I love this product.  We can brew a whole pot or just a cup.  My 9 year old easily learned to use the single serve side to brew himself a cup of tea at night.  He loves to use it and it is user friendly.  It is large, but  good looking machine.  It has a large filter receptacle for brewing a carafe so the filter doesn't crumble and brew coffee with grounds.  The single serve side had a single serving stand alone filter pod so you can brew the ground coffee of your choice.  Great machine, very versatile!