You have to be careful when removing that carafe before the brew cycle is complete. The coffee sometimes drips onto the plate. But the machine makes very good coffee.
Makes great coffee and even though I filter the water before it enters the coffeemaker the water is being filtered a second time inside the coffeemaker.
It’s noisy when it perks and spits steam while emptying the brewed grinds. Coffee tastes fine. Carafe not the easiest to pour. The plastic top has a tenancy to slip off. Appearance good. Nice to have 14 cups when guests are over. Wonderful to program n have coffee in the morning.
This is our second purchase of this fantastic coffeemaker. We decided to purchase again when the carafe broke after 3 years, even though the unit still worked well, for a newly remodeled kitchen. We love the filter system, the glass pot with minimal contact of coffee to plastic, being able to see the coffee labels in the carafe, and many options of alerts, coffee strength, carafe heat, etc. Priced under $100 for the last three years, full warranty and one of very few that will brew 14 cups. You just can't beat it!
Better than average coffee maker. Good features include charcoal water filter, reusable gold coffee filter, choice of strength, "shower" type water spray that soaks grounds more evenly than conventional drip, and 14-cup capacity. Features that could be improved include very weak strength unless "Bold" feature is chosen. If one tries to increase strength by grinding the coffee finer, the basket plugs up and coffee overflows everywhere. For those who grind their coffee fresh, this can be a problem. It works well with pre-ground coffee but produces a weaker cup.for 14 cups, a full basket is needed, and this may overflow also.
Was looking for a better coffee pot than the one I had, to brew a better tasting coffee. This one had so great reviews so that helped by decision and i am not disappointed. I love it!