I love my Cuisinart 4 cup coffee maker. It is 20 oz maximum. I use 4 scoops of coffee with 12 oz of water. After several years the coffee wasn’t brewing hot but I loved it so much I bought another one. It has to brew into its stainless steel pot though. Auto shutoff after 30 minutes for safety.
OP Also said top quality coffee. OP did not indicate budget
I'd have to say MocaMaster or the Breville Precision Brew.
I have a great coffee maker and I'll say it's likely buy it for life. It's a 22 year old Cuisinart with a toggle switch. It just keeps working, add your coffee , water and boom coffee that's tasty.
Coffee makers made "today", last year, two years ago--no one can speak to the longevity--so MocaMaster's been around --probably the most well regarded machine and easy to use. Breville Precision--has a feature where you just push one button.
Buying something today--right now --no one can say.
Brand names with long standing reputations change over time.....
I can say I have a Cuisinart drip machine that's over 20 years old. Moccamaster is well regarded still but will either of those, that I buy today be around in 20 years----don't know.
IDK--have a cuisinart that's over 20 years old. It was well regarded at the time. Just got a Moccamaster and hands down it made good coffee, better than most restaurants and cafes I frequent.
I do pourovers mostly---Kalita or Hario -both units last decades.
I have been very pleased with my KitchenAid drip coffee maker the past two years. Just prior I tried Cuisinart, OXO, and Braun and was not happy with the coffee flavor and other features like size/configuration. The KA brew is very tasty imo and since it is programmable, I come downstairs every morning to the smell of a fresh pot. It has stainless trim and a sleek glass carafe so it looks nice on the counter as well.
I'm not terribly qualified for this question but I've been drinking coffee for a long time.
A good quality coffee maker helps but also, maybe just important is the quality of bean and how fresh the grind is.
If you can spare some time, buy a burr grinder and whole bean coffee and grind your own. It'll cut down a little on the bite and acidity. Make it a more smoother brew.
And with that you can experiment with different brew processes. A courser grind for cold brew or French Press. A more finer grind for moka pot (my favorite because it sort of produces a quasi espresso on your stove top), or medium one for your drip.
But be warned: if you decide to go down this road, you'll likely never come back lol. I couldn't believe how many different coffee makers exist.
My current drip is a Cusineart drip. It's fine. It's better than my crappy Mr Coffee drip because it has like a shower head style thing that drips the hot water over the grounds. It's got a bunch of features I don't use but maybe useful for some like a timer/ schedule.
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