I got this coffee maker as a gift for Christmas and it came with a free coffee grinder. The coffee stays hot in the stainless steel carafe, it is programmable and brews in ten minutes! The grinder works awesome for using in the coffee maker or a French press. It's fairly quiet and small enough to store. Also, the cord wraps around it! The coffee maker has a replaceable water filter which is great for better tasting coffee. It also comes with a gold tone reusable filter to save in paper ones. I definitely recommend!