Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Switched from the 11 Cup pitcher to this 7 Cup model, because the 11 one was getting to heavy for us in our older age, with arthritis. We loved the 11 Cup model! But this one has such a small initial reservoir that one has to fill it quite a few times to fill the filtered reservoir. The problem is that the top cover pops off very easily before the top reservoir has drained ... spilling water everywhere! I might fill it and then a short time later my gal will want to pour water without realizing that it's still filtering. We've poured water all over the counter a number of times already! That top lid needs to have a much tighter fit! A pretty easy design fix. Odd ... we never had a problem with the top coming off with the 11 Cup model, even when it hadn't drained completely. The spout also spreads the water out into too wide a fan. A few minutes after writing this, it happened again! My gal was pouring and the top came off, dumping water all over the counter! It should come with the appropriate rubber band!