The coffee was made in a very short time, (I really like that)  came out piping hot and the carafe kept the coffee hot for hours. The Carafe itself is very well made, durable and very easy to handle. The coffee pot as a whole is very sleek looking and compact enough that it doesn’t take up much counter space. It was very easy to program this coffee pot for any time you need.  Over all you really can’t go wrong with this coffee pot.