This is my third Cuisinart 12 cup grind and brew coffee maker. Before I had the 10 cup Cuisinart. I love coffee and I love to grind my own beans for that absolutely fresh taste. I love the fact that the coffeemaker grinds the beans without the extra mess of grinding in another machine. It does it all. We gave our daughter one for a wedding gift and it is still doing great after almost 5 years. Keep up the great work Cuisinart and I will continue to buy this coffeemaker.