I have never owned such a sophisticated coffee machine before. I have gone from simple one pot brew coffee makers, to a one pod coffee maker, to now this fancy beast! This is surprisingly easy to use (even for a novice coffee brewer like myself)! My morning coffee is now much tastier than I was previously brewing and has even saved me money as I prefer my homemade coffee now over other retail chain coffee companies. Would 10/10 recommend this machine!