I have to be honest, I am not as impressed with this machine as I was with my Cuisinart single serv only. It takes a while to do, way too many steps, and it is slow to make single serv. Having said that, we are keeping it as a spare for carafe purposes. When having dinner guests, the carafe will be easier. But I just ordered the same one I used for 2 years. Going back to my original,Cuisinart which is the best single serv ever!