CM371 if you are content to measure grounds every time, want its supplied permanent filter, and expect to use the separate Cold Brew cycle. Pick CFP101 if pods are a meaningful second coffee format or a pod Over Ice setting matters more than Cold Brew. Both are glass-pot machines: choose another exact configuration if insulation without a hot plate is essential. Neither of these two reviewed arrangements has an independent hot-water dispenser or an included milk frother.

For either machine, check counter height and cleaning expectations before ordering. A carafe-and-single-serving footprint saves a second appliance, but it does not eliminate a filter basket, reservoir, glass pot, or the parts needed for each chosen brew route. The right match is the machine whose ordinary morning method you will use—not the one with the longest mode list.