Equipment Review: Inexpensive Coffee Makers
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- When we last tested coffee makers we named a winner that makes exceptional coffee, but costs almost $300. Meanwhile, less expensive coffee maker brands remain ubiquitous fixtures in many home kitchens; so do you really have to spend more than $100 to get a decent coffee maker? To find out, we chose nine coffee makers to test.
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It's interesting how, since this evaluation, all of them have gone up 50% in price.
Every time ATK ranks something #1 that happens.
Seriously. It's like $200 now 🤦🏻♂️
Just checked! No kidding.
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Yea you can thank sleepy joe for that...
You guys really go the extra mile with your tests. Thank you, and keep up the great work!
The one with the swing arm water spout would be returned to position if you closed the top. A piece of plastic that sticks down from the lid will push the arm back in place.
yes but they didnt pay them for reviews
To be fair, that Mr. Coffee machine pushes the spigot back over the grounds when you close the lid. I had that model right out of college for a few years.
It doesn't give me much confidence in the rest of the assessment that they missed this...
@@wheelz0 exactly, I was kinda checked out after they missed that.
You can also let the water cycle itself back into the reservoir for a while, to get hotter, before you swing the spigot back, and start brewing... (for better results).
I was really hoping with all that work you would have produced a top 5 list or something ands about why each got their position.
Check the link in the description
They do but you have to buy a subscription to America's Test Kitchen magazine to get the full results just as one has to do with Consumer Reports. Their RUclips videos usually cover the top performer and if applicable a less expensive good performer which is much more generous than anything Consumer Reports reveals for free. ATK and CR are not influencers so they are not being paid by the brands to review the products nor are they being provided with the products they test for free, they go out and buy what they test just as a regular consumer has to do.
Purchased the Bonavita coffee maker after seeing your last review. I really like it, but want to acknowledge one design flaw. After the coffee is brewed, you have to remove the section with the coffee grounds/filter and put it on a plate. There is no stopper under the grounds/filter, so it will leak for several minutes until the grounds are dry enough to go in the trash. Also, I still have to microwave the coffee for 20 seconds after brewing to get it hot enough to drink.
Couple things, as I also own the Bonvaita (I got the 1901ts, slightly updated with 1.3l carafe and the brew basket attaches to the top rather than sits on the carafe).
1. the brew basket situation is one that needs addressing, I always toss my grounds immediately after finishing brewing but I've gotta keep them over the carafe while I do it because yes they do drip a little, annoying.
2. more importantly related to your comment about microwaving after brewing: I tested the brew temp in the carafe without preheating at 4 and 6 cups (the demarcated lines on the fill tank) respectively when I got it, and got readings between 179 and 182 Fahrenheit. Using ambient temperature water in the water reservoir (60F).
If your numbers are off from this I'd either A: make sure you're brewing a minimum of 4 cups (I think they recommend this as the minimum because below this and the water doesn't get up to temperature enough during the brew process, resulting in underextracted and undertemp coffee), and if you are contact Bonavita and get some help.
might also help to preheat the carafe with hot water from the tap (I wouldn't preheat the water in the tank much beyond 80 or so though)
How slowly do you throw it away? I have the 5 cup, it's never been a problem for me, it doesn't drip that fast once the water is done.... asinine.
I've watched 3 ATK coffee makers reviews in a row. Man, they do a great, thorough job. Very professional.
The mr coffee has that little piece of plastic on the lid that moves the spigot back over the basket of grounds .....
I own that one. That's what the piece is on the lid
Was just gonna post this. I don't have the exact one from the video, but my Mr. Coffee has the same set up that ensures the spigot goes over the basket when the lid is closed.
I'm REALLY disappointed that people as thorough as ATK didn't realize this. It's even mentioned in the user manual.
Ditto! I have that model as well.
Yup, my first coffee maker
LMAO thats what i was saying!!
@@redirish1985 me too, I was yelling at Lisa. Good lord, doesn't even know that one fact. I'll stick to my Bunn coffee maker.
