Received as a gift.  All items work well.  We have since switched to using ground coffee because the sound is horrifyingly loud.  When we used the grinder, it was a game to hit the grinding button and then race back to the bedroom to shut the door before it kicked off.  I have not found enough difference in the quality of coffee to switch back to grinding the beans ourselves.  Additionally, the coffee pot, though it stays hot for a long time, lacks the ability to be disassembled for cleaning