I got this when my ~10 year old Mr Coffee (standard hotplate) caraffe cracked for the second time. The first thing I noticed was what appeared to be crema (copper colored foam/liquid in espresso) building up on the beans - I do like my espresso so this was a good thing.
It brews hotter than my previous 2 coffee makers, tastes better, stays hot for hours.
You'll want to use quality beans; I don't like pre-ground beans anyway, but they taste worse from this machine. Quality beans though are great.
I use the same amount of grounds in this machine as I did in my other maker, and use the same basket (flat bottom, 3.25" base) filters too with no problem. I do press the grounds/filter down after filling with the container my grinder empties into.
One thing that concerned me before buying this was a couple of reviews saying that if you didn't position the caraffe perfectly the coffee would spill all over the counter. I don't know if they upgraded the lid to include the vents or if they put the lid's cap on, but the only way that'd happen on mine is if the second lid was on. I just keep it on top of the water/filter lid until I remove the carafe from the maker.
I've had this for about 3 months so far and have been happy with it. I hope the electronics hold up better than the last timer operated model I had did (mr coffee, ~10+ years ago).
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