This is the best coffee maker I have ever purchased and I've had many! Delivery in a day and basic assembly right out of box. Coffee brews so well and quietly. It is hot and stays hot in carafe until your ready to use. I do highly recommended taking carafe out for daily cleaning so that the coffee grinds don't get stuck inside which can lead to leakage. If those steps are taken there's absolutely no mess which I found out after a couple brews but I did call cuisanart and they told me what to do and didn't happen again. I got this coffee maker for very good price also.