I bought this for my husband for Fathers Day. He did all the research and trust me he is a research fiend so if this passes with him it had to be awesome.  I was actually a little excited for him to get it and start using it.  He has done nothing but rave about all of it's features and has actually tried to convince me to get another one to make ice tea with.  We are actually gong to take this on our vacation when we travel out of country for 3 weeks.  I would definitely recommend this to anyone. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]