Russell Hobbs Glass Series 8-Cup Coffeemaker

I wanted to wait a bit before I reviewed this item. While very pleasing to look at, its become problematic after the first cleaning cycle. I recieved mine on May 25 of this year and it worked perfect until I had to do the first cleaning after 60 or so brews. On five different occasions the past month or so it literally explodes during brewing, coffee literally everywhere! I've had to take a portion of it apart and clean as best I I can. It will go for a couple brews in between and mass destruction again! Plus the plate stays hot for only 40 minutes and you can just simply turn it on again. I'm literally about to start looking purchase a different machine! Revised as of 10/17/20 Ok...I had to revisit this review and be honest and fair. The initial review was written and I realized that I may have been at fault for the device malfunctioning, and as far as I can tell this far I was. There's one thing I decided to do different before revising my initial review, and that was put less coffee in the basket. The brewing cycle is pretty quick, which means the water is dispersed in manner that makes the coffee grounds expand quite a bit. If the basket is full, well the result is clearly seen in the pictures I posted. In short, 3/4 or so full on the grounds saves a ton of clean up! Update as of 7/31/24 I've had this particular coffee maker now for a few years. Still working amazing but I recently cracked my glass carafe only find out that they are no longer available for purchase from the manufacturer.