Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I feel I need to add some clarification to some of these other reviews. I almost didn't purchase this item because of the reviews discussing the overly problematic condensation and excessive cleaning. However, I decided to give it a try. I am glad I did. Yes, there is condensation in the coffee grinder, but I have not found it to be a problem. I have ground my own beans and used pre-ground coffee. With a quick rinse under the faucet and wipe with a paper towel, it is not a problem, at all. The prefabbed filter works great and a couple shakes in the trash can along with a quick rinse, it is ready for the next cup. This leads me to the overly dramatic reviews regarding the "excessive cleaning," I timed myself at normal pace that it took me to clean the entire machine. It took me less than/about a minute to take it apart, rinse it, dry it, and reassemble. I am not exactly sure how, or why, it was difficult for others, but I find it no more burdensome than a regular coffee pot. The other major complaints are the taste of plastic and a weak cup of coffee. I have not found it to produce a plastic taste; although I did run it with distilled vinegar and water a few times before the first use. In terms of coffee strength, I have only found it to be weak when I get a 16 oz cup of coffee and use beans instead of preground coffee. I believe this is due to the automation of the grinding as the amount of beans allowed does not account for 16 oz of coffee. Instead of using beans in this instance, I switched to a finer grind, preground coffee - problem solved. Other than that, the coffee bean cups of coffee have been perfect. I use a high quality bean and never purchase Folgers or other popular brand name coffees, as they tend to taste terrible as is. In short, this really is a wonderful machine that is getting some less than desirable reviews due to users inability to either a) have patience, b) brew a good cup of coffee with quality coffee beans, or c) may not follow directions on properly pre-rinsing the machine.