This 12-Cup Thermal Coffeemaker keeps my coffee hot for hours with the 4 layer vacuum sealed carafe. It's stainless steel, cool touch and has a programmable feature! You can program it before going to bed and put it in your desired time you want your coffee to be ready and viola! Coffee ready in a instant! It even has a Sneak-A-Cup feature that temporarily stops the flow of coffee so you can pour your first cup before brewing ends without making a mess. How awesome is that?! The brew basket is washable and it has an easy-view water window for easy and accurate filling. It also have auto-shutoff once the brewing cycle is complete. Me and my hubby are very happy and satisfied with this product. This is the best coffee maker We ever had so far! Definitely recommend this one.