The only draw back is the obvious. It is NOT Keurig's fault--if you call them they will tell you how to clean the K-cup area...useless. I called Keurig, then Tully's and was directed to Green Mountain, who packages the cups. GM said that because the K-cup had a certain amount of gas in it from the coffee, to put the cup in the holder with the top of the brewer OPEN, grasp the sides of the cup with fingers under the outside of the holder and press down onto the bottom injector. This releases the gas, so when the top goes down, the brewing starts. It works, mostly. A wide mouth cup will also stop the counter from being messed up. The coffee is too good not to drink, although Barista Italian is close. Hope this helps.