The Best ​Coffee Maker With Grinder

The DeLongi Magnifica Super-Automatic is a top-tier grind and brew that we can’t speak highly enough about. In an age of low-cost, disposable products, this is product built for durability. The DeLongi could easily be your last coffee machine.

Unlike most carafe-style grind and brews, The DeLongi is more like an espresso machine. It draws excellent espresso style drinks (with crema)! It also comes with a steamer so you can customize your morning buzz into a latte or cappuccino. With an ounce of extra effort, the customizable settings (including size and strength) give you fresh, quick coffee without the cost and environmental waste of a pod machine. It’s also much easier to clean than a traditional espresso machine.

One downside to the DeLongi is that you can’t simultaneously steam and brew. It’s also not water filter compatible, so if you prefer filtered water you’ll have to do that separately. Overall, we feel the DeLongi exemplifies everything you want in a coffee machine: affordability, durability, versatility, and of course fresh, delicious coffee.

As far as straightforward grind and brews go, the Jura Ena Micro 1 is about as good as it gets. This sleek, compact sized machine is both simple and versatile. It’s movable nozzle allows you easily adjust depending on the size of your cup or mug. It has easy-to-use touch screen controls, which you can use to program everything from cup size to grams of coffee ground and brew strength. It’s also energy efficient and be programmed to energy-saving mode and auto “off”.

While it’s a sophisticated looking grind and brew, it’s a fairly basic model. There is no frother (though similar models do come with that feature), and it only brews one coffee at a time. The single serve feature might be taken as a pro or con, depending on your preference.

The Cuisinart is an example of a more traditional grind and brew style machine, but with a few added features that elevate it above some of its competitors. When people think of grind and brew, they often envision your typical coffee machine with its glass carafe and maybe a warming plate to boot. The Cuisinart is a little more sophisticated with its brushed silver look, and it comes with a built in water filter.

It actually doesn’t come with a warming plate, but in its place is a thermal carafe. Some people actually consider the thermal carafes to be better than a warming plate because rather than adding heat to your coffee, the thermal carafe simply retains the heat, making it less prone to burning. It also avoids the problem of burning drips of coffee when you place the carafe back on the warmer. As a simpler, more inexpensive design, the Cuisinart does not have espresso or frother features and is not designed for single serve coffees. This is more of a “hot pot throughout the morning” kind of machine.

The Black and Decker Mill and Brew is the perfect brewer for the practical coffee drinker. It’s priced to pay itself off in less than a month but doesn’t cut corners where it matters (which, for most coffee lovers, is in the brew). Appearance-wise, this is your standard grind and brew, featuring a glass carafe, warming plate and settings pad. It’s more sophisticated than your grandpa’s coffee maker though, with quick touch features and a programmable digital clock/timer.

You can also customize your brewing for strength and opt to have it grind your favourite beans or use pre-ground coffee with no extra effort. One stand out feature is the “sneak a cup” feature, which will temporarily stop the machine mid-brew so you can pour the first fresh cup without having to wait for the full brew. It’s not designed for small batches or single-serve coffees, so this machine is better for pot sized lovers

This product is similar to our previous grind and brews, but it’s an overall nicer looking machine with a couple basic features that give it a little enhancement. The Capresso gives you the option of 5 different brew strengths, which makes it especially good for different types of beans or catering to different tastes. It has both manual and programmable settings to accommodate both young and old.

The LCD display shows you the time, grind and strength settings. It comes with a warming plate and glass carafe, but is compatible with the thermal carafe as well. The grinder can be a bit noisy, and some users have commented that there is no easy way to change out the coffee beans if you decide to switch to a different blend before finishing the remaining beans. Nonetheless, it’s a machine that brews fresh ground coffee that will stay hot as long as the family or office need a cup.

For the indecisive but picky user, the Breville is great option and our runner up. It has 8 strength settings, which is more than even most high end espresso machines offer. You can also chose to brew anywhere between single and 12 cup amounts of coffee, making it ideal for users that like both options without the need for more than one machine. It’s also a nice modern looking machine, with an LCD screen that gives you real time feedback on water levels, grind size, strength selection, grind and brew time, and any other selected settings.

It is also compatible with standar mugs, travel mugs, and carafes. The Breville is not compatible with demineralized water, and the carafe pouring spout is not the smoothest we’ve ever used. Customers have also complained that the warming plate is not very hot, so it might not be ideal for people who like drink their coffee over the course of a few hours. But overall, this is an inexpensive yet surprisingly versatile machine that can serve as your one stop shop.