$20 Black and Decker. Simple. Efficient. No annoying buzzers or beeps. Just a decent pot of coffee every morning.
All I wanted was a cup of coffee, and they wouldn't give it to me!
They may give u some coffee
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I'm not crazy!
Haha, Suicidal Tendencies!
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My $20 5 cup Mr Coffee with "8 O'Clock" whole bean coffee seems to do just fine.
Am I the only one that is shocked by the sheer amount of grounds they suggest for a full pot of coffee?
I'd be buying a new bag every few days 😳😳😳
I tried the Coffee Mafia’s recommended water/grounds ratio for a week. It tasted good, but it turned my pee a terrifying color. I switched back to my normal amounts.
Recommended for their testing not for you. You don’t necessarily need 8 cups of coffee.
Marcus Wolford I usually brew a full pot daily #momlife
CantankerousDave 🤣🤣🤣
They jumped to a silly assumption that a cup of coffee is 8 oz, it is 5 ozs.
Love my Bonavita had it for about 6 years from your first review years ago. Thanks America's Test Kitchen!
It’s like $179 now
I have never had a bad cup of coffee from my French press ever. Threw away my coffee maker and stayed with the press for over 30 years. Simple, easy and not expensive. What's not to love.😁👍🍵
@Ivan Salazar,do you mean you have a french press but would like to have some help how to use it? If so I would gladly help. FYI, ATK has vids on how to use a press. In fact they recommend a press over any other type of coffee device and that's why this vid they released is, well,kinda stupid.
You don't have to push the brew arm back for the Mr. Coffee. If you forget, there's a little piece of plastic on the lid that moves the arm back over the basket automatically when you close the lid. Unless that piece is snapped off, it will never flow back into the tank. (I currently have that exact coffee maker)
So there really is only one extra step. Move the arm back to put the basket in place. You can't forget to do that because you can't put the basket back if you do. It's not a deal breaking feature.
I use 1.25 ounces (heaping 1/3rd of a cup) of coffee per full pot and it's plenty strong enough. I wouldn't go over 1.75 or you lose the lining of your stomach.
Exactly, I use this pot every morning. Also, it takes some effort, but you get to know your pot...how much to grind, and how much water to add.
I loved my mr coffee maker. That plastic piece does move the arm into place. I would still have that coffee maker if my kids didn’t break the glass carafe!
That's one reason I have bought Mr Coffee over many years: Easy to find parts. You can find a used carafe at thrift stores.
Even though I only drink one (large) cup of coffee a day, I admit to being a bit of a coffee snob. I had a Keurig for a while just because of the ease of use but it didn't make very good coffee and I got tired of all the plastic. I purchased a Ninja, which I love. I can put the amount of water in to fill the cup I'm using. I can set it for "Bold" and "Small batch" and what I love is that I can turn the heating plate off when I've filled my cup. It makes really good coffee. Oddly the best coffee I've ever had was from a Black and Decker I got at London Drugs for $19.99 many years ago. It didn't last long but it made the best coffee I've ever had. Unfortunately, it was discontinued. Se la vie.
AWESOME! I was holding off on buying a new coffee maker because none of the cheapest options at the store were convincing, and the Technivorm Moccaster is around $300. I had a feeling something was in the works for us working with a budget and it paid off to wait. Thank you ATK!
@@ursamajor7468 just like people, all things have issues. Thanks for the recommendation, I have already read the Amazon reviews. Not interested in dumb opinions from idiots or other competing companies who don't understand what makes the best extraction. I'll try it out and make up my own mind. If a consistently great cup of coffee is not for you, then it's not for you. Thanks.
The Bunn coffee maker made in Germany is hard to beat. Has a heated Reservoir so the temperature of the water is consistent throughout the shower process. It has a deep basket and taller filter to allow for quicker Brewing probably in the four-minute range maybe less. I've been using one since 1994 in my home. Many many restaurants use the commercial models if that tells you anything. The last one I got was around $95 maybe five years ago.
