If you’re looking for a standard drip coffee maker that makes good coffee with no frills, check out the Bonavita Connoisseur. One-button operation, a good 8-cup vacuum carafe, about $180.
If you’re looking for something that just makes one or two cups, both the small and large Aeropress are great, as is the Oxo Brew.
I am not a coffee connoisseur, but I did use a Bonavita Connoisseur for about 6 years at home. Unlike the various machines that came before, it still worked and made decent coffee. I packed it away because I really only want 1 cup per day. I really appreciated have the thermal carafe to keep coffee hot for a meaningful amount of time. And it didn’t seem suffer from scale.
My best recommendation is go to the specialty coffee association website and look at their certified brewers. Find one that fits your budget.
I just went from an 8 year old ninja coffee bar to a bonavita connoisseur. The ninja made pretty good coffee. I’ve been blown away by the increase in quality with the Bonavita. It tastes almost as good as pour over and is way more convenient than brewing that volume myself. I use a baratza encore grinder that is also 8 years old and going strong.
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