One-Cup Coffee Maker Brands and Links

Updated October 2011

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If you want to brew more than a single cup of coffee, a regular coffee maker will best suit your needs. You can read about coffee makers in a separate ConsumerSearch report. We also have reports on espresso makers, coffee grinders and coffee.

More on brewing standards

Good information on brewing standards for coffee makers can be found on the Specialty Coffee Association of America's website and its educational branch, the Coffee Quality Institute. There are a few organizations dedicated to excellence in the coffee industry, and these sites are a good place to check for coffee statistics, history and information on various brewing methods:

CoffeeResearch.org

Specialty Coffee Association of America

Coffee Quality Institute

Coffee-making tips

Real Simple magazine offers a buying guide to the best coffee.

Martha Stewart.com discusses the differences between American coffee, espresso and cappuccino.

K-Cups are highly popular and profitable, but they're not very eco-friendly. For coffee roaster Green Mountain Coffee, which prides itself on its environmentalism, this is proving to be a "coffee conundrum," according to The New York Times.

Cook's Illustrated magazine posts a brief how-to guide for making coffee in a manual coffee maker, though you'll need to be a subscriber in order to access it.

CoffeeDetective.com outlines the different types of one-cup brewers.

Never considered that making coffee could be bad for the environment? Slate.com takes an analytical look at the environmental friendliness of various brewing methods.

One of the biggest downsides to pod coffee machines is the need to use expensive proprietary pods or discs. However, CoffeeWiz.com offers a tutorial on making your own pods and a useful compatibility chart covering major single-serve coffee makers.