@@desertodavid I have 2 of them, I love them.
As of Oct 2020, their winner (the Bonavita, $95 at the time of the video) is $150. I'm sure retailers watch these reports and adjust price accordingly. The same model with the glass carafe is about $95.
You guys need to do a lead test and check for other chemicals too some of the heating elements are soldered into the heating compartment of these coffee makers and what about the plastics we need to know what’s coming out of them and going into the pot before we drink it and do a review on the Bunn from Walmart a lot of people are buying them
I love my Cuisinart with the basket that swings forward and the full piece lid that covers the grinds and controls the water flow. The coffee is hot, tastes great, and brews six cups in about 5 minutes.
What about percolators? The kind our grandparents used to use?
The coffee smell from the old percolators smells so good while it’s brewing!
@@gidget8717 I do! I was a kid when my parents make coffee with a percolator. Even as a kid, I loved the sound and smell.
My Presto percolator makes great coffee, but it is finicky about ground size. I always get some grounds in the pot, but it's not really much of a bother. If you use a paper filter, it adversely changes the taste.
@@perrywise2188
I'm totally going to try it w/o a paper filter!
I use my 6cup Corning ware electromatic percolator every morning never had any trouble with it and ive been using it for 10 years now!
$95! I guess that was in 2019. Just one year later and that thing is now $150. Oh well guess I’ll have to wait till Black Friday 🤷🏻♂️
$220CAD in feb2021 !!!
Now it’s $116. I’m going to keep an eye on the price to see if it comes down. Instead of buying an electric kettle, maybe I’ll consider this coffee maker. Thanks for the review.
if you can't afford 150 , you have problems
I own a technivorm and confirm, a good brewer does really help. That being said, if you’re getting preground coffee from a grocery store, the maker won’t really change the quality much. If you want an inexpensive option, a pour over cup and a kettle works great for a cup at a time.
You're so right, Ron! That's what we use and we haven't had better coffee anywhere else!
I agree. I stumbled across the pour over cup/kettle method...its the cheapest & best by far.
The Technivorm Rocks, right Temp and Time, all you need is the right Grind size which requires a good and highly adjustable Grinder.
Ron Remke yes and without chemicals or lead if you use a good quality one,,,I have a Hario Japanese ceramic I love it.
I don't have the exact one from the video, but my Mr. Coffee has the same set up. The plastic fin you see on the lid pushes the spigot back over the basket when the lid is closed.
I'm REALLY disappointed that people as thorough as ATK didn't realize this. It's even mentioned in the user manual.
We had one of these at the office, making 3 ish pots per day. Never failed to move back into place when shutting the lid.
also, is moving it really THAT big of a deal when you’re alrdy opening the lid, filling with water, putting the basket back in after filling with grounds etc etc.. just a fggn spigot for cryin out loud. lol
Be sure you read the Amazon reviews before you buy!
I've been using our Bonavita for almost 8 years!
We are ready for a new one, because everything has a life span and after 3000 amazing pitchers!😉👍
I own and love the Mr Coffee that ATK ranked poorly. It has been making great coffee daily for several years. It looks nice, is easy to use, and the thermal doesn’t turn the coffee bitter. I highly recommend it.
I bought the Bonvaita because of this review but sent it back after a few weeks. It makes nice coffee but you'll notice it brews without the lid on it. If you don't immediately screw the cap on the carafe when it's done brewing, your coffee will get cold quickly. The carafe with the lid on it doesn't fit under the filter so you have to remove the pot and place it separately on the counter. When you remove it, coffee drips continuously from the filter. I found I was constantly wiping up coffee.
seems unnecessary and annoying.
@@KindCountsDeb3773 I bought the Oxo coffee maker and have been really happy with it.
I use a moccamaster 1 cup brewer; only found online. It works great, but not cheap. I do not need 8 cups of coffee, since it’s just me drinking it.
