I brew to the '5' line (1/2 pot) every morning on my 10 cup Moccamaster KBG. Result is 2 x 10 oz cups of brilliant coffee.
When my gf is here, I brew a half pot and then a second.
Don't hesitate to buy! With a good grinder, Moccamaster coffee is wonderful!
I have one and only brew about 680ml of coffee daily / about 23oz. We have the model with the smaller glass pot that is switchable between a full and partial pot. Has been going strong brewing every single day the last few years.
I find it hard to disagree. I bought one second hand for £80 and for that price it's justifiable for the aesthetic (orange!) but it's hardly the last word in coffee perfection. Automatic coffee makers are basically the lowest rung, so it's never going to set the world alight against basically any other method. I'm into buy for life and I love retro tech though, so it's staying and I love it.
We're at 19 years on our MM Clubline. We needed to replace the slide mechanism this year on the drip basket, and MM had the parts, online, priced cheaply with free shipping.
Other than that, all original. Use RO/filtered water and these things never die.
Hehe, I have that exact model in yellow. I love that thing. It has been making coffee for me every day for 15 years now. I chose the yellow one to make my day start a bit more fun. Coffee is the first thing I need when I wake up.
The process is the same but a Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) certified brewer like the MM will be closer to ideal conditions for brewing, water temp and time, per Americas Test Kitchen most cheap brewers tend to miss by a wide margin.
That said, if you are happy, no need to spend hundreds on the hope of something you might like better
Any SCA certified brewer, like the MM, will make great coffee, but they are all pricer. The MM adds a simple design and repairability that makes it BIFL. Copper heating elements, etc.
It’s an investment but worth it
If you want that customization, go for teh Aiden; but the bottom line is with chips and motors and pumps, there's no way it BIFL. When it breaks, will parts be available? Can most people with a basic tool set repair it?
If it scratches your itch, go for it, but I'll take the simplicity and maintainability of the MM
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