Brewing fresh, flavorful Coffee is easy with the fresh brew plus thermal carafe Coffee maker, ec-ytc100, which brews Coffee at an optimal 200 DegreeF high brewing temperature of up to 10 Cups of excellent hot Coffee or enough concentrated brew for up to 5 Cups of Iced Coffee. Stainless steel carafe is Vacuum insulated which keeps Coffee hot for hours and the tapered design with thumb-activated pouring makes serving smooth and easy. Permanent stainless mesh Coffee filter is reusable and washable. There is a special design feature for brewing Iced Coffee so the water-to-coffee ration for a stronger Coffee won't taste watered down when diluted with ice.