Hey,

My drip coffee maker died this morning so I need to find a replacement ASAP. Would love to get a preview of your reviews to inform my decision!

Thanks
Billy

Our picks are based on products we have actually used, owned, and or tested. This is covered in the introduction section.

I’d also like to point out, the majority of the products selected and their manufacturers – Turin (DF64), Rancilio (Stile), Mazzer (Philos), Superkop, Flair (Flair 58+) Ninja (Luxe Cafe), Fellow (Opus), 1zpresso (X-ultra, J-Ultra), MHW-3Bomber, OXO, Bookoo, Hario, Nextlevel – are not advertisers or sponsors of CoffeeGeek and none of them have ever been such. Of all the product choices, only Breville, Lelit and Baratza are.

I know Breville got a lot of top choices here, but fact is, they are making the best range of consumer espresso equipment on the market, and other players are all playing catch up to them. Consider the Gaggia Classic, which some 40 years after being introduced, still can’t seem to get it right (the 2024 unit we have has the coating boiler issue, with flakes coming out into the brewing water). Breville has 4 machines all costing less than the Classic Evo Pro, and all are just way better machines.

Please include information/reviews about reusable coffee filters. Which are best and which machines work best with reusable coffee filters.

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer. I really appreciate it.

Hi Henry; I really appreciate the detailed response.

I hear you (and other comments) on the Bambino Plus choice. We didn’t have a “best bang for the buck” category, and perhaps next year we should have that instead. Re the Zerno, we were supposed to get a review unit from Zev, but that didn’t happen; I should try and get in touch with him about that again. We don’t have YT 400K+ subs money to spend, and most of the income we bring in, I use to pay our writers, so budgeting $2,000CAD (including import fees) is not on my radar to buy a Z1, but I’ll see what we can do.

On the Kingrinders – no experience, and only one of our writers owns one (i think the K2 or K3?). I should reach out to them this year about getting some review samples to put through the paces.

Hi Noelle!

We didn’t recommend any auto drips in this guide, but I have some good news for you: we’re working on a Best Coffee Makers for 2025 Guide, featuring six or more choices that we feel would really hit the mark. On the budget end, I recommend the Zwilling Enfinigy (especially if you can find it on sale). I also really like the OXO models, particularly the 8 and 9 cup brewers, both SCA certified.