Coffee does taste well. But, our experience so far is, that it is not easy to maintain on a regular-use basis. This means, that with each use, we have to pull everything apart in order to clean and dry well. The lid for the carafe traps in used water too well, and is very hard to remove and dry before each use. Grinder is extremely loud. Reminds us of a truck engine starting up. A little hard to program and reprogram, but getting used to it.