Apr 21 2024
The Ninja Specialty Coffee Maker CM401 sits somewhere between a traditional drip coffee maker and a home coffee bar. It can brew a single cup, fill a travel mug, make half a carafe, or prepare a full 10-cup pot. Four brew styles let you choose between everyday coffee, a richer brew, coffee designed to be …
Apr 20 2024
Single-serve coffee makers have moved far beyond the basic pod machine. Today’s options can brew K-Cup pods, freshly ground coffee, espresso-style capsules, iced coffee, travel-mug-sized servings, and even concentrated coffee for homemade lattes and cappuccinos. Some prioritize speed and simplicity, while others give you considerably more control over strength, temperature, and brew style. That variety …
Apr 19 2024
Making one great cup of tea should be simple, but tea is surprisingly sensitive to water temperature, steeping time, and leaf-to-water ratio. Black tea can tolerate water near a full boil. Delicate green and white teas generally benefit from cooler water. Leave almost any tea sitting on its leaves too long and a beautifully aromatic …
Apr 16 2024
The Keurig K-Elite Coffee Maker is one of Keurig’s longest-running premium single-serve brewers—and even alongside newer models, its feature list remains surprisingly competitive. It gives you five cup sizes, Strong Brew, an iced-coffee setting, adjustable brew temperature, programmable Auto On and Auto Off, hot water on demand, and a large 75-ounce removable reservoir. That combination …
Apr 15 2024
The OXO Brew Coffee Maker lineup is aimed at coffee drinkers who want the convenience of an automatic drip machine without giving up the temperature control and even extraction associated with more hands-on brewing methods. OXO’s current automatic brewers include 8-cup, 9-cup, and 12-cup models, with both thermal- and glass-carafe options available in parts of …
Apr 13 2024
The Hamilton Beach FlexBrew has always been built around one appealing idea: your coffee maker shouldn’t force you to choose between pods, ground coffee, and a full pot. That concept has expanded considerably. Today’s FlexBrew lineup includes compact single-serve machines, hot-and-iced brewers, FlexBrew Trio models that combine single servings with a 12-cup carafe, and newer …
Apr 12 2024
If you want to make regular coffee in the morning and a latte or cappuccino later in the day, a Ninja coffee maker with a frother can eliminate the need for several separate appliances. Ninja currently offers everything from narrow single-serve machines with simple fold-away frothers to sophisticated espresso systems that grind beans and create …
Apr 11 2024
The Mr. Coffee 12-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker is designed for people who want a traditional pot of drip coffee without paying for features they may never use. There is no smartphone app, built-in grinder, milk frother, pod system, or complicated touchscreen. Instead, the emphasis is on familiar everyday conveniences: programmable brewing, a 12-cup glass carafe, …
Apr 10 2024
Shopping for a coffee maker becomes much easier once you stop looking for the single “best coffee maker brand.” There isn’t one. A brand that’s excellent for K-Cup convenience may be completely wrong for someone who wants carefully brewed specialty coffee. A company known for premium espresso machines may make little sense for a family …
Apr 09 2024
The AeroPress has become one of the most recognizable manual coffee makers around, and its appeal is surprisingly simple: it can make a flavorful cup of coffee quickly without requiring an expensive machine or much counter space. Part immersion brewer, part filtered coffee maker, and part pressure-assisted brewer, the AeroPress occupies an unusual space between …
