We love a good cup of freshly brewed coffee and don't love the "instant" taste of pod brewers, so the Black and Decker programmable coffeemaker is perfect for our family. The product is simple to set up for the first pot, and as long as we remember to put in the filter and coffee for the auto-brew the next morning we are greeted with the fresh aroma of our favorite blend. My husband can never wait for the full 12-cups to finish brewing, so having it pause while "sneaking" his first sip is a wonderful feature. It works well. He used to make such a mess trying to do that with our old brewer. Highly recommend for everyone.