Ordered this as a backup coffeemaker thinking for this price, how good can it be? The coffee brews real fast and it is very hot, and stays that way. It has a option to make the coffee stronger without putting 8 to 10 scoops of coffee in. The only down side to this coffeemaker is the water filter that they give you. After it has brewed, the filter falls down in the coffee grinds. Solved that: I always have used filtered water from the fridge so I got rid of those.