Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this thing because it has the least amount of plastic touching the coffee possible. Six months in, it's been fantastic. USING A STEEL FUNNEL If you want to go plastic free, you're going to have to use a steel funnel. There is a steel funnel made for this exact machine. If you go that route you'll also need to get the tip kit, which is usually sold separately. Per the parts catalog for this model you need: 20216.0000 FUNNEL 01031.0000 TIP KIT Without the tip kit the coffee goes through the funnel too fast. The tip kit restores the proper flow. The only reason I can assume the tip kit is not included is that different model coffee makers must flow differently. I've included a few screen grabs of the catalog so you can see for yourself. Also, the steel funnel is way easy to clean, since the grate the coffee sits on is removable. GRIND If you buy pre ground coffee, this pot will make acceptable pots of coffee. What it really likes is a MEDIUM-FINE grind. The finer the grind, the quicker the coffee extracts. In the case of this coffee pot, it takes 2:45 seconds for all the water to run from the tank to the funnel. This means that medium or course grinds are not going to extract all the way, which can leave the coffee with a slightly sour or low flavor taste. VERDICT This is the best drip coffee maker I’ve ever used in terms of both taste and speed. Newbies be warned, you have about 1 second from when you finish pouring to when it starts coming out the funnel. Also, it takes up a ton of counter space. My wife thinks it’s ugly, but so am I and she got used to me. Highly recommended!