this is a great coffee maker for when friends drop by.It lets you make 12 cups of always hot coffee.It has easy to use digital controls with a delay timer for 24 hour auto brew and a fresh brew timer that tells you how much time has passed since coffee was made.It will keep coffee very hot for 2 hours.Has brew strength selector,brew later and auto-shutoff.It lets you sneak a cup while brewing and not have to wait for the full pot.