This carafe is coffee + art. Yeah, it doesn’t have a way to stay hot if you don’t drink your brew right away but that is solvable in most homes. It just makes me happy when I set it up to make my 2.5 cups of coffee in the morning. My second cup is warm and I love it as much as my first (hot) cup. The remaining half cup goes into the fridge for a pick-me-up iced coffee later in the day. I’m so pleased with this purchase.