Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Years ago, Presto was one of the best coffee makers available. I purchased this item based on that fact. Sadly, this item is a waste of money due to the aluminum nut at the bottom of the inner assembly. As a mechanical engineer, I can assure you that aluminum and stainless steel don't belong together in the presence of boiling water. As such, the aluminum will corrode. This is the problem with this coffee maker. The aluminum nut corrodes where it mates with the stainless steel pipe and the suction which pulls the boiling water up the pipe fails. You get hot water, but no coffee. I am returning this defective unit.