While this product brews a great cup of coffee, I would not buy it again or recommend the B&D 12-cup programmable coffee maker to anyone. The pot leaks when pouring water into the reservoir. Even worse, the PERFECT POUR carafe cannot deliver a cup of coffee without leaving a puddle of coffee on the counter, floor, or the lap of a person whose cup is being filled. This is extremely irritating, grout staining, and DANGEROUS due to scald potential. I would request a replacement ACTUALLY perfect pour carafe (what do you consider a perfect pour, anyway?). I could add this review to the hundreds listed for this product on Consumer Reports site, but I am hoping that Black and Decker will replace without charge the defectively-designed carafe with one that WORKS AS ADVERTISED. Thank you.