I absolutely love this coffee pot for entertaining. We have a small single cup coffee maker and when having people over its simply not enough. I have a few other Mr coffee items that have lasted and I really like so we decided on this 12 cup coffee maker. It make a great cup of coffee, super simple to use and holds up so far. It brews 12 cups quite quickly as well. If you are looking for a great simple large coffee maker this is the one!