Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was looking for a small coffeemaker that I could store under the counter. I wanted something small, easy to use, and easy to clean. I bought this percolator at K-mart for around ten dollars. I am now shopping for a new percolator because: - Glass is very thin, people get freaked out when I tell them I put it on the stove. It makes creaky sounds sometimes and I'm scared it's going to burst on the stove one of these days. - The holes in the basket are large, so you have to use very coarse ground coffee. We buy our coffee pre-ground, and it is always too fine. It gets into the coffee, which bugs me a little. - It's easy to clean, but otherwise awkward to use. Pulling the basket out is treacherous, and all the interior parts are plastic. I have burned myself pulling the basket out. - The inside parts are all plastic, and I'm uncomfortable putting plastics on the stove-top. I would prefer an all-glass solution, such as the Chemex carafe. So, if none of those things bother you, this is an affordable coffee-maker that works. Update 3/22/13: I see others have discovered the treachery of removing the plastic basket. I too, used tongs to pull it out, then put it in the sink. The coffee seemed to taste okay, but that plastic apparatus was pretty sketchy, and there is no information on the package about the materials used to construct the thing. If the plastic is high-heat safe, maybe they should indicate that on the package. I would really like to find one like this with a metal insert, thicker glass, and a basket with a loop handle to make removal safer. Mine never melted or shattered, but I ended up donating it. We bought a french press and a grinder and haven't looked back.