I''ve found the coffee this machine makes is not that hot. Everything else about it is as you''ve reviewed it, but I like a really hot cup of coffee.
If you do not drink the coffee immediately after brewing, it is luke warm. at best. I do heat the cup and it helps a bit but not enough.
The coffee the machine brews does not seem to be very hot, I wind up microwaving it.
I do put milk in it, but just about a tablespoon. Even without the milk, the coffee is not very hot.