In the annuls of coffeemakerdom this may go down as the worst machine ever made. I owned this coffee maker for about 12 hours. That was way too long.I owned a Delonghi that I broke the carafe for and needed a replacement. After much deliberation I decided to give Mr. Coffee a try. Let me just say that I woke up with a puddle of hot water and grounds all over my counter. The mechanism for pausing the brewing is so touchy that if it isn't just right it wll leak everywhere. I decided to give it another chance and made another pot of coffee (while standing there and making sure it didn't make the mess again). The coffee was full of grounds because the filter size is too small to hold the amount of coffee needed for a nice strong, full pot of coffee and the filter leaks into the filter basket.I returned this and bought a Cuisinart 1200. No comparison, spend a little extra now on your coffee maker and you'll save it in paper towels over the life of these two machines.