5-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker

I have a small (5 cup capacity, in reality 1.5 16 oz tumbler) Mr. Coffee with a timer. I set my coffee up at night and it starts brewing at the same time my feet hit the floor (or the dog and cat make sure I get up to feed them). It’s just enough to sip while I get ready and last me through my morning drive to wherever. I buy flavored coffee from a roaster and an 8 oz bag that lasts three to four weeks costs about the same as two medium Starbucks (vente? Grande?). Since I brew it at home, I’m also buying fewer breakfast pastries and sandwiches (now I toast my own bagels or throw together an egg and cheese sandwich). It really has made a difference.

I love my very handy Mr. Coffee Programmable 5‑Cup Coffee Maker.

I've used the same standard Mr coffee with a reusable filter for like 11 years. It does technically have a schedule function

For 2026, stick with reliable drip machines like the Cuisinart PerfecTemp or Mr. Coffee programmable models. They're easy to clean, consistent, and cheap to maintain 👌

Nope. Pour over is a great way to make a single cup of coffee. I use a Chemex and a Kone. At the end of the day, it is just another way to expose ground up scorched coffee seeds to hot water. A lot of the machines have a minimum volume they can brew. M6 Bunn is 20 oz. For instance. But there are machines that have small batch settings (I believe the Precision does) and there are small machines like my son's Mr. Coffee 5-cup that will make a single cup. The only drawback to pour over is that you have to attend it for 3 minutes or so to do the pours where a machine is fire and forget. Keep in mind that you have to take this sub with a grain of salt. People here are really into the deep specifics and precision, which is fine, and often required with light roasts, but for the rest of us, just grab a V60, a Chemex or whatever dump your ground coffee in, fire up some hot water, do a bloom to soak the grounds, then maybe 3 more pours and coffee. Then, if you're me, dump in a bunch of sweetener and creamer. Excellent.