However, I thought the canister would be a solid stainless steel

Average plastic construction with a thin walled Un insulated stainless steel caraffe

Needed a stainless steel pot with lid that I could tighten up tight for traveling in the motorhome.

I have to say that while all I really knew when I started looking was that I wanted something compact and a coffee maker with a stainless steel carafe (as I tend to chip the glass carafe on the faucet more times than I care to admit

Unless you brew and immediately pour your coffee into a mug, it will acquire a tinny metallic taste from the stainless steel.

This is a handy small coffee maker with a stainless steel carafe that works well at my office

This is a good, small coffee maker; but the stainless steel used in the carafe is low quality.

I like the unbreakable stainless steel carafe

The stainless steel carafe is very cheaply made

The only good thing is the stainless steel crafe!!

I bought the version with the stainless steel pot

This was my first stainless steel pot.

The version I got has a stainless steel carafe, which is good because you do not need to worry about breaking it

To find the simple features that I wanted (4-5 cup capacity, no programming, stainless steel carafe), I had found the (now deceased) Aroma Elite from an outside vendor (Green Tree Coffee & Tea, fine folks BTW & excellent customer service), through Amazon

My mother is in a wheelchair and kept breaking the glass pots, so we got the stainless steel to eliminate the 'breaking' factor

My main reason for buying these was because of the Stainless Steel pot

it's not going to impress your friends, but it's solidly constructed and well-designed, and brews a good cup of coffee.-The stainless steel

The stainless steel carafe is more durable and aesthetic than the glass carafe, I recommend it

Very nice luv stainless steel carafeJust wish on off button on front areaAt first

I purchased it mostly since I needed smaller size and stainless steel Carafe .However when you start pouring out of

I like that it has a stainless steel carafe b/c the glass ones constantly break.

I returned and ordered a Mr Coffee stainless steel with auto shutoff.

I find that using the coffee pot with the stainless steel carafe (versus my previous similar model with glass carafe) makes the coffee taste different, and the carafe stains badly.

This Coffee maker is junk, got it yesterday, couldn't even try it out, they didn't even a sample coffee filter in the package,the carafe is stated to be thermal to preserve heat, its just a very thin piece of Stainless steel, easy to bend or damage

I like that it has a stainless steel carafe b/c the glass ones constantly break.