I really like this coffee maker, the carafee is nice and big. Holds lots of coffee and keeps coffee hot a long time. Makes great tasting coffee and it is nice and hot. I had another carafe style maker but coffee was not hot enough when done. This one has great temperature.

My one complaint is the top is really hard to open when you want to pour your coffree. It has to be unscrewed everytime you pour and it gets really tight when the hot coffee is in it. It gets frustrating in the morning when you are still trying to wake up and can't get to your coffee. Bad design on lid of carafe, should be improved.

It Leaks!

During the cleaning/test run with water (fortunately just water), it leaked all over and had to be returned.

Pretty good thermal coffee maker

I got this after my Starbucks Barrista maker died. I like the controls on the side, preventing accidental water spills into the panel, which I think killed my last machine. The Zoji is pretty good, very hot coffee, especially if you use warm tap water to begin with. The thermal carafe keeps coffee warm for a couple hours, like most other models. Easy loading of ground coffee and water. No problem using paper #4 filters. It is a bit hard to unscrew the lid, could be designed better, ergonomically. Overall, I am happy with the product.

Lived Up To Expectations

I bought the Zojirushi as a birthday present for a friend, to replace his Mr. Coffee thermal carafe coffee maker.

The Zojirushi is very sleek and elongated, which makes it quite attractive - even better looking than the picture. The controls are simple and easy to use. The thermal carafe keeps the coffee hot for a very long time. It's a huge improvement on my friend's old thermal carafe and he loves it.

I have recommended it to other people, and if I ever need a coffee maker I would definitely choose this one.

Excellent coffee maker. Very difficult to unscrew and screw top of carafe. Cord a little bit too short. Otherwise no complaints.