I knew I have to get one of this after tasting and watching how this art piece brews a delicious cup in my colleague s house- warming party. You can t imagine the excitement I was in when I finally received this. It looks very classy and much prettier than in the pictures. The rose gold chrome finished is flawless with its beautiful wood base. Overall the device quality is excellent.++ Lovely gourd shaped fulcrum s base. Nice COFFEE emblem on the counter weight. U handle make it easy to move around. But always carry the spirit burner separately.++ The whole device is very stable with it sturdy wooden board base that houses the spirit burner, Brews and Boiler flask.++ Uses no electrical power. So even when the power is out, there will be no problems for me in sipping a cup of awesome coffee.++ Brewing is semi-automatic. The spirit burner will shut itself off so you do not have to baby sit it while its brewing.++ This device is pretty easy to operate and brewing coffee with it is fun and entertaining. To improve your technique, you can get a lot of operation information for this device on the web, although it came with an easy to understand English manual.++ Brewing and Boiler flasks are made of borosilicate glass and stainless steel. Both materials are easy to handle and is a breeze to clean.++ A great conversation starter and has make all my coffee loving friends jealous! It has truly earned itself a place on the dining table.I love this coffee maker. I use it 2-3 times for almost every day. It makes a very smooth cup of coffee and is always fun to watch. It will take about 15 minutes to get your delicious coffee at max capacity of 500ml for 2 good satisfying cups. This is one of the best systems I have ever used. With the same coffee beans, the brews clearly taste better with this than with an electric coffee maker.For me, this coffee maker is worth every penny spends. I will recommend it without hesitation to anyone looking for a new coffee maker.