I had such high hopes for this coffee maker. I love Tim Hortons and was excited to have this machine in my kitchen. I have had 2 over the last 2.5 yrs or so but finally just had to give it up. The first one I had was great for a couple months and then started leaking badly. After a few more months of that I purchased another one just thinking the first one was defective in some manner. I bought it quite awhile after the first and at a different Tim Hortons store...but guess what? From day 1 it leaked! I tried everything I could to try and figure out what was wrong but to no avail. I got tired of having a mess all over my counter every time I brewed coffee so today I purchased a cheap variety coffee pot and replaced it. Yes, it made a pot of coffee in 3 minutes and yes, it was very hot and it was good. Those are pluses. Big ones. But to have it leak hot water everywhere and to find out that many others have had this same issue? More than i could continue to bear. Not recommending this at all. If you want it, that's up to you...purchase at your own risk. Maybe you'll have better luck than I.