Description from Hamilton Beach: FRESH FLAVOR LONGER — NO BURNT OR SCORCHED COFFEE: The coffee maker's internal warming heater keeps coffee warm and fresh for hours. It works without a carafe or heating plate so coffee won't burn or scorch. The result is fresh, tastier coffee for longer QUICK, EASY DISPENSING WITHOUT THE CARAFE: This dispensing coffee maker eliminates the carafe and replaces it with fast, easy dispensing. Without a carafe, there's no breaking, no spilling, no burnt coffee flavor, and no cleaning baked-on coffee stains HOT COFFEE WHEN YOU'RE READY ONE FRESH CUP AT A TIME: The 12 cup coffee maker dispenses hot coffee directly into a cup or a travel mug whenever you're ready for a cup by simply pressing the dispensing bar ULTIMATE BREWING CONTROL: The brew strength selector has 4 options: bold, regular, 1-4 cups for small batches, and iced coffee. The blue-backlit programmable clock is easy to see and can be set up to 24 hours in advance for wake-up ready coffee AUTO SHUTOFF FOR PEACE OF MIND: The automatic shutoff time on this Hamilton Beach coffee maker can be programmed for up to 4 hours after brewing, so you don't have to worry about turning the machine off