When I visited my friend’s home who has a ‘Mr Coffee’, I can still make a 1 cup of coffee perfect, but there’s a trick: Take the pot away from the machine. Brew the coffee, and time it for about 4 minutes. After the timer goes off, put the coffee pot in place; the coffee will quickly pour into the pot. A little bit of work, but it made a perfect cup every time. For convenience, I still prefer my moccamaster 1 cup brewer.
I bought the Bonavita about a year ago. Makes great coffee, but my one big complaint is that the design of the carafe doesn't let you pour the last bit of the brewed coffee out. There is always a little bit left in the pot that doesn't pour out, and when you're only making one cup, it's annoying.
Yep, we've had the 5 cup model for years and we have the same complaint about the carafe. Great coffee maker other than that, though!
They made an insulated glass carafe that had straight sides that was great. Unfortunately, two of them have developed cracks and Bonavita has discontinued making that carafe.
@@ChrisBakerDrummer Yup, me too, exactly, so I've grown accustomed to spiraling the lid off before pouring when I'm down to near that final cup, KNOWING there's a few scooches of dee-lish still in the carafe! LOLOL
yup - that is probably my only complaint as well.
Bonavita had some internal company problems and is revamping (has?) it's products. Worth a shot to research.
I have had several Mr Coffee coffee makers and NONE of them required me to manually place the hot water spigot over the coffee in the filter. The lid automatically moves it into position when you close it. Now, I am not a connoisseur but the Mr Coffee works for me.
I had one. Not a huge pain but... :)
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When I was a child, my parents did not allow us to stay up late enough to watch SNL. I have seen Father Guido but not enough to be familiar with him. I do seem to remember a Mr Tea though advertised on television.
we had one , it sucked to use, people always forgot to move the thing.
Thank you! I have been looking for years for a good home coffee maker that won't break the bank; I may now have found it. I really appreciate your reviews for their thoroughness and sensitivity to value and price. Thanks again!
As a tester she isn't very bright on the Mr. Coffee maker and the water nozzle, you don't have to move it over the grounds before you shut the lid, the lit has a built in arm on the lid to push the nozzle over the grounds, This review is flawed at this point.
Close the lid and the water spigot wil move itself on the Mr. Coffee machine. If you want to test coffee makers then test coffee makers with coffee people actualy buy. The best selling brand of coffee. I happen to like my medium roast Folgers coffee from my Mr. Coffee maker.
So $150.00 is an inexpensive coffee pot? I think not. Not for a cup of Folgers.
Your “travel mug” looked like a full sized thermos....?
It was a thermos
ATK, at 1:56, the host misrepresented herself. Would you please take another look at the machine? I’m not sure if she was reading from a script but she is incorrect. We have the same Mr. Coffee. If you have a chance to review the video, please pay close attention to the placement of the shower head when it was swung over the water reservoir. Look at the interior of the lid. Do you see that black protrusion on the interior of the lid? The function of that protuberance is to automatically swing the hot water dispenser directly over the center of the coffee ground receptacle/coffee filter should the operator forget. Please think about re-upload the video as you take a chance of your audience calling the validity of your videos into question. I really appreciate your videos and had not heard of the Bonavita Coffeemaker. It looks wonderful and I will definitely look into purchasing one. ☕️❤️👏🏻
Exactly. It swivels over when you close the lid.
I don't think a $95 coffee machine can truthfully be called "inexpensive."
Suzanne Baruch pennis compared to several hundred dollar home espresso machines.
However, not terrible if you think of it as an investment so you can get great coffee at home rather than paying 3/cup at the corner hipster cafe.
Right! This was a review of "inexpensive" coffee makers.
Gregory W they excluded the breville precision brewer, one of the best machines with half the price. most their credibility with me at that point. Nearly same device as their pick with more features.
@@brattingprincess I read penis and was thinking why....
So I bought a Bonavita based on this review. My unit's showerhead would not uniformly spread the water over the grounds. I would recommend that you run water through and see if the showerhead does what it's supposed to do. It has 11 holes, including the central one. In my unit, only 3 of the front ones worked. In looking at some of the other reviews on Amazon of this unit, you can see similar complaints. There must be a design flaw. It's definitely something to keep track of, so buyer beware.
