I gave it 1 star because Amazon wouldn't accept "-".This coffeemaker ran for about a week, and was the shortestlived coffemaker I've owned. I'm in my 40's.Mine made coffee OK, maybe a bit chemical tasting. I didn't have any trouble with the timer. However, this morning when the coffeemaker turned on, it ran through a cycle and only made 2 out of 12 cups of coffee. It just gurgled without delivering any water to the shower head. I tried turning it off and back on, and it just finished the cycle. I had to put water from the microwave through the basket to get my coffee. I think some check valve got stuck.Also, I don't like the way the basket is placed over the water reservoir. If it ever overflowed, it would contaminate the reservoir with coffee and grounds, which would be very bad for the works of the coffeemaker, as the coffee would burn on the interior surfaces of the boiler and the grounds could clog things up.This is going back to the store today.