Absolutely Love this Braun Coffee Maker. It utilizes filters to filter your water even more and make for great tasting coffee. I love how the top of the coffee maker is kind of heavy so that it closes very nicely. It also does not take regular coffee filters, it has a cone shape reusable filter that sits inside and holds the coffee grounds rather well. There is also a feature on this coffee maker that I really admire, it tells me when it needs cleaned! It also has a clock and it allows you to set a time to start your coffee maker without you touching it. This is a great coffee maker and Braun has always went above and beyond on their products.!