EmailBest Reviewed
One-Cup Coffee Makers
- Budget one-cup pod coffee maker Senseo HD7810 *Est. $70
- Best pod coffee maker overall Keurig B60 *Est. $150
- One-cup coffee maker with thermal mug Black and Decker Brew N Go *Est. $20
- Manual one-cup coffee maker Aerobie AeroPress *Est. $30
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Best pod coffee maker overall
- 9.25-ounce yield (larger than most)
- Adjustable brewing temperatures
- Large choice of pods
- Removable 48-ounce water reservoir
- Ability to use grounds instead of pods
- Weak brew
- Expensive
We found the best ratings of one-cup coffee makers at Consumer Reports, which ranks nine pod-using machines after lab-testing them. At Amazon.com, we found an avalanche of mostly positive owner reviews. The Nibble (a food blog) reviews the Keurig B60 after using it daily for two months. We also read an excellent review of this coffee maker at Jay Brewer's SingleServeCoffee.com.
Although all pod coffee makers brew too quickly for coffee connoisseurs, resulting in a weak brew, reviews say that the Keurig B60 makes the best brew of any single-cup coffee maker. The Keurig B60 offers some advantages over less expensive models; for one, you can brew up to 9.25 ounces from a single container of grounds, or "K-Cup." In addition, you can adjust the brewing temperature and serving size. Reviews say another major advantage of Keurig coffee makers is the large number of pods offered -- more than 100 varieties. Keurig also enables users to buy a $15 reusable filter and grind their own beans. If you don't want to spend as much and you like light, diner-style coffee, the less expensive Senseo HD7810 (*est. $70) looks like a good choice.
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Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
Consumer Reports tests and ranks nine "pod" coffee makers. The Keurig B60 isn't rated, but the smaller Keurig B40 is included in the ratings comparison chart.
Review: Ratings: Coffeemakers, Editors of Consumer Reports, Nov. 2007
2. Amazon.com
Nearly 400 owners give the Keurig B60 very high average scores. Only about 15 percent give it fewer than four out of five stars. The major complaint among critics is that the coffee comes out weak.
Review: Keurig B60 Special Edition Gourmet Single-Cup Home-Brewing System, Contributors to Amazon.com
CoffeeReview.com recommends the Keurig B60 single-cup coffee maker, but editors Hill and Davids say surprisingly little about coffee quality, other than noting that lower temperatures produce a "sweeter, more delicate" cup, and higher temperatures result in "punchier" flavor.
Review: Keurig B60, Matthew Hill and Kenneth Davids, Dec. 2005
Reviewer Jay Brewer doesn't rank coffee makers, but he runs the Keurig B40, Keurig B50 and Keurig B60 through their paces and says they all "make the same great cup of coffee."
Review: Keurig Elite B40 & Special Edition B60, Jay Brewer, Oct. 25, 2005
5. The Nibble
Editors test and critique the similar Keurig B50, which they prefer to the Tassimo TA1400 because it is sturdier, and the quality of the coffee is higher. It's also nearly maintenance-free.
Review: Invasion of the Pod Machines, Editors of the Nibble, Sept./Dec. 2005
Four owners have posted reviews of the Keurig B60. Most are happy with it, but one says it's a beautiful machine that makes weak coffee.
Review: Keurig K-Cup, Contributors to Coffeegeek.com
7. Epinions.com
More than 35 owners posting to Epinions give the Keurig B60 an average rating of four out of five. Most are extremely pleased with it, but a few say the unit is expensive.
Review: Keurig Special Edition B60 Coffee Maker, Contributors to Epinions.com
One-Cup Coffee Makers Runners Up:
2 picks including: Amazon.com, SingleServeCoffee.com…
