By William R. Sawyer on March 20, 2018Size: 10 Cup Thermal CarafeI read over the reviews and comments before buying this coffee maker and found the ratings OK but not overwhelmingly great. I have had the unit only a few days but so far here's what I can tell you, A number of comments cited "design flaws" I found none but when there are differences in your past coffee maker many do not like the change. I found the coffee to be very hot and the coffee was fully drinkable after 3-6 hours if the carafe is at least half full and needed no reheating (again this is a matter of preference but I don't like tepid coffee) When lifting the front tab at the top the basket is revealed and it in turn lifts the cover to the water reservoir at the rear and conveniently holds the back lid up making it easy to fill the reservoir from either side. The markings on the side are easy to read to fill to the number of cups you want to make (remember the ten cup mark on the side will actually cups not ounces as the traditional cup of coffee standard is 5-6 measured ounces. I found slightly over 6 fluid ounces filled to the "10" on the side). The LED clock is brighter that it need be but generally the maker is in the kitchen as mine is so I have no problem, The clock was easy to set and so far works well. I will not use the auto set-up as I am not in a tight routine where I need it. My maker brews a pot in about 12 minutes and shuts down perfectly. I had a Gevalia coffee maker for over ten years and found the cone filters to be excellent. Some had complained coffee overflowed but remember fine grinds with cone filters use less coffee! I use only Gevalia ground coffee and three level scoops works for me on a full pot of coffee! The carafe is all metal inside -no coatings so any flakes of residue is from coffee scaling - clean every few months and should have no problems. I use "Cleancafe" cleaner from Gevalia to clean carafes and it seems to work better than other homemade solutions - again just a matter of preference.I found it hard to find a cone filter maker with a thermal carafe difficult to find i This is a perfect fit so far - now if it will just last over 10 years!