This co. was one of the few that brought a more affordable maker that provided a "bloom" time function. Maybe call the company. Could be it is supposed to start by moistening the grounds, letting it "bloom" and then go full showerhead. Worth checking out. And, company is revamping because of "copiers" in the field. THI is a late reply, in case someone coming here needs the info. Good luck! BTW: my attention to detail is why I'm stressed just buying a coffee pot ! LOL
Take a shot of coffee everytime she says coffee. 👍🤪
The Bonavita has 33% negative reviews and only 55% positive with 3,336 customer ratings verified purchaser reviews. I think you have to look at statistics like this when making a recommendation.
I have the Bonavita, it makes great coffee. Only think I don't like is it doesn't keep the coffee hot, cause it's a thermo carraf..
$95 is not a "low priced" coffee maker.
What was the 2nd place machine?
I'm not sure who told them that Bonavita BV1900TS 8-Cup One-Touch Coffee Maker was $99 but it is not. Add a Benjamin to that MSRP, and hovers at $149 on Amazon. You can get to around $99 if you go with a glass carafe or go with their Hanging Filter Basket and Thermal Carafe, BV1901TS model. However I hate when people play bait and switch. So no party will get a thing out of me. I'll stick with my Mr.Coffee maker and grinder. :p
My brewer was on the fritz and my daughter suggested boiling water in my electric kettle and just pouring over the grounds in the basket into the carafe. It was so good I have never bothered buying a replacement.
By far the best review video I've seen. Good job. You went deep into the science and numbers and didn't focus on features, like most other reviews.
Alec: This company has never picked a product review winner that did not have an Amazon affiliate link.
Player: What is America's Te$t Kitchen?
yeah, check virtually every review on youtube, that is a way to monetize...you can also buy the others with the exact same link
If you want a really good cup (or two) off coffee get the Bonavita. I've had one for about two years. It's rock solid and consistently brews a great cup of coffee. If you just want a no fuss cup of Joe go to ShopRite and just get a $10 Mr. Coffee. And to add spend a couple of extra bucks and get some decent 'whole bean' coffee.
When you close the lid, the Mr. Coffee spigot is automatically pushed back into place.
Thank you .... I'm say same think
yup ... unless your spouse is a freight train on two legs and she slams the lid down.
Absolutely true, I’ve been using a similar machine for the last five years.I hate when they get these kinds of details wrong because It detracts from their credibility
She probably thinks the light is always on, in her fridge.
Yes, I thought this was a dumb thing to ding the machine over. Might as well knock it for having to slide the basket into place, too, at that rate!
You should read the reviews on Amazon. The Bonavita is not very reliable.
my biggest concern is with all those plastic and hot water,
WHAT chemical leach out do we get ??
I purchased the Bonavita based on this review and I must say, the coffee is in a different league from my Mr. Coffee. The Bonavita makes GREAT coffee. What an improvement. Thank you for this review.
Thanks, Lisa - you're a gem. Folks, I bet by the standards defined by these coffee associations and coffee channels on YT, 99% of us have been drinking sub-standard coffee all of our lives. Maybe, but who cares? I am absolutely fine with cheap drip makers, pour-over that hasn't been bloomed, etc. If you can tell the difference enough to spend the extra money and make a fuss, then go ahead, pursue perfection. When I wake up the morning though, I am perfectly happy with something that's merely good.
I have used french press, drip and pourover, but one day I bought a bialetti electric percolator. I'll never go back. Best coffee ever.
Don't make the mistake and buy the Bonavita BV1900TS in the above link!!! The Bonavita Connoisseur is the updated model with a fixed basket that the 1900 doesn't have. This is a HUGE convenience difference.
Unless you're a serious coffee lover, $95 is still a bit steep for a coffee maker. I really would have appreciated hearing about at least the first and second runners up.
