It makes a total mess every time you brew a pot of coffee.

The coffee maker is good except that it I use a gold filter and the pressure of the water blows the coffee grinds over/out of the filter creating a mess every time you try to brew a pot of coffee. The overflow also flows coffee grinds directly into the fresh pot of coffee. I use high end coffee beans that are professionally ground for the gold flat bottom filter and this is not acceptable.