The lid closes troptdicht. I have the pot filled with cold and hot liquid rotated alternately at the top and back. Then poured some liquid and repeat the whole. After casting, drop a few drops of the pouring opening, but otherwise the pot is really tight. Compared to a glass bulb thermos I have found no significant difference in the warming period. The steel pot is of course much more robust and less sensitive. For pouring you have to press a button that has been mounted near the handle of the jug. So is actually handed Kaffeeeingießen without spilling possible.
I have the gem machine. the manual 2 times run only with water without coffee to rinse. This really should not be missed apparently as the turbidity of the first pot of hot water has signaled pretty clearly. After the second pass, the water was clear and clean. The machine is also very quiet and the brewing process is relatively fast. Well, the machine is new, there are no Kalktrückstände available. After brewing, the machine switches off automatically.
The water tank is transparent, which is also very good, I think. I think that's more comfortable than just as a pencil-thin water level indicator. The filter holder can also unfold without problems and you can raise this later on the small handle out to dispose of the coffee filter. Everything was very well thought out and practically designed.
The machine also has an aroma setting, which practically a regulation of the water supply in the housing cover is equal to a water hardness setting and Descaling or an appropriate warning function. Lt. Instructions are intended for the Entkalkungswarnung after each water hardness, which one has set. From the factory, the machine is vorprogammiert to the highest water level Cures. How frequently these Entkalkungswarnung is active, remains to be seen. For this, the machine has been running not often enough.
Overall, the Melitta coffee filter machine is as visually as chic in every way fr with many useful functions device.