Let's Drip Some Coffee

In the world of specialty coffee, automatic drip brewers are seldom praised for their quality. Despite being the most popular brewing method in North America, auto drip brewing is widely seen as inferior to French press, espresso, and even pour-over. For many coffee geeks, automatic coffee machines evoke memories of stale, burnt, and under-extracted coffee that is...

All coffee lovers have looked into the best programmable coffee maker available, at least once in their lives. Why? Because we know that good coffee can sometimes require more time than we have. Some mornings, we’re too busy to grind, presoak and brew.

Making the Right Choice For the Best Coffee Maker under $100 The coffee maker buying process is a tough one. Do you go for the best coffee maker under $100, or simply look for the best coffee maker the money? Sometimes you can hit two birds with one stone, so …

Whether you’re into delicious, flavored pre-ground coffee or high-end, specialty coffee beans, high end coffee makers make all the difference in getting the perfect brew. There are a lot of questions that may jumble around in your head as you try to make a decision on which high end coffee maker you want to purchase.

In this Technivorm vs. Bonavita battle, we place the Technivorm Moccamaster KBT 10-Cup Coffee Brewer versus the Bonavita BV1900TS. Even if you’re not in the market for a new drip coffee maker right now, with all likelihood you either know someone who is, or you will be again sometime in the future.

This Bonavita BV1900TS review uses the actual name of this coffee maker, which is BV1900TS. Sometimes it's referred to as the Bonavita 1900 TS, but it's the same great product. For a long time, most drip coffee makers only did one thing: brew coffee. However, a modern trend among coffee manufacturers is to include more and more features in the coffee machine...

The best days are those that incorporate the best coffee maker with grinder that money can buy. Most working adults are intimately (and apprehensively) familiar with the normal daily grind. You get up in the morning, go to work, and come home.

Zojirushi, a Japanese based multinational manufacturer, is best known in North America for its high-end precision water boilers. One of their lesser-known offerings, scarcely available in North America, is the Zojirushi EC-DAC50 Zutto 5-Cup Drip Coffeemaker. The Zutto is a fantastic high-end brewer, boasting the same incredible temperature precision that...

Traditional coffee wisdom dictates that the ideal coffee brewing temperature rests somewhere between 195° and 205° F. If temperature is so vital to the quality of your coffee, is there a difference between a cup brewed at, for example, 198° F, and one brewed at 204° F? Up until recently, only espresso aficionados would have answered “yes,” recognizing that...

As Technivorm’s biggest competitor in the high-end drip machine segment, Bonavita has released a series of excellent coffee makers for the specialty coffee crowd, undercutting the incumbent significantly. Part of their flagship BV1800 series, the Bonavita BV1800SS performs on par with Technivorm’s priciest offerings. It heats the water...

Going toe to toe with high-end drip machines from the likes of Technivorm, the Bonavita BV1800 handily achieves many of the same performance benchmarks—at less than half the price. This sleek, powerful, German engineered brewer is a favorite amongst coffee aficionados everywhere. If you are looking to brew an excellent cup of drip coffee without...

“Why would you pay $300 for a drip brewer?” uninitiated coffee drinkers may ask about the Technivorm Moccamaster. Most people, especially those who merely drink coffee to remain functional throughout the day, will be perfectly content with a generic Hamilton Beach or Cuisinart brewer. However, for a select few, the connoisseurs and aficionados...