Aromaboy

Melitta's single drip maker. It's a manaul process. Costs abt $8. We use a water kettle to heat the water just before boiling and then pour it over the single cup filter. For me, the coffee tastes waaaay better than the automatic drip makers which I think burn the coffee, too hot a temperature.

These are incredible for under £30. I've made over 400 cups with mike so far. All good!

Ok let me tell you my journey and where I am at. I live alone and typically I do single cups. I started with a drip coffee maker from the thrift store. It worked but well, much to be desired. I bought my first Mokapot. I really grew a love to Mokapot and got many now. Mokapot has some kind of ease, simplicity to it that is very satisfying. The flavour is unmatched with anything. It's strong and good to me. I bought several but used the 2 cup for my morning coffee for a long time. I experimented with Lido manual grind. The 2 cup and Lido I used for multiple years. At some point I was thinking about filter coffee. Less intrusive, filtering out the fats. I bought myself a technivorm moccamaster (10 cups or so, the normal size) with a thermal carafe. I liked the coffee, the machine. However it was on my kitchen counter and was a bit unpractical and bulky. I wanted a one cup thing. So first I tried Melitta Aromaboy. It looked like a perfect match. However it was messy to me, the filters i need to buy somewhere special (since not a regular format), and the glass carafe broke after just a few months. I decided I needed something else. I thought about what I liked in air bnb like places, and thought - Nespresso! There are really handsome tiny units to be had, that would fit easily. It's quick (from start to a cup of coffee), there is coffee to get that I find acceptable, no mess with grounds, easy to clean. I used it for several weeks, and buying again and again the little cups, throwing them out after usage - made me realize - yes, it's easy, it's great, but I hate the waste and even the cheaper non real nespresso cups (which often taste less well then the nespresso ones imo) are expensive rather quickly if you often use them. I was not entirely sure what to do, had a bit of a search on reddit, and found a lot of posts of people mentioning a full automatic. To be fair, I didn't mention it thus far - but I also bought an espresso machine and grinder - these were collecting dust at this time. I liked the coffee it makes, but it was too messy / time consuming for every day use. A full auto now had my attention - close to real espresso, no expensive cups. So I dove into it and ended up with a Delonghi something. Yes it's big (huge) compared to the cute little nespresso. However, I can put it somewhere else in my kitchen - cause it makes no mess (or almost no mess). I was worried about the cleaning part - but it has proven to be rather efficient. You put in the beans, the water, and off you go. When used daily, every 2 days or so you need to throw out the used grinds and fill water, but that is it mostly. Once every so often you need to do a bit more, but it's not much. With my coffee maker I had to clean it regularly, with this one, it's like once per week I do a wash out of the grinds and water catcher. I love it. It can make tea (give the hot water) - even with different temperatures for green tea / black tea etc. I can make a big glass of tea without baby sitting or getting out my water heater. It's more ease than I expected. Will I keep the current setup? I don't know. For now, I really like the comfort of it. I hope it will work nice for many years to come without issue. The coffee is better than nespresso (yes, of course I tried them next to eachother :) Although the nespresso on its own tastes nice to me, it was no question the full auto won on flavour and strength) - and cheaper as well.

Water temp is going to be the biggest difference. The Aromaboy doesn't heat the water hot enough for full extraction. That said, the Moccamaster isn't magic. It only provides the correct brew temp at the correct flow rate. If you want an excellent cup of coffee you will also need quality fresh roasted beans and a grinder that grinds evenly which is expensive unless you get a manual grinder. Or a local roaster that grinds the coffee for you. Any SCA or ECB certified coffee maker will give the same extraction quality. The Moccamaster has the added benefit that it will last for decades with daily use. They're super reliable. Only you can decide if it's worth it. There are millions of people in the States that happily drink Folgers from a Mr. Coffee. (I'm kind of envious of them because I'm no longer able to be happy with that now that I know what good coffee tastes like.)

The Aromaboy is basically a kettle with a showerhead, it heats water past optimal temp then cools down during drip. A machine that actually holds temp at 195-205F and does a proper bloom will absolutely improve your cup. However, that $80-90 machine is a gamble. Claims and actual performance are different things. The Moccamaster reputation exists because it consistently delivers proper temp and flow rate, not just features on paper. Here's what I'd do: skip the middle ground unknowns and save for something proven. TheOXO Brew 8 Cup is around $150 and has actual temp control and bloom phase, well-reviewed and a genuine step up from basic machines. Or find a used Moccamaster, they hold up forever and you can often get one for $150-200.

It is expensive for what it is. Aiden is 300$ even better price for what it is. Mocamaster is just like any other machine like for example melitta aromaboy which is WAY cheaper

You want the extremely cute [Melitta Aromaboy](https://www.melitta.co.uk/filter-coffee-machines/aromaboy-/beige-brownAromaboy%C2%AE%7Cbeige-brown%7C6707231_UK) - perfect for a solo drinker like me

What matters the most is the actual coffee that you purchase. I usually buy organic medium roast Peet’s. If you have a coffee grinder at home, that’s best. But a pound ( or 12oz. bag of ground) from Trader Joe’s is good too. I’ve been making my own coffee every morning for over 50 years so I’ve tried many different automatic coffee makers and I’ve also done the Melitta glass drip method also. YOU WILL SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR! Please DO NOT buy the kind of coffee maker where you use the little plastic pods. Bad for the environment and considered “ cheating” by me if you want to make coffee the right way.

I went from a 30+ year old Melita drip and French press to a Moccamaster. While the coffee is better, so are the coffee grounds due to a far superior grinder that I also purchased. The Moccamaster is a beautiful machine that my wife and I enjoy daily. Small price to pay.