Luv this thing to death! Not to brew coffee in but to brew an oil tanker load of green tea in. I make 80 cups of tea at a time, put the green & black tea bags in the coffee strainer top and brew the hell out of it. Luv ta hear her perkin away, it's music to my ears! When she's all done I unplug her, let her cool down (takes a whole day BTW!) and pour my 80 cups of brewed tea into a large plastic container that fits in my fridge like a glove, even has a pour spout valve at the front! and so have enough tea to drink for a week! An I drink like a parched came! I need the green tea also for its medical properties and add some lemon or apple or cherry to flavor it up a bit maybe some stevia sweetener and so it is just what the doctor ordered. Lemme tell ya this coffee pot is the cats pajamas! I will never be with out it till the day I die! Only regret is I wish I'd found one sooner!