This coffee pot is really nice. It is made with several features to help get a good pot of coffee. Easy pouring in the front and the basket swings out for easy adding of coffee. It is so simple to use and learn the features.  We ran a cycle with just water to clean it out first. The carafe  is dishwasher safe. It is so easy to use. It always seems to take forever for that first cup but with this coffee maker you can pause it briefly to get that first cup right away. I absolutely love that feature and I can set my coffee maker on a preset timer to automatically start the maker. And when you're done using it, and forget to shut it off (bad habit of mine) it will automatically shut off after two hours. Overall a great lifesaver at an affordable price and the quality is amazing.