Kimberly V If you’re a serious coffee lover you likely wouldn’t buy this product as it’s not the best, you would either do your own drip coffee (which is even cheaper) or you would buy a Moccamaster which is $350-400.
I'm with you, Kimberly! There's nothing cheap about $95!
I wish you would do a reliability test. The top inexpensive coffee maker will only last six months plus or minus one month. They do have amazing customer service, I have had three different models, each was replaced at around the six to eight months mark because it stopped brewing and once it began to fail it was only a few more weeks before it would die completely. I did clean it, used filtered water, you name it - no matter what they will not make it to a year! DO NOT BUY THE Bonavita!
Any chance you could review coffee percolators, especially ones that work on induction stoves?
Percolators suck. That's not me being a coffee elitist, that's just an industry fact. No offensive.
TechnologyConnections just did a good video on them. They all work by boiling and recirculating coffee through the grounds over and over again.
So the elephant in the living room is that there was no mention of Bunn coffee maker, which I use at home and makes great coffee and is the main stay in most restaurants all over the country. I wish you would have listed the coffee makers that you used to but I don’t see a bunn.
thank you for all the hard work,we are listening
The winner is now approx $230. Up significantly from 2 years ago.
Go to the link that ATK gives to buy this coffee maker and look at the most recent reviews! Many problems and some operational issues that ATK must have forgot to mention......
Little known secret if you want a great coffeemaker for cheap, buy an older braun aromaster. Get your proportions right and you’ll get perfect coffee. Frequently on eBay brand new in box, legendary design and wayyyy better looking than any of these
We just bought one in 3/21. We are happy with it
I have a little 4 cup Mr Coffee maker and it makes 2 mugs of great coffee I use McCafe Coffee I love it.
I have the same cute coffee maker but use it to heat the water for my French press.
a coffee maker in my house a separate list of requirements. first it must be able to be taken apart. Hard water means the plastic tubes blow apart given time and I refuse to throw out a hundred dollars because they didnt provide access screws . it is coming apart one way or the other.
I have a Bonavita. It sitting on a shelf under my cabinet and I don't use it. I did for couple years. It does make OK coffee. Paid a little bit more for the ninja coffee bar. It's very handy when you want to make just one Cup of coffee of various sizes. Personally I think it makes better coffee.
The Mr Coffee lid will rotate the spigot into the correct position.
Interesting that in just 7 months the top coffee maker has went from $95 to $140
I've always wondered if companies use these popular review sites / channels as a means of inflating their prices.
its 150 now, ugh!
@@lindsaytoussaint
I actually ended up buying it about a month ago. I really like it personally.
Happy with the money spent.
it's now 250 lol
That would be Amazon.
Best I can tell, the $140 price is for the thermal carafe. The glass carafe is still ~$95
Just recommended the Bonavita to a good friend of ours and they are very happy with it. Longevity remains to be seen.
I have 2 to 3 cups in the morning to kick start my brain. I have been through a few machines, and coffee press's over the years. Buy good coffee and grind it yourself. I use a jug and a hand strainer. Do not boil the water. Try to use spring water as tap water has chemicals in it. Kind regards David.
As a huge coffee nerd I didn't expect you to be so thorough, I can't find any fault in your methodology and I'm happy to see someone advocating as well as adhering to SCA standards and actually measuring TDS to come to an objective conclusion.
I just bought a Cuisinart coffee maker from Costco for $59.99 and I am impressed after day 1. If it doesn't continue to make happy in the next 30 days, I will just take it back for a refund. If you are a Costco member, check it out at Costco.com. You have nothing to lose by trying it if you are unsure what you wanted to buy like I was. I have never had such a hot brew of coffee before except from a fast food market or restaurant. And the warming plate has three optional temperature settings, L-M-H to choose from!
I bought the Bonavita BV1900TS a little over 2 years ago. It makes the best tasting drip coffee IMO (brewed from freshly ground whole beans). I love it, except within the first year, small cracks began forming at the top of the plastic reservoir. Now if I fill it near the top, water leaks through the cracks. I’m disappointed because the coffee really does taste great brewed from this machine. I believe I’m out of warranty for a replacement though.
