The item has poor design--the metal hot plate is raised and rubs/hits the bottom of the glass coffee carafe and will cause to the surface of the hot plate to wear and/or breakage of the glass carafe.  The machine itself is made of low quality flimsy plastic that bends with easy.  The coffee maker looks neat but really it's just a gimmick; don't be drawn in by the Scandinavian marketing.  It's just not worth the price tag.  I returned mine; save yourself the trouble and don't make the same mistake.  Maybe if this was $150 coffee maker it might be "passable" but the design really is poor.  The carafe can only be returned at one side and always hits or rubs the metal raised hot plate.  I didn't find the taste of the coffee much better than a normal $60 dollar drip coffee maker.