We read all the reviews before purchasing and we haven't experienced any of those issues.  HOWEVER, I love my grind coffee and I'd love to be able to put it in a converter for pod brewing.  That's so much faster and easier than setting it up to brew 1 cup.  However, Ninja hasn't joined the modern world and all the converters are too large to fit.  Please come out with a Pod sized accessory we can add our own ground coffee to make single cups!  PLEASE