I bought this a month ago.  I was excited about it because we have always ground our own beans because the coffee is much better when the beans are freshly ground.   The machine worked as designed. Unfortunately the coffee did not taste very good.  We tried everything to get the coffee to taste better and were unsuccessful.  The grinder grinds the beans too finely, making the coffee bitter. There was no way to adjust the grind.  This may be OK for some but not for us.  Also the stainless steel carafe did not keep the coffee hot.  We returned the item.