22 Best Coffee Makers of 2024 to Get You Through the Day

The bottom knob is used to set the clock, program the coffee cycle, and choose the cup quantity. In addition to displaying the time, the panel shows the coffee scale, brewing status, and time since brew (up to an hour), and it also reminds me to change the water filter. The water reservoir is detachable for easy filling and cleaning, and there’s a detachable water filter (in case your tap water is less than desirable). Wolf does a perfect job of extracting just the right amount of flavor for a quality coffee-drinking experience, and that’s why it’s one of the best drip coffee makers.

A coffee maker with a built-in grinder? Yes, please! I love experimenting with various types of freshly roasted coffee beans (light, medium, and dark), and the Breville Grind Control Coffee Maker has an integrated grinder with stainless steel burrs. The grinder can hold up to half a pound of coffee beans, the six adjustable settings let me choose the right strength depending on the coffee bean, and I can look at the screen to view grind time and grind settings. However, I can turn the grinder off when I want to brew ground coffee.

The Breville Grind Control Coffee Maker uses a 12-cup thermal carafe, but it also accommodates various other sizes as well. For example, I can brew directly into a coffee cup or a travel mug using the intuitive controls, and the latter is quite convenient when I’m about to leave the home—not to mention that it eliminates the need to wash the carafe. The coffee maker has a soft-opening swing-out door that houses the coffee basket and filter. This makes it easy to fill and clean the basket. There’s also a brew pause feature (20 seconds) for pouring a cup of coffee in the middle of the brew cycle.

This petite pick is another one of the best drip coffee makers we’ve tested—and it’s indisputable proof that good things really do come in small packages. The Bonavita Connoisseur 8-Cup Performance coffee brewer is a compact coffee maker that’s simple, beautiful, and makes great tasting coffee. There are no LED screens and no buttons, except for the power button. This ensures a consistently good brewing experience without jumping through a lot of hoops. There’s an optional pre-infusion mode that pauses the showerhead and gives the grounds more time to bloom. You’ll know when this mode has been enabled because you’ll see a flashing light and hear two beeps.

The Bonavita Connoisseur has a detachable filter basket, and the water tank has a generous opening to make it easy to pour water without spilling it. And the lid on the stainless steel thermal carafe has a lever to control the amount of coffee being poured from the drip machine.

Cuisinart makes a variety of coffee makers, and the Cuisinart Grind & Brew Coffee Maker is a more budget-conscious option that’s still packed with features. I love this model because the half-pound bean hopper has a sealed lid, which keeps the coffee beans fresh. I can just fill the hopper up and they remain fresh for several days until I use the burr grinder again. There’s also an auto-rinse feature when cleaning, which prevents any coffee grounds from entering the brew basket. When I want to use ground coffee, I can turn the coffee grinder feature off.

The machine uses a showerhead to evenly distribute water over the coffee, and it has three flavor strengths: bold, extra bold, and regular. It also has a brew pause feature for interrupting the brew cycle for 20 seconds to grab a cup of coffee. In addition, the convenient “Empty” warning will flash on the LCD screen if the filter basket has not been emptied since the last brew cycle.

If you use capsules or pods, you know that their quality can make or break your coffee. The L’OR Barista Coffee and Espresso Machine uses an extensive selection of flavors and blends for both coffee and espresso–and the machine can automatically detect the capsule size and adapt the volume. Some of the coffee capsule options include Chateau Blend, Le Tigre, Provocateur, Vanilla, Bonjour, and Decaf. Espresso capsules include Profondo, Columbia, Forza, Ristretto, Onyx, Estremo, Caramel, Chocolate, Vanilla, and Papua New Guinea. (And trying out the different varieties was quite an enjoyable task.)

The machine itself has a compact design, and the sleek matte black finish and gold text add a stylish touch. The L’OR Barista is also easy to use: There’s a power button, and then three buttons for small, medium, and large cups of coffee or espresso. The machine has 19 high pressure bars and makes a layer of smooth crema on the top of every cup of coffee or espresso, while the double spout feature even allows me to make two cups of coffee at one time. The water tank is also removable for easy filling and cleaning.

The Brew By Balmuda is a tiny coffee maker that almost resembles a miniature version of a full-size model. Don’t be fooled by the slim silhouette (11.7″X x 5.5″W x 14.9″H)—herein lies an elegant and unique brewing process. The Brew makes regular black coffee, as well as stronger coffee for milk-based products (to keep the coffee from being watered down), and iced coffee. The coffee maker can even brew small (4 ounce), medium (8 ounce), and large (12 ounce) sizes.

The pour-over style provides an artisan-like experience, and I love having the option to control the temperature, timing, and amount of hot water, according to the size and mode selected. For all of this functionality, the operation panel is surprisingly easy to navigate—there are only a few buttons: power, start/pause, mode, and size. Keep in mind that since this is a true pour-over coffee maker, you’ll need to remove the dripper and put it on the dripper stand before and after brewing coffee.

If you don’t like complex coffee makers, the Technivorm Moccamaster KBGT Coffee Maker is as simple as it gets. There’s only one on/off button—and when you switch it on, coffee starts brewing. The Technivorm is also one of only a handful of SCA-certified coffee brewers.

The Technivorm can brew cup sizes from 10 ounces to 40 ounces (however, the company recommends a minimum brew volume of 16 ounces for best results). One unique feature I like is the two coffee lids provided. The regular, brew-thru lid is used when making coffee. However, if you want to take the carafe with you, the travel lid can be used to prevent spills. It’s also important to note that the automatic drip-stop pauses the brew cycle if the carafe is removed.