We received this coffee maker from our wedding registry. We LOVE that this coffee maker makes great coffee! We set it at night, and wake up to fresh-ground beans that make the house smell delicious! The thermal carafe is not the greatest. We like that the thermal carafe keeps the coffee hot without the burnt taste of a pot with a warming plate, but the carafe leaks when you pour no matter what you do! All in all, we like the coffee maker, but wish Cuisinart would come up with a solution for the leaky carafe!