If you have the open counter or island this product might be just perfect for you. We have always kept our coffee maker against the wall below the kitchen cabinets. This configuration DOES NOT WORK for this tall machine. In order to make coffee, you must slide it out from under the cabinets to give enough room to swing the top open. In order to slide it out you must UNPLUG the extremely short power cord. It does make coffee but isn't worth the hassle when there are so many better designed products on the market.