We were on vacation in Hawaii when our timeshare villa had a "Brew Station Coffee Maker". At first I thought "where's the pot?  This won't work!" ... but to my surprise, we loved the taste of the coffee. It tastes fresh brewed from first cup to refills 2 hours later. No bitterness or dark residue from coffee that been sitting in a pot for 2 hours. As soon as I got home from vacation, I ordered a smaller unit than the one we first used while on our trip. I did glue the feet to the bottom of the base so that it doesn't move when you dispense the coffee, it is smaller and less heavy than the one we used on our trip.  But I just love it!