Elite Gourmet EHC4128 Automatic 4-Cup Brew & Drip Coffee Maker with Pause N Serve- Glass Carafe

If you use a mug (not a cup) for coffee, the 5-cup mark for water on the pot delivers about 3 mugs, perfect for me. I used the same bottled water I’ve used with other coffee and tea makers, and the same brand of ground coffee, so the improved taste is due to the difference in coffee maker, not ingredients. The coffee doesn’t start to drip into the pot until after a couple of minutes, so it is actually brewing–adding the HOT water to the coffee, not letting it start to drip into the pot the minute you turn it on. I esp like the way there is NO DRIPPING down onto the heating element when you take the pot out to pour either. (For some reason, even a few drips of coffee on a hot base plate just never seem to wipe completely off, and that builds up as it bakes in with repeated use). After it’s brewed, the pot of coffee stayed hot over the couple of hours I used it, but didn’t overheat into a witches’ brew of concentrated liquid. The reusable basket washes easily, so no need to buy paper filters. Use the same amount of coffee and water you normally do, according to how strong you like it.**UPDATE. I decided to try using a paper coffee filter outside of the basket, since the ground coffee I was using still left a small amount of residue on the bottom of the coffee cup, especially with the last of the pot. This worked perfectly, and any residue left in the pot went into the paper filter. There was absolutely none at the bottom the cup. This is a very good basic coffee maker at a reasonable price. I like it. (If anything changes over time, as always, I’ll update this review.)