It makes fine coffee but I have a couple of major issues with the design of the product.  Unlike other coffeemakers that I have had, this one does not let you specify the number of cups you are making.  That means you have to put the proper amount of coffee in every day and the grinder whirls (loudly I might add) as if you are making 12 cups.  In other words it keeps grinding even though there are no more beans if you are making less than 12 cups.  There is a lot of clean up each time, more so than the other Cuisinart I had.