Coffee Makers: Reviews

Updated November 2008
 

Best standard coffee maker

Cuisinart Brew Central DCC-1200 *Est. $80 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Amazon.com: In nearly 900 owner-written reviews, the Cuisinart DCC-1200 Brew Central gets a high composite rating. Satisfied owners like the ...

ConsumerReports.org: The Cuisinart Brew Central DCC-1200 is included in Consumer Reports' latest review of coffee makers. Tables allow easy comparison ...

Cooking.com: With around a hundred reviews, the Cuisinart Brew Central gets a high cumulative rating. Owners say that the coffee tastes great ...

CoffeeGeek.com: On this enthusiast site, more than 40 owners have left brief comments for the Cuisinart Brew Central DCC-1200, which gets the ...

 

Basic coffee maker

Braun AromaDeluxe KF510 *Est. $40 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Cook's Illustrated: In this hands-on test, the Braun KF510 is among the inexpensive coffee makers tested for solidity, grip design, handling and ...

Amazon.com: Nearly 40 owners posting here are generally satisfied with the Braun AromaDeluxe KF510 (which comes in two colors). There are an ...

 

Connoisseur's coffee maker

*Est. $265 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Cook's Illustrated: Editors critique eight auto-drip coffee makers. Criteria include brewing, flavor and user friendliness. The Technivorm coffee ...

Food & Wine Magazine: After trying out 67 coffee makers, the editors of this magazine place the Technivorm KB741 at the top of the list because it ...

Wine Spectator: The Technivorm Clubline KB741 beats the competition in this comparison of seven coffee makers. Not only was the KB741 the most ...

CoffeeGeek.com: Owners at this coffee-enthusiast site rave about the Technivorm line of coffee makers. This review covers all of Technivorm's ...

Sweet Maria's: Tom Owen, co-owner of Sweet Maria's, praises the Technivorm line for brewing "more intense brewed coffee...; using the exact same ...

 

Best thermal-carafe coffee maker

*Est. $140 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

SamCooks.com: Gugino tests several coffee makers, including the Technivorm and Newco OCS-8, but he doesn't discuss his testing methodology. ...

CoffeeGeek.com: At this site for coffee enthusiasts, the Newco OCS coffee maker earns an average rating of 7.9 out of ten. Reviews say this ...

Ruscelli.com: Blogger Al Ruscelli juxtaposes photos of the Newco OCS-8 and the Technivorm KBT741 coffee makers and details the pros and cons of ...

 

Budget thermal-carafe coffee maker

Zojirushi Fresh Brew *Est. $90 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

The Wall Street Journal: In this comparative test of five thermal-carafe coffee makers, the Zojirushi coffee maker kept coffee hottest after four hours. ...

ConsumerReports.org: More than 30 coffee makers, including the Zojirushi Fresh Brew, are evaluated by Consumer Reports' editors. Ratings for ...

Amazon.com: The Zojirushi Fresh Brew amasses over 300 mainly favorable comments from owner reviewers who like its reasonable price, heat ...

CoffeeGeek.com: Most of about 30 owners posting comments for the Zojirushi Fresh Brew rate it highly, saying this coffee maker is a good value. ...

Epinions.com: There are about ten reviews here for the Zojirushi Fresh Brew. Most say the Zojirushi coffee maker makes great coffee and keeps ...

Target.com: Many owners posting comments here are very happy with their Zojirushi Fresh Brew coffee makers, although some of them have ...

 

Coffee Makers Runners Up:

Capresso CoffeeTEC Digital *Est. $220

3 picks by top review sites.

Black & Decker DCM2000 *Est. $20

2 picks including: Amazon.com…

Capresso MT500 *Est. $190

2 picks including: Amazon.com, Cooking.com…

Cuisinart Grind and Brew *Est. $90

2 picks including: Amazon.com, CoffeeGeek.com…

Mr. Coffee FTX25 (*est. $55)

2 picks including: Amazon.com…

     
   
 
 
 
     
 
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Black & Decker DCM2000W SmartBrew Coffeemaker
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Capresso 441.05 MT-500 Plus 10-cup Coffeemaker with Metallic Alloy Body and Stainless Thermal Carafe
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Cuisinart DGB-550BK Grind-and-Brew 12-Cup Automatic Coffeemaker
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Mr Coffee 12 Cup Coffeemaker
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