Fwiw, Zojirushi makes a great coffee maker for small batches, but I’ll not replace the glass pot again! Given all testing & multiple authorities, a simple press or pour-over may be the answer?
So the shock takeaway from this test is that 30% of the water brewed in the SCAA approved and test winning Bonavita is outside the magic (and apparently necessary) 195 - 205°F range. That's not exactly what I call acing all the tests.
Me, walking into Starbucks with my coffee refractometer: "just going to dip my pipette in this."
Purchased the Bonavita based on this recommendation. Read the manual, followed all the recommendations for measured water and weighed coffee, but the brew is STRONG!! no matter what coffee we use. Any tips?
All the numbers and the tests are fine, but at the end of the day, this would have been more interesting and useful if you have shown us the tasters feedback during the blind taste test... for example, they might have all put the Bonavita on top, but we might have also learned that there's a marginal difference in taste if any compared to the two runner ups... some of us might be ok missing out on this marginal difference to get a coffee maker for $30-$50 range...
Thank you Lisa for bringing back this format of review. Absolutely love your vids!!
Geeze, why don't you just go ahead and kick poor Hannah in the head.
@@itburns5756 Just because I like Lisa's format over someone else's, doesn't mean the others are bad. I simply prefer Lisa's, that's all. Don't try to twist things around, pal.
meanwhile i'm over here with an $8 walmart coffee maker
Me too....and it works fine for what I need.
And your $4 Walmart coffee. That's why God made Half & Half and sugar, eh?
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And someone else in China is getting screwed out of a living wage.
Yeah so am I Robert
Thank you for looking into and testing all these variables. That was very informing , I am grateful for all your effort THANK YOU!
The Bonivita has terrible user reviews on amazon & it's not cheap $200 when ordering from Canada does America's test kitchen have something to do with Amazon?
Wish it was possible for you guyz to test out what *Bux does to their drek. I've talked to a whole bunch of baristas who never touch the stuff straight, only all those milkshakes for grownups that they sell.
I wish you would’ve included the Bunn Thermo carafe... big basket will hold all the coffee you need.. perfect temperature water and will give you a pot of coffee in about 4 minutes or less.
Read the write up on Bunn. A lot of bad reviews. Made in China. Bad toxic smell.They use to be the best. Not no longer.
Sadly the technoform mocha master and the bonavita are not programmable. The breville is fully programmable, can you say how it did in your rankings? Did you test the breville coffee maker? I simply wanted a coffee pot that can be programmed to brew at a certain time, to me that's what programming means. But the breville is capable of customized Brew times and temperatures. So I'm curious if it can be set to mimic or be as good as the mocha master or the bonavita? Curious about your thoughts on this. Thank you as always atk! Been watching you since I was in diapers.
Right now I use a Japanese Hario ceramic pour over I believe it’s probably one of the safest ways to make coffee at present and I use a German glass coffee pot to boil the water in,,, i’m sure these electric drip pots produce a lot of chemicals and quite possibly lead
A $30 Aeropress will make me the same, amazing cup of coffee at work, in the field, or at home.
Yep I use this at work nothing better, simple to use and you control the process which makes it easy to dial in great coffee and then get consistent results.
yes for ONE cup.
@@brattingprincess one cup properly extracted 12oz coffee will always be better than 70oz of Maxwell House. It's the difference between Hersey and green&black or grassfed and feed lot. One is simply just way better.
Aaron on RUclips you assume too much. I commit to pourover almost daily. I also tend to like cleaner cups.
@@brattingprincess I too like a clean cup. I like clean plates, and bowls as well.
Why not include press amd cacuum.in the line up, they're both manual but coffee makers non the less
I would like someone to do a test on these electric drip coffee makers to test for lead and other chemicals and find out which one is the safest
Bet the test kitchen restroom was busy after that test.
You need to review Bunn. That's in my list of contenders and it's made in the USA. Thanks!
