This is the best home pourover coffee maker I've used. The brand name tells you almost everything you need to know. Bunn is the premiere commercial coffee brewer brand for restaurants. This is NOT a drip coffee maker. Tips: fill the carafe with boiling water and let it sit for a little while then empty it so the heat of the brewed coffee is not "leeched" into the carafe. If you do not use Bunn filters, be sure your filters are 2.5 inches tall. I prefer the gold tone metal filter. Some people say the brown paper filters add an odd taste. For the best iced coffee, use the Japanese method: Put filtered-water ice to match half the water required for your coffee into the carafe. Put the equivalent amount of water in the machine. You will brew double-strength coffee directly onto the ice in the carafe. The 200-degree water of the Bunn is critical to extract the flavors from the coffee. The ice is just as critical. It will cool the brewed coffee very quickly so the aromatics stay in the liquid. Have you ever had coffee which smelled better than it tasted? The flavor went into the air. Japanese ice brewing minimizes this. Use a kettle to heat the water you pour into the machine. This minimizes delay between brews. This machine heats the "new" water before adding it to the reserved water. Be sure to remove the coffee grounds before they have dripped dry. The last bit of water dripping out is bitter.