When I purchased this I didn't take into account the time involved in brewing one cup of coffee. Just thought "Great, now I can use my Starbucks blend. First time I used it I had to take the k-cup holder out, put the reusable filter holder in, fill the filter with coffee and then brew. The end result did not make my imagined perfect cup, even though I filled the filter to the top. I have decided that if I want Starbucks I will just brew it in my standard coffee maker.