The Best ​​Coffee Maker

The Cuisinart DCC-1200 is a classic drip coffee maker. It has a simple rectangular design that fits a glass carafe and a flip top for easy coffee grind loading. It has a compact design that will fit comfortably on any counter space. It also has some handy features like a digital clock, brew pause, and 3 heat settings for the warming plate. Another thing that sets the Cuisinart apart from other drip makers is the quality of the coffee it brews for the price it stands. It has a charcoal water filter that is designed to extract contaminants or minerals from water that can affect the flavour of your coffee. Combined with the reusable gold tone filter, the Cuisinart gives you rich, bold coffee without any frills or eye popping costs. The Cuisinart also has different 1-4 cup brewing size options, which is a very useful setting not often found in the common drip machine. If you’re a traditionalist who wants to get the most out of their dollar, the Cuisinart is the perfect drip coffee maker.

As coffee enthusiasts, we are crazy about the Breville BDC450. This is a top of the line coffee machine that comes at a surprisingly competitive cost given coffee making standards it meets. This funky looking machine uses a PID controller that is typically found only in top quality espresso machines. If you don’t know what a PID is, don’t worry. Most machines use thermostats, which regulate temperature by heating up, then cooling down, then heating back up, etc. PIDs are designed to control water temperature, flow rate and bloom time (presoak) with more precision and consistency depending on the type of bean (and your personal preference) for optimal flavour. The Breville also makes genuine cold brew coffee without the need for special filters. You can choose between a glass or thermal carafe, and it offers dual filter baskets for different volumes. It does have a pour over mode, it does not come with the adapter or drip cone. For those who have a taste for premium coffee and like to tinker, the Breville BDC450 comes highly recommended.

Not everyone can afford a high end coffee machine, but that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying a good cup of coffee. The problem with shopping for budget machines is that low cost often translates into low quality. If you want a good drip coffee machine without breaking the bank, we recommend the Hamilton Beach 46310. This is a great coffee machine that is easy and straightforward to use. It has a compact size that won’t dominate your counter space and 12 cup capacity carafe. It has a handy front end lid for loading your coffee grinds and it simple to clean. If you’re shopping on a budget, there’s no doubt you’ll have to make some sacrifices. The Hamilton Beach doesn’t have a lot in the way of features or customizable settings, but it’s a super affordable, good quality coffee machine that will percolate your morning.

This ultra-compact coffee machine is ideal for lone wolves with a coffee habit. We all know the struggle of brewing a pot of coffee, only to half of it (or more) down the drain. There’s also the inconvenience of waiting for a pot to brew only to put a portion of that into a travel mug and rush off to start our busy days. The Capresso 425 solves both these problems simultaneously. It’s ultra compact shape is only about 1.5x the size of a travel mug, so you can fit it almost anywhere (even if you live in a small space). Its small size also makes it really easy to clean. It comes with a travel mug, which is designed to fit in place of where you would normally find a carafe. It’s a coffee pot specifically designed to fill your travel mug full of your favourite coffee, fresh. The limitations of this product are, of course, that it serves a specific use and isn’t ideal if you have guests who also want coffee. It’s also a bare-bones machine, so isn’t much in the way of features and settings. But you’re an on-the-go person who wants a simple way to brew fresh coffee for cents per mug, the Capresso 425 is absolutely ideal.

The traditional drip coffee maker is a tried and true machine, and the market for these trusty steeds is vast. It can be difficult to stand out in this category, but the Hamilton Beach is certainly worth your consideration. We find that these days, a good drip coffee maker balances functionality and innovation without straying too far from what makes a drip maker so popular. We think the Hamilton Beach perfectly achieves this goal. For the most part, it stays true to a food drip maker design: glass carafe, warming plate, top loading design, digital clock and programmable brew settings. But the Hamilton Beach gives you the option of single serve or full pot brewing. It’s designed as a two-in-one machine with a separate drip spout and holder that will brew up to 14oz into a travel mug. You can also adjust the single-serve side of the machine to brew a smaller single mug. It’s the perfect multi purpose coffee machine that sets a new standard for what a drip maker should do.

This is a great coffee maker for anyone who likes a little pizazz in their kitchen appliances. With its stainless steel exterior and tall glass carafe, it has modern, sophisticated aesthetic that will elevate the look of your kitchen. But the Russell Hobbs is more than just a pretty face. It has all the important features of a good coffee maker, such as a programmable display, large water reservoir, and reusable filter. It also has a pause and pour feature so you can get a fresh, hot mug of coffee without waiting for the whole pot to brew (they call it the “Sneak-a-Cup” feature). It’s a quality built machine that brews a better tasting coffee than most traditional drip machines. Feature-wise, there’s nothing particularly ground-breaking about the Russell Hobbs despite it coming with a higher price tag than similar machines. But you’ll be hard pressed to find a nicer looking drip coffee maker at this competitive price.