I had a cheaper coffee pot for the last six years and it broke so I decided I wanted to get the coffee pot that I wanted after some research I decided to buy this one huge selling point for me is it does tea as well! I absolutely love this coffee pot I went from drinking half a cup of coffee that two cups of coffee! I love the frother and the recipe book I'm always making different types of coffees with it! It's a beautiful machine I absolutely love it. The only thing I don't like is it does not keep the carafe coffee hot after brewing! But other than that it's amazing!!