This coffee maker really makes a great tasting cup of coffee! This is the first coffee maker that I’ve had that takes a cone type filter. I can definitely taste a difference in the coffee that comes from this machine vs my old one. The coffee maker is very easy to use, the directions were very easy to follow. We have been trying all the different ways to make coffee. We first tried the bold setting, which we really liked !! We have also tried the quick brew , which makes the coffee in a shorter amount of time and it still tastes great. We haven’t tried brewing the coffee over ice yet to see how that tastes! Overall we are very happy with this coffee maker and how the coffee tastes coming out of it!