This is the worst coffeemaker I have ever purchased. It has the most annoying beep every 15 minutes to let you know it is still on. The coffee is not hot when the brewing is finished and it only keeps it lukewarm for 2 hours. After 1 hour you certainly have to put your coffee in the microwave to heat it up. But the best feature of this coffeemaker is that it only lasted 6 WEEKS!!!! Can you imagine that, it stopped working, died dead in a month and a half. I have purchased other DeLonghi products, but our relationship is permanently ended, kaput. We put the coffeemaker in the trash bin, exactly where it belongs. Cusinart makes a much better product, the Italians should pay attention to their competition!!