This coffee maker is the bomb! It does everything you could want out of a drip coffee maker. The filtering ensures great taste. The temperature settings allow you to ensure it is to ready right away. The programming and even the small pot settings ensure you have the most perfect cup of coffee when you need it. However, if you happen to have a power outage...well then you are waking up to a pot of coffee that did not get brewed. Why in the world did they not think to put a battery in this thing? You know like every alarm clock on the planet. I sure hope the geniuses who thought of everything else considers adding a battery in the next rendition of this iconic coffee maker brand.