And lastly, the finish of the top lid, AND the hot plate are poor (they actually look used!)

The plate the carafe sits on is pretty hot so the coffee gets to an ideal temp after 15-20 minutes.

However, the cover is somewhat slippery and allows the possibility for the plates to slide off and fall onto the

We were mildly annoyed when the non-stick coating wore off the hot plate within the first six weeks of use, but the maker otherwise worked well, and the timer was easy to set so coffee was ready when we awoke

I thought it was a problem solely with the auto-shut off, where the light would turn off, but the hot plate stayed on

Hot plate is marred with defective rough spots and a wad of nearly irremovable adhesive gunk was on bottom of carafe.

We now have a Cuisinart that has three hot-plate temperature settings and makes a hotter cup

I went out to get water, and came back and everything was still okay, and the hot plate was cool and the coffee maker was not running (I have made a habit of checking it regularly)

Of course I never thought this would be a problem, so I didn't look into "extras" on some of the fancier units like hot-plate temperature control, etc

It seems like the plate that is apparently designed to keep the pot warm after brewing doesn't get very warm not does it contact with the pot fully.

It's a clear safety hazard to have the coffee pot and hot plate come on at random times

The hot plate had come on at some point and was on all weekend (we thought we smelled something Friday, but didn't think to check the coffee pot because the light was not on)

The coating on the hot plate is about 25% gone after one year

However, not only had the warming plate gone out, the entire machine just stopped doing anything, with one glaring exception: That annoyingly bright, blinding blue light still worked

The hot plate keeps the coffee nice and hot and the auto shut off is a nice feature

Both of them however, have had the same issue with the hot-plate not maintaining sufficiently hot coffee after about a year's use.

The plate to keep the coffee hot doesn't keep it hot enough for me.

Hot plate is marred with defective rough spots and a wad of nearly irremovable adhesive gunk was on bottom of carafe.

Other than not heating the water as Hot as I would like (170F ) 190F would do a better job of getting the most flavor out coffee its fine