The Black and Decker thermal programmable coffeemaker is Great. It’s easily programmed to start making coffee and with the thermal carafe it keeps the coffee hot for a least 2 hours. My Husband gets up and heads to work hours before I get up so knowing that I’m still going to have hot coffee is Wonderful. The auto shutoff is a good feature for the times you forget to manually turn your coffeemayker off. I really like having the larger opening area where you add the water. The larger opening allows for easier cleaning and I feel like I’m able to keep my coffeemaker clean.