Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

A couple years back I purchased a GE version of this identical model...it was fine for a while then like everybody said it would take on a mind of its own as to how it wanted to perk. Finally all it would do is heat the water and you had to pour cups of the heated water over the basket to make coffee....complete and total fail! I purchased mine at walmart because of their two year return if u kept the box and the receipt (I did both) so when I took it back...THIS model is what they had (and the girl said ok and exchanged it)! Everything about this coffee pot is identical and I mean identical to the other unit except for the cord/heating unit. The malfunctioning GE model had a three prong cord on both ends while this one has two prongs. What that means is that although the coffee pots look and feel the same...this one has a different heating unit in it that makes it perk and perk and perk! I love this coffee pot, it looks kewl and its incredibly fast compared to our old mr coffee machines that would plug up and take a half hour to make coffee. This one makes 12 cups in 12 minutes so when people are over they are always surprised that "It's done already wow!". As far as grounds goes...its something u seem to adapt to. I never noticed grounds when I was a kid but when I made the switch from a drip machine to a percolator again the grounds were disappointing...I would buy those paper filters you would pull the corners up over the center post of the basket so the coffee was filtered....I don't do that anymore and none of us seem to be bothered by them anymore. ;-) I've had zero probs with this machine for six months now but the minute I see any problems I'll be back to let you know. ****UPDATE**** The pot is one year old now and going strong! Works like it did when brand new so this is a good machine. :-) ****UPDATE**** Here it is 2017 and my pot is still going strong! About a year ago its perking habits began to change and I figured well here we go time to replace.....Now you fill it up and plug it in and it begins brewing and about halfway through the cycle the light turns green and it stops, then in about a minute the light turns blue and it starts perking again and completes the brewing cycle. Over time the glass tube showing the cups measure on the side stains, but filling the pot with water and bleach and an overnight soak fixes that. When it finally does give up the ghost I'll replace it with the same model, everybody compliments the style (it looks really cool sitting there) and it makes a great pot of coffee. This is the first "coffee maker" I've ever had that has lasted four years....and counting. :-)