HolaLola Makes a great cup of coffee - These days everyone uses coffee pods. Recently our coffee pod maker at the office broke so I made an old fashioned cup of coffee in an old fashioned coffee maker. I forgot how good a regularly brewed cup of coffee tasted. It smelled amazing and tasted great. The next day I got a bag of ground coffee and after getting this brewer, I started back on the good old brewed stuff. My husband and I started programming this brewer to make 5 cups every day - the perfect amount for our morning coffee. This little coffee maker is just the right size for us. It's easy to use and makes a great cup. As mentioned previously, it is programmable which is so nice is the morning. It does not require a paper filter because it has a permanent one. It makes up to 5 cups of coffee. There are marking for the number of cups on the caraf as well as in the water tank. It brews quickly and the coffee is blazing hot. It stays warm on the plate. Getting it started is easy. Just put your grounds in, pour water in the back, and close the lid. The top lid snaps closed. I noticed that when closing the lid, the basket and filter must be placed in correctly or the lid won't close. Once it's placed correctly the lid snaps closed and is secure. Then you can brew away. You just press a button. The clock and programming features are easy to adjust and set. I like that it's simple to use and easy to clean up. I recommend this coffee maker for one or two coffee drinkers. Makes a great coffee!