Just purchased this coffee pot  I love it! My hubby likes to drink coffee all day long  he had a tendency to make a full pot in the evening  waste 12 of it. No more ! If he wants a cup  the big pot is finished, he can make his own individual cup  it is nice  fresh, no more wasting coffee. The coffee is good  hot too when it is made. My previous pot had a stainless steel carafe, which is the only thing that could make this more perfect. I have friends who are on Keurig pots 3, they complain they only last about a year. I think the coffee is too expensive for the quantity that we drink. However, we buy good quality coffee. There is an option to use those individual coffee pods for the individual coffeecup if you so chose to use it. But this has a scoop  filter for loose grounds  that is what we use.