Technivorm Moccamaster53923 KBGV Select 10-Cup Coffee Maker, Juniper, 40 ounce, 10-Cup, 1.25L

I love coffee - let’s start with that. In college I had a Keurig. Sure, fairly convenient for those bustling mornings to class. But let’s face it - the coffee product *sucks*. So I switched back to filter coffee with a Chemex, which I love, but sometimes I just don’t have the times in the morning to sit there and measure out the grams of water I’m pouring.I bought a Ninja Duelbrew pro. And honestly, made solid drip coffee for all of the features it had. That is, until the computer died *15 months* after purchase. Reminder - their warranty is 12 months. When I contacted them, they could not sell me parts, and sent me a “limited time offer” to buy a new one at the low low price of $159.99 + $25 shipping. Ha! Went to Reddit, realized this machine was legit, and bought it. It’s simple. It makes coffee. Good coffee. Really, really good coffee. And it looks gorgeous. It’s a simple machine that perfects brewing drip coffee. Two mechanical switches, and a bunch of copper heating elements. That’s it. No computers to break, no fancy gizmos. As an engineer, sometimes gizmos are fun, but what’s more fun is something engineered to near perfection. That’s what this coffee maker is.Pro tip — if you want this machine but think you’ll miss having one that you can set up at night to brew in the morning, just buy a $12 smart plug. I use a smart plug with this, and am able to get everything laid out the morning before. Using apple home, I have it turn on at whatever time I want, with the coffee and water already filled. And boom - great coffee, at the time I need it. Sure, it’s not as *fancy* to grind your beans the night before. But hey, it still tastes delicious, and is the best tasting coffee I’ve been able to produce from home.So just buy it. It’s a coffee machine with a 5 year warranty, where else can you find that? Most catchy name machines are designed to last 1-2 years and be thrown away. Do yourself, and the environment, a favor and buy a machine that could last years and years to come. It’s worth every penny

OK - yes this is a very expensive coffee maker. One reason is it is HAND MADE in the Netherlands. Second reason is it is well made. It is a rather small machine, and doesn't take up a lot of space which I found surprisingly pleasant. It is super simple to operate and clean.There are some parts that may need special attention, like the handle on the carafe. It easily comes off to wash the glass carafe. Some parts are made of plastic, but it's by design - as they have to be food-grade safe.Now, the coffee. It makes superb coffee! It's like a hand manual pour-over but with carefully jetted spurts of water that spreads equally over the coffee grounds. NOW, it is very important to use the right grind! I use #18 as recommended by the manufacturer.So, yes, very expensive and --- you will have to pay more attention to cleaning, handling and operating --- but if you want the very best coffee, it's a small price to pay for the quality.

I was very skeptical about spending this much on a coffee machine. I’m a bit of a coffee snob, but this seemed like overkill for a drip coffee maker. I tried it once at a friends house and was completely sold. This is a high-quality product, made from sturdy, solid materials, and looks excellent on any kitchen counter. It’s great that it comes in a variety of colors too to match any kind of decor. Coffee tastes incredible out of this. This is easily, the best, drip coffee maker I’ve ever tasted. It’s relatively easy to clean, and the glass carafe is strong as nails. I really love the automatic features as well, as you can brew either of half pot or full pot, and keep the glass carafe warm on the hot plate. Takes only about 4 to 6 minutes to brew a full carafe and tastes excellent.

I only took a star off because I think the normal price is a little high for this. I feel like it should realistically be in the $250 range. You're paying for the name. Build quality is decent, but there was more plastic then I was expecting. It all does seem like its by design though and as long as your not throwing this thing on the ground very often, this thing should last you a good while before parts have to be replaced. It's a very simple machine.Other then that, this thing makes great coffee. That's it's whole purpose and it does it very well. It was an easy set up out of the box. The manual that comes with it gives you great info on the ratios you should use. Quality of the coffee is really going to come down to the freshness of your coffee. Grocery store bagged stuff is still going to taste like grocery store bagged stuff maybe slightly elevated. I can tell you that with fresh beans from a local shop, this thing shines.I normally do pour over with my Chemex (which I still love), but this thing provides close to the same results in half the time without the guess work. Perfect temp too. Chemex is still coming out on weekend mornings when I have time, but this baby is taking over for the work week. As I said previously, it's a very simple machine. There's no timer on it or anything on it so what I've done is I have this connected to a Govee smart plug, prep the night before and just have the plug scheduled to turn on at a certain time so my coffee is ready when I'm walking out the door. This has worked flawlessly.Although a bit overpriced, it so far has been living up the hype. We'll see how it holds up in the long run but I'm happy I purchased this.

The entire base was bent slightly and doesn't sit flat. I tried to return to Amazon and they asked me to contact the manufacturer first. It took over a week for a response from Techiworm. They claimed its "hand made" and things like this happen. They told me to go BACK to Amazon for a replacement. Amazon will not replace it and only return it. I bought it on a lighting sale and would have to pay the full price to get a new one. Techiworm would not help us or honor the warranty.I'm starting to think I was duped and they tried to send out broken ones on sale.