I would not recommend this coffee maker for many reasons! The machine itself it not user friendly, It is not simple to just brew the coffee, let alone program for other funtions. It it very Large and takes a lot of space on counter, The cofee tastes like it has been Burned.The coffee cools very Quickly unless you program it to turn off 0-4 hours later, thenit sits in a well kept warm by a hot plate! YUK! Very awkward also to pour the water into resevoir with out pouring it all over counter and into areas it should not go! The only good feature of this machine is thethe way you fill the cup! That was the reason I bought it. It does come with a flat-bottom Gold Filter or you can use paper. Either way the end result is bad tasting coffee! I am going to buy another Cone type brewer!