Can you name the specific model? I usually buy my coffee from a local store, but can't exactly leave the house right now, as well in the long run it will be a better purchase.
I've tried using a French press because It gives me the most control over time and temperature. I find that water temperatures of 19O° brewed for 4 minutes produces bitter coffee. When I use the same ground coffee in a 15 year old inexpensive Cuisinart coffee maker, the result is amazing coffee. I measured the temperature of the water, in the Cuisinart, when it meets the grounds and found it to be 170°. I then tried reducing then water temp in my French press to 165° with no improvement. The easy solution would be to make coffee in my old Cuisinart. But that machine is in a vacation home 2 hours away. Lol. Thanks for the video.
In a drip coffee maker the water is flowing through the grounds; in a French press the grounds are soaking in the water. So 4 minutes in one isn't the same as 4 minutes in the other. For a French press, try 190°F for 3 minutes.
I use a french press that cost $10. Perfect coffee everytime
French press usually produces a slightly grainy result. Although, with proper technique you can mitigate such a result. Most people dont use them because they require extra time to steep the grounds in the water, and then press the plunger. If it works for you, great! A lot of coffee enthusiasts enjoy french press aswell, but for me its just not convenient in the morning.
@@bigboat8329 What do you make in the morning that is more convenient?
@@BlueHen123 I just use a drip coffee maker that I set up to run on auto in the morning. It's a black and decker but I dont remember the model. It produces coffee that's good enough for me, but it's certainly not the fanciest. That said, I'm definitley not the most perceptive coffee taster at 6 in the morning, lol.
@@bigboat8329 Coffee quality is more important for good coffee than the equipment anyways
@@BlueHen123 that's true! Usually grinding your own coffee is the best, but sometimes I still use the pre ground stuff haha
I wonder if the Bonavita 5 cup coffee maker yields similar results to the 8 cup that they tested?
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you could check out the model number up there. also, reddit.com/r/coffee for a lot of other options. The concensus is always the grinder is more important than the brewer. The video is absolutely correct when it comes to sour = underextracted; bitter = overextracted. A grinder means that the grounds are more uniform. Because if it's not, the smaller ones will give that bitter flavor, and the larger ones the sour flavor.
I'm still using my 1982 Proctor-Silex coffeemaker. No complaints.
If it breaks down I'll consider what you're saying.
I really loved my coffee ninja on the rich setting it allows the coffee to bloom and they didn't anything about using the other brew setting. I use about half a filter of grounds and it has a very full flavor. So hey to each his own. I just really like the removable water tank to fill i. I take it to the fridge use my water filter system to fill it each time. Why would you use straight tap water it has soo many flavors to ruin your coffee.
My complaint centers around the warming plate. Why are they always cheap non-stick that looks like crap almost immediately and why isn't there a switch to turn off the warmer? Despite what coffee makers claim about stopping the flow of coffee when you remove the pot they always drip on the warmer and burn into the surface. I want something better but can't find it.
I had a Hamilton beach brew station for 12yrs up until 2 days ago when I decided it was time to replace it. I loved it but the heating element was going in it and it was a bit of a nuisance having to pull it out from underneath the cabinets to access the top everytime I wanted to start a new brew but I dealt. I purchased a mr coffee, the stainless steel with an msrp around $79 from target and after 2 days it was leaking where the stainless steel meets the plastic top which is about 2/3 of the way up from the bottom. Nowhere near the lid. Returned it. I'm not a fan of Keurig machines because I like to brew very strong coffee. I've been using my french press in the meantime so I'm on the hunt. I'd live a nice 5 cup but most are either too cheap or single cup
What a terrible review video. As someone just commented you do not have to move the arm on the Mr. Coffee. The Hamilton Beach doesn’t have anymore parts for making coffee than any other machine. A standard coffee pot hold 60 ounces not 72. Why was your winner even included in this test?
Okay, but when you said "inexpensive," I thought you were going to compare coffee makers under $50!
Me too!
What do you think about he Bonavita metropolitan? Please do a review on that one!