Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have had no problems with this machine, and most of the other reviewers in the 3-4 star ratings have made some pretty accurate comments. I question the importance that some other reviewers have made about some aspects of this machine. My negative comments: 1. The owners manual is far too complex and poorly written for a relatively simple coffee pot. 2. Their advertising lists 5 cups. Nonsense! Nobody drinks out of a 5oz coffee cup anymore. Expect 25oz of brewing capacity. 3. The carafe does dribble a little bit down the side if it has a wet exterior and is rather full. If dry and not full to the top...no problems. You do need to avoid excessively fast pouring to remain accurate. Mr. Coffee needs to get their act together and extend the pour spout about another 1/2" to eliminate the dribbles. This is not a problem if you are at your kitchen counter, but would be a huge problem if your were refilling your someone's cup while they were holding it in their lap. 4. The corners of the water-fill area are a bit tedious to fill, but not difficult. 5. The clock and digital display is recessed rather deeply into the case. This makes you bend way over and look at it on the level of the cabinet in order to see the "PM" sign and all of the numbers. Annoying, but not really a bad feature. 6. The button labels could be simpler. They are in english, so why not "set brew time" and "activate delay brew" instead of "set brew" and "delay brew", which seem a bit ambiguous to me. Incidentally, the delay brew time CANNOT be set until you select "off". The owners manual does not mention this, which might incline an impatient person to pitch it out as defective. My positive comments: 1. This is a very quiet machine, and it makes very good coffee. It perks hot enough to be good, not hot enough to qualify as espresso or "burnt". 2. The filter cup has a neat little valve at the bottom that allows you to quickly remove the carafe and pour a cup, then return it with no leakage. It prevents leakage on the way to the sink or trash can, too. I don't doubt that other reviewers who had problems with water leaking out onto the counter simply didn't understand how to install the carafe under the filter. It's actually quite easy. 3. There is a built-in timer that turns off the burner after one hour after the brew. This will prevent "left on" accidents. 4. I LIKE the pouring accuracy of the carafe, when it is not dribbling down the side. I also prefer a metal carafe, although they will cool off quicker than glass when removed from the burner. This pot will NEVER get broken and need replacing. 5. I have not experienced any "burning" of coffee. It's WATER, and the carafe does not boil off the coffee when left on the burner. If you pour off nearly all the coffee, then return it to the heat, you should expect it to boil off the coffee and scorch the bottom. 6. The filter cup uses standard small filters, available almost everywhere. In fact, it uses the same filters that fit our 20 year old "Mr. Coffee" that finally died. 7. It is a fairly attractive black & stainless appliance. If you want something that isn't made out of plastic, warm up your wallet and spend a whole lot more. 8. This is an ideal machine for single or small servings. It has no problem making a quick 16oz dose of coffee, or just 5 oz if you are crazy enough to make one that small.