This is not your run of the mill Mr. Coffee. I bought it for the office. Makes a pot quickly and keeps it really hot. I pour a cup about every 2 hours and it never has a burned taste to it. It was refurbished and the only thing I noticed was that the top of the coffee carafe showed use. I haven't used the 1-3 cup option, which apparently makes less than a half pot that doesn't take a full pot worth of grounds and doesn't taste like water. I also haven't tried the automatic / timer pot. It is all plastic but I have quickly grown to love it. The grounds cup swings out, spring loaded when you hit the latch. It takes #4 cone filters or a stainless steel equivalent. It also has a replaceable internal filter. It doesn't grind the coffee. You can¿t adjust how long it keeps the coffee hot. But it costs about half as much as those do. A few silly things. You have to tip the top of the carafe to pour without drips. You have to close the ground hopper/door before putting the carafe back in. If you pour in more water than the 12 cups measured on the carafe, it will dump water on to the counter behind it.